Corinna Lougheed Announcement
Best wishes to Corinna Lougheed, Development Coordinator, as she moves onto a new role at SFU as the Advancement Officer, Gift & Estate Planning Office. Corinna’s last day at UBC is Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
Director, Masters of Educational Technology Program and Director, Graduate Studies in Education (Pro Tem)
As of September 1, 2018, Dr. Teresa Dobson, Professor, LLED will take on the roles of Director, MET Program and Director, Graduate Studies in Education (Pro Tem), as Dr. Jennifer Shapka goes on sabbatical leave for 2018/19.
Canvas Migration Update
If you are teaching a classroom course in Summer 2018, you can migrate your course from Connect to Canvas by following the ETS migration guide.
New Director of Communications
The Faculty of Education is pleased to announce that Ms. Moira McDermott has joined the Faculty of Education as Director, Communications.
One Button Studio/DIY Media Space Revamp
UBC Studios has added a new DIY-Media Space to the One Button Studio. The new service remains free for UBC faculty and staff to use.
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
Engage Grants support partnerships between the academic sector and one non-academic partner (public, private or not-for-profit). Deadlines: April & June 2018
Dr. Joy Butler to Receive R. Tait McKenzie Award
Dr. Joy Butler will receive the 2018 R. Tait McKenzie Award from Physical & Health Education Canada (PHE Canada), which is awarded to Canadians who have made a significant impact on physical education, health education/promotion, recreation, and dance and who have served the profession over an extended period of time.
Opportunity to Serve on CIHR Advisory Boards
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has opened a call for nominations to fill 13 advisory boards that inform the strategy and funding activities for its 13 institutes. Deadline: April 9, 2018.
Call for Applications | The Pat Clifford Award 2018
The Pat Clifford Award recognizes the work of emerging researchers – their research contributions, their promise, and their commitment to breaking new ground or revisiting commonly held assumptions in education policy, practice or theory in Canada. Deadline: May 31, 2018.
Dr. Wendy Carr – BCTF Honorary Life Membership Recipient
Dr. Wendy Carr receives BCTF Honorary Life Membership for active and retired members who have given outstanding service to education.
