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     […]

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 […]

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: […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]