Draw My Student Life with Jake Guy
In an episode of “Draw My Student Life,” undergraduate student Jake Guy offers some insight on his first year experience at UBC.
Bagels with Ben builds community among undergraduate students
An alumnus of UBC Psychology’s undergraduate and graduate programs, Dr. Cheung, created Bagels with Ben, a fun and social activity to engage and include students who might otherwise feel lost in the masses.
Taking an animated approach to teaching
A UBC psychology instructor is taking a creative approach to teaching – through the use of stop-motion animation. Steven Barnes, an instructor in the department of psychology, has employed art and interactivity in his work for several years. His methods range from the use of stop-motion ‘chalkboard’ animation in his classes, to allowing students to […]
New UBC MOOCs bring free psychology courses to students across the globe
Steven Barnes has developed six free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that are designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement (AP)® Psychology exam.
History in the making: UBC Psychology students aim to right a wrong
A new student award recognizes and honours Mary Whiton Calkins as one of the founders of psychology. Imagine this. You’ve successfully completed all of the requirements for a PhD degree, including passing your doctoral exam. Your professors claim that your defense was ”the most brilliant examination for the PhD that we have had at Harvard”. […]
New animated teaching tool developed: Animating Hebb’s Three Postulates: from Brain to Soma
UBC Biology student Soma Barsen has developed a hand-drawn animated video to communicate some very complex behavioural neuroscience concepts. Barsen developed this as part of a Directed Studies course under the supervision of UBC Psychology Instructor Dr. Steven J. Barnes. The video was edited by UBC Film student, Linnea Ritland. The video, “Animating Hebb’s Three […]