Day: November 18, 2013

GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. UBC Library sees GIS Day as a unique opportunity for people within our campus community to connect and learn about different uses of GIS and how it might be relevant to you.

10am-11am

Reading and Writing Landscapes through Maps

Joseph Lee, MSc Candidate, Department of Geography
Maps show how we understand, quantify, and model our environment; It is the cumulative process of mapping and map making – data collection, filtering, aggregation, and abstraction – that make up cartography. Reading and Writing Landscape through Maps will be about how maps can be used to generate knowledge about our communities and similarly be used to actuate change within them.

11am-Noon

Mapping all the things with Google Maps, Google Fusion Tables & Google Earth
Paul Lesack, Data/GIS Analyst, UBC Library.
Do you wish Yelp rated Lagers and Pilsners? Do you have a database of beer-related activity that’s crying for a map? Find out how you can share your hoppy obsession using Google Maps and Google Fusion Tables. Although the class focuses on beer, it is equally applicable to bacon, knitting or any other geographically-based activity.

Noon-1pm

Pizza Lunch for Registered Participants.

1pm-2pm

Simple Mapping with Simply Map
Tom Brittnacher, GIS Librarian, UBC Library
Come learn how to quickly make maps with SimplyMap. This web-based software allows you to map Canadian and US socioeconomic data from Census data and demographic estimates, as well as household spending. You can also create tables and download GIS shapefiles. This session will provide a hands-on introduction to basic map creation and introduce you to other aspects of the software.

2pm-3pm

In the footsteps of giants – how GIS is being used to study and save African elephants

Jake Wall, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography
Since 1998, the group Save the Elephants in Kenya has being tracking elephants across Africa using the latest in satellite tracking technology. Jake Wall – a PhD student at UBC – will present how the data is collected, analyzed and transformed into vital information about the movement ecology of African elephants and how GIS can act as a powerful conservation tool.

3pm-4pm

GIS for Property Assessment
Mark Norbury, Esri Canada
Mark will provide an overview of Esri’s ArcGIS products, including ArcGIS Server and 3D CityEngine, using examples from property assessment.

For more information, and to register, go to: http://gisday.library.ubc.ca/

Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

Nov. 20 & Dec. 2 Info Sessions at VSB | UBC MEd in Educational Administration & Leadership‏

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Pro-D Announcement

MED IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP
Leadership, Mentorship, and Engagement for Contexts of Diversity and Indigenous Education (VEL4)

Begins April 2014 | Vancouver School Board

THE PROGRAM

The thoughtful practice of educational leadership in a context of school district change involves engaging with multiple constituencies – school and community-based. Constituencies hold conflicting social, political and cultural claims regarding the aims of education in a democratic and pluralist society.

Educational leadership is a situated ethical practice that extends the boundaries of schooling into the community by engaging with the social justice issues at stake.

This off-campus M.Ed. program offers a responsive, and engaging graduate program co-created with the Vancouver School District that allows participants to:

· Prepare for a leadership role in their school or district.

· Build relationships and interact with colleagues as part of a community of learners.

· Engage in understanding, critiquing and improving educational policy and practice.

· Explore the five competencies of 21st Century learning from the BC Education Plan through the lens of diversity and Indigenous education.

· Gain a greater understanding of leadership and mentorship for social justice, diversity, inclusion, community engagement and Indigenous education.

· Contribute to capacity building and professional capital through mentorship opportunities across the school district.

· Reflect on the aims of education in a democratic and pluralist society.

· Broaden their perceptions on school life and develop their thinking skills within a background of Canadian content.

INFORMATION SESSIONS

VANCOUVER

Wednesday, November 20 | 4:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.

Education Services Centre | Room 400
1589 West Broadway (at Fir)

VANCOUVER

Monday, December 2 | 4:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.

Education Services Centre | Room 400
1589 West Broadway (at Fir)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 6, 2014

Funding and Awards

IDRC presentation on funding opportunities for doctoral students

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From 1-2:30 on 21 November Rita Bowry, of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) will make a presentation for PhD students who are interested in getting financial support to cover their field research as part of their studies. The IDRC has several programs through which they offer awards to graduate students. See this link for a list of programs: http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Documents/Tables-Summarizing-Awards-Supported-by-FA-IDRC_August-2-2013.pdf

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Crown corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Our support is directed toward creating a local research community whose work will build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

IDRC also funds and administers award programs for young researchers from Canada and developing countries. This funding provides a new generation of Canadians with an opportunity to participate in international development work and helps build a critical mass of trained and experienced researchers in the South.

IDRC Presentation

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Thursday, 21 November

Room 200, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

UBC Point Grey Campus