Down the Hall – Ep 26 – Education, Place, and Promise
Jan 9th, 2012 by Dave Roy
Welcome to 2012! It’s the first episode of the new year, and Dave’s flying solo because Jenny’s unavoidably absent. That doesn’t mean we don’t have a great show for you, though.
Dr. Blye Frank, Dean of the Faculty of Education, has some great and inspiring thoughts on what role the Faculty will play in the UBC Strategic Plan, Place & Promise. In an extended interview recorded back in October (so the upcoming travel he mentions has actually now occurred), Dr. Frank shares with us his views on where the Faculty is going and what priorities the Faculty is pursuing in implementing the plan. We cover everything from diversity in the Faculty to indigenous education, global outreach, youth at risk, and much more. We really enjoyed sitting down and chatting with him; his passion for Education really came through.
Before you listen, we did want to apologize for some of the audio issues during the interview. One of the headsets that have worked so well for us suddenly stopped working right at the beginning of the interview. We weren’t recording in our office, so we couldn’t just grab another one. We alternated headsets so that Dr. Frank could have his own. The sound you hear is when we were making the switch. We tried doing it as quietly as possible, but it unfortunately did make noise.
We also apologize for the lateness!
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More details, including the link to the episode itself and the time stamps, after the jump.
Down the Hall – Episode 26 (38:26)
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Segments:
00:11 – Introduction
03:37 – Interview – Education, Place, and Promise
Interview with Dr. Blye Frank
Faculty of Education Alumni Home
35:02 – What’s Happening in EPLT
M.Ed Cohorts with application deadlines in January
DLC2 – Digital Learning & Curriculum in the Lower Mainland – Deadline: January 15
VEL3 – Educational Administration & Leadership in Vancouver – Deadline: January 20
FRM3 – Modern Language Education (French Immersion) in Vancouver – Deadline: January 27
EPLT/MET on the web
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MET web site: www.met.ubc.ca
Podcast feedback: podcast.eplt@ubc.ca
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Plug:
Animal Rescue Secondhand Book Sale (Currently the 2nd event listed) – January 19 in the foyer of the Scarfe building here at UBC, from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Credits:
Our theme music: “The Pharaos Theme” by The Pharaos through a Creative Commons license
Bumper music:
Selection 1: “Cocktail” by Nicoco
Selection 2: “Midnight Blue” by Slikk Tim