Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop February 28, March 1, 2, 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 […]
PhD Studentship at the University of Leeds The research project Translation and translanguaging: Investigating linguistic and cultural transformations in superdiverse wards in four UK cities, funded by the AHRC, is running at the Universities of Birmingham Cardiff and Leeds, and Birkbeck College, University of London, from April 2014 to March 2018. The project is led […]
Dear Students, You can now register for computer lab accounts in the Education Library. All the public computers now have access. Please log on to: http://lab.cms.educ.ubc.ca:3000/register/ Note that it can take up to one business day for computer lab account registrations to be processed. Please carefully record your username and password, since […]
January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC. We invite and encourage everyone in the UBC community to attend a Sexual Assault Awareness event this month, and engage in dialogue about sexual assault. By talking about sexual assault openly, we will help reduce myths that surround sexual assault. We are seeking your assistance in promoting Sexual Assault […]
Please note that three Home Economics Education scholars will be visiting the Department for interviews in late January. The Search Committee encourages faculty members and students to attend their presentations and share your thoughts on the candidates. Here are the candidates and the dates, times and venue for their presentations and meetings: Roula Hawa Tue, […]
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>
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #652 January 10, 2013 The Office of Graduate Programs and Research | Faculty of Education | UBC Vancouver For more information on any of the items below or copies of previous NewsFlashes, please e-mail: educ.ogpr@ubc.ca, or call: 604-822-5512, Fax: 604-822-8971. Please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/newsflash for all new […]
All continuing faculty with a clinical, tenure or grant tenure appointment at the UBC Vancouver Campus are eligible. Graduate programs may nominate one faculty member for consideration for this award. Evaluation Criteria Nominees must have demonstrated sustained excellence in graduate-level teaching, normally for at least five years. The following criteria will be used to evaluate […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]