Jim Sibley
Faculty Developer and Curriculum Consultant
106-2575 West Fourth Ave.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V5K1P6
Qualifications
· Extensive experience consulting on the design, implementation, and delivery of a wide variety of instruction supported with and without technology.
· International Team-Based Learning consultant.
· Experience designing and facilitating custom faculty development programs and workshops.
· Proven communication, planning, and problem-solving skills.
Professional Experience
Team-Based Learning and Curriculum Consultant (Selected)
· Blue Mountain College (Blue Mountain, Mississippi) – October 2015
· University of New Brunswick Saint John (Saint John, New Brunswick) – April2015
· University of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – April 2014
· University of Alaska (Anchorage, Alaska) – January 2014
· American University of Technology (Beirut, Lebanon) – March 2012
· University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point) - July 2010
· Education Research Group of Adelaide (Australia) - May 2010
· College of St. Rose (Albany, New York) - May 2008
· The Catholic University of Korea – Medical School (Seoul, Korea) - October 2007
· University of California at Davis – Medical School - October 2006
· Aga Kahn University (Karachi, Pakistan) - September 2002
Director – Centre for Instructional Support
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Applied Science
University of British Columbia
2005 – Present
· Faculty consultation, facilitation services, and curriculum development.
· Develop and deliver faculty development programs.
· Manage support services for Educational Technology.
· Manage employees, budgets, grants, and report writing.
· Provide leadership and input to campus-level committees and task forces.
Manager – Centre for Instructional Support
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Applied Science
University of British Columbia
2003-2005
Educational Technology Consultant – Centre for Instructional Support
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Applied Science
University of British Columbia
2001 – 2003
Network Systems/Web Coordinator
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Forestry
University of British Columbia
1999-2001
· Managed undergraduate computing laboratories and network services.
· Member of communication committee and learning technologies committee.
Engineering Technician and Manager – Engineering Facility
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of British Columbia
1994-1999
· Created and managed websites for the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine.
· Developed a Histology CDROM
1984-1995
· Mechanical design and fabrication, custom instrument design.
Professional Development
o Transformational Speaking intensive – Sept. 2015
o Graphic Facilitation – September 2013
o UBC Faculty Certificate in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – 2011
o Transformational Speaking - 2010
o Case-Based Teaching - 2010
o Facilitation Training - 2009
o Facilitator Training- Instructional Skills Workshop (2007)
o Facilitator Training - Digital Storytelling (2006)
o Educause Learning Technology Leadership Program (2006)
Awards
2010 - Profile in UBC 2010 Annual Report
2010 - Dean's Award for Excellence in Service
2010 - Nominated for President's Service Award
2009 - UBC Spencer Award for IT Innovation
Selected Publications
2014 - Getting Started with Team-Based Learning (book)
2011 – Team-Based Learning in the Social Sciences and Humanities – Invited Chapter
2010 - Guide to Teaching for New Faculty at UBC (book)
2009 - "Knowledge is no longer enough" (chapter) in New Directions in Teaching and Learning Special Issue - Team-Based Learning: Small-Group Learning's Next Big Step
Education
· Bachelor of Science – Earth Sciences - University of Guelph - 1981
· UBC Multimedia Certificate Program (15 courses completed)