Cyprien P. Lomas
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Cyprien Lomas
Director, Learning Centre
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
CANADA
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Cyprien Lomas
Dr. Lomas is the Director of The Learning Centre in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia where he oversees the integration of ICT, Instructional Support, and Teaching and Learning for the faculty. The Centre’s ongoing initiatives include problem based learning, WebCT support, and distance education. New projects include implementing e-portfolios in core AgroEcology courses, incorporating emerging technologies into educational, administrative practices and several podcasting, digital storytelling and rich media projects.
As an Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Scholar in Residence, Dr. Lomas investigates the fit of emerging technologies and emerging practices into institutional strategies. Current projects include studying practices associated with 'social software' and student created content; the use of ‘tagging’ to assist in new ways of sorting through content contained in blogs and videoblogs; the use of visual media to communicate educational content; digital storytelling, podcasting and the incorporation of this media into e-portfolios; and formal, informal and virtual learning spaces. Ongoing activities include co-facilitating Educause sponsored Instructional Technology constituent group. Dr. Lomas recently coauthored a chapter in the Educause e-book on Learning Spaces and has assisted in the production of the NMC-ELI Horizon Report by serving on the Horizon Project advisory board since its inception. Dr. Lomas is also responsible for the production of the ELI '7 things you should know..' series on emerging technologies.
Dr. Lomas is the Director of The Learning Centre in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia where he oversees the integration of ICT, Instructional Support, and Teaching and Learning for the faculty. The Centre’s ongoing initiatives include problem based learning, WebCT support, and distance education. New projects include implementing e-portfolios in core AgroEcology courses, incorporating emerging technologies into educational, administrative practices and several podcasting, digital storytelling and rich media projects.
As an Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Scholar in Residence, Dr. Lomas investigates the fit of emerging technologies and emerging practices into institutional strategies. Current projects include studying practices associated with 'social software' and student created content; the use of ‘tagging’ to assist in new ways of sorting through content contained in blogs and videoblogs; the use of visual media to communicate educational content; digital storytelling, podcasting and the incorporation of this media into e-portfolios; and formal, informal and virtual learning spaces. Ongoing activities include co-facilitating Educause sponsored Instructional Technology constituent group. Dr. Lomas recently coauthored a chapter in the Educause e-book on Learning Spaces and has assisted in the production of the NMC-ELI Horizon Report by serving on the Horizon Project advisory board since its inception. Dr. Lomas is also responsible for the production of the ELI '7 things you should know..' series on emerging technologies.
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EDUCAUSE | cyprien's blog
- Deborah Keyek-Franssen at the ELI Fall Focus Session on Assessment (09/20/2006)
- Charles Dziuban at the ELI Fall Focus Session on Assessment (09/20/2006)
- Kathy Schmidt at the ELI Fall Focus Session on Assessment (09/20/2006)
- Patsy Moskel and Joni Spurlin at the ELI Fall Focus Session on Assessment (09/20/2006)
- Karen Swan at the ELI Fall Focus session on Assessment (09/20/2006)
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