Author: Andrea

UVic Cultural Heritage Studies grad courses – Western Dean’s Agreement‏

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 26, 2014
No Comments on UVic Cultural Heritage Studies grad courses – Western Dean’s Agreement‏

UVic is offering an online graduate summer course that may be of interest to some of the students in your program. Your grad students could complete a course (as an elective, for example) at UVic at no extra cost to them through the Western Dean’s Agreement (http://www.uvic.ca/graduatestudies/assets/docs/forms/Western-Deans-Agreement-Form.pdf. We have capacity in the course so I thought it would be worthwhile to pass this around. Please let your students know, if you feel it is appropriate. If I should contact someone else in your program – please let me know.

CH 562: Heritage Conservation Planning (May 5-Aug 10 2014) – This course considers how traditional concepts of curatorship have shifted significantly in the face of more democratic relations with community, more subjective perspectives of knowledge, and increasing emphasis on the museum’s social and educative roles. Explores the nature and scope of contemporary critical curatorial theory and practice and focuses on the ways in which curators engage with cultural heritage resources, develop sustainable collections, and generate and share associated knowledge to meet the needs of diverse communities.

You can learn more about the Cultural Heritage Studies Graduate Professional Certificate at www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural/graduate/programs/certificate/.

If you are interested in taking one of these courses, please speak to your Grad Advisor and submit the Western Deans Agreement Form.

For more information about the program or the courses, please contact me.

All the best,

Tusa Shea, PhD

Program Coordinator

Heritage, Culture & Museum Programs

Announcements

Crane installation – Ponderosa Commons Phase 2 – Monday March 31

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 26, 2014
No Comments on Crane installation – Ponderosa Commons Phase 2 – Monday March 31

Please plan ahead for your trip to campus on Monday, March 31. Installation of the first crane for construction of Ponderosa Commons Phase 2 is confirmed. All crane-related traffic will be coming from Southwest Marine Drive and directed east on University Blvd and north on Lower Mall.

Traffic Coordinators are reviewing a traffic management and site safety plan prior to Monday’s installation.

Speakers

Whispers of Light Invitation, GRSJ Institute PhD candidate Joshua M. Ferguson

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 26, 2014
No Comments on Whispers of Light Invitation, GRSJ Institute PhD candidate Joshua M. Ferguson

Please join students and faculty in supporting GRSJ PhD candidate Joshua M. Ferguson by attending the Vancouver film festival
premiere of their short film Whispers of Life at the Reel 2 Real Film Festival.

This is the most recent in a series of film festival showings of the film, and a terrific series of awards including the Best
Short Film Audience Award at the 15th Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival in Kingston, Ontario, both Audience and Jury Choice
Awards at the 26th Reel Pride Winnipeg Film Festival, and Festival Favorite at the Cinema Diverse Palm Springs Gay & Lesbian
Film Festival.

The Reel 2 Real Film Festival - Not Just For Kids <http://www.r2rfestival.org screens "Whispers of Life" twice at the Vancity
Theatre, Vancouver International Film Centre (location<http://www.viff.org/theatre/location>):

Sunday, April 6th at 3:00pm in the "Made in BC" program ** Florian and Joshua will be in attendance on this date to participate
in a Q&A after the screening!

Thursday, April 10th at 9:30am in the "High School Shorts" program

About the film:
In this magical story about the interdependence of imagination and surviva= l, Tom, a gay teenager, is threatened by a bully=92s homophobic words. As T= om sits with angst on his park bench, a stranger named Charles suddenly app= ears next to him. Charles strikes up a conversation with Tom that forever a= lters the course of his future and life.

About the filmmakers:
Born and raised in Switzerland, Florian Halbedl received his BA in Film Stu= dies at Western University and began his professional career in Vancouver, = Canada, as part of the assistant director teams on Supernatural, Percy Jack= son, Once Upon a Time and Gareth Edward=92s Godzilla. Florian is the Writer= & Director of the award-winning short film Whispers of Life. He is current= ly developing a science-fiction film called Mosaics; a short film about ani= mal-human hybrids and their marginalized state in a near-future society. Wh= ile working on other scripts, Florian will produce and direct Mosaics in th= e summer of 2014.

Joshua M. Ferguson grew up in the small town of Napanee, Ontario. Joshua re= ceived a B.A. Hons in Film Studies at Western University in 2009 and an M.A= . in Film Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2010. Joshua i= s a current Ph.D student in the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and So= cial Justice at the University of British Columbia and a recipient of two C= anada Graduate Scholarships from SSHRC for their Doctoral and MA research. = Joshua's transgender subjectivity is informing their critical cinematic int= ervention by producing a documentary for their doctoral dissertation that f= ocuses on non-binary transgender subjects. Joshua is also currently develop= ing a science-fiction film, Mosaics, about animal-human hybrids and their m= arginalized state in a near-future society while their award-winning produc= ed short film Whispers of Life is exhibited at festivals internationally. J= oshua will produce and direct Mosaics in the summer of 2014.

Speakers

New lectures now available on the CIRCA website

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 25, 2014
No Comments on New lectures now available on the CIRCA website

Link to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) media page to view the most recent 
lectures:  http://circa.educ.ubc.ca/media
 
Laura Grow, PhD, BCBA-D, Assist. Prof., Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, UBC 
(November 21, 2013) Using Preference and Reinforcer Assessments in Clinic, School, and Home Settings
 
Mary McKenna, MSc, CCC-SLP, RSLP, BCBA and Janet Harder, MSLP, RSLP, BCBA (= January 15, 2014) Introduction to the Early Start 
Denver Model (ESDM) for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Promoting Collaboration

Courses

New Course: Review of Research in Curriculum and Pedagogy

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 25, 2014
No Comments on New Course: Review of Research in Curriculum and Pedagogy

Review of Research in Curriculum and Pedagogy (Mathematics & Science Education)

EDCP 508A (951) 3 credits	Dr. Ann Anderson
July 10, 11: TBA; July 21, 22 : TBA	Room: SCARFE 1209

July 10-July 22 (modified time schedule*)

This summer, EDCP & UBC are hosting two prestigious, international mathematics and science conferences with leading scholars from around the world presenting their research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM, July12-15) and the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME- NA & International, July 15-20). The proposed course is designed to allow students who will be presenting at either of the conferences and/or who will be participating in either or both conferences to take advantage of contemporary, cutting edge and emerging research in these areas. The focus of this course, then, is to review contemporary research in science and mathematics education, with a particular focus on the themes of “STEM education and our Planet: Making connections across contexts” and/ “Mathematics Education at the Edge: social justice, equity, peace & Indigenous education”. The course will have face-to-face and virtual components and will be organized as follows. Prior to the conference(s) we will meet for two seminars, where we will identify and discuss trends in recently published literature, students’ research interests, and ways to orient ourselves to the upcoming conference presentations and papers. During the conference(s), students will attend a designated number of presentations and read the associated conference papers. Daily postings to an online discussion board sharing insights, posing questions and engaging in reflection, will be required during this period. After the conference(s), we will meet for two seminars to examine retrospectively insights and issues and to identify and discuss implications for research, practice and theory. The major assignment for the course will be a critical review and synthesis of the papers read.

This course provides Ph.D. and Masters students attending and/or presenting at the conference(s), a focused, sustained, guided and collaborative experience.

*NB: July 10, 11: TBA; July 21, 22 : TBA (face-to-face sessions). During the conferences (STEM July12-15; PME July 15-20) students will be required to attend presentations (18 hours) and participate in online discussions (9 hours).

Please contact Dr. Anderson if you have any questions.

Speakers

Heritage Fair – invitation to adjudicate‏

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 24, 2014
No Comments on Heritage Fair – invitation to adjudicate‏

Download the Invitation to Adjudicate

Graduate Program Opportunities Speakers

GPS/Mitacs Step* Workshop: Foundations of Project Management

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 24, 2014
No Comments on GPS/Mitacs Step* Workshop: Foundations of Project Management

Registration is now open for:

GPS/Mitacs Step* Workshop: Foundations of Project Management I: A Team Based Approach

April 02 & 03, 2014

9:00am to 5:00pm

(Note: students MUST commit to attending the entire duration of both sessions when registering).

For complete session information see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10769-gpsmitacs-step-workshop-foundations-project-management-i-team-based-approach

Please register at: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3218

Announcements News from the Outside World

Upcoming tour with Michael and Inna O’Brian at Satellite Gallery‏

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 21, 2014
No Comments on Upcoming tour with Michael and Inna O’Brian at Satellite Gallery‏

Cindy Sherman meets Dzunuk’wa:
From the Michael and Inna O’Brian Collection

Tour with Michael and Inna O’Brian
Saturday, March 29 at 2:30 pm

Satellite Gallery
560 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor. Vancouver, BC

Join us for an inside look at Cindy Sherman meets Dzunuk’wa in a special tour with Michael and Inna O’Brian at Satellite Gallery. This is your last chance to see selected highlights from their collection and to hear about their interests and choices. The show includes works by such key Canadian and international artists as Brian Jungen, Ann Kipling, Mary Pratt, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Victor Vasarely and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.

Formed over a period of 25 years, the O’Brians’ collection is both eclectic and unpredictable in its breadth and range of media, from paintings and sculptures to ceremonial regalia and conceptual photography. It emphasizes regional art from the postwar era to the present day, revealing the collectors’ special interest in local and emerging artists, many of whom have become personal friends. “My passion for the visual arts is not just about owning and collecting art,” says Michael O’Brian; “The work must create within me a desire to feel and understand what was in the artist’s mind at the time of its reation.”

Taking an experimental approach to the exhibition, the curators—Karen Duffek (Museum of Anthropology, UBC), Helga Pakasaar (Presentation House Gallery), Cate Rimmer (Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr University), and Keith Wallace (Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, UBC)—have avoided chronological and thematic categories by placing the diverse works into unexpected juxtapositions. Just as New York artist Cindy Sherman’s untitled portrait of vanity and the grotesque comes face to face with Kwakwaka’wakw artist Beau Dick’s mask of Dzunuk’wa, the Giant of the Woods, artworks in the exhibition are presented as a series of conversations, from intimate to confrontational.

—

Michael O’Brian is a B.C.-based investor/businessman and dedicated arts philanthropist. Inna O’Brian is a registered psychologist and philanthropist. Both are currently directors of the Vancouver Opera. As president of Nairbo Investments Inc., Michael O’Brian has been involved with the securities industry for over 40 years, in addition to being actively involved in community affairs. He is a Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation, the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, and Emily Carr University, and is the founder of Satellite Gallery. He is a past trustee of the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Museum of Anthropology. He is a past member of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia.

Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

OGPR NewsFlash #661

UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #661

March 21, 2014

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 and current NewsFlash items.

Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

Registration Now Open for the Instructional Skills Workshop April 26, 27, May 3‏

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 20, 2014
No Comments on Registration Now Open for the Instructional Skills Workshop April 26, 27, May 3‏

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop April 26, 27, May 3, 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 April 26, 27, May 3 ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/3269

Employment

Peer Advisor position for summer of 2014/EDCP

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 20, 2014
No Comments on Peer Advisor position for summer of 2014/EDCP

The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy (EDCP) has an opportunity for a Graduate Academic Assistant position of Peer Advisor from May 1 to August 31, 2014.

Both PhD and Master full-time students are welcome to apply.

PhD Peer Advisor

(May 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 salary = $3,992.50 @ approximately 5 hrs/wk).

Masters Peer Advisor

(May 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 salary = $3,842 @ approximately 5 hrs/wk).

The chosen applicant must be a full-time PhD or Master student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP). Applicants must be at least in their 2^nd year of studies as of September 2014. Applicants should be familiar with the department, the Faculty of Education, and the UBC system in general. Duties include holding regular office hours, coordinating and attending various meetings and functions, as well as follow-up appointments, and working closely with the EDCP Graduate Programs Assistant and the Graduate Advisor.

The Peer Academic Advisor is a significant source of information and support for incoming Ph.D. and Master’s students. His or her role as a community builder is unparalleled in the Department. The Peer Academic Advisor is able to offer advice and access to resources to incoming doctoral and Masters’ students as well as enhance her/his own academic growth through lively, collegial exchanges with students from many countries and backgrounds. This GAA is devoted to attending to the concerns and questions central to the experiences of doctoral and Masters’ students in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. The chosen applicant will benefit by gaining first hand knowledge of what goes into building and sustaining collegial relations amongst diverse participants in the Department, thus preparing for collaborative working arrangements in the future

Eligibility: full-time graduate students in EDCP.

Letters of application should include a:

statement articulating your experience, expertise and reasons for why you feel you are a strong candidate for this position
current resume or CV

Submit your application package by e-mail to Basia at edcp.grad@ubc.ca by 4:00 pm Wednesday, March 26, 2014.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Dr, Samson Nashon, Graduate Advisor

c/o Basia Zurek Graduate Programs Assistant

University of British Columbia

Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy

2125 Main Mall

Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

Graduate Program Opportunities News from the Outside World

GSS Weekly Newsletter‏

Dear Graduate Students,

The hills are alive! Crocuses and snowdrops are out and about, and the leaf buds on the trees (and rose bushes!) are starting to show! We just have to get through the rest of the semester. Let’s do this!

GSS AGM:
– The GSS is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 20, 2014. Open to all members of the Society, the AGM provides students with the opportunity to receive reports from Council with respect to activities of the preceding year, receive financial statements of the Society, and ask any questions regarding the future directions of the Society. The meeting will commence at 5:30 pm and will be held in the GSS Ballroom (6371 Crescent Road). You’re invited! Please click the link to download the AGM Agenda.

GSS Social & Recreational:
– Try out our Belly Dance Fitness class these next three weeks. The GSS is offering a drop-in rate of $7 a class! This, friends, is the physical manifestation of a STEAL! Secure your spot online, or in cash at our office during business hours! The class takes place on Mondays between 5.30-6.30pm at the GSS Ballroom.

– The GSS is looking to initiate a Persian Choral Music ensemble and introduce the fundamentals of Persian Music in theory and practice (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Base choir). The GSS will offer 7 workshops on Mondays starting March 31st. Register by March 27th. The class will only proceed if it generates sufficient interest. This opportunity is available to Graduate Students at: $35 and non-Grads at $50

GSS Sponsored Events:
– Save the date! The GSS and others are sponsoring Out of the Box 2014: The Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program’s Annual Graduate Conference, at the Liu Institute for Global Issues on Friday, March 21st, 2014! Register now and check out their website for more information!

– The GSS is also proud to sponsor the UBC Anthropology Research Open House at UBC’s Anthropology Sociology Building on March 21st at 4pm. The evening will feature graduate and undergraduate student research presentations in any field of anthropology, a guest lecture and beer garden. You are warmly invited! A few presentation spots remain! Contact Heather Robertson if interested.

UBC Updates:
Student Housing and Hospitality Services (SHHS) has released two surveys to help UBC better understand the housing needs and preferences of all UBC students. Filling these out will help ensure that future decisions benefit UBC students better and that your needs, as graduate students, are heard!
Fill the form relevant to you depending on whether you live off-campus or on-campus.

In & Around The GSS:
– Help us spruce up our communications! The GSS is planning a photo shoot on the afternoon of March 28th, and we’re looking for some volunteers to help us showcase the services we provide to graduate students and the larger UBC community. We promise it will be fun! We won’t ask more than 2hrs of your time, and we will throw in a meal from Seedlings Cafe or Koerner’s Pub! Please drop us an email at: execassistant@gss.ubc.ca

– In partnership with Blank Vinyl Project, Koerner’s Pub has brought back Open Mic on Mondays!

– And the results are in: Following last week’s 3MT final round, Stephanie Harvard, PhD in Population and Public Health, will proceed to represent UBC in the 3Minute Thesis regional event in Calgary with her thesis topic, “Does Quality of Spondyloarthritis Care Affect Costs and Outcomes?” Her supervisors are Dr. Aslam Anis and Dr. Bruno Fautrel. Go Stephanie!

Have a productive rest of the week! Watch a TED Talks Live Stream if you can.

Warmest,

Ngwatilo

Speakers

Autism Community Training – April 4 & 5, 2014‏

Post author By Andrea
Post date March 19, 2014
No Comments on Autism Community Training – April 4 & 5, 2014‏

Diagnosing and Treating Young Children with ASD: the Potential of Community-based Diagnosis and Treatment
 
April 4 & 5, 2014     SFU downtown campus Harbour Centre

Employment