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Zoning in to Learning

If your heart is pumping like crazy and your brain is buzzing, you’re probably there. Outside your comfort zone. It’s a familiar feeling for Learning Exchange workshop participants where both patrons and students come together to discover something new. Human Diversity Fourth-year students Lena Yuen and Michelle Leong recently facilitated a workshop called “Deconstructing Cultural [...] Read More

Cartooning Links Local Learners

When a young mother asked for directions at a downtown bus stop, she had no idea she was about to find a mentor, an untapped skill and a way to help her nine-year-old son discover his special talent. All it took was connections. Read More

Building Community Connections through Movies and Movement

During the Winter months of 2012, two UBC students led activities on fill discussion and movement practice that were huge successes for both the participants and the leaders. Read More

UBC Learning Exchange: Connecting Students, Faculty & Community

Working with the UBC Learning Exchange and community can be a new experience. For students, it can be challenging but is ultimately rewarding and fun. For faculty who may be contemplating building a community element into a particular course, the Learning Exchange offers an ideal place to get started. Read More

The donor experience: a Q&A with HSBC Bank Canada President and Chief Executive Officer Lindsay Gordon

HSBC Bank Canada president and chief executive officer Lindsay Gordon comments on why HSBC is committed to supporting the Learning Exchange. Read More

Learning Can Take Students by Surprise: The Experience of Deborah Chen, ESL Program Volunteer

In life, there’s a learning opportunity in every experience — a chance to grow, to think differently about the world around us, our community and the people who live in it, even about ourselves. Read More

Snap Happy: Bringing Community Into Focus

One of the things people discover when they come to the UBC Learning Exchange is that learning can happen in unexpected ways, and can lead to unexpected results. This was true for members of a small group involved with a Learning Exchange program called Snap Happy. Read More