Service to the University

Memberships on committees

  • UBC Innovation Committee, September 2018- ongoing
  • TLEF (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund) application reviewer 2016 – ongoing
  • UBC LTE (Learing Technology Environment) Evaluation Committee (Nov 2016-May 2017)
  • LT Operations Committee – 2015-ongoing
  • LT User Committee – 2015 – 2018
  • FoE ITGC (IT Governance Committee) 2015- 2016
  • PCSC (Ponderosa Commons Steering Committee) –Technology & Learning Stream Leader 2011/2015
  • SETWG (Student Evaluation of Teaching Working Group) 2015
  • LTES (Learing Technology Ecosystem) Steering Committee 2013-2015
  • LTAC-PWG (Pedagogical Working Group) 2013-2015
  • Connect Steering Committee 2012-2013
  • Emergency Working group
  • Instructional Design Community of Practice
  • ISS (Instructional Support Staff) Liaison Team 2011
  • CTC3 working group 2011
  • LTAC (Learning Technology Advisory Council) Working Group 2011
  • LMS Implementation – Project Steering Committee Meeting 2011
  • CART (Course Management System Administrators and Resource Team) 2003-2011

Services to the Community

Memberships on scholarly societies

  • Connected Learning in Crisis Consortium – Chair of the Communication Committee 2016 – 2018
  • Educational Technology Users Group (ETUG) a member from 2002, and ETUG rep since 2016
  • International Business Learning Games Competition – judge, BEX Institute, Dublin (2016, 2017)
  • Educause – ongoing
  • CSSE – CATE Association since 2009
  • Canadian Games Study Association – since 2010

Memberships on other societies

  • Broadview Housing Cooperative, Director (2020-2022)
  • Broadview Housing Cooperative, Director (2016-2017)
  • Pandora’s Collective Board of Directors (2014 – ongoing)

Reviewer

Conference papers

Journal articles

  • Zbornik Veleučilišta, Rijeka, Croatia – ongoing
  • Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) – Informing Science Institute (ISI) – ongoing
  • New Media and Society journal – ongoing
  • Journal of Teacher Education (Board of reviewers) 2008

“Dear Natasha,
We recognize and acknowledge your professionalism and professional service to the community of scholars that comprise the Informing Science Institute.
Congratulations!  As a result of your excellent contributions as a reviewer for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM), the Board of Governors conveys the ISI Reviewer of the Month Award to you.
We now proudly display your name and affiliation on the Community page of the Informing Science Institute website at https://www.informingscience.org/Community/Overview in recognition of your continuing excellence of service to the academic community.
Thank you so much for being so dedicated to the profession!
Eli Cohen, Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of Governors, Informing Science Institute”

Consultant

  • Consultant, CARNet Project, DE&T, UBC, 2004/2005
  • eLearning Consultant, Athabasca University, June – Dec 2003

Volunteer

  • Word Vancouver, 2022
  • Word Vancouver, 2021
  • Word Vancouver, 2020 (session host)
  • Word Vancouver, 2019
  • Word Vancouver, 2018
  • Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival, Vancouver, B.C. – Organizing Committee: Volunteer Coordinator (2011-2013)
  • Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival, Vancouver, B.C. (2010) – volunteer
  • Language and Literacy Graduate Student Conference, UBC, Vancouver, B.C. – Organizing Committee (2009)
  • West Coast Poetry Festival, Vancouver, B.C.  (2006)- volunteer
  • TESOL conference, Vancouver, B.C. (2000) – volunteer
  • CREAD conference, Vancouver, B.C. (1999) – volunteer
  • Instructor and interpreter for children, victims of war in Bosnia or of family abuse, Greece (1998)