This article was originally published in BCcampus. The BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education is bestowed monthly. The award recipient this February is Natasha…
By Brandi Thring Calgary’s Amanda Speers and Mark Garlough of Tsawwassen arrived at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) from different places for different reasons, but their…
KAMLOOPS – Students in certain health-care programs at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) can get $2,000 to $5,000 per program year in Priority Health grants toward…
By Kim Van Haren Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member Brenna Clarke Gray is a positive voice for technology, especially in higher education. A proactive…
KAMLOOPS – A new grant from the BC government will give Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students the skills and opportunities they need for in-demand careers…
Re Skú7pecen re Stseptékwlls. The story of Porcupine. Re Skú7pecen re Stseptékwlls tells a tale of two groups who had different ways of doing things…
Izabela Mazur is being recognized with the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education for her hard work in Open Educational Resources (OER), and efforts…
Kaltura is a video repository used for video creation, editing, storage and cataloguing, and integrates with WordPress and Moodle for video-based projects. You can also…
https://youtu.be/9wywspTrz2k When schools closed across the country last spring and classes abruptly transitioned to virtual learning, the TRU Open Learning (TRU-OL) team was well positioned…
As TRU’s Director of Learning Technology and Innovation for Open Learning, Brian Lamb knows a thing or two about online learning and learning technology. He…
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is at the forefront of making free online education more accessible around the world—a resource that’s more important than ever since…
They are often the unsung heroes of the health-care system. But the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown health-care workers into the spotlight at the same time…
TRU is taking a leading role for academic integrity by initiating conversations and strengthening relationships with academic partners across BC. On Friday, Oct. 18, TRU…
How are student outcomes impacted by working in the open, through collaborative learning with faculty and through creating widely-shared knowledge? These are the fundamental questions…
Deadline to apply: Oct. 15, 2019 at 9 a.m. Ever-increasing tuition and textbook costs are creating educational blockades. As a result, only those…
Getting transfer credits is one thing, but earning credits for your employment, volunteering, independent studies, professional development, hobbies and even travel—well, that’s a game changer…
A poor night’s sleep can be detrimental to your health. Sleep deprived individuals experience excessive daytime sleepiness, decreased cognitive functioning, emotional difficulties, poor job performance…
There is no room for error inside Canada’s largest trauma centre. Having a unit run smoothly doesn’t happen on its own or by accident. Over…
A flexible schedule can be the most important thing for a student to find success in their education. This was the case when Ateshia York…
Shawn Berney is working on a technology that could be on the precipice of change in how business is done. He originally completed his first…
