Collaborative Education Lab (Co-LAB)

A space and resources for staff, instructors, and students to explore new approaches to student-centred learning*.  

For who?

College Instructors, Staff, and Students working together.

EXAMPLES – Possible Innovation in Learning Projects

• Working with students to explore new approaches to incorporate cultural exhibits into a course.

• Work with students to experiment with new pedagogical approaches.

• Identify and test the implementation of new digital tools to support student learning.

*Student Centred Learning is characterised by innovative methods of teaching which aim to promote learning in communication with teachers and other learners and which take students seriously as active participants in their own learning, fostering transferable skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking and reflective thinking. (Ref: 2015 Overview on Student-Centred Learning in Higher Education.)

A multidisciplinary research setting designed to give instructors the space and resources to design, plan, and execute research projects in collaboration with students. 

For Who?  

College Instructors, Students and/or Alumni working together. May include community partners.

EXAMPLES – Possible Research Projects

Research projects that replicate research done elsewhere on an international student body 

Research to identify new approaches to wrap-around supports that enable student learning

A project to create, implement, research, and evaluate innovative community based curricula

The purpose of the OER Fund is to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials through the adaptation, adoption, and integration of open educational resources in Columbia College credit courses.  

2022-2023 OER Fund Guidelines – FINAL

Applications for both Incentive Grants and Implementation Grants will be accepted beginning in January 2022. 

Apply Here – Incentive Grants

Questions about the OER Fund can be directed to Zenith Bose: [email protected]  

Empower college students and alumni to assume leadership roles in addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges in their communities. 

For Who? 

College staff, instructors, students, alumni, and community partners. 

EXAMPLES – Project Ideas 

Social development or innovation projects such as: Community Clothing Swap, Neighborhood Library, Local Food Program, Bridging Digital Divide among Elders, and more. 

Collaborative projects to examine the feasibility of, or launch, social enterprises. 

Collaborative projects that focus on goals from the City of Vancouver False Creek Flats Plan. 

Place-making initiatives such as: Setting up a Community Garden, Creating a Mural, and more.