Month: December 2013

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Courses

New Course: EPSE 630 Advanced Seminar on Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

EPSE 630: Advanced Seminar on Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Course Specifics: Dr. Jenna Shapka (jennifer.shapka@ubc.ca) will be offering this course in Summer Term 1 (May to June, 2014) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-4:30.

Course Description: As children grow and interact with their environment, the processes underlying their development become increasingly complex. By adolescence, the biological, cognitive, social, and cultural influences have become so intertwined that untangling their separate effects becomes an interesting challenge.  This seminar will explore the diversity of the adolescent experience while providing an overview of current research and theory on normative adolescent development.  Special attention will be paid to the contexts within which adolescents live and grow (i.e., family, school, peer groups and community). Students will gain an understanding of the biological and social processes that influence development, the challenges and risks facing adolescents today, and the factors that promote positive youth development.

Topics that will be covered include:

§  Social development and Identity formation

§  Achievement and motivation

§  Pubertal timing

§  Sexual risk taking

§  Brain development and cognitive understanding

§  Adolescent development and information technology

§  Problem behaviours in adolescence

§  Adolescent parent and peer relationships

Who should take this course? There are no pre-requisites for this course and it is suitable for all graduate students (Masters and Phd) who are working with, researching, or just interested in an adolescent population.

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Announcements Department Events

Call for Nominations: Killam Faculty Teaching Prize‏

This is a reminder of the 2013 – 2014 Killam Faculty Teaching Prize.  Nomination letters must reach the Department Heads by January 10, 2014.

Killam Faculty Teaching Prize 2013 – 2014

The Faculty of Education has a long history of interest in good teaching. To emphasize the importance of exceptional teaching the Faculty of Education awards up to two prizes of $5000, a plaque and recognition at convocation each year to full-time tenure track faculty members.

1. Eligibility

All Faculty members who hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track appointment are eligible for a Killam Faculty Teaching Prize. While previous award winners are not eligible, previous nominees are encouraged to reapply. These prizes are based on teaching broadly defined over time and not solely on current classroom teaching. Consideration should be given to:

• Teaching performance in formal settings such as lectures (large and small), tutorials, laboratories, practica and clinical placements;

• Teaching performance in informal settings such as graduate student supervision, practicum supervision, office consultation, counseling;

• Innovation in curricula, course content and teaching methodology informed by research;

• Development of courses, programs and course materials; and

• Continuing Professional Education activities.

2. Nomination Process: Department/School Deadline

• One letter of nomination indicating the case for awarding a teaching prize to the nominee should be sent to the Department Head/Director. The letter should address the five criteria listed under eligibility. Faculty and students wishing to nominate a faculty member are encouraged to start early and consult with their Department Head/Director as the nomination process proceeds.

• Up to six support letters may be attached to the nomination letter. These letters should represent the diversity of the person’s teaching responsibilities and be limited to 1-2 pages each.

• The nominee should include a one page teaching philosophy statement.

• The nominee should provide a CV.

• The above constitutes the nomination package that must reach the Department Head/Director by January 10, 2014.

EDCP courses: Dr. Peter Grimmett (peter.grimmett@ubc.ca)

EDST courses: Dr. Pam Ratner (pam.ratner@ubc.ca)

EPSE courses: Dr. Bill Borgen (william.a.borgen@ubc.ca)

LLED courses: Dr. Lee Gunderson (lee.gunderson@ubc.ca)

HKIN courses: Dr. Robert Sparks (robert.sparks@ubc.ca)

For other acronyms, please ask the instructor for their department home.

3. Nomination Process: Faculty Deadline

• Departments and the School will follow their own internal review processes and choose one nomination to forward the Faculty level committee.

• Departments will refine the nomination package so it adheres to the number and length of letters, length of teaching philosophy, etc.

• The Department Head/Director will submit the nomination package along with a cover letter that includes a longitudinal review of the nominees teaching performance (using SCETS and course evaluation information) and any other pertinent information to the Chair of the Killam Faculty Teaching Prize Committee, Dr. Rita Irwin, Associate Dean, Teacher Education Office by February 28, 2014.

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Conferences

Call for Proposals: Investigating Our Practices (IOP) 2014 Conference‏

The Call for Proposals for the 17th Annual IOP Conference, hosted at UBC Faculty of Education, is now open.

This one-day conference creates a space for practicing education professionals and students to come together to share their questions, investigations and understandings about their practice.

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Announcements Conferences CSSE

CSSE Call for Professional Development Presentations

Dear Members,Members are invited to consider offering a general graduate student professional development session for the CCGSE/CCÉDÉ 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 myself as CCGSE/CCÉDÉ 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/CCÉDÉ Co-President, Director
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Announcements

GSS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Graduate Students,

Happy Almost-End-of-Term! Our GSS Food Bin is cold and hungry for some donations! Please plan to pass by with something to share this holiday season. We will offer your donations as some support to help families in need get through the winter holidays. Our bin is at the Graduate Student Centre (#225-6371 Crescent Rd). Do your bit to help by dropping off either canned or non-perishable food. Thanks!

GSS Social & Recreational Events:
– Free GSS Bellydancing Fitness Workshop – Have you signed up for our teaser workshop ahead of next semester’s class? What are you waiting for?! Monday’s coming up fast!

– Coffee (n’ cake) will Fix it! This week our coffee social goes for comforting fun! bake a cake and eat it! You won’t find a better deal!

GSS Opportunities:
– Job Opportunity: Student Health Report Coordinator: We’re looking to fill this short term position. Interested? It would be especially relevant to you if you’re into health related research.

GSS Advocacy & Lobbying:
– Alliance of British Columbia Students Society (ABCS) elects our current GSS VP External as Chair at its Inaugural General meeting!

Keep warm out there!

Ngwatilo

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Announcements

STEM Education Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS ­ STEM EDUCATION CONFERENCE

Closes:  December 9, 2013

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STEM 2014 Conference | July 12-15

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada

stem2014.ubc.ca

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STEM Education and Our Planet:

Making Connections Across Contexts

 

The International Conference of STEM in Education is an opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, colleges, businesses, industries and other private and public agencies to share and discuss their innovative practices and research initiatives that may advance STEM education.

 

Submit your proposal to present at the STEM 2014 Conference at http://stem2014.ubc.ca.  Call for Papers closes December 9, 2013.

We invite proposals from educators, academics, education officers, industry partners, graduate and undergraduate students for papers, poster presentations, panels, workshops, symposia, and innovative showcases.  Proposals will be peer reviewed, and are invited in any area related to the overall focus of the conference, including:

  • Innovation in STEM Research
  • Innovative Resources for STEM Education
  • Transformation in Educational Practices through STEM
  • Sustainability Education and STEM
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches to Popular Science Education
  • Life-long learning in STEM
  • STEM learning in and across formal and informal contexts
  • Curriculum Theory and Development in STEM
  • Educational Philosophy and Theory about STEM
  • Educational Policy, Leadership and Management for STEM
  • Rural Education and STEM
  • Special Education and STEM
  • Educational Technology in STEM
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development in STEM
  • Design and Technology Education
  • Science Fiction and STEM Education
  • Disasters and STEM Education
  • Other related STEM topics will also be considered

Presenters whose papers are accepted for the Conference will be invited to submit their full papers to be published in the peer-reviewed online STEM 2014 Conference Proceedings. Author guidelines are available on the conference website: http://stem2014.ubc.ca

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Announcements

Free Statistical Analyses — UBC Department of Statistics

To Graduate Program Staff and Graduate Advisors:

From: Andrea Sollberger Student Services Coordinator [mailto:gradinfo@stat.ubc.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:15 AM
Subject: Free Statistical Analyses — UBC Department of Statistics

Dear UBC Graduate Students, Research Staff and Faculty:

As part of our ongoing efforts to bring current research into the classroom and promote interdisciplinary collaborations, the students enrolled in STAT 450 (Case Studies in Statistics) will provide free statistical analyses in Term 2 of 2013-2014. New to the upcoming term, one or two graduate students in STAT 550 (Techniques of Statistical Consulting) will mentor and supervise a group of STAT 450 students, and peer-review their analyses and report. The students will be carrying out this academic activity under the co-supervision of Gabriela Cohen Freue (instructor of STAT 450) and Rollin Brant (instructor of STAT 550). The data will be treated with confidentiality within the courses.

Please consider whether the type of feedback described might be helpful to you.  If so, please submit your projects, carefully following the guidelines provided in the announcement below.

Sincerely,

Gabriela Cohen Freue

Rollin Brant

Department of Statistics

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Announcements Speakers

Registration Now Open for the Instructional Skills Workshop: January 25, 26, February 1‏

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop January 25, 26, and February 1, 2014.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.  Please find attached the new policy for registration in the ISW.

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 January 25, 26, February 1 ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/3089

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Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities Speakers

Research Commons December Workshops and Holiday Hours‏

upcoming Library workshops geared toward graduate students.

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Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!

Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like 
to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions 
about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find 
out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of 
t= he writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.

Thursday, December 5th, 3-5pm:  http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4468

Wednesday December 11th, 3-5pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4569

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: 
http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.

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Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley

Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your re= search, teaching or administrative work? Citation 
management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective 
manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.

Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of 
either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.

Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a 
one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.<http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/>

Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Thursday, December 5th,1-3:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4302

Citation Management Using Zotero:
Wednesday, December 11th 10- 12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4303
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SPSS

Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management
Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software?=  Do you want to work with user-friendly software 
without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to 
manage your data fast.

Wednesday December 4th, 2-330pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4311

Workshop 3-Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with 
t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help 
you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!

Monday, December 9th, 10:00 - 11:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4315

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: 
http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.<http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/>
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Announcements

Faculty of Education ­ Community Engagement website

Dear Colleagues,

We are very excited to announce the launch of a new Faculty of Education Community Engagement website. This site is intended as a place to record, share and celebrate the incredible work the Faculty of Education and community partners do together.  It is our hope that through storytelling we can communicate the value and depth of this engagement.

Share Your Story

A primary goal of the Community Engagement initiative is to learn about and represent the diverse Community Engagement activities of faculty that are locally, nationally, or internationally based, no matter the size, focus or goal. To that end, we invite all members of the faculty to tell their story of Community Engagement activity.  Select your preferred option to Share Your Story:

  • Community Engagement “tweet” – provide a brief, 140 character description of your project or research
  • Community Engagement Narrative – share your narrative in a longer, open format
  • Community Engagement Questionnaire – fill out a structured questionnaire

Get Involved

If you are interested in participating in the Community Engagement Working Group (CEWG), please join us at the monthly meeting held on the last Tuesday of the month (12-1:30pm).  Check the event calendar on the CE website to confirm the date, time & room number.

We value your feedback and invite you to contact our communications team with any questions you have about the site.

As always, we appreciate every opportunity to connect with you, and welcome conversations around academic, professional, and community initiatives in education.

Sincerely,

 

Mark Edwards Ph.D.

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Announcements Funding and Awards

Deadline extension for Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program Applications‏

Dear Graduate Programs,

We have just received confirmation from the Tri-Agencies that the deadline for the deadline for submitting applications for the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program (CGS M) via the Research Portal has been extended to Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 2:00pm Vancouver time (5:00 pm Eastern Time). Please note applications already received by the granting agencies are not impacted.

IMPORTANT: The Research Portal will be unavailable on Wednesday, December 4, from 6 to 8:00 a.m. (ET) due to scheduled maintenance.

Applicants are invited to review the instructions and other support materials available on the CGSM website (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/CGSHarmonization-HarmonizationBESC_eng.asp), including frequently asked questions.  For technical support, applicants should contact the Online Services Helpdesk (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ContactUs-ContactezNous/index_eng.asp). As they are currently experiencing a high volume of calls, it is preferable to send an e-mail to webapp@nserc-crsng.gc.ca or webgrant@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca with specific details on the issue they are experiencing. This should expedite the response time.

This extension to the application deadline will result in a corresponding delay in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies providing graduate programs with access to their CGSM applications.

Regards,

Brendan

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Graduate Program Opportunities

Dec. 12 – Info Session in Richmond | UBC MEd in Technology Studies Education

THE PROGRAM

One of the most active topics of research at the moment, Digital Learning and Curriculum is spurred by the recent realization that, when it comes to technology, disciplinary knowledge (or content) of effective teachers is more a matter of understanding deep associations among familiar concepts than it is about taking more advanced courses in technology.

In a sense, this Master¹s program is focused on developing better understandings of what teachers already know ­ seeking to enhance teachers¹ knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) not by studying more about computer hardware or software individually, but by unpacking concepts collaboratively (e.g., identifying and elaborating metaphors, analogies, applications, exemplars, gestures, and other experiences that contribute to the Œlife¹ of an idea).

Digital Learning and Curriculum is thus designed for those teachers who are seeking to enhance professional practice by developing their educational technology knowledge through collaborative study.

INFORMATION SESSIONS

RICHMOND

Thursday, December 12 | 4:00 p.m.­5:00 p.m.
Blair Elemenary School
6551 Lynas Lane | Map

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2014

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LEARN MORE

Web: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/DLC

Contact: linda.haftner@ubc.ca

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