Dave talks to Dr. Tony Clarke, a professor in the Curriculum & Pedagogy department here in the Faculty of Education. Dave and Tony touch on self-inquiry among educators as the central principle of Investigating Our Practices (IOP), a conference held here each May.

Tony demystifies the academic conference experience, discussing how IOP makes newcomers feel comfortable, how it’s more collaborative than traditional conferences, and what makes it fun. Listeners can also gain some insight into developing their presentation proposals (accepted until Feb. 24, 2012, despite Dave saying February 20 in the episode itself).

In addition to that, we give you a heads-up on some new off-campus Master of Education cohorts, tease you with some summer activities that you may want to consider, and tell you about an opportunity to win a $50 gift card from the UBC Bookstore!

Finally, what would a reflective episode be without a brief discussion of Bill Murray, Groundhog Day, play-off beards, and zombies? A not very reflective one, that’s what!

We’d love your feedback on anything. Period. Who knows? Maybe we’ll even read it on the air. Email us at podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

Find us on iTunes. (or just search for EPLT or Down the Hall in the podcast section of iTunes)

Or find us on Libsyn too, of course.

Just a note that the views expressed in the podcast are those of the hosts and guests, and not necessarily the views of either EPLT or the Faculty of Education at UBC.

More details, including the link to the episode itself and the time stamps, after the jump.

Down the Hall – Episode 28 (27:14)

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Episode 28

Segments:

00:11 – Introduction

Bill You Murray Me art exhibition – at The Fall Gallery (644 Seymour Street). February 18, 2012, from 7-12pm (Please note the new date and venue if you’re returning to this page!)

04:49 – Interview – The Importance of Teacher Inquiry

Tony Clarke, UBC professor, discusses teacher inquiry and the Investigating Our Practices conference at UBC

22:13 – What’s Happening in EPLT

M.Ed in Counselling Psychology – Vocational Rehabilitation (MVR5) – Online – listen to our interview with Vaughn Marshall about the Vocational Rehab program in Episode 4 of Down the Hall – Deadline: February 10, 2012

M.Ed in Indigenous Knowledges & Indigenous Pedagogies (IKP1) – Vancouver – Deadline: March 1, 2012 – this program begins in July 2012, despite saying in the episode that it begins in September.

Master of Museum Education (MMED) – Vancouver – Deadline: March 1, 2012

Upcoming EPLT Summer Institutes and Workshops 

EPLT/MET on the web

EPLT web site: www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca
MET web site: www.met.ubc.ca
Podcast feedback: podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

EPLT Twitter
MET Twitter

EPLT on Facebook
Down the Hall on Facebook

Plugs:

Name UBC’s new Learning Management System and possibly win a $50 gift card from the UBC Bookstore – deadline is February 10.

Credits:

Our theme  music: “The Pharaos Theme” by The Pharaos through a Creative Commons license

Bumper music:

Selection 1: “Rich Man’s Money” by The Rhythm Hounds

Selection 2: ”Snake Skin Blues” by Dickey F

In addition to all of that, we have two great interviews for you.

First, Dave speaks with Dr. Yael Tagerud (Linnaeus University in Sweden) and Dr. Leah Macfadyen (UBC Faculty of Arts),  who are designing an elective course called “Culture and Communication in Virtual Learning Environments” for the MET program.

Leah and Yael each express their own experiences in multicultural settings through their personal and educational backgrounds.

Leah provides a glimpse into her research and practice around ways in which culturally diverse students interact with online learning environments, and Yael shares how she has become a pioneer in delivering online learning.

Next on the show, Dave reconnects with Dr. Tony Bates, a founder of the Master in Educational Technology (MET) program, and a respected advocate for online learning in Canada. Their discussion provides a retrospective look at the MET program’s origins and evolution through its ten years of existence. Tony offers insight into the process of developing online and international academic programs, and considers the growth of online learning over the next several years.

All of this and not a zombie reference to be heard. But the year is still young.

We’d love your feedback on anything. Period. Who knows? Maybe it will even get read on the air. Email us at podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

Find us on iTunes. (or just search for EPLT or Down the Hall in the podcast section of iTunes)

Or find us on Libsyn too, of course.

Just a note that the views expressed in the podcast are those of the hosts and guests, and not necessarily the views of either EPLT or the Faculty of Education at UBC.

More details, including the link to the episode itself and the time stamps, after the jump.

Down the Hall – Episode 27 (50:39)

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Episode 27

Segments:

00:11 – Introduction

Walkabout

07:17 - Interview 1 - Culture & Communication in Virtual Learning Environments

Interview with Yael Tagerud & Leah Macfadyen

24:59 - Interview 2 – MET and the Future of Online Learning

Interview with Tony Bates

46:44 – What’s Happening in EPLT

Overview of M.Ed Cohort programs currently offered by EPLT

New cohort! IKP1 (Indigenous Knowledge & Indigenous Pedagogies) - Deadline: March 1

Deadline extended! TGU2 (Physical Education – Teaching Games for Understanding)  - Deadline: February 29

EPLT/MET on the web

EPLT web site: www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca
MET web site: www.met.ubc.ca
Podcast feedback: podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

EPLT Twitter
MET Twitter

EPLT on Facebook
Down the Hall on Facebook

Plugs:

1) Creative Commons music, which provided not only our theme music, but also provides all of our bumper music.

The two sites we use most are Jamendo and The Free Music Archive.

2) Joy Kirchner, Scholarly Communications Coordinator and Coordinator for UBC’s copyright education programming, talks about Copyright in the Classroom. Especially useful for UBC instructors and students, but of general interest as well.

Credits:

Our theme  music: “The Pharaos Theme” by The Pharaos through a Creative Commons license

Bumper music:

Selection 1: “Another World” by Butterfly Tea

Selection 2: “Spanish Samba 2″ by Oursvince

Selection 3: “Coconut Speculation” by Briovere Buffentis

This M.Ed. will focus on school and classroom processes and practices that support Aboriginal learners using educational frameworks, theory and approaches that focus on Indigenous knowledge.  The program is designed to help educators build their knowledge and understanding of indigenous worldviews and education.

While the program is hosted by the LLED department, instruction will involve other departments in the Faculty as well, giving students a wide variety of viewpoints and learning communities to communicate with.

Dr. Joanne Archibald and Dr. Jan Hare will co-lead this cohort.

You can find more information on the program web site.

Here are the pertinent details:

Location: Vancouver

Start Date: July, 2012

Application Deadline:  March 1, 2012

There are currently two Information Sessions planned for this cohort.

Information Session #1

Wednesday, January 18

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Vancouver School Board office

Information Session #2

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Vancouver School Board Office

Please see the program web site for all other information about this program, including how to apply.

The deadline’s coming up, so apply today!

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 here 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!

We’d love your feedback on anything brought up on the episode, or just the podcast in general. Who knows? Maybe it will even get read on the air. Email us at podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

Find us on iTunes. (or just search for EPLT or Down the Hall in the podcast section of iTunes itself)

Or find us on Libsyn too, of course.

Just a note that the views expressed in the podcast are those of the hosts and guests, and not necessarily the views of either EPLT or the Faculty of Education at UBC.

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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Episode 26

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

EPLT web site: www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca
MET web site: www.met.ubc.ca
Podcast feedback: podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

EPLT Twitter
MET Twitter

EPLT on Facebook
Down the Hall on Facebook

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

First, Dave talks to Denise Lauritano, Co-Chair of the UBC Community United Way campaign. Denise tells us all about how the United Way gets the entire UBC community involved in helping fund and promote programs that benefit the entire Lower Mainland, including many educational programs. Even better, she tells us how you can get involved.

After that, your intrepid hosts discuss the future of course materials in post-secondary education, and ask that necessary question: are e-textbooks the answer?

All of this, and plenty of fun tangents too. There is much laughter in this episode, which is pretty good for a holiday episode.

We’d love your feedback on anything brought up on the episode, or just the podcast in general. Who knows? Maybe it will even get read on the air. Email us at podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

Find us on iTunes. (or just search for EPLT or Down the Hall in the podcast section of iTunes itself)

Or find us on Libsyn too, of course.

Just a note that the views expressed in the podcast are those of the hosts and guests, and not necessarily the views of either EPLT or the Faculty of Education at UBC.

More details, including the link to the episode itself and the time stamps, after the jump.

Down the Hall – Episode 25 (48:37)

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Episode 25

Segments:

00:11 – Introduction

05:41 – Interview – The UBC Community United Way Campaign

Interview with Denise Lauritano of the UBC Community United Way Campaign

21:42 – Discussion – The Future of Course Materials : Are E-Textbooks the Answer?

UBC Bookstore – Textbook Rental

Mindshift – Why Aren’t Students Using E-books?

TechnoBuffalo – The Scoop on E-textbooks

Stephen’s Lighthouse – Student Attitudes About Print and E-textbooks

Green Blizzard – eBook Carbon Footprint Break-Even

Eco-libris – Ebooks Versus Paper Books

Microsoft Home Magazine – Stop Squinting: Combat Computer Eye Strain

HubPages – Ebooks vs Paper Books: The Pros and Cons

42:26 – What’s Happening in EPLT

Teaching Games for Understanding (TGU2) – M.Ed in Physical Education – Application deadline is January 30

Educational Leadership & Administration (VEL3) – Application deadline is January 3

EPLT/MET on the web

EPLT web site: www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca
MET web site: www.met.ubc.ca
Podcast feedback: podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

EPLT Twitter
MET Twitter

EPLT on Facebook
Down the Hall on Facebook

Plugs:

New York Public Library’s “Biblion” iPad app – The Boundless Library – Find it on the web as well as checking on iTunes.

Arts File Share – For those with UBC Campus-wide Login

Credits:

Our theme  music: “The Pharaos Theme” by The Pharaos through a Creative Commons license

Bumper music:

Selection 1: “Frosty the Snowman” by Anthony Viscounte & the Merry Gentlemen

Selection 2: “Riding Through the Snow” by Stefano Giardiniere

Selection 3: “Blue Shore” by Régis V. Gronoff 

So how are we celebrating? First, we have a gift for both you, the listener, as well as ourselves. Dave interviews Dr. Carl Leggo, a professor in the Language & Literacy Education department here at UBC. He’s also a noted poet, writer, researcher, and all-around fascinating guy. We think that all comes out in the interview as we talk about the importance of creativity and play in the Education field. This is a topic we’ve covered before on Down the Hall, but perhaps not quite to the extent that Carl does. This was a real treat for Dave, and we think it will be for you too.

After the interview, we discuss the podcast itself, taking you behind the scenes a bit. We also bring back former co-host Sharon Hu to talk about what she’s been up to since stepping down from her hosting duties. We talk about EPLT’s Instructional Design & Support Team (IDST) and the services that they offer to those in the Faculty of Education.

First, though, a bit of housekeeping. We’ve changed hosting services for Down the Hall, from Podbean to Libsyn. If you subscribe on iTunes, you’re free and clear. If you weren’t iTunes subscribers but instead were using other readers/podcast players, make sure you update the subscription to our new feed.

We’d love your feedback on anything brought up on the episode, or just the podcast in general. Who knows? Maybe it will even get read on the air. Email us at podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

Find us on iTunes. (or just search for EPLT or Down the Hall in the podcast section of iTunes itself)

Or find us on Libsyn too, of course.

Just a note that the views expressed in the podcast are those of the hosts and guests, and not necessarily the views of either EPLT or the Faculty of Education at UBC.

More details, including the link to the episode itself and the time stamps, after the jump.

Down the Hall – Episode 24 (55:51)

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Episode 24

Segments:

00:11 – Introduction

03:06 – Interview – Playfulness & Creativity in Education

Interview with Dr. Carl Leggo.

30:05 – Discussion – Down the Hall: A Year in the Making

IDST page

Audacity – Free audio editing and recording software. We swear by it!

MP3 Skype Recorder – how we record our Skype interviews

52:27 – What’s Happening in EPLT

Teaching Games for Understanding (TGU2) – M.Ed in Physical Education – Application deadline is January 30

Modern Language Education – French Immersion (FRM3) – Application deadline is January 27 (and Jenny shows off her French-speaking ability!)

Educational Leadership & Administration (VEL3) – Application deadline is January 3

Investigating Our Practices conference at UBC – May 2012. Call for Proposals deadline is February 20.

EPLT/MET on the web

EPLT web site: www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca
MET web site: www.met.ubc.ca
Podcast feedback: podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

EPLT Twitter
MET Twitter

EPLT on Facebook
Down the Hall on Facebook

Plugs:

Canada Post Shopper – a great online shopping comparison site run by Canada Post.

Credits:

Our theme  music: “The Pharaos Theme” by The Pharaos through a Creative Commons license

Bumper music:

Selection 1: “Cool Walk” by Delano

Selection 2: “Fun” by Chriss Onac

Selection 3: “A Taste of Berlin” by Alexander Frost

All selections thanks to Creative Commons licensing.

The conference web page is now up.

Teaching is demanding and complex work, made more difficult if we try to do it in isolation or without sharing and exploring our understandings together. In order to better understand and improve our practice, many of us engage in classroom, program or institution-based investigations focusing on the what, the how and the why of our practice.

The registration deadline is April 27 if you just wish to attend.

However, you are welcome to submit a proposal for a poster or presentation to share with your fellow teachers. The call for proposals for Investigating Our Practices is open, with a deadline of February 20, 2012. We encourage you to do that as well.

Finally, a number of the presentations (around 20%) will also be streamed online, so you’re welcome to “attend” virtually if you can’t make it there in person.

Whichever manner you choose, we hope you join us for this chance to discuss and share your teaching practices.

Thus, Down the Hall is now on Libsyn! You can subscribe to us by copying this feed URL into your blog reader/podcast player: http://downthehall.libsyn.com/rss (just right-click on it and select “Copy link address”) and voila! You’re subscribed!

So far, the transition has been fairly painless and all episodes have been ported to the new feed (though for some reason, when you subscribe to the feed in a reader like Google Reader, clicking on the post link still takes you to the Podbean page). Also, the porting process did not bring over the entire text from the Podbean page. Thus, the time stamps are gone if you are accessing it through iTunes or any other reader.

For those new subscribers who are finding their way here, you should check out the EPLT blog post for the previous episodes to get the time stamps and all of the information about the episode itself. Future posts will, of course, have all of that information handy and waiting for you.

We hope you enjoy listening to the podcast as much as we enjoy doing it. Stay with us as we keep moving upward!

This program is being offered by the Educational Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) department here at UBC.

From the program web site:

“The UBC M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology (Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling) offers an evidence-informed, state of the art, interactive, and engaging graduate program. The program may include orientation and/or seminars at UBC or affiliated clinical sites, with a distance option for those who are not able to attend in person.”

For further information on the generous support the program has received, as well as information on how to apply, please see the program web site.

Also, for further information on the program, please see the ECPS site.

Here are the details:

Location: Online

Start Date: September 2012

Program Length: 3 years

Application Deadline: February 10, 2011

If you have questions about applying, you can also check out our 14-minute podcast on application procedures and things that you need to know, just recently posted on this blog.

In this episode, we examine the use of QR codes in Education, as there are tons of ways that they can be incorporated into the daily curriculum, from providing a link to course web sites to forum discussions and links to course outlines, the possibilities are endless.

Dave also interviews John Egan, course designer and lead instructor for ETEC 565 (soon to be getting a new course number), “Learning Technologies: Selection, Design & Application.” This course has been extremely popular among MET students, and John gets into how the course came about and just what is covered in it.

All of this, and we nerd out on George R.R. Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire” book series and, of course, the Walking Dead. Can we get through an episode without mentioning that? Keep listening each episode to find out.

Also don’t forget, if you’re in Vancouver and listening to this on Friday night or Saturday, we have the civic election on Saturday, November 19. Get out and vote!

We’d love your feedback on anything brought up on the episode, or just the podcast in general. Who knows? Maybe it will even get read on the air. Email us at podcast.eplt@ubc.ca

Find us on iTunes. (or just search for EPLT or Down the Hall in the podcast section of iTunes itself)

Or find us on Libsyn

Just a note that the views expressed in the podcast are those of the hosts, and not necessarily the views of either EPLT or the Faculty of Education at UBC.

More details, including the link to the episode itself and the time stamps, after the jump.

Down the Hall – Ep 23 (44:16)

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Segments:

00:11 – Introduction

Future of Learning in Canada Retrospective

Investigating Our Practices : 2-day conference at UBC

03:38 – Interview - Learning Technologies: Selection, Design & Application

Interview with John Egan, of the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology here at UBC

24:24 – Discussion – QR Codes in Education

Graham Williams on Twitter

Dave’s Book Reviews on Amazon

Cinephile – UBC’s Film Journal

James Michie’s blog on QR Codes in Education

QR Codes at Bath University

PPP at Alt-C

Cool Cat Teacher Blog – QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide

ITBabble

43 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom – a public Google Document

Plugs:

Placespeak.com- Vancouver-based beta where citizens can review zoning and development projects in their area

@RealTimeWWII – Oxford History student is tweeting World War II day by day, as if Twitter existed back in 1939. This is a 6-year project.

Evolutionary Parenting – a site for discussion of parenting issues, created by a UBC PhD student

Credits:

Our theme  music: “The Pharaos Theme” by The Pharaos through a Creative Commons license

Bumper music:

Selection 1: “Fly Free” by Robert Pieculewicz

Selection 2: “My Artificial Sun” by Fresh Body Shop

Selection 3: “Hungry Man” by Chewbaska (Don’t make him mad!)

All selections thanks to Creative Commons licensing.