The University of British Columbia
UBC - A Place of Mind
The University of British Columbia
Library
Library Home / About Us / Teaching and Learning Stories

About Us

News Contacts

Amelia Nezil
Director, Communications & Marketing
UBC Library
Tel: 604 822 5142
amelia.nezil(at)ubc.ca

Teaching and Learning Stories

Strategic Direction:
Advance Research, Learning and Scholarship
(Sub-topic)

Title text superimpossed on a blue background beside a collage of zine related photos "Cut, Paste, Print: How UBC Library is making space for zine culture across both campuses, UBC Library, UBCO Library"

Cut, Paste, Print: How UBC Library is making space for zine culture across both campuses

By Anna Moorhouse on June 2, 2026

Librarians and library staff have been finding creative ways to introduce zine culture into classrooms.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with Koerner Library, Open Education, scholarly communications, Teaching and Learning Stories, UBC Okanagan, UBC Okanagan Library

A composite image; in the main image a glass display case in a library shows several sheets of colorful marbled paper arranged flat, along with a small sign reading “VISA 376.” Two people (Sara Ellis at left, Dan Starling on right) stand beside the case observing it, with bookshelves and seating visible in the background.

Artists’ Books as Form and Idea: Collaboration brings visual art students back to the stacks

By Ariane Madden on May 21, 2026

For students from Assistant Professor Dan Starling’s most recent Visual Arts 376 course, this summer’s exhibit at the Music, Art and Architecture (MAA) Library easily earns an A+. That’s because the exhibit, developed with Art and Visual Literacy Librarian Sara Ellis, features artists’ books created by the students themselves.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with collections, Music Art and Architecture Library, Teaching and Learning Stories

How UBC Education Library is teaching the teacher through community field experience

How UBC Education Library is teaching the teacher through community field experience

By Anna Moorhouse on November 29, 2023

As a community field experience partner, UBC Library offers teacher candidates the opportunity to explore a non-traditional educational space.

Posted in General | Tagged with Education Library, Faculty of Education, Teaching and Learning Stories

Graphic of a monitor showing a book and a magnifying glass

Digital tool training helps students explore classical Japanese literature at UBC Library

By Library Communications on March 20, 2023

Reading classical Japanese cursive script, a pre-modern style of writing, is both a challenge and an art, requiring training and time.

Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, research learning and scholarship, Teaching and Learning Stories

A graphic of a laptop screen with a Zoom call showing a bookshelf

Taking students on a virtual tour of rare philosophy books at UBC Library

By Library Communications on February 21, 2023

Students in certain fields may not always be aware of the specialized resources available to them, so UBC librarians developed a workshop to bridge the gap.

Posted in General | Tagged with research learning and scholarship, Teaching and Learning Stories

UBC librarians reviewing Indigenous children's literature.

How UBC Library is rethinking problematic Indigenous representations in children’s literature

By Anna Moorhouse on June 6, 2022

What do you do with problematic materials in a library collection—with books that are outdated, that perpetuate stereotypes, depict cultural appropriation, or include racism and other harmful elements?

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, Education Library, research learning and scholarship, Teaching and Learning Stories, UBC Okanagan Library, Xwi7xwa Library

Graphic that includes a calendar and screenshots of Xwi7xwa Library's Pharmacy Video Series.

Xwi7xwa Library brings an integrative approach and Indigenous knowledge systems to pharmacy education

By Anna Moorhouse on October 6, 2021

This year, Xwi7xwa Library and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences launched a new type of course activity which takes an integrative approach to pharmaceutical care, community research ethics, and library skills.

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, research learning and scholarship, Teaching and Learning Stories, Xwi7xwa Library

An illustration of three people sitting in front of an oversized computer monitor with a Millennium Falcon spaceship to the right, while a fourth person lectures.

Star Wars, escape rooms, and Zoom: Innovative teaching at David Lam Library explores different learning styles

By Anna Moorhouse on August 11, 2021

Creating teaching materials that blend popular culture with complex subject matter can be a tough formula to get right, often walking a fine line to achieve student engagement.

Posted in General | Tagged with David Lam Library, research learning and scholarship, Teaching and Learning Stories

An illustration showing a showing people in a video chat beside a person gesturing towards a computer monitor showing the Wikipedia homepage.

Remote learning opens up new ways to collaborate on open educational projects

By Anna Moorhouse on May 31, 2021

As an open education initiative, the LING 300 Wikipedia project has translated well to the remote learning environment currently in place at UBC, and the support provided by UBC Library and the Centre for Teaching and Learning Technology (CTLT) has facilitated that transition.

Posted in General | Tagged with CTLT, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Collections, Koerner Library, Teaching and Learning Stories

A graphic showing web browser screens superimposed on the windows of the Xwi7xwa Library building exterior

Xwi7xwa Library launches library training course on Canvas for Indigenous teacher candidates

By Anna Moorhouse on April 8, 2021

Xwi7xwa Library has launched a new Canvas course for students in NITEP, the Indigenous Teacher Education Program in the Faculty of Education at UBC.

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, Teaching and Learning Stories, Xwi7xwa Library

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next
,


Back to top
The University of British Columbia
  • Emergency Procedures |
  • Terms of Use |
  • Copyright |
  • Accessibility