7.6 Faculty spotlight: Benjamin Cheung

Dr. Benjamin Cheung is a Lecturer and Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. In 2014, Ben started a program called Bagels with Ben.

He wanted to provide his students with opportunities to get involved, make connections, and build community with one another during their time at UBC. In March 2020, when the term transitioned to remote teaching, students told Ben they wanted a venue like Bagels with Ben to continue; online.

In the transition to online, Ben added a new name to the remote sessions #MukBenCh - combining his name with the South Korean word Mukbang; a fun word which describes an online audiovisual broadcast in which a host consumes food while interacting with an audience. Ben observes that his community connections with students motivate them to become more involved with him, the other students, and course material.

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