By domansky
United Press International
By: Bryan Warnick, Benjamin A. Johnson and Sam Rocha
February 15, 2018
United Press International published an op-ed from The Conversation about school shootings co-written by Sam Rocha, a UBC education professor, Bryan Warnick from Ohio State University, and Benjamin A. Johnson at Utah Valley University.
“Instead of trying to find solutions to school shootings in the dubious arms of security technologies, or even solely through more promising public policy, society should ask deeper questions about the nature of education and schooling in American society,” they wrote.
Link to full text.
Story via UBC News.
By eric lee
February 14, 2018
This is a short update on the LMS migration to Canvas and another invitation for those who are interested in having their courses in the new platform.
The migration is progressing according to plan with very little issues and almost no difficulties. The most frequent feedback that we hear is that users find Canvas easy to navigate and manage. The process is still partially manual which requires an extra work from ETS and IT, but we are collaborating well and have great support from CTLT and IT.
This term, there are about 70 fully online sections and about 30 classroom sections running in Canvas. We are already migrating courses for summer and working individually with those who are teaching fully online.
Credit Courses
This is an invitation for those of you who are teaching classroom courses in summer to fill out our form for your course(s) to be migrated to Canvas. Only the courses offered as part of the Teacher Education Program (TEP) will NOT be migrated now. TEP will move to Canvas in September 2018, starting a new academic year in a new environment.
Non-credit Courses
If you need a non-credit course shell, please submit your request online.
Canvas Training
Canvas training will be provided in different formats as in previous terms. We will start advertising our orientation sessions, drop-ins and consultations at the beginning of March. Please let us know about your courses as soon as possible. That will help us a lot with the workload of our small team. If you have any questions regarding the process, please don’t hesitate to contact ETS.
If you have any questions about Canvas and/or Canvas migration, please contact ETS by email at ets.educ@ubc.ca or by phone at 604-822-6333.
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By domansky
January 30, 2018
With the Winter Olympics only weeks away, Canada looks to lead the world. The Olympic Games gives Canadians an opportunity to feel inspired and proud of our athletes’ accomplishments. But behind each athlete medal is a sport system that is supported by coaches and technical leaders who strive to innovate and create world class daily training environments in which athletes can excel. Entering its 4th year of programming, the School of Kinesiology, at the University of British Columbia, has supported over 50 of Canada’s coaches and technical leaders in its Masters of High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership program.
“This program is unique in Canada, targeting coaches or technical leaders who have demonstrated tremendous experience in sport”, said David Hill, Director of System Excellence for the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. Many of the coaches enrolled in the program have had experience as an athlete, coach, or leader at the Olympic and/or Paralympic Games. “Our students are lifelong learners who are motivated to improve their development and earn an academic credential at one of Canada’s premier universities”, added Hill. The program is on the cutting edge of Canadian sport, examining mechanisms to track athletes toward podium performances and gold medal profiling. There is also a heavy emphasis on leadership development and the ability to enhance coaches’ effectiveness in helping athletes to achieve their maximum potential. “Often the biggest impact for the athlete is a coach who works with the athlete in a trusting environment. This foundational coach-athlete relationship helps to enable the athlete to push the envelope within their sport”, said Dr. Shaunna Taylor, Chair of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA) and instructor in the program. “We uphold the highest ethical standards, requiring our coaches to register as professional coaches with the Coaching Association of Canada”, added Hill.
Recent analysis of Canada’s targeted sport excellence strategy by Sport Canada has demonstrated the impact that Own the Podium (OTP) has had in helping to guide resources toward medal performance. Part of OTP’s initiatives is for sport leaders to examine data-driven and evidence-based research that informs athlete development and progression toward Olympic medals. “Many of our students have been sought by their National or Provincial sport organizations to assist in creating evidence-based programming to help athletes progress to higher levels in sport”, stated Dr. Andy Van Neutegem, a UBC instructor and OTP High Performance Athlete Advisor.
The School of Kinesiology’s Graduate Advisor and HPCTL Program Director, Dr. Maria Gallo, was instrumental in establishing the program at the University of British Columbia. Gallo complimented the student cohort stating: “These mature graduate students from diverse backgrounds and sports have enriched the learning environment of the program and have contributed to the translational knowledge we are trying to foster with this Masters. This world class program is impacting how we coach our current Olympians and our Next Gen athletes”.
Registration for the 4th cohort of coaches opens February 1, 2018.
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Story via UBC School of Kinesiology
By domansky
Final reminder that FluidSurveys is expiring on February 26, 2018.
After that date, there will be no access to the tool. Please ensure that you have your data exported and backed up from FluidSurveys.
Training sessions for the new survey tool, Qualtrics are still available and will be running until March. To sign up for a session, please click here.
For information on how to back up your surveys and about the new UBC Survey tool, please visit www.it.ubc.ca/surveys.
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By domansky
Global
By: Jesse Ferreras and Tanya Beja
February 9, 2018
Dr. Wendy Carr, Associate Dean in UBC’s teacher education program, spoke to Global about government funding that will help UBC teach about 20 students in its Indigenous teacher education program in Williams Lake and Quesnel.
She said the money will help BC meet a demand for teachers.
A similar story by the Canadian Press appeared on News 1130.
Link to full text.
Story via UBC News.
By domansky
The Faculty of Education extends congratulations to Dr. Shelley Hymel on her reappointment as the Edith Lando Professor in Social and Emotional Learning, effective January 31, 2018. This Professorship is charged with the mandate of advancing and engaging in research to support evidenced-based practices in the area of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), which includes teaching young people how to recognize and manage emotions, make responsible decisions, establish a caring attitude, and handle challenging situations effectively. This Professorship also has the mandate of developing, translating and mobilizing knowledge related to research in SEL in academic, education and community settings.
We thank Dr. Hymel for all of her accomplishments and advancements in the area of SEL over the past five years and offer our sincerest congratulations on her well-deserved reappointment.
By domansky
February 9, 2018
International Baccalaureate (IB) Teacher Education is pleased to introduce six new Aga Khan Academy (AKA) Teacher Interns with whom they will have the pleasure of working over the next 18 months.
Last year, the Aga Khan Academy, International Baccalaureate Organization and University of British Columbia entered a partnership agreement to recognize the AKA’s Teacher Preparation Programme (TPP) in Mombasa, Kenya. Within this agreement, UBC faculty members will evaluate teachers engaged in the TPP in order to be recognized as IB educators.
During the fall, Meredith Fenton, Director of IB for the Faculty of Education, together with past Director, Gary Little, and UBC IB adjunct faculty, Shanaz Ramji-Motani, Isobel Willard, David Andrews, Glenda Kukulowicz and Luke Modder developed assessment criteria which will be piloted with these new teacher interns.
The UBC IB team also looks forward to building relationships with the AKA mentor teachers and providing opportunities for UBC and AKA teacher candidates to connect and learn from one another in different cultural contexts.
2018 AGA KHAN ACADEMY MOMBASA TPP INTERNS:
- Iyad Khasabuli
- Maurine Ojwang
- Oliver Wanje
- Phelesters (Phelly) Obendo
- Lucas Mrunde
- Fiona Kinyua
Learn more about the 2018 Aga Khan Academy Mobasa TPP interns
By domansky
February 9, 2018
The Ministry of Education is providing $831,000 in one-time funding to four of B.C.’s public post-secondary institutions to increase the number of available teacher training spaces. These spaces will support the development of specific teaching skills that are in immediate high demand in B.C.
$571,000 will be used to create 107 new spaces in specialty teacher education programs over the next two years.
UBC Teacher Education Program
- 20 new spaces – secondary math and physics – intake starts September 2018
- 20 new spaces – French immersion – intake starts September 2018
- Total funding: $240,000
The remaining $260,000 will be used to increase the number of Indigenous teachers throughout B.C.
UBC NITEP (Indigenous Teacher Education Program)
- Indigenous teacher education – curriculum development
- Indigenous teacher education – piloting of community-based delivery for existing students
- Total funding: $210,000
Read the full press release
By domansky
Dr. Shauna Faber will join the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) as a tenure-track Instructor in Human Development, Learning and Culture (HDLC) on May 1, 2018. Dr. Faber is already a valued member of ECPS where she has served as a 12‑month lecturer since 2012.
Dr. Faber has years of teaching experience at the university level in both graduate and undergraduate courses, and received an award for teaching excellence from UBC’s Faculty of Education. Dr. Faber is involved in research and knowledge mobilization in the medical field which focuses on education for people living with Kidney Disease.
By domansky
Attention UBC Faculty of Education doctoral candidates:
Think you can sum up your thesis in just three minutes? Communication skills are key to becoming a successful graduate – hone yours now by signing up for UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT)!
To participate in 3MT @UBC you must currently be registered in a graduate program at UBC. PhD students who have defended but have not yet graduated are eligible. Students must not have graduated prior to the date of the competition final.
The finalist will have the opportunity to represent UBC at the Western Regional 3MT competition hosted by the University of Regina in April 2018.
For more information/to register, visit: 3mt.grad.ubc.ca.
About 3MT:
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that assists current graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. Founded by the University of Queensland in 2008, the popularity of the competition has steadily increased and 3MT competitions are now held in over 350 universities across 59 countries worldwide. UBC, one of the first universities in North America to host a 3MT competition, has been presenting 3MT since 2011.
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