Archive for the 'funding' Category

Taking UBC MIX under my wing

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

I just finished writing a TLEF grant to support the UBC MIX project. I’m pretty excited about the potential of this project. UBC MIX is a project that creates new learning experiences for UBC students by developing cross-discipline and cross-faculty partnerships between courses already taught at UBC. UBC MIX brings together faculty members interested in [...]

Success with TLEF!

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

I’ve recently received word that the two TLEF grants that I submitted were both funded!  The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) was created in 1991 at UBC to enrich student learning by supporting innovative and effective educational enhancements. Project #1: University of British Columbia International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) team, submitted with Dr. Eric [...]

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