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May 16 Dirt Museum Opening Invitation May 22nd

Ofira Roll & Julia Ostertag, two EDCP students, will be participating in “The Dirt Museum” at the Liu Institute’s Lobby Gallery.

 

 

The Lobby Gallery at the Liu Institute invites you to the opening of

 

THE DIRT MUSEUM

 

reception: Thursday 22 May, 12:30pm ― 2pm

 

with artists     Omer Aijazi   عمر اعجازئ     Jon Beasley-Murray    Sarah Fessenden    Stephanie Fung    Mascha Gugganig    Bryn Letham    Nicola Levell    Tal Nitsán                Julia Ostertag    Ofira Roll    Melanie Schambach    Sarah Wen    Clayton Whitt    and    Afuwa

 

exhibition runs til September 2014 at The Lobby Gallery at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver

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May 3 Chile Disaster Relief Fundraising- Wine Raffle to help victims

Dear EDCP Community,
As you may have seen or read in the news, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean near the mining port of Iquique, a northern coastal city of Chile. Just 2 weeks after this catastrophe, Valparaiso, one of the South Pacific’s most important seaports, was swept by an enormous wildfire, leaving thousands of homes destroyed by the blaze.
For this reason, the Chilean community of UBC is organizing a number of initiatives in which we hope you will participate. This wine raffle is one of those, and we wish to give all those interested the opportunity to help the most affected Chilean citizens.
 
How can you help?
 
Chilean Wine Raffle: the Chilean Consulate has donated a number of fine bottles of Chilean wine. They are to be raffled among those donating $5 or more, and writing their contact info into the lists that will be next to the donation tins. The toll will be held at the Commons Block in Acadia Park on Friday, May 2nd, 2014. Donations are being collected in our EDST Department until May 1st. The donation tin is in reception area (Ponderosa G). We welcome donations under $5 and after the deadline; however those will not be entered into the wine raffle. You can also make your donation online at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/chile-disaster-relief-fundraising-event-tickets-11378012943
 
Bingo-Potluck: The activity will take place on May 3rd of 2014 at 4pm. The event will be hosted at the Community Centre in Acadia Park Family Housing: 2707 Tennis Crescent, UBC. https://www.facebook.com/events/626573817416882/?ref=22
This event is supported by the Chilean Consulate and the money raised will be sent as donation to the most affected areas by the earthquake (Iquique) and wildfire (Valparaiso).
 
If you have any questions regarding this activity or want to help in any other way, please contact Estefania Milla e.milla@forestry.ubc.ca
Thanks for your generosity and best wishes from the Chilean Community at UBC and their fellow citizens.
Chilean Community at UBC

Claudia Diaz

PhD Student
Department of Educational Studies
University of British Columbia
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May 12: Tea with the Dean

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GSS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Graduate Students,

I hope you are well and taking care of business, and yourself. We at the GSS are gearing up for lots of fun activities in the summer, but we do hope to see you this Friday! Take time out to hang with us, we’d love to see you!

GSS Social & Recreational:
– The GSS End of Term Party is THIS Friday! We have cold tasty offerings lined up from BrewBC to excite your palate and help you unwind, a DJ rocking the most happening music and mad snacks and desserts! Tickets are selling fast online, and are also available at our front desk during business hours. Get them! Early bird tickets are Sold Out, but you can still get the regular ones!Email us if you still want to help out!

– Hoping to pick up your fitness regime, keep it up, or switch it up?! You want to breathe the summer air and exhale smiling in the knowledge of what good care you’re taking of your body?! 🙂 Or you just want to make a friend, schedule an energizing study/lab break, inject more fun? Sign up for a GSS Fitness Class! We’re offering Pilates, Zumba and Yoga. Bellydance Fitness is going strong too! Classes start on May 20th, so sign up now!

– Also, the GSS Figure Skating and GSS Ice Skating classes are ON!! Thanks to everyone who’s already registered, you have some extra time to decide to take the class, that is until it fills up! The early bird, friends, the early bird… Class starts on April 25th!

– Wait! Would you like to play soccer or softball with some fun grad students this summer, perhaps meet some people outside your department(!) Have you not signed up for the GSS Summer Sports League?! You should really fix that. Deadline is May 1st! Where’s your team?!

Be safe, stay dry!

Ngwatilo

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Invitation to UBC Historical Thinking Summer Institute at Museum of Vancouver‏

 

Invitation to register

2014 HISTORICAL THINKING SUMMER INSTITUTE

Museum of Vancouver & UBC Vancouver

 

July 7­-12 | pdce.educ.ubc.ca/htsi2014

 

Stunning vistas from the Museum of Vancouver meet with critical perspectives at our Historical Thinking Summer Institute, from July 7-12.

Bursaries are available to help participants join us for this unforgettable experience.

 

Historical Thinking

Historical thinking is now included as a foundation of the Ontario history curriculum. It plays a key role in the new draft social studies curriculum in British Columbia. Other Canadian provinces are moving in the same direction.

The summer institute is designed for teachers, graduate students, curriculum developers, professional development leaders and museum educators who want to enhance their expertise at designing and teaching history courses and programs with explicit attention to historical thinking.

These concepts will shape our exploration of two substantive themes: Aboriginal-settler relations, and human-nature relations over time. We will use local cases, resources and expertise available in Vancouver, but the work will be applicable to other locations across Canada and internationally.

Registration Deadline – May 15

pdce.educ.ub.ca/htsi2014
Please visit the program website for more information, or contact summer.educ@ubc.ca.

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Instructional Skills Workshop – May 9-11

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop May 9, 10, 11, 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 May 9, 10, 11 ISW, please go to:

http://www.events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/3301

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3 minute Research Presentation (OGPR Research Week 2014)‏

Hi Education Graduate Students!
 
Ready, set, present!
 
Would you like an opportunity to present your research questions?  Can you present your findings in 3 minutes or less?
 
On May 14th, as part of the Office of Graduate Programs and Research's "Research Week 2014", you are invited to submit proposals 
to present your work in 3 minutes or less.
 
Guidelines:
* Target should be an educated but non-specialist audience
* A single, static PowerPoint slide is permitted
* No animations, movement, audio, video, laser pointers, costumes, laboratory equipment, musical instruments, etc.  Just YOU!
* Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum
 
Audience members will vote for their favourite presentation, along with a jury of three Faculty of Education community members 
(who will assess for comprehension, engagement and communication).  The decision of the adjudicating panel is final and faculty 
members' presentations will not be eligible for either people's or jury's choice awards.
 
The Call for Presentations is now open.  Please submit proposals to Adriana Briseno- Garzon (adriana.briseno@ubc.ca) by April 
18th, 2014, 4:00pm.
 
Please use the attached Call for Presentation form.
 
I've been dusting off my presentations skills and I hope you will join me on May 14!
 
Sincerely,
Laura Teichert
LLED PhD student
Research Week Planning Team
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Killam Doctoral Scholarship awardees – 2014-2015 competition

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to announce the new Killam Doctoral Scholarship recipients for 2014-2015 academic year.  The Killam Doctoral Scholarships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies. These are the most prestigious graduate awards available at UBC, and are awarded to the top doctoral candidates in the annual Tri-Agency / Affiliated Fellowships competition. The scholarships include a stipend of up to $30,000 per annum for two years and a $2,000 allowance for research-related travel during the 24 months of the scholarship.

2014-2015 Killam Doctoral Scholarship Awardees

(in alphabetical order)

Kaylee Byers, Interdisciplinary Studies

Addison Desnoyer, Chemistry

Miriam Matejova, Political Science

Ellen Stephenson, Psychology

Marc Tadaki, Geography

Francis Therrien, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mary Turri, Educational and Counselling Psychology

Xian Wang, History

Once doctoral funding offers from CIHR and SSHRC are announced, we should be in a position to offer more Killam Doctoral Scholarships to the next-ranked applicants from the competition.

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Call for appliction for the Peer Advisors positions

Peer Advisor Positions/EDCP Graduate Students
Advising Team
 
The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy (EDCP) has opportunities for Graduate Academic Assistant positions (PhD Peer Advisor and Masters Peer Advisor) beginning September 2014:
 
PhD Peer Advisor
The Peer Academic Advisor at the Doctoral level is a significant source of information and support for incoming Ph.D. 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 students as well as enhance her/his own academic growth through lively, collegial exchanges with students from many countries and backgrounds.  See below for details of roles and responsibilities (September 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015 salary = $3,992.50 @ approximately 5 hrs/wk).
 
Masters Peer Advisor
This GAA is devoted to attending to the concerns and questions central to the experiences of Masters’ students in EDCP. This position will also offer the Advisor the opportunity to contribute to the life and well-being of a large graduate community. She/he 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 (September 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015 salary = $3,842 @ approximately 5 hrs/wk).
 
Applicants for the PhD Peer Advisor must be a PhD student in EDCP, and applicants for the Masters Peer Advisor must be a full-time masters students in EDCP.  Applicants must be at least in their 2nd year of studies as of September 2014.  Applicants should be familiar with EDCP, the Faculty of Education, and the UBC system in general.  In addition to the attached, 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 Graduate Coordinator. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity.  We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
 
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 NOON Friday, April 11, 2014.
 
Dr. Samson Nashon, Graduate Advisor

c/o Basia Zurek, Graduate Programs Assistant
University of British Columbia
Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
 
P.S. If you’ve applied for the 2014 Summer position and want to reuse your letter and CV please let Basia know.
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April 11: Research Seminar by Dr. Bill Doll

Date:            Friday, April 11th 2014

Venue:         Scarfe Room 1107

Time:            12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Title:             Some Questions Concerning Ethics

Speaker:       Dr. Bill Doll, Visiting Professor UBC, Emeritus Professor, LSU

Light lunch served at noon in Scarfe 1223.  The Lecture commences at 12:30 pm in Scarfe 1107. 

There is no need to RSVP.

Abstract:

The literature on Ethics is vast, well beyond the bounds of this paper, or my skills as a curriculum/complexity theorist. My focus then in this talk will be on the relation between ethics and morality: particularly whether a code of ethics helps or hinders one in making a moral choice. In common parlance, ethics and morality are synonymous – one is ethical when one is moral and one is moral when one is ethical.

In contradistinction to the above traditional view, Michael Serres, always problematic says, “ Morality is rational and universal, whereas perhaps ethics depend on cultures and are relative, like customs” (in Conversations, 192). Morality according to  Serres is part of being human, and therefore can be studied scientifically as an IS;  Ethics, bound to a culture, “is aligned with an ideology.” Paul Cilliers, a complexity theorist not fond of chaoticians – a title Serres adopts  – takes a different but complementary view. He says that one of modernism’s missions was to establish a universal set of rules able to regulate our behavior in every circumstance. But can behavior in accordance with an abstract, universal of rules be called ‘ethical’ at all? What kind of human being would act like this? Clearly some kind of automaton. (1998, 137). To these two holding a non-traditional view of the relation  between ethics and morality, I have added a third, Francisco Varela with his comments on ethics and practice. This paper will look at the comments of these three: a French chaotician, a South African complexity theorist, and a Chilean cognitive science who in later years turned to Buddhism.

Bio:

Bill Doll is a Visiting Professor at UBC and Emeritus Professor at Louisiana State University. He began his teaching career in 1953. Between then and now Bill has combined work in public and private schools, having taught school grades, K – 12, as well as university teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has been a school administrator, department chair and Director of Teacher Education, as well as school board member.

Bill’s international interests have taken him to five continents. In China he is part of the current curriculum reform movement. The title of his most recent book, a collection of writings over four decades,  puts forth his main curriculum and pedagogic interests: Pragmatism, Post-Modernism, and Complexity Theory (edited by Donna Trueit).

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IMPORTANT: Annual reports / annual applications / EDCP Travel Award

1.       Please remember that if you want to be considered for the GTA/GRA/GAA position, you MUST apply for it EVERY YEAR (see attached application).  This is available ONLY to Full-Time students.  Applications MUST be submitted by August 15, 2014.

Graduate student service application

2.       Please remember that if you want to use the desk either in the Palace or the Den, you MUST apply every year (see attached application).  This is available only to full-time students.  Applications MUST be submitted by August 15, 2014.

Form – Desk Space Request

3.       Please remember that you MUST submit your Annual Academic Progress Report (AAPR) by May 31 EVERY YEAR (please make sure that you use degree appropriate form – see attached) (MMEd students please pick MA/MEd form).

Form – Progress Report – MA-PhD    Form – Progress Report – MEd

4.       Please remember that every student MUST have an approved Program of Studies on her/his file (see attached: Program Planning Form – PhD for doctoral, Program Planning Form – Masters for MA/MEd/MMEd, and Program Planning Form – CULE for MEd in CULE).

Program Planning Form – PhD     Program Planning Form – Masters     Program Planning Form – CULE

5.       This is to remind you that you need to:

MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION and the GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING

All graduate students admitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies must register when they begin their studies. Students must remain continuously registered until the degree is completed, except for periods of time for which the student is away on an approved leave of absence. Failure to register for two consecutive terms may result in the student being required to withdraw.

Please keep in mind that it would be advantageous to the student to maintain continuous registration from the income tax point of view.  Revenue Canada’s educational allowance (Tuition and education amounts of the General Tax Return) is to help students reduce their income taxes by taking into account tuition fees for certain types of education, and education amounts.  For other Topics/services specifically for students, please visit the Revenue Canada web site.  “Income Tax for Students”
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/sgmnts/stdnts/menu-eng.html.

Once you are registered, go to your record on the Student Information System (SIS) to check when is your deadline to pay the summer or/and winter tuition and students fees (most likely it’s going to be the first or the second day of the summer term, early September, and early January).

6.       EDCP TRAVEL Awards*:

As you know, the Department encourages graduate students to present at conferences, and tries to provide awards to reimburse expenses.  This year, we are able to offer limited (approximately $200 each) awards to offset some of the costs associated with conference travel, registration, or accommodation.

Your application package must be submitted to my office no later than April 17, 2014. These should be submitted by e-mail or personally.  If by email please use the phrase “EDCP Travel Awards” inserted on the subject line. EDCP Grad Student Travel Award

Preference will be given to those students who have papers accepted for presentations at a conference.  However, alternative requests for funding (e.g., invited addresses, etc.) will also be considered.  Please make sure you include pertinent details in your request for funding.

We will do our best to let you know about these awards before April 30, 2014.

Please be advised that if your application is successful, in order to claim these awards you need to present Scott Cartmill with the ORIGINAL receipts**.

*Please remember that there are also opportunities for Conference Travel Awards adjudicated and distributed by the OGPR and FOGS.  You can receive travel funds from each of these agencies once per degree. The OGPR allocates funding “to reimburse Education graduate students up to $750 for costs incurred in presenting a first-authored paper, poster session, or workshop at a local, national or international conference.”  See  http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/grad/funding/opportunities/.  Each year, FOGS allocates funding for the “Graduate Student Travel Fund at a maximum value of $400.” See http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=008,000,000,000.

**Student must submit original, itemized, and dated receipts for all expenses claimed. Credit card receipts that are not itemized are not acceptable for reimbursement. For air travel, original ticket with passenger itinerary/receipt is required. A passenger itinerary/receipt is required for e-tickets.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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March Sessional/TA ‘Lunch and Learn’‏

Save the date. The next TA/Sessional/Seconded teacher/Instructor Lunch and Learn session is next Wednesday, March 12, from 12:00-1:00 PM in SCARFE (Room to be determined). The topic for this session is “Diverse teaching for diverse learners”.

Come join Marny Point, Keith McPherson and Shawna Faber as we explore the University’s policy on diversity and discuss and share methods for teaching to, and learning with, Faculty of Education students who come from very different backgrounds and who draw upon very different learning styles. Marny is eager to speak with attendees about her own experience as an indigenous learner, and to share what she has learned about teaching to, and learning with, indigenous learners in the NITEP program.

The session will largely follow an informal discussion format.
Did I mention that the session will include a free lunch?  

To help us order food, please RSVP Shawna Faber at: shawna.faber@ubc.ca

Keith McPherson and Shawna Faber

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