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Two Macbook laptops placed back to back on a white table. There is a candle, a notebook, a small succulent and a bowl with heart-shaped cookies and a spoon in it.Tech in the Core Workshop – e-Portfolios

This workshop will introduce you to creating and managing an ePortfolio. We will explore using a content management system to assist you in developing and maintaining a digital collection of your work to share with others. In-person: Tuesday, 28th February 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Terrace Lab, Irving K. Barber) Webinar: Tuesday, 4th April 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM […]

Two Macbook laptops placed back to back on a white table. There is a candle, a notebook, a small succulent and a bowl with heart-shaped cookies and a spoon in it.Tech in the Core Workshop – Databases

This workshop will introduce you to relational databases in MS Access and MySQL. We will cover what is and is not a relational database as well as key terminology and a short introduction to writing queries. In-person: Tuesday, 24th January 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Terrace Lab, Irving K. Barber) Webinar: Tuesday, 7th March 2023, 12:00 […]

Information Session for INFO: Minor in Informatics

How might skills in designing information, data and digital technologies enhance your major? Informatics is a new minor offered by UBC’s School of Information (iSchool). The INFO minor combines strong critical and theoretical perspectives on the ever-changing world of information, data, and digital technologies with a design-based approach to addressing information challenges in any field. […]

Two Macbook laptops placed back to back on a white table. There is a candle, a notebook, a small succulent and a bowl with heart-shaped cookies and a spoon in it.Tech in the Core Workshop – HTML

This workshop will introduce you to HTML by understanding the structure of a HTML document and learning how to use basic HTML tags. You will also have an opportunity to apply what you have learned with a hands-on activity. In-person: Tuesday, 31st January 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Terrace Lab, Irving K. Barber) Webinar: Tuesday, 14th […]

Generative Justice at UBC iSchool: An aspirational conversation

UBC has committed to three large-scale, long-term initiatives to take action towards reconciliation, address impacts of colonialism and combat systemic racism in higher education: the Indigenous Strategic Plan (September, 2020), the Scarborough Charter (Nov. 2021), and the Anti-Racism Task Force Report (January, 2022). Each of these initiatives addresses unique histories, relationships, and responsibilities. One recommendation […]

Two Macbook laptops placed back to back on a white table. There is a candle, a notebook, a small succulent and a bowl with heart-shaped cookies and a spoon in it.Tech in the Core Workshop – CSS

This workshop will introduce you to CSS, where we will learn how to style our HTML pages. We will explore colours, font sizes, spacing, and layout elements. You will also have an opportunity to apply what you have learned with a hands-on activity. In-person: Tuesday, 7th February 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Terrace Lab, Irving K. […]

Two Macbook laptops placed back to back on a white table. There is a candle, a notebook, a small succulent and a bowl with heart-shaped cookies and a spoon in it.Tech in the Core Workshop – JavaScript

This workshop will introduce you to the basics of JavaScript. We will learn the basic structure of the language as well as how to use it in HTML web pages. At the end of the workshop, there will be a Q&A and challenge questions. In-person: Tuesday, 14th February 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Terrace Lab, Irving K. […]

Ethics governance development: The case of the Menlo Report

Thursday, March 30  12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Dodson Room (Room 302) Irving K. Barber Learning Centre RSVP required Abstract The 2012 Menlo Report was an effort in which a group of computer scientists, US government funders, and lawyers produced ethics guidelines for research in information and communications technology (ICT). Here we study Menlo as a […]

Two Macbook laptops placed back to back on a white table. There is a candle, a notebook, a small succulent and a bowl with heart-shaped cookies and a spoon in it.Tech in the Core Workshop – e-Portfolios

This workshop will introduce you to creating and managing an ePortfolio. We will explore using a content management system to assist you in developing and maintaining a digital collection of your work to share with others. In-person: Tuesday, 28th February 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Terrace Lab, Irving K. Barber) Webinar: Tuesday, 4th April 2023, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM […]