Day: January 9, 2014

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Jan 29 – FIREtalk: Creativity and Innovation

Dear Graduate Students,

I would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming FIREtalk: Creativity and Innovation to be held on Wednesday January 29th 4-6 pm. Submit your proposal for a 5 minute presentation by January 15th.

http://bit.ly/CreateandInnovate

Where do creative and novel ideas come from? Can tools or techniques stimulate creativity and innovation? Are creative processes the same across disciplines? Submit to present and share your approach towards creativity and innovation.

To sign up as a presenter click on the following link:
http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/fire-talks/proposal-submission-form/

To sign up as an attendee click on the following link:
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4617/

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at research.commons@ubc.ca

Kelsey Blair
Student Coordinator
Koerner Library Research Commons
kelsey.blair@ubc.ca

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Animal Rescue Book Sale Donations‏

Every year the Faculty of Education holds a one day book sale to raise proceeds for animal rescue charities in the Lower Mainland, by selling donated books at very reasonable prices to students, staff and faculty. Everybody benefits—especially the animals, who are the most important recipients of our good will.

All proceeds go to volunteer animal rescue charities in the Lower Mainland that operate no-kill shelters.

In 2013, over $1,000 was raised and distributed among 6 animal rescue shelters. In the 14 years that the Faculty has held the book sale, over $7,500 has been raised to help the animals.

To see which charities benefited from the 2013 Education Book Sale, please visit: blogs.ubc.ca/teachereducation/2013/02/05/book-sale-proceeds .

Faculty of Education Animal Rescue Book Sale
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Neville Scarfe Foyer, UBC
2125 Main Mall
11:00 am – 4:00 pm

For more information, and to drop off donations, please see Maureen Shepherd in the Teacher Education Office. Gently used books, cds, dvds, and magazines are welcomed

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Jan 15 – Intl Students: PNP and PR session

Workshop: Learn about getting Canadian residency through the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program

Interested in applying for Canadian permanent residency? Government officers from the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will speak about current government regulations and application procedures. Learn about the various pathways to immigration through the PNP, the CIC’s Canadian Experience Class, and about Labour Market Opinions. Gain tips and insights about applying for these programs and permanent residency.

When:   Wednesday, January 15, 2014 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Where:  Neville Scarfe Building, Room 100

RSVP as soon as possible at https://ubc-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php/pid492569?mode=form&id=360023845fa42f7dcb456ecc7860bb7c&s=event&ss=ws

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Dialogue with Dr. Jan Hare

A Dialogue with Jan Hare, Professor in Indigenous Education for Teacher Education

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

4:30 – 6:30 pm

First Nations House of Learning (Sty-Wet-Tan Hall)

1985 West Mall

RSVP http://tinyurl.com/Jhare-Feb4

The Faculty of Education and Dr. Jan Hare invite members of the community to a dialogue about the vision and plans for the Professorship in Indigenous Education for Teacher Education, and the needs of the community. Dr. Hare has been appointed to this new Professorship, a key legacy project arising from the Year of Indigenous Education. The goals of the new Professorship are to:

–        enrich teacher education with Indigenous perspectives, histories and pedagogies to help prepare teacher candidates,

–        engage in the professional development of practicing teachers and faculty to strengthen Indigenous education identity and approaches in current teaching.

Dr. Jan Hare, Associate Professor in Language and Literacy Education, is an Anishinaabe scholar and educator from the M’Chigeeng First Nation, located on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario. Through her teaching and research in BC and across the country, she has sought to transform education in ways that are more inclusive of Indigenous ways of knowing and approaches to learning. Dr. Hare’s program of research extends from early childhood education to higher education and is engaged in several curriculum projects supporting the professional development of in‑service and pre‑service educators.

This includes the development of a new MOOC (massive open online course) titled, “Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education.”

More information: Joanne O’Connor joanne.oconnor@ubc.ca

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Feb 1: Vancouver student seminar on policy issues‏

Explore Public Policy Issues Student Seminar

February 1, 2014 | Vancouver, BC
Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Please join us for a day of fun-filled discussion and inquiry – free of charge. Explore ideas while listening and conversing with leading policy experts and peers.

Speakers and topics include:

Is China the Next Superpower?
Nick Eberstadt
Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute and senior advisor to the National Bureau of Asian Research

Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking
Ben Perrin
Professor, UBC Faculty of Law and former legal advisor to
Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Fracking, Pipeline Development and Green Energy
Ken Green
Senior Director, Centre for Natural Resources,
Fraser Institute

A Humane Economist’s Case for Drug Legalization
David R. Henderson
Associate Professor of Economics, Naval Postgraduate School and Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution

What to Expect from the B.C. and Federal Budgets
Sean Speer
Associate Director, Centre for Fiscal Studies, Fraser Institute and former economic advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Click here to Register

For more information, please contact Julie Walton, Fraser Institute Education Programs Coordinator, at 604-688-0221 ext. 533 or email julie.walton@fraserinstitute.org

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EDCP Seminar Videos‏

For those who were unable to attend Peter Grimmett’s talk on Dec 13th and would like to view the recording, please go to http://m2.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars/seminars2013/4-grimmett.mp4.

Please note that a lot of our seminars were taped and the video links can be found on our website at http://edcp.educ.ubc.ca/community/seminars/.  This page lists EDCP seminars (with posters and video links) from 2010 onwards.

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