Skylight Development Grants Spring 2024 | 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
Patrick Keeling	BOTA	Student Co-Authored Course Guide for BIOL 203 Eukaryotic Microbiology
Mark Thachuk	CHEM	An Online Database for Chemistry for Engineering (CHEM 154) for Improved Student Learning
Varada Kolhatkar	CS	Moving CPSC 330 to PrairieLearn
Aastha Mehta	CS	Improving Assignments and Infrastructure for CPSC 317 Intro to Computer Networking
Karina Mochetti	CS	Analyzing Alternative Lab Kits for CPSC 121
Oluwakemi Ola	CS	Revitalizing Computational Thinking Assessments
Mehrdad Oveisi	CS	Enhancing Teaching Support: Facilitating Effective Feedback for Large CPSC 322 Classes
Rachel Pottinger	CS	Converting CSPC 304 to PrairieLearn
Stephanie Waterman	EOAS	Extending the Reach of Climate Literacy Education in EOAS
Karen Smith	MBIM	The Power of Narrative Learning for Second-Year Microbiology Students
Lucy Gao	STAT	Novel Learning Pathways to Applied Statistics Education - Pilot Project Bridging to Next TLEF Competition

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Skylight: Science Centre for Learning and Teaching

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