Dr. William (Bill) Sheel appointed as a Distinguished University Scholar

Dr. William (Bill) Sheel appointed as a Distinguished University Scholar

By Paula Sabti

April 30, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. William (Bill) Sheel on his appointment as a Distinguished University Scholar

Dr. William (Bill) Sheel, Professor, School of Kinesiology, UBC Faculty of Education, has been appointed as a Distinguished University Scholar in UBC for his innovative research examining the intersections of age, sex and gender and the effects of exercise on human health.

Every two years, a select group of ten exceptional University faculty members who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research or teaching and learning receive this honoured appointment. The President confers the designation on the recommendation of a University adjudication panel.

“My research investigates the need to understand potential sex-based differences in breathlessness symptoms and their underlying mechanisms… Understanding what is ‘normal’ in healthy older women is especially important from a clinical perspective given that many diseases of the heart and lungs occur in older individuals.” – Dr. Sheel

To learn more about Dr. Sheel’s work, research and publications, visit his profile.

To learn more about all ten appointees, visit the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic’s 2021 Distinguished University Scholars page.

To learn more about the program, visit the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic’s Distinguished University Scholar Program page.

Faculty Meeting – May 5, 2021

By Paula Sabti

A faculty meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 pm via Zoom

Chair

Dr. Blye Frank, Dean, UBC Faculty of Education

Date

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Time

1:00 – 3:00 pm PDT

Documents

2021 05 05 Faculty Meeting AGENDA

2021-03-09-Educ-Minutes-Draft

GCAC – Cat 1 Proposal – EDCP546 New Course – 20210423

GCAC – Cat 2 Proposals – 20210427 (for information only and not to be discussed)

CCASA – Cat 2 – Music Ed Dual Degree – (for information only and not to be discussed)

Celebrating Ten Years of Leadership

By Faustina Cheung

June 10, 2021

The Faculty of Education invites faculty, emeriti, staff, students, alum, colleagues and friends to celebrate ten years of the leadership of Dr. Blye Frank, Professor and Dean.

Host

Dr. Lynn Bosetti, Professor, Okanagan School of Education

Date

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Time

3:30 pm PDT

Advisory Committee

Members
Dr. Jo-ann Archibald
Dr. Lynn Bosetti
Ms. Faustina Cheung
Ms. Harpreet Dhillon
Ms. Katy Ellsworth
Dr. Mona Gleason
Mr. Michael Murphy
Ms. Kristin Schuppener
Dr. Patricia Vertinsky
Mr. John Yamamoto

We offer our sincere thanks to the Advisory Committee under whose guidance this event was structured.

Agenda

Preshow
Music starting at 3:15 pm by Will Clements
Program beginning at 3:30 pm
MC
Dr. Lynn Bosetti


Remarks

    Dr. Santa Ono
    Dr. Andrew Szeri
    Dr. Ananya Mukherjee Reed
    Dr. Mona Gleason
    Dr. Anthony Paré
    Dr. Pamela Ratner
    Dr. Wendy Carr
    Dr. Avis Glaze
    Dr. Thelma Cook
    Dr. Jo-ann Archibald
    Ms. Anna Bin
    Ms. Simran Chalhotra
    Dr. LJ Slovin
    Ms. Harpreet Dhillon
    Dr. Allyson Jule


We offer our sincere thanks to UBC Studios and UBC IT for their support of this event.

Instructions for our honoured guests

In the spirit of fun and in keeping with the Dean's verbal and sartorial proclivities, we invite you to select one of our custom Zoom backgrounds below and use it as your virtual background during the event. If you would care to wear your favourite zany pair of glasses, or to pop your collar, you are very welcome to do so.

"Communication, communication, communication"

"Relationships, relationships, relationships"

"Clear, crisp, and concise"

"Slower is faster"

"This is not the world according to Frank"

"One entry, one exit"


Registration

Video Recording
Celebrating Ten Years – Video Recording

Farewell message from Dean Frank

Place-based learning along the Fraser River

By Ammaarah Fakim

Place-based learning along the Fraser River

 

 

When:
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Where:
The event has since concluded; thank you for your interest.

Time:
4:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. PDT

 

 

 

 

Fraser River Discover Centre - the Voice of the FraserThe Fraser River Discovery Centre (FRDC) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to bring together the many voices of the Fraser to discover, celebrate, and inspire passionate stewards of the river. Environmental education is one of the pillars at the FRDC. Join our educators as we share strategies for place-based learning that can be applied in your classroom, school grounds, or local parks. Create your own phenology chart and share ideas for adapting the activity for students. Connect with educators and learn more about the programs available at the Discovery Centre and online.

This event is open to all educators and is most applicable for teachers of grades 3 to 9.

 

Presenters:

Danika Didur-Tate is the Education Programs Manager at the Fraser River Discovery Centre. She is a dedicated environmental educator with two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree in the field, and nearly a decade of professional experience.

 

 

 

 

Karen Lee BA’01, BEd’03, MEd’20 is a secondary school teacher and a passionate educator in formal and informal settings who has helped to support the professional practice of teachers throughout B.C. She is currently Director of Operations at the FRDC.

Acadia Alumni Association honours Dean Frank with 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award

By Paula Sabti

April 6, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Blye Frank, Dean and Professor, on his 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Acadia Alumni Association

“I can think of no one who has contributed more to educational and social research, civic duty, an agent of change for equity and social justice, transformational leadership in the administration and business of university faculties, and systemic change at the community level. Quite simply, there are few leaders like Dr. Frank who have the strength of will to serve as an ongoing champion for those most at risk and the talent to influence others to join the quest for deep systemic change.”
 
Nancy Pynch Worthylake, Executive Director, Canadian School Boards Association

Dr. Frank has enjoyed an outstanding career as a teacher, mentor, researcher, educator, trailblazer and administrator. He completed degrees at Acadia University—BA (’77), BEd (’77), MEd (’81)—and a PhD from Dalhousie University (’90). He also holds a Diploma in Education, a Teaching Certificate in the Province of Nova Scotia, and is a Certified Canadian Counselor.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Frank has been a Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor, Head of the Division of Medical Education and also the Department of Bioethics in Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Frank leads the UBC Faculty of Education in his second term as Dean.

“[I] always encouraged and facilitated an environment of mutual respect and critical reflection for diverse learners through the application of new pedagogical theories and practices based on research excellence.”
 
Dr. Blye Frank, Dean and Professor, UBC Faculty of Education

His pedagogical and leadership work in equity, diversity and inclusion in teacher and health care education is grounded in extensive and ongoing scholarship, and his tireless efforts have earned considerable accolades and attention. In addition to being named this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Dr. Frank has received the Mount Saint Vincent University Award for Research, the Mount Saint Vincent University Alumnae Award for Teaching, the Association of Atlantic Universities Distinguished Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the prestigious May Cohen Gender Equity Award from the Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada in recognition of outstanding effort for achievement in improving the gender equity environment in academic medicine in Canada.

“…his personal and professional commitment to helping others is a testament to all… He is someone to whom we can all aspire, and we are proud to celebrate him…”
 
– Donalda MacBeath, President of the Acadia Alumni Association

For more information on Dr. Frank’s career and contributions, please visit Acadia University’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient page.

UBC Faculty Research Awards

By Paula Sabti

March 30, 2021

 

Congratulations to the recipients of UBC’s Faculty Research Awards, including faculty members Dr. Candace Galla and Dr. Ryuko Kubota.

UBC KILLAM RESEARCH FELLOW

Enabling faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave

Junior Category – award categories are based on the number of years since PhD completion

Dr. Candace Galla
Associate Professor, UBC Faculty of Education

Dr. Galla’s research explores what types of technology initiatives (low, mid, or high) Indigenous language communities are using to revitalize, maintain, and promote their language.

Born in Hilo, Hawaiʻi and raised in a sugar plantation town, Pahala, in Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi, Dr. Galla was exposed to an array of languages and cultures from a young age. She continued learning about her Hawaiian language and culture formally at Kamehameha Schools on Kapālama campus in Honolulu. Upon graduation, she attended the University of Arizona, where she received a BA in Linguistics, MA in Native American Linguistics and a PhD in Language, Reading and Culture. While she resided in Tucson, Arizona, she was the Program Coordinator of the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI). The program reignited her passion of her culture and inspired her dissertation research on Indigenous language revitalization and technology. Afterward, Dr. Galla moved back to Hawaiʻi, where she was a Visiting Assistant Professor in Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi in Hilo. There, she taught linguistics courses, including Introduction to Linguistics and Indigenous Languages of the United States.

To learn more about Dr. Galla’s work, visit her profile page.

UBC KILLAM RESEARCH PRIZE

Recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions

Arts and Humanities: Senior Category – award categories and adjudication based on number of years since PhD completion and main source of Tri-agency research funding

Dr. Ryuko Kubota
Professor, UBC Faculty of Education

Dr. Kubota’s research focuses on critical approaches to culture, race, and pedagogy in language education.

Dr. Kubota is a co-editor of Race, culture, and identities in second language education: Exploring critically engaged practice (2009) and Demystifying career paths after graduate school: A guide for second language professionals in higher education (2012). Her publications have also appeared in Applied Linguistics, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, Journal of Second Language Writing, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Linguistics and Education, TESOL Quarterly, and other journals. She has also published many book chapters and publications in Japanese.

To learn more about Dr. Kubota’s work, visit her profile page.

The Office of the VP, Research and Innovation will be hosting an online celebration on May 11, 2021 to acknowledge the achievements of our researchers in 2020 and 2019. For more information, please visit UBC’s Faculty Research Awards page.

Tea with the Dean

By Faustina Cheung

Faculty and Staff are invited to attend an afternoon of Tea with the Dean and presentation of the 2020-2021 Staff Excellence Awards

Date

Monday, May 10 Thursday, May 13, 2021

Time

3:30 – 4:30 pm PDT

Host

Dr. Blye Frank, Dean, UBC Faculty of Education

Nominate a Faculty of Education staff member

Nomination packages are due on or before April 16, 2021.

Dean’s Award for Staff Excellence – 2021 Nomination Form

Send your completed nomination package to Faustina Cheung at info.educ@ubc.ca or faustina.cheung@ubc.ca.

Registration

Congratulations to this year’s award winners and nominees

Award winners

Emerging Leader: Kai Kaufman, Research Coordinator, Kinesiology
Outstanding Service: Jesse Liang, Administrative Manager, ECPS

Nominees

Kristin Schuppener, Administrative and Operations Manager, OSE
Natalie Simkin, Program Administrative Support, NITEP
Vicki Domansky, Senior Program Assistant, PDCE

Dr. Leyton Schnellert reappointed as Eleanor Rix Professor for Rural Teacher Education

By Paula Sabti

March 5, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Leyton Schnellert, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, on his reappointment as Eleanor Rix Professor for Rural Teacher Education for a second three-year term beginning September 1, 2021

The mandate of the Eleanor Rix Professorship is to better understand and respond to current problems and needs that exist in rural education, and to recruit, prepare and support new and practicing teachers who work in small and rural communities in British Columbia.

Dr. Schnellert’s funded studies include Growing Innovation in Rural Sites of Learning (SSHRC), Co-composing an embedded, land-based Coast Salish immersion middle school (Vancouver Foundation), and Working towards relational accountability through local Indigenous ways of knowing and being (SSHRC). These projects were developed with rural and Indigenous communities, educators, and researchers to recognize and nurture place-conscious and culturally sustaining pedagogies.

Dr. Schnellert is co-chair of British Columbia’s Rural Education Advisory, academic advisor to the West Kootenay Rural Teacher Education Program, and coordinator of the Practitioner Inquiry and Place-Conscious Pedagogies M.Ed. Program. His recent publications include the edited book, Professional learning networks: Facilitating transformation in diverse contexts with equity-seeking communities; book chapter, Place-consciousness and education change networks to empower rural learners in Corbett and Gereluk’s Rural teacher education: Connecting land and people; and article, In situ hybrid spaces as generative sites for teacher preparation in McGill Journal of Education.

To learn more about Dr. Schnellert’s work, research and publications, visit his profile.

UBC Faculty of Education is ranked 10th in the world

By Paula Sabti

March 4, 2021

The UBC Faculty of Education ranked 10th in the world by QS World University Rankings for 2021.

This stellar ranking reflects the dedication and support of the Faculty’s leading researchers, faculty, students, staff, donors and more, as well as our commitment to inclusion and innovation.

To learn more about education and training QS World University Rankings, visit their rankings webpage.

To learn how QS World University Rankings compiles rankings, visit their methodology webpage.

Dr. Jan Hare appointed as Dean pro tem of the UBC Faculty of Education

By Paula Sabti

February 26, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem of the UBC Faculty of Education, effective July 1, 2021

Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jan Hare as Dean pro tem of the UBC Faculty of Education, effective July 1, 2021

After more than ten years of outstanding service, Professor Blye Frank’s extended appointment as Dean of UBC’s Faculty of Education will conclude on June 30, 2021.

Professor Frank’s achievements have been numerous during his term as Dean. Since his arrival at UBC in 2011, the Faculty has risen from 37th to 9th in the QS World University Rankings. Under his leadership, the Faculty of Education now operates as one faculty on two campuses, with the Okanagan School of Education serving teacher-candidates in the Kelowna area. Professor Frank led the establishment of Canada’s first certification program for international baccalaureate educators. He oversaw the development and opening of the Ponderosa Commons, a complex that integrates classrooms, conference rooms and student living spaces. In 2020, he served as the chair of UBC’s Task Force on Cross-Campus Collaboration. On the national scene, Professor Frank served as President of the Association of Canadian Deans of Education for two years.

We would like to take this opportunity to offer our personal thanks to Professor Frank for his many contributions to the university. Professor Frank will remain in his current position until June 30. The search for a new dean has already begun.

We are grateful to Professor Jan Hare, who has agreed to serve as Dean pro tem, until a new dean is appointed. Dr. Hare is an Anishinaabe scholar and educator from the M’Chigeeng First Nation. She is currently the Associate Dean, Indigenous Education and the Director of the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP). She is also Professor in the Department of Language and Literary Education, and holds a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Pedagogy.

Her work in the Faculty of Education advances local, provincial, and national directives in Indigenous education resulting in new programs and pathways for Indigenous learners, as well as transforming teaching, learning, and research to be more responsive to Indigenous knowledges.

Dr. Hare is engaged in shaping UBC priorities, including the Indigenous Strategic Plan Implementation Committee, Lead for the Indigenous Engagement Working Group on the Climate Emergency Task Force, and the Joint Committee for Assessing Indigenous Scholarship.

We look forward to working with Dr. Hare in her capacity as Dean pro tem.

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