Skylight Development Grants Spring 2022 | UBC Skylight: Science Centre for Learning and Teaching

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UBC SKYLIGHT: Science Centre for Learning and Teaching

Principal Applicant	Department/Program	Project Title
Chris Addison	CHEM	Building upon pandemic-induced changes to CHEM 121
Vishakha Monga	CHEM	Chemistry 154: Resource Development for More Effective Virtual Delivery
José Rodríguez Núñez	CHEM	Introduction to practical skills in daily laboratory work
Jessica Wong	CS	Developing an autograder in CPSC 103 for rapid feedback to help with grading fairness and workload
Laura Lukes	EOAS	Designing a virtual orientation for the Teck Geological Field Station to support student success
Anaïs Orsi	EOAS	Development of more inclusive multiple choice questions
Karen Smith	MBIM/BIOL/CHEM/PHYS	Enhancing equity across active-learning introductory science courses
Karen Smith	Science Gateway Programs	First Year Focus Seminar Course Development
Carl Michal	PHAS	Jupyter & Python in the first year physics labs

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Skylight: Science Centre for Learning and Teaching

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