By alex smiciklas
UBC Education Library has added a resource spotlight section on their website. The most relevant materials supporting topics ranging from Inclusive Classrooms, Inquiry, Assessment, Aboriginal Education and SOGI are highlighted on the revolving banners on front page of the site. Each banner provides a snapshot of 5 resources one may find at the branch. These banners make a great starting point for jumping into research.
As always, the Education Library staff are always “Here to Help” and available at the Service Desk to assist you if you require further help finding a specific item. Check it out! education.library.ubc.ca
By alex smiciklas
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Sing Tao Daily
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September 2, 2018
The end of summer also marks the start of school once again. Hong Kong based newspaper Sing Tao Daily reached out to professors and experts from UBC, including LLED’s Dr. Lee Gunderson and Dr. Wendy Carr, to help prepare international students who are new to the city and campus. Some of the topics of discussion include course selection, bullying on campus, speaking out during lectures, and how to step outside comfort zones.
Read the full article here (Chinese Cantonese).
Link to full text.
Story via UBC News.
By alex smiciklas
September 1, 2018
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.
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By alex smiciklas
September 1, 2018
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!
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By alex smiciklas
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.
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By alex smiciklas
September 1, 2018
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.
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By alex smiciklas
August 15, 2018
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.
Register here
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By alex smiciklas
August 29, 2018
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
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By robinder bedi
August 2018
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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.
By alex smiciklas
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.
