Following the recent search for tenure-track Instructor I (Leadership Stream) in Social Studies Education, Dr. Andrea Webb has been appointed to the position. Dr. Webb has until now been a 12-month Lecturer in Social Studies Education.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Webb on this important appointment.
Dr. Leyton Schnellert will be joining the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy as an Associate Professor on September 1, 2018. Dr. Schnellert is also appointed as the new Eleanor Rix Professor in Rural Teacher Education for a three-year term. Dr. Schnellert was previously an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Schnellert and congratulating him on his promotion and appointment!
On August 23, the CTLT Summer Institute: Emerging Media Lab Orientation welcomed students, faculty, and staff from Education, Arts, Science, and Medicine.
Participants experienced a number of projects covering a full range of VR media – Field Trip to Stanley Park on the HTC Vive, HoloBrain on the HoloLens, producing 360-degree photospheres using the Theta camera from the Learning Commons, and sharing photospheres on Google Tour Creator.
Everyone shared ideas on the potential uses of the technology in their own discipline and learned how students, faculty, and staff can get involved with the Emerging Media Lab.
Educational Technology Support (ETS) would like to announce that the migration from Connect to Canvas is complete. Thank you for your patience and collaboration that has made our transition a success!
Teaching a course in September? Follow our Canvas start of term checklist to get ready for the winter session. If you have any other questions on Canvas please email us at ets.educ@ubc.ca or come to our drop-in session from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm every Tuesday in Neville Scarfe Room 1008.
Mental illness often begins in adolescence, but many teachers are unprepared to recognize and understand mental illness. Teach Mental Health is a course for pre-service teachers, as well as current educators, to improve mental health literacy. The course, developed by TeenMentalHealth.org in partnership with St. Francis Xavier University, Western University and the University of British Columbia is online and self-paced, making it more accessible.
Registration for the course is now open! Click the link to get started.
Congratulations to Dr. Derek Gladwin on being named a Fellow of the UBC Sustainability Initiative (USI) and for receiving a two-year grant from USI (along with colleague Alexander Dick, from the Department of English) to develop a course entitled “Environmental Humanities and Sustainability Education.”
Bravo, Derek!
– Dr. Anthony Paré, Professor and Department Head
A conference poster entitled “A National Survey of Indian Counseling Psychologists” co-authored by Kesha Pradhan (MA student), Robinder P. Bedi, Edward Kroc (UBC MERM faculty), Mohit Bhatara (formerly a visiting faculty in Dr. Bedi’s lab at UBC and currently a faculty member at Hawassa University in Ethiopia) was awarded 2nd place in the American Psychological Association Division 52 (International Psychology) poster competition held in San Francisco, CA during the American Psychological Association annual convention.
Voluntary internal review service offered by the Office of Research in Education for Education faculty. Submit your Insight Grant for feedback in order to improve your chances of success in the next SSHRC Insight Grants competition.
DEADLINES
September 4: Email your application (SSHRC-system-generated PDF and all Word attachments/sections) toRobert Olaj in the ORE for feedback.
September 28: Receive ORE IR feedback.
October 5, 10:00 AM: Deadline to email Robert Olaj in the ORE, or Kathy Manson if you are Kinesiology faculty, your completed RPIF + PDF of full SSHRC-system-generated application for signature.
October 9, 8:30 AM: Deadline to email ORS your signed RPIF + PDF copy of your full application.
October 12, 8:30 AM: Deadline to successfully “Verify” + “Submit” online through your SSHRC Portfolio.
October 15: Deadline at SSHRC national.
Questions? Please contact Robert Olaj in the ORE.
The purpose of this Award is to recognize outstanding scholarship and promote the professional development of Emerging Scholars. Award winners are invited to attend the conference with a complimentary registration and act as facilitators, moderators, and contributors at the conference. Recipients of the Award are recognized on our website, on our social media pages, in the conference program, and formally at the conference Welcome and Closing sessions.
Emerging Scholars perform an important function as chairpersons in the parallel sessions. Duties include introducing the sessions, making sure sessions begin and end on time, and facilitating question and answer sessions. A basic knowledge of computer technology, data projectors, and PowerPoint application is required. Emerging Scholars are expected to attend the conference in its entirety. In addition to promoting important discussions among fellow conference participants and potential collaborators, Emerging Scholar Awardees also have the opportunity to present their own academic work during the parallel sessions (once accepted by the Program Development Team).
Common Ground Research Networks takes great pride in the role Emerging Scholars play in the overall success of the conference. We hope you will find this a meaningful and rewarding professional experience.
Preference given to nearly completed or recently completed PhD students, exceptional Masters students will also be considered.
Note: UBC students to submit their application with the following information to:
Dr. Peter Cole, PhD, Associate Professor
Dept. of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Faculty of Education
University of British Columbia
Email: coyoteandraven@mac.com
a) Name, contact information.
b) Educational program and research interests.
c) Interest in attending this particular conference
d) Describe any previous experience presenting papers at conferences or chairing sessions, and/or related experience such as teaching, leading discussion groups, or similar leadership experiences.
e) Briefly describe your level of experience with Mac and/or Windows computers, USB drives, data projectors, MS Word and PowerPoint.
Dr. Eli Puterman is the recipient of the 2018 International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) Curt Richter Award. ISPNE has awarded the prestigious Curt Richter Award for over 35 years to a distinguished line of young investigators in the field of psychoneuroendocrinology. The ceremony is held at their annual conference in September, this year in Irvine California. The award is associated with the following manuscript which is currently in press: Puterman E, Weiss J, Lin J, Schilf S, Slusher A L, Johansen K J L, Epel E S. (in press). Aerobic exercise lengthens telomeres and reduces stress in family caregivers: A randomized controlled trial – Curt Richter Award Paper 2018.
