Day: January 7, 2014

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Jan 15 – Doc & Talk

In this new series, graduate students are invited to converse around a curated selection of documentary films.

The first meeting will be Wednesday January 15 at 4:30pm in the Den (Scarfe 6A).

Join fellow grad students for a new monthly short documentary film and discussion series. This month’s films are American Juggalo and That B.E.A.T. Discussion will focus on the construction of the idea of “subcultures” and also issues surrounding race, class, gender, sexuality representation, and voice. The conversation will be facilitated by Brooke Madden and Sam Stiegler. Grad students who are interested in selecting films (and leading discussions) for future sessions should most certainly attend with their ideas!

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Call for Papers: AAACS and Graduate Student Paper Award

2014 Graduate Student Paper Award
Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for our inaugural Graduate Student Paper Award. The award will recognize one graduate student‘s work for its contribution to this year’s conference theme “Ethical Engagement among Communities without Consensus.” Submissions will be reviewed by members of the Graduate Student Committee and then submitted for final peer review by established scholars in curriculum studies. One selected paper will be recognized at the 2014 annual conference. Submissions are due by March 1st, 2014 and should be no longer than 10 pages double-spaced (not including references) with 1-inch margins, 12 pt Times New Roman Font and APA formatting. We encourage graduate students to submit papers drawn on proposals that have been accepted for the 2014 conference. Please email your paper to 
AAACSgradpaperaward@gmail.com.

2014 AAACS Call for Papers

In a symposium entitled “Ethical Engagement among Communities without Consensus” AAACS 2013, Janet Miller and Bill Pinar emphasized the importance of a ‘shared community of dissensus’ for ‘complicated conversations’ in curriculum studies to take place. In this discussion, the notion of “engaged generosity” emerged that urged curriculum studies scholars who disagree to maintain an ethics of generous engagement and commitment to curriculum studies, its goals, and it underlying activism.

Taking Miller’s proposition seriously and considering the challenges of the current educational context, including aspects internal and external to the area of curriculum studies, the Executive and Conference Committees of AAACS invite curriculum studies scholars to engage with the potential difficulties, barriers, joys, and benefits of taking responsibility for creating such community and enabling such conversations. Drawing on contemporary thinking about democracy, otherness, knowledge/power, being, and beyond, we would like to explore how to create an AAACS disciplinary space that advances themes that are urgently pressing in a time in which curriculum studies is becoming increasingly marginalized.
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ASD & Family Quality of Life Discussion Series

The Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab at SFU, together with the Laurel Foundation, is co-hosting 3 community events 
entitled, "ASD & Family Quality of Life Discussion Series." The 3 themes will be: Families and School, Families and Transitions, 
and Families and Mental Health. The aim of these events is to facilitate discussion among a range of stakeholders, including 
individuals and their families, researchers, and professionals about important Quality of Life issues. These events are FREE and
open to the public, so please join us and bring your questions, ideas, and comments to what is sure to be a lively discussion! 
During the events, we will also be giving families an opportunity to participate in our research.
 
1. Family and Schools
 
Saturday, January 18, 2014, 1 - 4pm
West Mall Complex 2200
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
 
Spots are limited, so please RSVP at http://autismlab.psyc.sfu.ca/events

Panelists:
 
Dr. Grace Iarocci, Associate Professor of Psychology, SFU
Emily Gardiner, Doctoral Candidate, Psychology, SFU
Dr. Pat Mirenda, Professor of Educational & Counseling Psychology, & Special Ed. And Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary 
Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA), UBC
 
Amelia Poitras, Learning Support Teacher, Westcot Elementary School
 
Jody Langlois, Assistant Superintendent, School District No. 48
Evangeline Torres, Director, Learning Resource Centre, BC Christian Academy
 
Colleen Fuller, Parent and Counselor
Laurel Foundation
 
**Dates and times for the other 2 events are currently being finalized. Please check our website for the most up to date information.
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TerreWEB Seminar this Thursday‏

We hope that you all had some time to rest over the holidays. We will continue this term with our seminar series every Thursday in Macmillan 154 from 2:00-3:00pm. We hope to see more and more of you. Feel free to forward any of these announcements to people you may think would be interested.

For this week’s TerreWEB seminar we have Novak Rogic, who will be talking about “Resource Management, Content Sharing and Republishing at UBC – Case Studies and Possibilities.” Everyone is welcome!

Abstract:UBC runs MediaWiki and WordPress platforms for personal publishing (over 20,000 users) content management (over 700 websites), content sharing and republishing, ePortfolio and general teaching and learning for over 40,000 students and 10,000 faculty and staff. Novak Rogic will present a few interesting teaching and learning projects and share current developments.

Bio: Novak Rogic is the Web Strategy Manager at the UBC’s Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. He is responsible for UBC Blogs, Wiki and CMS and leads the web projects that emphasize sharing, producing and collaboration on the Internet.

When: This Thursday, January 9th

Where: Macmillan Building, Room 154

Time: 2:00-3:00pm (3:30 for TerreWEB Scholars)

Live Webinar: If you are unavailable to attend, we will have live webinar which can be accessed live here: Webinar Link – Please log in 5 minutes early and use your name for the “login” field.

Ongoing info about TerreWEB seminars can be found HERE. (Coming soon)

Hope to see you there!

Preston Cumming

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Graduate Program Opportunities

Statistical Opportunity for Students (SOS) program — UBC Department of Statistics

Dear UBC Graduate Students and Faculty:

Are you having trouble with the statistics needed for your thesis? The Statistical Consulting And Research Laboratory (SCARL) in the Department of Statistics at UBC is pleased to offer limited statistical consulting to UBC graduate students at no charge. Please visit the SOS webpage for more information about the program and how to apply.
http://www.stat.ubc.ca/SCARL/HowSCARLHelp/Detail/SOS.php The SOS program is made possible through funding from the Office of the Provost and VP, Research and International.

Thanks in advance.

Rick White
Managing Director
Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory

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Jan 27 – Anne Frank: A history for today Teacher Preview

RSVP to INFO@VHEC.ORG

On her 13th birthday, Anne Frank receives a diary as a gift. Just weeks later her family enters into hiding in Amsterdam. For more than two years, Anne carefully records her thoughts, feelings, and observations in her now-iconic diary, one of the most widely read books in the world today. Through photos, narratives, and artefacts, Anne Frank – A History for Today illuminates the effect of National Socialism on one Jewish family, and explores the legacy of this history for all Canadians. The exhibit also features artefacts of child survivors who settled in Canada after the war.

Students grade six and up will participate in an interactive school tour and complementary workshop exploring themes of discrimination, social responsibility and resistance, and diarizing through the lens of the exhibit.

Exhibit produced by The Anne Frank House. Supported by Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Isaac and Sophie Waldman Endowment Fund of the Vancouver Foundation, and Ralph Markin & Bob Markin, in honour of a dear friend, Leslie Spiro z”l.

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EQUIPMENT LOANS at UBC‏

Dear Students,

The note below is a reminder that that the Audio Visual room in Scarfe Room 1 closed on November 12th. You probably know that UBC provides equipment loans to students.  The following two links provide information on how to borrow:

·         Laptops

·         Camcorders and Tripods

·         Camcorder and Projectors

·         LCD Projectors

·         Mac Display Adaptors

·         Calculators

·         A wide range of chargers

·         Headphones

·         Other presentation supplies

http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/tech-support-2/equipment-lending/

http://services.library.ubc.ca/computers-technology/technology-borrowing/

The Learning Commons is at: Room 300, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Sincerely, Colin Sharwood

Director of Finance, Faculty of Education – UBC

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Conferences

International Educational Technology Conference 2014‏

TASET ORGANIZES IETC 2014 CONFERENCE

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
IETC 2014
CHICAGO – USA

3-5 September 2014

www.iet-c.net

Call for papers

IETC 2014 seeks a diverse and comprehensive program covering all areas of educational technology. The program includes a wide range of activities designed to facilitate the exchange of expertise, experience, and resources with colleagues. These include keynote and invited talks, full and brief paper presentations, panels and round table discussion sessions.

We would like to invite you to share your experience and your papers with academicians, teachers and professionals. 

Keynote Invited Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Title

Prof. Dr. Steve HARMON (2015)
President-Elect – AECT
Georgia State University – USA

New Horizons in Education Technology

Prof.Dr. J. Ana DONALDSON
AECT Former President – USA

Through the Kaleidoscope Perspectives on eLearning

Prof. Dr. J. Michael SPECTOR
Universiy of Georgia, USA

Balancing Relatively Stable Educational Goals with Rapidly Changing Educational Technologies

Prof. Dr. Buket AKKOYUNLU
Hacettepe University, Turkey

Who is the 21st Century Learner? How are we going to prepare them for the 21st Century?

Prof. Dr. Theresa J. FRANKLIN
Ohio University, USA

Embracing the Future: Empowering 21st Century Learners

Prof. Dr. Saedah SIRAJ
University of Malaya, Malaysia

Evaluation Innovation: Fuzzy Delphi in Evaluating Education Design

Conference Language

The official languages of the conference are English and Turkish. Proposals can be sent and be presented in either language. But all submission process will be done in English. Please, submit your proposal according to the following presentation category descriptions in paper guidelines.

Conference Venue

IETC 2014 will be held at AIC Campus 640 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL, USA.

Deadlines

Abstract Deadline : Until July 5, 2014

Full Article Deadline : Until July 20, 2014

Registration Fee Deadline : Until August 5, 2014

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International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2014) Submission Deadline‏

The International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2014) has
re-opened submissions until 15 January. To submit, please follow the
link below:

http://www.icqi.org/home/submission/

For registration, please use the following link:

http://www.icqi.org/registration/

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