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Month: November 2013
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STAT 551 follow-up solicitation
SUBJECT: FREE Statistical Consultation -- FOLLOW-UP
Dear UBC Graduate Students, Post-Docs, Research Associates and Faculty:
A follow-up concerning the free statistical consultation available this
term, from graduate students enrolled in our practicum course STAT 551
(Statistical Consulting):
We will continue accepting projects until we have enough projects to
ensure all students will be able to meet the course requirements.
We still need a number of additional projects to ensure that.
Once students complete one project, they select their next project.
So students are selecting new projects continually throughout the term.
The sooner you submit your project, the sooner a student may begin to
work on it.
For guidance on suitable projects and the desired form of project
submissions, see: http://www.stat.ubc.ca/SCARL/HowSCARLHelp/Detail/stat551.php
Thanks in advance for your participation in STAT 551!
Sincerely, John Petkau
The Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness
Visiting Scholars Program
David Rosenlund
Malmö University, Sweden
“Large Scale Assessment in Swedish History Education:
An Attempt to Assess Students’ Historical Consciousness”
Tuesday 19 November 2013, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
UBC, Scarfe building, room 310
The Swedish school system has been subject to many reforms in recent years. These reforms include new curricula for all subjects from year 1 to year 9 in elementary education and years 10-12 in secondary. Another reform was the introduction of national tests in four subjects that had not been subject to large scale testing Sweden prior to 2013, geography, history, religion studies and civics. These tests are conducted in years 6 and 9.
In history education the overarching aim is to develop the students’ historical consciousness. The national test in history should thus assist teachers in their assessments of this ability and at the same time be a tool for evaluation of Swedish history teaching on municipal and national levels. This presentation will provide a brief look at the Swedish school system and the structure of curricula and criteria for assessment. A more thorough presentation will be made of the test in history for grade 9, constructed at Malmö University, and how it attempts to assess students’ historical consciousness.
David Rosenlund is a test constructor and Ph.D. student at Malmö University. His research is focused on Swedish history education from an assessment perspective. He has published research about the alignment between history curriculum and teacher made assessment material. He is currently working on a study that looks into student strategies in constructing historical knowledge and temporal orientation.
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No RSVP necessary.
From: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo [mailto:communications@gss.ubc.ca]
Sent: November-13-13 2:34 PM
To: gradadminstaff
Subject: GSS Weekly Newsletter
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Dear Graduate Students,
Isn’t it so awesome that you get to be you?! Think about it.
This week at the GSS:
– Coffee’ll Fix it this Thursday.
– Want to plan ahead? Check out the GSS Coffee Social schedule for the rest of the semester – (and diarize!)
– International Students: Interested in Pathways to Permanent Residency? This event is for you! (Nov 15th)
Other GSS Opportunities:
– Job Opportunity: Become the GSS Special Events Coordinator! (Deadline: Nov 20th)
– Wanted: Graduate Student Presenters for the UBC Student Leadership Conference (Deadline: Nov 20th)
Stuff On Campus You Ought To Check Out:
– Beautiful Africa: Graduate Student Presentations, and Chan Centre offers Student Rush Tickets (Thank me later, after you see Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Traoré this Sunday)
– Want to Do Theatre this January? Join “Changing The Lens” Theatre Group
All of this has happened before: This Sons of Anarchy rock remake of This Mississippi Sheiks blues, ”Sitting on Top of the World.”
Peace,
Ngwatilo
GSS Communications Coordinator
Please join the SFU History Department on November 28th for the third installment of our public lecture series, Heroes & Villains: Rethinking Good and Evil in History.
Trudeau 2.0: Pierre’s Legacy. Justin’s Future.
A panel discussion with Elise Chenier, Nicolas Kenny, and Allen Seager, hosted by Roxanne Panchasi.
November 28, 2013 | 5:30 PM
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, Harbour Centre
515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC
Many Canadians view Pierre Elliott Trudeau as a Canadian hero, perhaps the most charismatic Prime Minister the nation has ever seen. Yet others are far more critical of Trudeau’s leadership and legacies. This ambivalence has led to popular opinion polls naming Pierre one of the greatest and worst Canadian of all time. Justin, Pierre’s 41-year-old son and current leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, is no less of a polarizing figure than his father. A media darling, Justin’s youthful energy and charm have worked both for and against him in assessments of his political capital and potential. Join this panel of Canadian historians as they explore the past, present, and future of the Trudeau dynasty. Audience discussion to follow.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and registration is strongly encouraged. Reserve your spot online: http://www.sfu.ca/history/events/heroesandvillains/trudeau.html.
Unable to attend? Check out all of our public lectures on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjovwYJ237SlP75IFJ-yVKQ/videos.
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Call for Papers – SPEP Conference
Call for Papers for the 53rd Annual SPEP Conference
53rd Meeting of the
Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Thursday, October 23-Saturday October 25, 2014
The InterContinental Hotel New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Host Institutions:
Loyola University New Orleans with Tulane University
The Executive Committee of SPEP invites:
COMPLETE PAPERS (no more than 3,000 words) with abstracts (75-100 words)
and
PANEL PROPOSALS consisting of one panel abstract (no more than 500 words) and complete papers (no more than 3,000 words per paper).
Papers and panels from diverse philosophical perspectives in all areas of Continental Philosophy are welcome.
All submissions will be considered under an anonymous review process.
PLEASE SEND ALL PAPER AND PANEL SUBMISSIONS DIRECTLY TO THE SECRETARY/TREASURER.
The selection process for the program is highly competitive and no papers can be added after the initial decisions have been made. In order to encourage the success of the conference, please ensure prior to submission that you are able to attend.
Instructions for Submissions
Submitting Paper and Panel Proposals:
1. A person may submit only one paper for consideration each year. If you have a book under consideration for a special session, you may still submit a single paper for consideration, but you maynot appear on a panel submission.
2. All submissions must be submitted electronically. Please send your submission directly to the Secretary/Treasurer, Shannon Mussett, at mussettspep@gmail.com
3. Electronic Receipt Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME,
Saturday, February 1, 2014.
4. The subject line of the email should read: 2014 SPEP Submission.
5. Your submission should contain TWO ATTACHMENTS:
1. Abstract AND Submission in one document prepared for anonymous review. Even if you are submitting a panel proposal, the panel abstract and all of the papers should be in one document. See “Format of Submissions” for more information.
2. A Cover letter that provides detailed contact information (including physical and electronic addresses) of the author(s), lists the word count of the paper(s), the title(s) of the paper(s), five key words, and indicates whether the author wishes to have the paper considered for “Best Submission by a Graduate Student,” “Best Submission by a Junior Scholar,” and/or “The Iris Marion Young Prize for the Best Paper in Feminist Philosophy” (please be sure to indicate how you meet the eligibility requirements for the first two awards. For a full description and eligibility conditions of each prize, please see below under “Prizes”). In addition, if you anticipate the need for audio/visual equipment, should your submission be accepted, please indicate what you will need in your cover letter.
Format of Submissions:
All abstracts for single papers must include five key words. This will help the Executive Committee group single papers into panels when the conference program is being organized.
Single-paper submissions must include complete papers (ofno more than 3,000 words exclusive of notes and references) and abstracts (of no more than 100 words).
Panel proposals must include a title, an abstract (of no more than 500 words) for the panel as a whole, and complete papers (of no more than 3,000 words exclusive of notes and references) for each paper in the panel. Only panels of two or three speakers will be considered. The SPEP Executive Committee assigns moderators for all sessions.
Since papers and panel proposals are chosen through an anonymous review process, names and addresses of authors must be stated on a separate cover sheet and omitted from the abstracts, papers, and footnotes. The word count for papers should appear on the cover sheet; papers that exceed the 3,000-word limit will not be considered. Please use gender-inclusive language in accordance with the “Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language” published by the APA and available at:http://www.apaonlinecsw.org/apa-guidelines-for-non-sexist-use-of-language
Notification:
- Notification of receipt of your submission: Upon receipt of your submission, you will receive an automated electronic acknowledgement from the Secretary-Treasurer indicating she has received your email and its attachments. If you do not receive a response within one day, please send a follow up e-mail.
- Notification of Inclusion in the 2014 SPEP Conference Program: Authors of single-paper submissions and the panel organizers of panel-submissions will hear from the Executive Committee by June 1, 2014 whether their submission has been accepted or rejected for inclusion in the 2014 SPEP Conference Program.
Prizes:
There are two monetary prizes available: the best submission by a junior scholar and the best submission by a graduate student. To be eligible for the SPEP Junior Scholar Award you must have earned a Ph.D. in the last five years (no earlier than January of 2009). All currently enrolled graduate students are eligible for the SPEP Graduate Student Award.
Each monetary prize is $500.00 plus a travel and hotel allowance. In addition, two non-monetary honorable mention prizes will be awarded. All of the award-winning submissions will be selected through an anonymous review process. You must declare your desire to be considered for an award and your status as a graduate student or as a junior scholar on the cover sheet that accompanies your submission. Winners will be notified by June 1, 2014.
In addition to the two above-mentioned prizes, there is also the non-monetary Iris Marion Young Prize for the Best Paper in Feminist Philosophy awarded by the Committee on the Status of Women. You must declare your desire to be considered for this prize on the cover sheet that accompanies your submission. The winner will be chosen by the CSW through anonymous review and will be notified by June 1, 2014.
Nominating Books for Current Research Sessions:
In order for a book to be considered for a special session, an email from the author to the Book Selection Advisory Committee Chair and to both of the Co-Directors requesting such consideration is required. The deadline for the email and receipt of the books is February 1, 2014.
Send books to: Brent Adkins (Chair of SPEP Book Selection Committee)
Department of Religion & Philosophy
Roanoke College
221 College Lane
Salem, VA 24153
Eligible Books: Authors or publishers are encouraged to send two copies of monographs on topics of interest to continental philosophers, published on or after January 1, 2011.
Notification:
The Committee’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Executive Committee, and the authors of the books chosen for Current Research Sessions will be notified by June 1, 2014.
For further information, please contact either one of the Executive Co-Directors:
Amy R. Allen
Department of Philosophy
Dartmouth College
6035 Thornton Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
amy.r.allen@dartmouth.edu
Brian Schroeder
Department of Philosophy
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623
Registration is now open for:
Creative Project Planning through Concept Mapping: Are you trying to organize your thinking about a project, thesis, teaching or learning challenge? Join us to explore concept maps as a thinking tool to help you in your process.
Wednesday, Nov 20th, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10955-gps-workshop-creative-project-planning-through-concept-mapping
To register, see: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2d33
Job Search Workshop Series: Join us for a series of 2 x 4 concurrent job search workshops.
Friday, November 22nd, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Workshop 1: Time Management: Planning your Job Search Strategy, with Patty Hambler
Workshop 2: Job Search Panel: thinking creatively and proactively, with Marlene Delanghe + panelists
Workshop 3: Getting the Interview – How to Make Your Application Stand Out, with Matthew Heiydt
Workshop 4: Building your Online Academic Profile, with Jonathan Strang
For a complete event description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10975-gpscsic-event-creating-opportunities-job-search-workshop-series
To register, see: http://bit.ly/18oODTX
For information on all upcoming GPS workshops, visit www.grad.ubc.ca/gps
February 27-28, 2014
10th International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference
Activism and Education: Learning With(In) Lived Experiences.
Washington State University
Join us for the 10th Annual Conference and workshops February 27-28, 2014, at Northern Quest Resort in Airway Heights, (Spokane) WA. This year we will focus on the theme of Activism and Education: Learning with(in) Lived Experiences. This conference is committed to engaging activists, educators, and scholars from diverse disciplines in deep and meaningful dialogues around what we can do together to address and engage in alleviating and/or eliminating current social and environmental injustices in our local, national, and international communities.
Award-winning Seattle filmmaker Jill Freidberg spent two years in southern Mexico documenting the efforts of more than 100,000 teachers, parents, and students fighting to defend to country’s public education system from the devastating impacts of economic globalization. Freidberg combines footage of strikes and direction actions with 25 years worth of never-before-seen archival images to deliver a compelling and unsettling story of resistance, repression, commitment, and solidarity.
For over 20 years, global economic forces have been dismantling public education in Mexico, but always in the constant shadow of popular resistance… Granito de Arena is the story of that resistance – the story of hundreds of thousands of public schoolteachers whose grassroots, non-violent movement took Mexico by surprise, and who have endured brutal repression in their 25-year struggle for social and economic justice in Mexico’s public schools
Proposal deadline: December 6, 2013
Paper and Panel Presentations: Please submit your proposal clearly explaining the presentation and its relationship to the conference. What is the question or problem that is being addressed? Who are the primary scholarly sources being drawn upon to frame the discussion?
Alternative Sessions/Workshops: Propose something alternative to traditional conference sessions or host a workshop! This should be a hands-on session dealing with an important issue related to the conference theme. Proposals should describe a) what the session will be about, b) what the objectives of the session are, and c) how participants will be involved.
To submit a proposal:
- Use the attached form
- Download the call for proposals in word format from the conference website http://education.wsu.edu/globalization/
Send as an attachment to: khammer@wsu.edu or Send by mail to: Globalization, Diversity & Education Conference
Attn: Krenny
College of Education
PO Box 642114
Pullman, WA 99164-2114
Phone: (509) 335-6393
Fax: (509) 335-2097
Proposal deadline: December 6, 2013
Dear CATE and CAREC members,
Canadian Association for Research in Early Childhood (CAREC) is a special interest group of The Canadian Association for Teacher Education. CAREC will be sponsoring a post-CSSE conference to be held May 29th, 2014 at Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario. See the attached postcard for more details; a call for proposals will follow in early January. Save the Date postcard for CAREC 2014
You can also follow CAREC on Facebook.
Regards,
Debra Harwood, PhD
CAREC, President
The current NewsFlash is now on line, please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/newsflash.
For copies of previous NewsFlashes, please e-mail: educ.ogpr@ubc.ca.
Dear Members,
Members are invited to consider offering a general graduate student professional development session for the CCGSE during the 2014 CSSE Conference (http://brocku.ca/congress2014/). Topics for these sessions might focus on, but are not limited to: Grant Writing for Graduate Students; Job Search for Graduate Students; Mentorship and the Graduate Student, and/or Publishing for Graduate Students.
In addition to these sessions, I invite CSSE Association and SIG presidents to consider offering a discipline-specific panel session for their graduate students during the 2014 CSSE Conference. These sessions can be organized by the graduate student serving on respective association/SIG Boards with ongoing assistance and support from me (as CCGSE Co-President).
Please contact me, Maryam Wagner, at maryam.wagner@mail.utoronto.ca by December 15, 2013 if you would be willing to help organize a session related to one of the above-mentioned topics.
With many thanks in advance for your support,
Maryam Wagner
CCGSE Co-President, Director
CCGSE Co-President, Director
Hello Fellow Graduate Students,
With the CSSE proposals due on November 27, 2013 (http://www.csse-scee.ca/conference/), the CCGSE/CCEDE Program Committee is now looking for volunteers to aid in the Proposal Review process.
If you are interessted in serving as a peer reviewer for proposals submitted to CCGSE/CCEDE for the CSSE conference, please email me the following information:
1. Name
2. CSSE Membership Number
3. University
4. Department
5. Program
6. Year of Study
7. Contact phone number
8. List 3 areas of expertise
9. Language preference: English or French
10. Are you willing and able to do a review in French?
11. How many proposals are you willing to review? 1-3, 3-5? Each proposal is a time commitment of 1-3 hours.
2. CSSE Membership Number
3. University
4. Department
5. Program
6. Year of Study
7. Contact phone number
8. List 3 areas of expertise
9. Language preference: English or French
10. Are you willing and able to do a review in French?
11. How many proposals are you willing to review? 1-3, 3-5? Each proposal is a time commitment of 1-3 hours.
The request for volunteer reviewers will be open until Thursday, November 28, 2013 at midnight (EST), and the review process will take place between November 29 and December 20, 2013, with an estimated commitment of 1-3 proposal(s).
Your aid in this process would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks,
Julieta Delos Santos
Co-president CCGSE/CCÉDÉ
The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education/Le Comité canadien des étudiants diplômés en éducation
PhD – candidate
University of Alberta
Co-president CCGSE/CCÉDÉ
The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education/Le Comité canadien des étudiants diplômés en éducation
PhD – candidate
University of Alberta
Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop December 6, 7, 8, 2013. Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.
The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation. It is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence. It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience. Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop.
This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the December 6, 7, 8 ISW, please go to:
From: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo [mailto:communications@gss.ubc.ca]
Sent: November-07-13 12:59 PM
To: gradadminstaff
Subject: GSS Weekly Newsletter
Happy November!
Thank you for your support last week. We got a good number of graduate students together, to celebrate halloween, including a few with their young’uns who carved up some pumpkins. There aren’t many opportunities in the year to make that kind of connection with our graduate student community, and especially those with families. Thank you for forwarding these on.
Ngwatilo
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Dear Graduate Students,
First, a special shout out to the folks who came out last Friday! Check out some of the pictures on facebook! (And while you’re there, join our Facebook Group!)
– Reminder: Coffee’ll Fix it is this and every Thursday at 3pm at Seedlings Cafe.
– Join the team! Apply to be The GSS Council Speaker! (Deadline Extended)
– Check Out: Beautiful Africa: Graduate Student ‘Pecha Kucha’ Style Presentations (Nov 14)
– On Careers: Check out this interview with Harish Vasudevan PhD on transferring technical skills to industry
– And the Koerner Library Research Commons November Workshop schedule is out.
– Looking for extra money? Consider teaching GRE & GMAT Preparation Courses in Vancouver.
– PhD Comics have made a very scientific graph about what’s happening (or not happening) in your work pattern. It explains everything.
Peace and Giggles,
Ngwatilo
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GSS Communications Coordinator
Dear CATE members,
This is a gentle reminder of the impending November 27, 2013 proposal submission deadline arriving in three weeks. The CATE executive is anticipating a wonderful range of teacher education topics at CSSE in 2014 and would love to receive a proposal from you and have your voice and insights join the conversation. The conference will be at Brock University in St. Catharine’s, Ontario, from May 24 – 28, 2014.
You can access the call for proposals at: http://www.csse-scee.ca/conference/ Please note once again that the deadline for submissions is November 27.
When submitting your proposal, don’t forget to renew your CSSE and CATE memberships and to select CATE as the destination for your proposals. The on-line submission system allows you to choose from 4 types of sessions: “multiple single paper session”, “symposium/panel session”. “small roundtable”, or “poster”. We will attempt to accommodate your preferred type of session, depending upon submission numbers and session availability. A reminder as well that you may only submit one proposal to CATE as a First Author in an attempt to avoid scheduling difficulties.
We will also be sending out a call for proposal reviewers in the coming weeks. Please consider volunteering to make this important contribution to the success of our meetings.
Looking forward to reading your proposals and meeting you in St. Catharine’s in 2014!
Sincerely,
Julie Mueller
Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier Univeristy
CATE Program Chair 2013-2014