Two open rank positions in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. One with a focus on early childhood and another in cognition and learning. We are a very interdisciplinary and innovative program in a coastal city, with fabulous weather all year long!Please circulate/consider applying. *************************************** EARLY CHILDHOOD AD_11.8 UCI_Cognitive LearnFor help […]
CTLT Learning week: Teaching Through Visual Cognition in an Immersive Online Environment Venue: Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Time: October 25, 2013 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm This event is not just a lecture; it is also a discussion forum. The first 30 minutes will feature a short lecture on how to teach […]
The Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness Visiting Scholars Program Dr. Christian Laville Professor Emeritus, Laval University, Quebec “Historical Thinking for Effective Citizenship: A Perspective on the Concept of Perspective” Monday 4 November 2013, 4:30-6:00 p.m. UBC, Scarfe building, room 310 Nietzsche has written: “A concept is an invention to which nothing exactly corresponds, […]
Dear Graduate students, You are not under the gun. There is no gun. Not in this newsletter anyway. Read it, it will make you feel better. So, there are multiple ways to do Halloween this year, and GSS is written all over at least half. It will be reward for hard work. If you deserve […]
The Department of Physical Therapy at UBC is in need of patient model volunteers for an upcoming practical exam: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from approximately 7:30am to 6:00pm. This is a great way to find out more about physiotherapy! Lunch, snacks, and refreshments will be provided on the day, and volunteers will also receive a […]
Dear Members of the UBC Community, On Monday, October 21, we will be fortunate to have Barbara Herrnstein Smith on campus to deliver the Seventh Annual Stephen M. Straker Memorial Lecture, on “Dis/Integration: On the New Interdisciplinarity” (4:00-5:30, Buchanan A104) Professor Smith (Duke University) is a leading literary theorist and critic, and also a major contributor to Science and Technology Studies, bringing […]