Learning Technology Innovation Centre
Providing technology that keeps the humanity in teaching
At the Learning Technology Innovation Centre (LTIC) we are dedicated to enabling an innovative, responsive, and elevated learning experience for students, and to serving faculty as a trusted ally and a valued accelerant for pedagogical transformation.
Innovation and Inquiry: Partner with us
Use Learning Data for Inquiry
Use course data to reflect on your instructional practice.
Apply AI in your Academic Work
Use our AI infrastructure for use in your academic practice.
Build and Transform LT
Work with our LT Incubator to build your tool to transform teaching.
Faculty projects we made happen!
The Learning Technology Innovation Centre helps faculty innovate! Read more here.
CREATE: Generating Interactive Learning
The LT Incubator has been busy! Take a peak into the development of CREATE – a GenAI tool for generating interactive elements for Canvas (created by researchers at UBC in partnership with LTIC).
BiocBot: a GenAI Study-Buddy Tool
Something is growing and evolving rapidly in the LT Incubator! Take a peek into the development of BiocBot – an augmentative GenAI study-buddy created by researchers at UBC in partnership with LTIC.
The Latest…
What is happening in Learning Technology at UBC
Building a better events experience: How CTLT and LTIC reimagined event registration at UBC
The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) hosts more than 475 professional development events every year for faculty, staff, and students, ranging from workshops and conferences to multi-day institutes. More than 15,000 participants attend these events annually, driving a need for an event registration platform that can support both participants and the teams working…
This is not Utopia: Surviving an Outage
When I took this job I thought about whether it would be a stressful job. And I came to the conclusion that it would have its moments, but it’s not like Canvas is ever going to go down…
Announcing AI Tools and Services for Academic Innovation
LTIC is excited to announce that we are making available new AI tools and services for faculty to use in their academic work, thanks to a partnership with the Advanced Research Computing Centre.
UBC Exam Card Scanner: Digitally check-in students during exams
Gone are the days of crossing students’ names off lengthy lists to check them into exams. With LTIC’s new UBC Exam Card Scanner mobile app, instructors and TAs can scan UBC Student cards to quickly and securely check-in students and manage flagged issues through Canvas.
“Quick Bits”
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Apr 10, 2026 – In May, Dr. Baniassad will be hosting the Celebrate Learning Week Panel: Making the tech happen for AI in Teaching