MentorLink's Free Movie Night "Beyond our Difference" which will include food is fast approaching! It will be held on Tuesday Jan.28 from 6-8:30pm (food starts at 5:15pm) at the Global Lounge (Deadline to register is Jan.26). More information about MentorLink's movie night, student discussion on conflict & reconciliation, and panel night with a former Supreme Court judge and mediator of 30 years, a conflict transformation scholar/practitioner, and an arbitrator can be found at www.ionapacific.ca/studentleadership<http The documentary discusses the following topics: 1. The Positive Role of Religion 2. Religion Used Negatively 3. Afghanistan 4. Human Rights 5. Non-Violence Movements 6. Israel & Palestine 7. Father Kieran Creagh How to stay up-to-date? Facebook at "MentorLinkatIP" Follow us on Twitter @MentorLinkatIP "Beyond Our Differences" features world leaders from government, academia, religious traditions, and civil rights including Karen Armstrong, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chief Rabbi David Rosen, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Farida Vahedi (Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is), Ela Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter), the top aid to Martin Luther King Jr., Professor Noam Chomsky, Mohammad Khatami, among many others that explores the positive role of faith in the world today and the fundamental unity of the world's religions. Where do world leaders and the biggest thinkers of our time in politics, religion, culture, arts and science weigh in on these issues? In what context do faith and religion play principal roles in inspiring our collective peoples toward a more peaceful and compassionate humanity? More information about the documentary can be found at http://www.beyondourdifferences.com/about.html Come out for a relaxing evening of watching a documentary and having a short discussion with other students about your thoughts on conflict & reconciliation! E-mail mentorlink@ionapacific.ca or call 604-822-0245 for more information!
Author: Andrea
We are pleased to announce the 2013-14 Harry E. Taylor Canadian Indigenous Graduate Prize in Education. A prize of approximately $650 has been endowed through the bequest from Stanley Taylor to honour his father, Harry E. Taylor, for Canadian Indigenous students in a graduate program who are specializing in research that will have a positive impact on improving Canadian Indigenous education. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Associate Dean for Indigenous Education and the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
For more information on this award as well as a copy of the Award Cover Sheet, please see the attachment, or the following web page: http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/grad/funding/opportunities/
The deadline for award packages to the OGPR: 4:00 pm on February 14, 2014.
We are pleased to announce the 2013-14 Verna J. Kirkness (Ni-jing-jada) Award. Awards totaling $1,350 have been endowed by friends, colleagues and the University of British Columbia in honour of Dr. Verna J. Kirkness (Ni-jing-jada), the founding director of the First Nations House of Learning and the Ts”Kel Graduate Studies Program. The awards are offered to students of Aboriginal ancestry in Education, preference will be given to Canadian Aboriginal graduate students. Preference is also given to students involved in academic projects or research that will advance the cause of Canadian Aboriginal education. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the First Nations House of Learning, and in the case of graduate students, the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
For more information on this award as well as the Award Cover Sheet, please see the attachment, or the following web page: http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/grad/funding/opportunities/
The deadline for application packages to the OGPR: 4:00 pm on February 14, 2014.
One of the professors at IRES, Gunilla Öberg, is offering a course that looks at the similarities and differences in different academic disciplines, for students interested in doing interdisciplinary work and publishing in more than one discipline. It’s a new course, and late for this term, so she is looking for a few grad students that might want to take the class, meeting every other week starting in Feb, and then doing 4 days in April or into early May, so it would be a full course, but not on a conventional schedule.
A descriptive para about the class is below, and the course outline is below. If you are interested, please contact Gunilla Öberg at goberg@ires.ubc.ca
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RMES 500L: Interdisciplinary Research: Opportunities and Challenges
To become a graduate student in an interdisciplinary context can be confusing. Students and scholars who are active in a disciplinary environment use that context as a springboard when they plan a study, collect data, analyse, read and write. It is as a rule more challenging to work in an interdisciplinary environment, since such settings often embrace differing and in some respects incommensurable academic cultures. To draw on the strength of interdisciplinary work one needs to manage differences among academic cultures. This course explores how one might use such differences as a springboard for inventive and original work, rather than letting them be a hindrance.
It is well documented that successful work thrives in climates that stimulates awareness of interdisciplinary opportunities, especially if it helps identification of own viewpoints and limitations. Quality is to a large extent achieved by adhering to agreed norms on how things should be done– norms that are handed on by traditions. A number of explicit and implicit norms lie beneath each and every discipline and these norms are, to a considerable extent, mirrored in written outputs. What is to be told, how to tell it and where the various components should be placed vary from discipline to discipline. In this course we use participant-selected papers published in the peer-reviewed literature to decipher, analyze and discuss the constituents of “high quality”.
Changes to the Research Commons One-on-one Consultation Model
The RC is excited to announce a new consultation model for the Winter 2014 Term! We will be holding consistent weekly consultation hours on Tuesdays from 4:00pm – 7:00pm, Wednesdays from 2:30pm-5:30pm, and Fridays from 10:00am-1:00pm in Koerner Library, Room 218A. One-on-one Thesis Formatting, Citation Management and SPSS consultations will all be available at these times.
Key Changes:
· All services (Thesis Formatting, Citation Management, and SPSS) are now available for one-on-one consultations during these times.
· No more setting up an account to book a consultation. Request a consultation online by filling out our web form.
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 the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.
You can register for an upcoming thesis formatting workshop here.
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 research, 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 here.
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/.
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SPSS
Workshop 1- Basic SPSS
Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.
No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop.
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.
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!
You can register for an upcoming SPSS workshop here.
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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Graduate Student Workshop Series
We will be hosting our ongoing series of Graduate Student Workshops in the Research Commons. The topics for January include conducting literature reviews, building your academic profile through the use of social media, digging into digital book collection, and author rights. We are also excited to have the Office of Research Services come in to present on research ethics and the RISe application process for behavioural science research projects at UBC. You can explore upcoming workshops and register online at http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/series/7
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FIREtalk: Creativity and Innovation, Wednesday January 29th 4-6 pm.
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 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
Dear Graduate Students,
GSS Elections Candidates Announced:
As the nomination period came to a close on January 15th at noon, the list of candidates for the 2014 GSS Elections can now be accessed on our website. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the candidates, their platforms, and attend the All Candidates Debate on January 23rd from 6:30 – 8:30pm in the Graduate Student Centre. At this event, you will be able to see the candidates present their platforms, answer a series of questions, and they will also take questions from members of the public. Dinner will be provided.
GSS Social & Recreational:
– You want to improve your French, learn Swahili, Draw and Paint better? Sign up for GSS class. Learn French or “Fall in love” in our January GSS Art Class. Swahili is on offer via the UBC Linguistics Department.
– Perhaps you want to get active again in 2014, take better care of your body, burn some calories, make a friend, schedule an energizing study break for the semester, inject more fun in your life: Sign up for a GSS Fitness Class! We’re offering our staples: Pilates, Zumba and Yoga, and also starting up Bellydance Fitness! Classes start January 20th, so sign up now!
– Would you like to learn how to Ice Skate? The GSS is offering lessons starting January 24th. Register Today!
– We get it, you’re are on a budget. So Buy your Advance Tickets for our New Term Party before January 18th! Get ready for a big one this January 24th! Bring old friends, make new ones, take a break, make some memories!
– Finally, the GSS would like to run better regular social events for current graduate students. We need your feedback about the types of activities you are interested in. Would you prefer weekly coffee socials at the GSS? Monthly socials at Koerner’s Pub? Off-campus events such as trivia night, the film festival or live music venues? Please complete this (very short) survey so that we can begin organizing something that works for you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NYPLXMX
Stay warm,
Ngwatilo
2013-2014 WENDY K. SUTTON GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY (#1998)
We are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for Education graduate students. The Wendy K. Sutton Graduate Scholarship in Early Childhood Literacy are scholarships totaling $315 that have been endowed by Dr. Wendy K. Sutton, a specialist in children’s literature and a dedicated educator, for Education graduate students whose scholarly work advances the understanding and practice of early childhood literacy, with priority given to those focusing on the preschool years. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
2013-2014 LUKASEVICH MEMORIAL GRADUATE PRIZE (#1968)
The Lukasevich Memorial Graduate Prize is a $300 prize endowed in memory of Margaret and Peter Lukasevich by their daughters, Dr. Ann Lukasevich and Mrs. Margaret Tousignant. It is awarded to a graduate student whose scholarly work informs practice in early childhood education. Preference will be given to students who have experience working with, or teaching, young children between the ages of three and eight. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
The competition award eligibility guidelines, application instructions, award descriptions and criteria, application forms for both of the above awards are available on the OGPR web site at http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/grad/funding/opportunities/
Completed packages FOR BOTH AWARDS are due in the OGPR by 4:00 pm, February 21, 2014.
Teaching is demanding and complex work, made more difficult if we try to do it in isolation or without sharing and exploring our understandings together. In order to better understand and improve our teaching practice, many of us engage in classroom, program or institution-based investigations focusing on the what, the how and the why of our practice.
On May 3, 2014 UBC hosts the 17th Annual IOP Conference, where practicing education professionals and students come together to share their questions, investigations and understandings about their practice.
The conference stresses dialogue among participants; presentations are intended to provoke and inform discussion. These exchanges typically fall within the following areas of inquiry:
· the preparation of practitioners
· the ongoing education of practitioners
· the focus on classroom practice
· the context of practice (e.g., social, political and cultural analysis of practice)
· researching practice (e.g., teacher inquiry/action)
The Call for Proposals is now open. Proposals are submitted online and the closing date is March 3, 2014. We invite proposals in three formats:
· Submit a proposal for an individual or group session. We want challenging, relevant, interactive presentations that showcase how you have been investigating some dimension of teaching practice. Session time should be divided equally between provoking discussion by providing access to your understandings and providing opportunity for others to discuss your conclusions.
· Host a roundtable discussion. You have a critical question you would like to discuss with other practitioners and you are willing to initiate and moderate a conversation, perhaps based on your own experience or research.
· Prepare a poster session. The poster format is ideal for the visual presentation of research results, a program of research or research activities of a group.
Learn More & Submit Online iop.educ.ubc.ca
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 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 February 28, March 1, 2 ISW, please go to:
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 by colleagues at the MOSAIC Centre for Research on Multilingualism, University of Birmingham.
We are seeking applications for a three-year PhD studentship at the School of Education, University of Leeds, as part of the project. The title of the PhD studentship project is Investigating Translation Zones in Community Arts. The starting date of the PhD will be 1 October 2014.
The successful applicant will receive an annual maintenance grant of £13,726 and an annual contribution of £3,900 towards payment of their fees. (2013/14 rates: the annual fee for UK home and EU students in 2013/14 is £3,950; the fee for students in other categories is higher and the difference cannot be funded from this award. Figures are subject to confirmation.) The successful applicant will have already completed Master’s study at the time of beginning their PhD.
The PhD will focus on translanguaging in production and performance in community arts. The study will be located in the Gipton and Harehills area of Leeds, and will adopt the same broad research aims as the wider project. This will enable the PhD candidate to work in liaison with the project team, and under the supervision of Dr James Simpson. The precise focus of the research will be negotiated with the successful applicant. Throughout, the PhD candidate will fully engage in team meetings, research training and capacity development, workshops and dissemination events. The first year of the studentship will include intensive research training.
The doctoral candidate selected for this post will be expected to become fully involved in the life of the wider project. For example, they might take a turn at coordinating the social media and news elements of the project website, be responsible for recording team meetings and organising the team’s data processing. The successful applicant will need to be willing to travel to meetings and research training and development sessions which may be away from Leeds.
- Further details of the wider project can be found at: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/education/translation-and-translanguaging/index.aspx
- Informal enquiries are welcome and can be made to Dr James Simpson j.e.b.simpson@education.leeds.ac.uk<mailto:j.e.b.simpson@education.leeds.ac.uk> , project Co-Investigator.
- Applicants should apply directly to Dr James Simpson via email. The successful applicant will be asked to apply formally to the School of Education after selection.
Further information
Qualifications: you will have very good undergraduate and Master’s degrees in relevant disciplines, e.g. contemporary arts/cultural studies, applied/sociolinguistics, intercultural communication. Language skills will be an advantage. Only applicants who are not already reading for a PhD are eligible for this studentship.
Application: send electronic copies of the documents listed below to Dr James Simpson by 1 March 2014.
- CV including your educational history with degree and exam results, and any awards; special skills or experience (e.g. language proficiency, other relevant expertise); and publications (if any).
- Covering letter of one A4 side only, describing your preparation and qualification for, and interest in, this studentship.
- A sample of your post-graduate academic writing (up to 3000 words), or a short academic publication.
- A proposal of not more than 2000 words, outlining the PhD research you would undertake within the parameters of the Leeds studentship for this project as described in the summary above.
In addition, you need to supply two letters of reference, one of which should be from a tutor on your post-graduate course, preferably your dissertation supervisor. Ask your referees to send their letters directly by email to j.e.b.simpson@education.leeds.ac.uk
Interviews will be conducted as soon as possible after the closing date, in Leeds.
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 there may be a delay if you need to recover it. The recovery procedure is as follows:
Using the email account that you have registered with UBC (http://students.ubc.ca/), send an email message to educ.labs@ubc.ca requesting to recover your Education computer lab password. Include the following information:
· Full name
· Computer lab account username
· Student number
After your information has been verified, the password will be emailed back to your UBC-registered email address by the end of the next business day, unless otherwise notified.
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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 Awareness Month by making faculty, staff and students aware of the events and activities associated with this campaign and encouraging them to participate in the conversation.
One easy way you can help start the conversation is to encourage everyone participate in Denim Day. Denim has been worn to make a visible protest against sexual assault since 1998, when an Italian court overturned a sexual assault conviction because the victim was wearing tight jeans. Upset by the verdict, people around the world protested by wearing denim to work. By encouraging everyone to wear denim on campus on Wednesday, January 15 we can make a statement that there is no excuse for sexual assault.
Denim Day stickers, Sexual Assault Awareness Month posters and other materials are available from the Access & Diversity office in Brock Hall.
We hope that you will take advantage of the opportunities available on campus this January. Check out the events page for full details about speakers and opportunities to engage in dialogue.
For more information, please contact Janet Mee, Director, Access & Diversity.
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, Jan 21st
Presentation
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon Scarfe room 1107
“Clearing Space for Multiple Voices: HIV Vulnerability amongst South Asian Immigrant Women in the Greater Toronto Area”
Informal gathering with the EDCP Community & graduate students
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Scarfe room 1107
Jacqui Gingras
Fri, Jan 24th
Presentation
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 pm Scarfe room 1107
“Encounters with Alterity in Health Profession Education”
Informal gathering with the EDCP Community & graduate students
11:30 – 12:00 noon Scarfe room 1107
Kerry Renwick
Tue, Jan 28th
Presentation
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 pm Scarfe room 1107
“21st Century Home Economics: critical Southern thinking”
Informal gathering with the EDCP Community & graduate students
11:30 – 12:00 noon Scarfe room 1107
Please book some time into your busy schedules to attend these presentations and meetings. If you would like to review the candidates’ applications, please see Anna Ip in Scarfe room 2203.
Your feedback on these candidates is essential to the search committee’s task and we invite each and every one of you to play an active role in this hiring. Members of the committee include: Penney Clark, Mary-Leah DeZwart, Jolie Mayer-Smith, Samson Nashon, Linda Peterat, Gale Smith, Andrea Webb and Peter Grimmett (chair). Feedback forms will be distributed at each presentation and the deadline to return them to Anna is Jan 28th at 3:30 p.m.
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 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 .