April 24, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, who has been honoured with the 2023-24 UBC Okanagan Outstanding Instructor Award
The UBC Okanagan Outstanding Instructor Award recognizes instructors within each faculty who exhibit exemplary teaching practices and significantly contribute to student learning. These instructors receive notable positive student feedback and demonstrate a continued commitment to having positive impacts on students’ experiences in their classrooms.
Dr. John-Tyler Binfet’s leadership extends beyond the classroom through his visionary Building Academic Retention through K9s (BARK) program, which pioneers canine-assisted interventions to support student well-being. His ongoing research explores the benefits of therapy dog interactions for undergraduate students’ well-being, with over 60 dogs in his on-campus programs.
Dr. Binfet’s research on kindness, which explores K-12 students’ conceptualizations of kindness in school, is integrated into his teaching. This integration inspires assignments for teacher candidates that require them to design and implement acts of kindness as part of their coursework. His work enriches academic discourse and transforms education by fostering empathy among students, educators and the community.
To learn more, visit the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic’s annoucement page.
