By: Moira MacDonald
January 9, 2019
The mounting teacher shortages in parts of Canada have several sources, including working conditions, cuts to teacher education programs and a lack of specialty instructors. University Affairs interviewed Dr. Marianne McTavish about the B.C. government’s funding to create new teacher education spaces.
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Dec 28, 2018
UBC professor emeritus Jo-ann Archibald has been appointed officer of the Order of Canada for her substantial work in Indigenous education.
Governor General Julie Payette made 103 new appointments on Thursday, honouring Canadians who have helped shape and innovate societies across the country.
Archibald, also known by her Stó:lō name Q’um Q’um Xiiem, is a member of the Soowahlie and Xaxli’p First Nations. She spent her career helping to advance Indigenous educational programs in Canadian elementary and university curricula.
Archibald says when she was going through the B.C. public school system as a child, she did not feel the curriculum represented Indigenous peoples, topics and approaches properly.
“I often felt concerned. And I felt I wasn’t proud of being Indigenous because what was taught about Indigenous people was rather negative. It wasn’t what I was familiar with as far as living an Indigenous life,” she told On the Coast guest host Margaret Gallagher.
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By: Charlie Smith
December 27th, 2018
A retired Indigenous educator, a hypercompetitive CEO, a CBC broadcaster, and a philanthropist are among the B.C. members honoured by Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette.
Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, a professor emeritus of educational studies UBC’s faculty of education, was named an officer of the Order of Canada.
She’s a member of the Stó:lō/Soowahlie and St’at’imc/Xaxli’p First Nations and has been a pioneer in promoting approaches to help Indigenous learners succeed.
Archibald also wrote a chapter in the recent book Memory, which was published by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.
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December 27, 2018
Please join the Faculty of Education in congratulating Dr. Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem on being appointed to the Order of Canada.
The Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours and is given to people whose service shapes our society; whose innovations ignite our imaginations; and whose compassion unites our communities. The work she has done, and continues to do locally, nationally, and internationally, perfectly encapsulates these qualities
Dr. Archibald is an Indigenous scholar, author, and pioneer in the advancement of Indigenous education. Her work includes time as the Associate Dean for Indigenous Education and Director of the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP), and as a Professor Emeritus of Educational Studies.
A member of the Stól:lō Nation, Dr. Archibald is described as a visionary and an agent of change. Through her incredible work, Dr. Archibald is recognized nationally for creating culturally relevant teacher education and graduate programs for Indigenous students. During a long career, her work has transformed the learning landscape through curriculum and program development, policy, teaching, and research.
At the international level, Dr. Archibald has helped establish a formal relationship between UBC and the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where she served as Director for the International Research Institute for Maori and Indigenous Education.
Congratulations, Dr. Archibald, for this well-deserved honour!
The Embassy of France in Canada’s Mobility Funding for Researchers Program is intended for French and Canadian researchers (Quebec excluded as there are specific programs between France and the Quebec Government) who wish to spend a short stay with their counterparts, either in France or in Canada.
The call for applications is open to all research fields, as well as to all researchers working in a Canadian or French laboratory, university or research center. The laureates are offered a transatlantic flight and financial support for a short stay on site.
Funding:
Questions:
assistant.science@ambafrance-ca.org
Tel: +1 613-562-3794
Innovate BC’s Ignite Program provides up to $300,000 to fund innovation projects in the areas of natural resources, applied science and/or engineering. Teams made up of industry and academia come together to solve real life business problems in a 3-year time frame.
Proposals must involve the areas of natural resources, applied science and/or engineering, and must outline the business problem you and your team is attacking.
Applicants must be a BC-based team comprised of two or more companies, organizations and academic researchers. All teams must include an academic member and an industry partner.
Projects must secure matching funds from industry or government sources at a ratio of 2:1 matching dollars to Ignite dollars.
Projects must plan to move a proposed innovation to market within a 3-year timeframe.
Ignite Round 7
Ignite Round 8
UBC Library now subscribes to the online newsletter, The Teaching Professor. This subscription was a joint purchase between UBC Library, CTLT (Vancouver) and CTL (UBCO).
From The Teaching Professor website: “The Teaching Professor was founded in 1987 with a simple goal in mind: Create a newsletter that helps college faculty improve their teaching, share best practices, and stay current on the latest pedagogical research.
Each week readers can expect thought-provoking and actionable advice on a wealth of critical topics, including:
UBC Education Library is excited by this announcement and expects this newsletter will be a popular, frequently accessed resource in our collection.
We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Cynthia Glidden-Tracey
Dr. Cynthia Glidden-Tracey joined us as a tenure–track Instructor in Counselling Psychology on January 1, 2019. Dr. Glidden-Tracey previously held an appointment as a clinical faculty in the Counseling and Counseling Psychology programs, at the Arizona State University in the USA.
We are pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Surita Jhangiani!
As announced at the November department meeting, Dr. Jhangiani will join us as a tenure–track Instructor in Human Development, Learning and Culture on January 1, 2019. Dr. Jhangiani is already a valued member at ECPS where she has served as a 12-month Lecturer since 2017 . Dr. Jhangiani has taught at Capilano University and the Justice Institute of British Columbia. Dr. Jhangiani’s teaching specializations are lifespan development, diversity, and critical pedagogy.
