Dr. Nancy Perry Appointed as the Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education

February 8, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Perry, Professor in ECPS, for her appointment as the Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education for a five-year term (May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2024). The Chair supports research and scholarly leadership in the area of special education through mentorship, conduct of an on‐going research program and working collaboratively with faculty and graduate students.

Dr. Perry will continue her research on the role of self regulation and self-regulated learning in promoting positive outcomes for children and youth who are vulnerable in learning and life, including children with specific disabilities and children whose struggles relate to a wide range of adversities. With the resources the Chair provides, Dr. Perry will continue working with school and community partners to support children’s development as self-determined, goal-directed, adaptive, and effective learners both in and beyond school.

This endowed Chair was established in 1990 with the support of the David and Dorothy Lam Foundation and emphasizes scholarship that both advances knowledge and improves educational practice in the area of special needs education.

Dr. Daniel Cox Appointed as the Myrne B. Nevison Professor in Counselling Psychology

By ben drake

February 4, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Cox, Associate Professor in ECPS, for his appointment as the Myrne B. Nevison Professor in Counselling Psychology for a five-year term (February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2024). The Professorship supports applied research in counselling psychology to advance preventive approaches in counselling for marginalized and at‐risk youth. Dr. Cox will build on his work using process-outcome research to develop a comprehensive understanding of online crisis counselling for at-risk youth.

The Professorship was created in memory of Dr. Myrne Burdett Nevison, professor and later head of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology. Dr. Nevison’s work reflected keen understanding that the aim of counselling services and counsellor education programs is to address educational, social, career, and psychological needs of individuals and groups that have an impact on the broader community.

Innovative Projects Fund Application

By alex smiciklas

Deadline: Friday, February 22, 2019

Applications for the Innovative Projects Fund are now open. The Innovative Projects Fund, funded by the VP Students Office and coordinated by the AMS, began in 1996 to support the development of programs, projects, and ideas that enrich and enhance the University for students. This fund is unique in providing funds directly to students to help them creatively enhance their UBC experience.

Applications are accepted from students, staff, and faculty at the University for a maximum of $3,500 per year. Students are asked to submit applications via the AMS Clubhouse system, and Faculty and Staff without Clubhouse access are welcome to submit applications (in PDF format) via email to fundsandgrants@ams.ubc.ca.

Projects should be innovative in approach, provide benefit to a significant number of students, be visible within the campus community, and involve students in the creation or co-creation of the initiative in a significant and meaningful way. Recently funded projects include a networking event at the African Business Forum through the UBC African Business Club, development of a solar car through UBC Solar, and support for the first prototypes of the Tree Canopy Bus Shelters in the redeveloped UBC bus exchange.

For more information, please see the application package attached, or visit: https://www.ams.ubc.ca/how-we-run/finances-funding/#!/tab/ams-funds/.

WorksafeBC Research Training Awards

By alex smiciklas

WorksafeBC Research Training Awards are designed to foster the development of occupational health and safety research among graduate students at the master’s and doctoral levels. These awards enable students to undertake full-time research training in B.C. — focusing on occupational illness, injury, and disability. Research projects must address WorkSafeBC’s current research priorities to be eligible for consideration.

Value: $20,000 stipend and a $2,500 research and travel allowance

Duration: Master’s students receive one year of funding and doctoral students receive two years of funding. Recipients can apply to renew their grant for an additional year.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2019 4:00 p.m.

For further information about the award, such as application procedures and eligibility requirements, please visit the WorksafeBC’s weblink. Students with questions about this award opportunity should contact Worksafe directly.

15th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability

By alex smiciklas

The Dept. of Curriculum & Pedagogy partnered with the On Sustainability Research Network (https://onsustainability.com/about) to sponsor the 15th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability that was held at Robson Square January 17-19, 2019 (https://onsustainability.com/about/history/2019-conference). Dr. David Humphries, Professor of Environmental Policy at The Open University (UK), Dr. Peter Cole (EDCP) and Dr. Pat O’Riley (EDCP) were the co-chairs of this conference at which there were over 285 delegates from 35 countries, including faculty and graduate students from the Faculty of Education.

This annual international transdisciplinary conference draws renowned researchers from around the world working on sustainability across five integrated themes; Theme 4 Sustainability Education. The special focus for this conference was From Pedagogies for Sustainability to Transformative Social Change. In an effort to create networking and solidarities on sustainability between the Global North and Global South, the conference opened presentations to Spanish speaking participants for the first time.

Several graduate students from the Faculty of Education were among the recipients of the Emerging Scholar Awards (https://onsustainability.com/2020-conference/emerging-scholar-awards).

The 16th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability will be held in Santiago, Chile, January 29-31, 2020 (https://onsustainability.com/2020-conference). We warmly welcome proposals for papers, posters, workshops and interactive sessions from all interested in the conference theme of Sustainability Challenges in the Global South: Priorities, Risks and Opportunities.

The On Sustainability Research Network also supports an annual review and four international sustainability journals, including the International Journal of Sustainability Education (https://onsustainability.com/journals).

MET-hosted lecture: Quality Education and the Role of Digital Technology in Nepal

By alex smiciklas

This talk was co-sponsored with the UBC Himalaya Program, the UBC Centre for India & South Asia Research(CISAR), the Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), UBC Language Sciences, and the Nepal Library Foundation.

Technological innovations have revolutionized the ways we communicate, exchange knowledge and ideas, and deliver goods and services. However, this progress has yet to touch the lives many around the world, and the disparity between the privileged and the disadvantaged has been rising. There is an urgent need to leverage technology to level the playing field and provide equitable access to education and opportunities for all. Despite right intentions and large investments, the progress has been slow, and much needs to be done in policies and practices. I will use Nepal’s case to highlight the challenges and lessons of using technology to uplift the lives of people.

Rabi Karmacharya is a social entrepreneur who helped launch Open Learning Exchange Nepal with the vision to use technology to improve the quality of primary education in Nepal’s public schools, and to transform the way children learn through engagement, exploration and experimentation.

Watch the lecture here

SSH+ Research Funding Competition – Societal, Economic and Regulatory Implications of Pathogen Control

By alex smiciklas

Genome BC has launched a new competition: Societal, Economic and Regulatory Implications of Pathogen Control. This competition aims to integrate SSH+ research with genomics research projects funded through our Sector Innovation Program – Intake 5 (SIP5) which focuses on pathogen control, in particular, pathogens that can have a significant impact on food safety and human health in British Columbia.

The goal of this competition is to support research on the following:

– Societal concerns and questions raised by applications of genomics research to control pathogens in the food chain
– Potential regulatory and economic ramifications created by the application of genomics research to the control pathogens in the food chain

This competition is open to researchers at eligible BC research institutions in SSH+ disciplines (SSH+ refers to “social sciences, humanities and related areas of study”. It encompasses all disciplines that use analytical, critical, speculative or empirical methods to investigate the human condition, human behavior and society).

Parameters:

Project total budgets can range in size from $50,000 to $75,000 and successful projects will be awarded funding for a term of 12 to 18 months.

Process:

The application process involves an intent to apply (deadline February 26, 2019) and an application providing details on the research plan with an accompanying budget (deadline June 13, 2019). Genome BC will coordinate a networking event in early April to allow interested researchers an opportunity to learn about the genomics research projects funded through SIP5.

If you should have any questions about this competition, please feel free to contact Jayce Sudweeks, Genomics and Society Advisor, at jsudweeks@genomebc.ca or Alison Dendoff, Manager – New Programs, at adendoff@genomebc.ca.

Master of Educational Technology (MET) – Apply by February 15!

By milena constanda

January 24, 2019

Apply for the online Master of Educational Technology (MET) by February 15 to start in May 2019!

The MET program educates professionals in the use and impact of digital learning technologies. This fully online graduate program provides a unique opportunity for our students to study and engage in:

– Technology-supported instruction
– Planning and management of learning technologies and eLearning
– Design and development of digital learning technologies and environments
– Digital literacy and digital culture in formal and informal learning contexts

MET faculty work on the leading edge of curriculum design and technology integration, digital culture, youth culture, digital literacy, gaming, and interface design. Our courses examine digital learning and culture from a wide range of perspectives, including environmental and sustainability education, Indigenous learning frameworks, and inclusive education.

Learn more: met.ubc.ca

UBC Education Library News: BrowZine and LOCR

By alex smiciklas

Jan 18, 2019

FEATURED RESOURCE: BrowZine

UBC Library has offered BrowZine for a number of years. If you’re unfamiliar with this tool, it’s a mobile app for tablets and smart phones, as well as for desktops and laptops, that allows you to access and browse e-journals from different publishers in one simple interface.

With BrowZine, you can:

Read scholarly journals in a format that is optimized for tablets.
Create a personal bookshelf of favourite journals.
Be alerted when new issues of a journal are available.
Bookmark articles for reading later.

https://browzine.com/libraries/498/subjects

LIBRARY ONLINE COURSE RESERVES

UBC Library Online Course Reserves (LOCR) allows you to create a single list with all your course materials. You can:

Easily add articles, books, web links and media resources
Request the Library to create PDFs of book chapters or upload your own
Get a hyperlink for your course materials that is accessible (only) to students enrolled in your course
Reactivate readings in future terms quickly
Let us worry about copyright. We’ll do the work for you.

Continue to send any questions about LOCR to education.reserve@ubc.ca

UBC Deadlines SSHRC Insight Development Grants

By alex smiciklas

Please see below for the UBC (Faculty and ORS) deadlines for 2019 SSHRC Insight Development Grant applications.
Please note that because SSHRC’s deadline falls on a weekend, institutional deadlines have been pushed forward by one day.

Jan. 28, 10:00 AM

Deadline ORE/Kinesiology for Associate Dean/Director signature. Please email Robert Olaj or Kathy Manson (for KIN applicants) your completed Research Project Information Form (RPIF) and the system-generated PDF of your application.

Jan. 29, 8:30 AM

Deadline at ORS for the RPIF + PDF copy of your full application. Please email your Faculty-signed RPIF and the PDF of your application to Donna Lei <donna.lei@ors.ubc.ca> and Wendy Hudelson <wendy.hudelson@ors.ubc.ca> at UBC ORS.

Note: You may continue to work on your applications, but budgets must not be adjusted after submission to ORS.

Feb. 1, 8:30 AM

Deadline to verify your online application on the Research Portal and to hit “Submit” online.

Feb. 4

Deadline for UBC ORS to submit your application to SSHRC.