- Current UBC graduate and undergraduate students
- Diploma & Certificate students
- Non-degree/Unclassified students
Canvas Online Learning Platform
Canvas is UBC’s primary learning management system for delivering online course content. Learn more about Canvas with these Canvas tips from the ETS office.Best Practices
- Before the start of term, log into Canvas (canvas.ubc.ca), view your course and read information provided by the instructor. If you do not see the course in Canvas, please contact the PDCE Office at online.educ@ubc.ca.
- Check that UBC addresses are on your e-mail “safe” list (i.e. not going into ‘Spam’ or ‘Trash’) as UBC is not responsible for re-sending returned message or for the consequences of a message not received.
- Once term starts, routinely check your email or Canvas for communication from your instructor. Most instructors will reach out to students a few days before the term starts or on the day of. In the exceptional event that you have not received any communication from your instructor after the first few days of the term, please contact PDCE at online.educ@ubc.ca.
Withdrawal
Students are responsible for managing their registration. Each term, students can add, drop or change courses on the Student Service Centre (SSC) Portal in accordance with UBC’s withdrawal deadlines. Please note, non-participation in Canvas and/or deleting your name from the Canvas course site does not constitute withdrawal from a course. Official withdrawal must be done via SSC.Resources/Supplies
- Canvas: community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/guides/canvas-guide
- CWL: www.myaccount.ubc.ca/myAccount
- UBC Bookstore – Some courses may require textbook(s). Please visit the UBC Bookstore, or order online via the Course Builder site: shop.bookstore.ubc.ca/courselistbuilder.aspx
- Library: http://www.library.ubc.ca
- Library Card: services.library.ubc.ca/borrowing-services/library-cards
- ezProxy: services.library.ubc.ca/electronic-access/connect/ezproxy-toolkit/
- Learning Commons: learningcommons.ubc.ca
UBC Course Links
See the UBC Academic Calendar for course descriptions, or the UBC Course Schedule for the next offering of courses.Contact/Support
Email online.educ@ubc.ca Tel 604.822.2013 | N.A. toll-free 1.888.492.1122Subject Areas
To find available course sections click the course code to open the UBC Calendar. Online courses are not available every term and there may be on-campus sections in the calendar, so check the course details to ensure you register in the right section.Offered through the Department of Educational Studies.
COURSES
ADHE 327 – Teaching Adults (3.0) Online
ADHE 328 – Institutions of Adult Education (3.0) Online
ADHE 330 – The Community Practice of Adult Education (3.0) Online
ADHE 412 – An Overview of Adult Education (3.0) Online
ADHE Course Waitlists
Due to the demand for our courses we have a waitlist for classes that are full. Please sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
Please note, for undergraduate students, ADHE courses are currently restricted to 3rd and 4th year students. If you are a 1st or 2nd year undergraduate student who wishes to take an ADHE course, you will require permission/approval from the Department of Educational Studies. Please e-mail ADHE Area Coordinator, Dr. Jude Walker at jude.walker@ubc.ca.
Please be aware of the following provisions impacting ADHE waitlists:
- Registration for a course is blocked once all sections of that course in that term are full. Once blocked, students will be prevented from registering and should register for the corresponding waitlist section (please note, there is one wait list section per course as opposed to one per section).
- Waitlists work on a priority basis; if seats become available, priority will be given to students registered in the following programs: 1st – EDST MA/MEd, all DEDU/Certificate, Arts Minor in Community, Adult & Higher Education, 2nd – Unclassified, Visiting, 3rd - BEd, BSc Kinesiology (3rd and 4th year), 4th – 3rd and 4th year from any faculty/program. Any additional remaining seats will be assigned to students by order in which they registered.
- Students will be moved into the course from the waitlist as seats become available. Please note, students will be moved into the first available section without consideration for instructor preferences, etc.
- Students are responsible for checking the SSC to confirm/validate registration. If a student has been moved to a course from a waitlist and no longer wishes to be in the course they are responsible for removing themselves from the appropriate section in advance of any withdrawal deadlines.
- Waitlists will be monitored on a routine basis. If you see a space available in a blocked course this means that students have not yet been moved that day or that someone has dropped the course after students were moved that day. In the latter case, the seat(s) will be assigned on the next possible day.
- In most cases, waitlists will continue to be active and monitored only for the first part of the term. In the case of the Winter terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the first Friday of the term. In the case of Summer terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the second day of the term.
If you have questions, please contact online.educ@ubc.ca.
Offered through the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education.
COURSES
CNPS 363 – Career Counselling (3.0) Online
CNPS 364 – Family Education and Consultation (3.0) Online
CNPS courses are restricted to students in the Faculty of Education and Unclassified students initially. Non-Education undergraduate students will be able to register for them beginning March 21.
CNPS Course Waitlists
Due to the demand for our courses we have a waitlist for classes that are full. Please sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
Please be aware of the following provisions impacting CNPS waitlists:
- Registration for a course is blocked once all sections of that course in that term are full. Once blocked, students will be prevented from registering and should register for the corresponding waitlist section (please note, there is one wait list section per course as opposed to one per section).
- Registration is restricted to students in the Faculty of Education for the first three weeks of registration.
On March 21, courses will be opened to all non-graduate students - Students will be moved into the course from the waitlist as seats become available. Please note, students will be moved into the first available section without consideration for instructor preferences, etc.
- Students are responsible for checking the SSC to confirm/validate registration. If a student has been moved to a course from a waitlist and no longer wishes to be in the course they are responsible for removing themselves from the appropriate section in advance of any withdrawal deadlines.
- Waitlists will be monitored on a routine basis. If you see a space available in a blocked course this means that students have not yet been moved that day or that someone has dropped the course after students were moved that day. In the latter case, the seat(s) will be assigned on the next possible day.
- In most cases, waitlists will continue to be active and monitored only for the first part of the term. In the case of the Winter terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the first Friday of the term. In the case of Summer terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the second day of the term.
If you have questions, please contact online.educ@ubc.ca.
Offered through the Early Childhood Education Program.
COURSES
ECED 416 – Kindergarten Curriculum (3.0) Online
ECED 420 – History of Early Childhood Education (3.0) Online
ECED 440 – Supporting Social and Communication Development in Infants and Young Children with Special Needs (3.0) Online
ECED 441 – Early Intervention for Infants and Young Children with Sensory Loss and Motor Impairments (3.0) Online
ECED 480B – Selected Topics in Early Childhood Education: Sociocultural Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (3.0) Online
ECED 442 – Supporting Indigenous Infants and Young Children within the Context of Their Communities (3.0) Online
ECED 401 – Supporting Young Children’s Health and Well-Being in Early Childhood Settings (3.0) Online
ECED Course Waitlists
Due to the demand for our courses we have a waitlist for classes that are full. Please sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
Please be aware of the following provisions impacting ECED waitlists:
- Registration for a course is blocked once all sections of that course in that term are full. Once blocked, students will be prevented from registering and should register for the corresponding waitlist section (please note, there is one wait list section per course as opposed to one per section).
- Waitlists work on a priority basis; if seats become available, priority will be given to students registered in the following programs: 1st – ECED MA/MEd (subject to seat availability for graduate students in a given section), all DEDU/Certificate, Arts Minor in in Education – Early Childhood Education, 2nd – Unclassified, Visiting, 3rd - BEd, BSc Kinesiology (3rd and 4th year), 4th – 3rd and 4th year from any faculty/program, 5th – 2nd and 1st year from any faculty/program. Any additional remaining seats will be assigned to students by order in which they registered.
- Students will be moved into the course from the waitlist as seats become available. Please note, students will be moved into the first available section without consideration for instructor preferences, etc.
- Students are responsible for checking the SSC to confirm/validate registration. If a student has been moved to a course from a waitlist and no longer wishes to be in the course they are responsible for removing themselves from the appropriate section in advance of any withdrawal deadlines.
- Waitlists will be monitored on a routine basis. If you see a space available in a blocked course this means that students have not yet been moved that day or that someone has dropped the course after students were moved that day. In the latter case, the seat(s) will be assigned on the next possible day.
- In most cases, waitlists will continue to be active and monitored only for the first part of the term. In the case of the Winter terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the first Friday of the term. In the case of Summer terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the second day of the term.
If you have questions, please contact online.educ@ubc.ca.
Offered through the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology and Special Education.
COURSES
EPSE 303 – Teaching Highly Able Learners (3.0) Online
EPSE 317 - Development and Exceptionality in the Regular Classroom (3.0) Online
EPSE 320 - Classroom Inclusion of Students who are Blind and Visually Impaired (3.0) Online
EPSE 320 - Classroom Inclusion of Students who are Blind and Visually Impaired (3.0) Online
EPSE 410 – Assistive Technology in Special Education (3.0) Online
EPSE 432 – Classroom Management (3.0) Online
EPSE 449 – Education of Students with Autism (3.0) Online
EPSE Course Waitlists
Due to the demand for our courses we have a waitlist for classes that are full. Please sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
Please be aware of the following provisions impacting EPSE waitlists:
- Registration for a course is blocked once all sections of that course in that term are full. Once blocked, students will be prevented from registering and should register for the corresponding waitlist section (please note, there is one wait list section per course as opposed to one per section).
- Waitlists work on a priority basis; if seats become available, priority will be given to students registered following the order of restriction removal given in the course description.
- Students will be moved into the course from the waitlist as seats become available. Please note, students will be moved into the first available section without consideration for instructor preferences, etc.
- Students are responsible for checking the SSC to confirm/validate registration. If a student has been moved to a course from a waitlist and no longer wishes to be in the course they are responsible for removing themselves from the appropriate section in advance of any withdrawal deadlines.
- Waitlists will be monitored on a routine basis. If you see a space available in a blocked course this means that students have not yet been moved that day or that someone has dropped the course after students were moved that day. In the latter case, the seat(s) will be assigned on the next possible day.
- In most cases, waitlists will continue to be active and monitored only for the first part of the term. In the case of the Winter terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the first Friday of the term. In the case of Summer terms, they will be active and monitored until the end of the second day of the term.
Get information on restriction removals and waitlist priorities.
If you have questions, please contact online.educ@ubc.ca.
Offered through the Department of Language and Literacy Education.
COURSES
LIBE 463 – Selection of Learning Resources (3.0) Online
LIBE 465 – Organization of Learning Resources (3.0) Online
LIBE 477B – Special Topics in Teacher Librarianship – New Media and New Technologies in the School Library Program (3.0) Online
LIBE Course Waitlists
Due to the demand for our courses we have a waitlist for classes that are full. Please sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
For wait-listed students please note the following:
- Please be aware that registration is blocked once courses are full, which prevents everyone from registering. If your registration is blocked, please check to see if the course is full, and then sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
- The waitlist works on a priority basis; if seats become available they are given to students who are registered in the following programs: (a) DEDU LIBE, (b) DEDU LLED, and (c) EDUC Certificate LIBE. This is followed by students outside of these programs by registration date.
- Students will be moved into the class automatically as seats become available. Please check the SSC to confirm your registration.
- We will be moving in students off the waitlist and into the course once per day. If you see a space available in the course that means we have either not moved in students today, or that someone has dropped the course after we have moved in students and that seat will not be assigned until the next day.
- In most cases waitlists will continue to be active and will be monitored up to the last day to withdraw without a W standing for the term.
- If you have any further questions please contact pdce.educ@ubc.ca.
Offered through the Department of Language and Literacy Education.
COURSES
LLED 421 – Gramligne: Learning and Teaching Grammar in Text for the Second Language Classroom (3.0) Online
LLED 459 – Trends and Issues in Literacy Instruction (3.0) Online
LLED 479 – The Education of Immigrant Students (3.0) Online
LLED 462 – School Library Resource Centre Programs (3.0) Online
LLED 446 – Teaching with Illustrated Materials, K-12: From Picture Books to Information Texts (3.0) Online
LLED Course Waitlists
Due to the demand for our courses we have a waitlist for classes that are full. Please sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
For wait-listed students please note the following:
- Please be aware that registration is blocked once courses are full, which prevents everyone from registering. If your registration is blocked, please check to see if the course is full, and then sign up for the waitlist section of the course.
- The waitlist works on a priority basis; if seats become available they are given to students who are registered in the following programs: (a) DEDU LIBE, (b) DEDU LLED, and (c) EDUC Certificate LIBE. This is followed by students outside of these programs by registration date.
- Students will be moved into the class automatically as seats become available. Please check the SSC to confirm your registration.
- We will be moving in students off the waitlist and into the course once per day. If you see a space available in the course that means we have either not moved in students today, or that someone has dropped the course after we have moved in students and that seat will not be assigned until the next day.
- In most cases waitlists will continue to be active and will be monitored up to the last day to withdraw without a W standing for the term.
- If you have any further questions please contact pdce.educ@ubc.ca.