Dear Colleagues,
1. Dr. Sandra Scott has joined the UBC Sustainability Fellowship Program and received an Interdisciplinary Education two-year grant. Sandra will work with Dr. Lindsay Rogers (co-Lead) Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Douglas Adler (co-applicant), and Sayeed Dyanatkar (Collaborator), UBC Emerging Media Lab, on an immersive interactive media project “Climate Change Education through Immersive Media: Educating for Sustainability in Multi-Modal Ways”.
Congratulations Sandra and Doug and best wishes with your curriculum project!
ALSO:
2. Congratulations to Dr. Sandra Scott, Yvonne Dawydiak, and Dr. Douglas Adler for receiving a Digital Pedagogy Lab Grant from the Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre. This $10,000 grant will fund the development and implementation of a webinar series focusing on the Salish Sea and climate and nature emergency. UBC and community educators making a difference through research and teaching will be featured in this virtual speaker series hosted by the UBC Intergenerational Landed Learning Project.
Once again congratulations to Sandra and colleagues for the awards.
Sincerely,
Samson
Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD
Department Head & Professor of Science Education