Categories
Courses

EDUC 500 (Research Methods in Education) – spaces available

Dr. Anneke van Enk's section of EDUC 500 (Research Methodology in Education) still has spaces. It meets Tuesday afternoons 
this term, 4:30-7:30 pm in Scarfe. Please see the attached outline. If you haven't yet taken EDUC 500, please consider 
registering for this class. Please contact the instructor for more information: Anneke.vanEnk@ubc.ca<mailto:Anneke.vanEnk@ubc.ca>
Categories
News from the Outside World

MineralsEd Teachers’ Day Pro-D, Jan 30, Westin Bayshore, Vancouver‏

a Pro-d opportunity for (Geography) teachers
 
I would like to call your attention to a professional development program MineralsEd is hosting in conjunction with Mineral 
Exploration Roundup in Vancouver later this month with hopes that you will forward this to Geography 12 teachers in your 
membership who might find this particularly relevant to and supportive of their classroom teaching. The teachers’ program this 
year is dedicated to Earth Science topics.
 
We have a line up of true “BC rock stars” as guest speakers:
 
·         Dr. Bob Turner, GSC, BC’s Tectonic Origins
 
·         Dr. John Clague, SFU, The Big Freeze - The Ice Ages in British Columbia
 
·         Dr. Cathy Hickson, Alterra Power Corp., Volcanology and Hydrothermal Energy Development
 
·         Mr. Bruce Madu, BC Geological Survey, BC’s Geological Wonders
 
There is also time schedule during the day to explore the bigger conference which features a large tradeshow, plus core shack, 
prospector’s tent and map tent, as well as champion gold panner Yukon Dan.
 
Date: Thurs. Jan30th 2014
 
Location: Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
 
Time: 9:00a-3:00p
 
There is no cost and lunch is provided.
 
This is a unique and exciting professional development learning opportunity for teachers who address Earth Science and 
physical geology topics.
 
Limited TOC support is available from MineralsEd for teachers to attend this program.
 
More information and registration is at: www.MineralsEd.ca/s/Industry-Conferences.asp .
Categories
Graduate Program Opportunities

Stat 450 project solicitation reque

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 attached.

Sincerely,

Gabriela Cohen Freue

Rollin Brant

Department of Statistics

Categories
Graduate Program Opportunities

GPS: 3MT coaching, Interacting with the Media + Managing Projects

Registration is now open for:

3MT Coaching Sessions/Tips for a great presentation: Come and learn about the competition and how to prepare a winning presentation.  Sessions open to students, staff and faculty.  Learn more about the program at http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/ .

Graduate students: Please come prepared to practice presenting your research.

Tuesday, January 21

9:00am – 10:00am: Webinar (technical information provided with registration)

10:30am – 12:00pm: In person workshop (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre)

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ef4

Wednesday, February 12 (repeat)

Webinar: 1:00pm – 2:00pm (technical information provided with registration)

In person: 2:30pm – 4:00pm (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre)

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ef5

Managing Projects (a GPS/Mitacs Step workshop):

Wednesday, January 22. 9:00am to 5:00 PM

For a complete session description, visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11019-gpsmitacs-step-workshop-managing-projects .

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2f0f

Introduction to Interacting with the Media: (presented by UBC Public Affairs; this session is also great for prospective 3MT presenters as it will talk about use of appropriate language)

Friday, January 24, 9:00 – 10:30 AM

For a  complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11043-gps-event-introduction-interacting-media

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2f10

Spam prevention powered by Akismet