I am very pleased to inform you that our colleague Dr. Linda Farr Darling is the winner of the TEACHER EDUCATOR award for outstanding service, presented by the Association of BC Deans of Education (ABCDE). Dr. Farr Darling is the Eleanor Rix Professor of Rural Education. The position builds on Linda’s work with a well-established […]

The Faculty of Education has a long history of interest in good teaching.  To emphasize the importance of exceptional teaching the Faculty of Education awards up to two Killam Faculty Teaching Prizes  each year.  I am pleased to announce that this year’s recipients are  Dr. Maureen Kendrick and Dr. Pierre Walter.  The awards were presented […]

We only have a couple of CSA boxes remaining for this summer’s produce sales coming from your very own Orchard Garden here on campus. Check out our blog for more details; however, there are full shares, half shares, and even very affordable working shares if you can commit to volunteering in the garden this summer. […]

Congratulations to the following doctoral students for their success in the 2013/2014 SSHRC competition: Brooke Madden (24 months), Anita Prest (12 months), Diana Royea(Canada Graduate Scholarship for 36 months), Ashley Welsh(24 months). The Department is very proud of their success!

Friedman Scholars Program Deadline: September 13, 2013 4:00pm The goal of this program is to extend the global reach of UBC graduate students and UBC Medical Resident Trainees and to enrich our scholarly community by investing in our learners in the health sciences. To increase the sources and perspectives of our future researchers and health […]

In October 2012 the Senate approved some changes to the Graduate Student Leave of Absence policy. FoGS website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/policies-procedures/leave-status Calendar: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,204,341,191 Senate policy: http://senate.ubc.ca/vancouver/policy-abstracts Form: Request for Leave of Absence  https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/resources-links/forms Of particular interest: “The total duration of all leaves of absence granted in a graduate program is normally limited to 24 months for a […]

The Department of Physical Therapy at UBC has a practical exam coming up, and I was hoping that you could pass along the message as well as the attached document to your students (Volunteer OSCE Requirements – 2013). The Department of Physical Therapy at UBC is in need of patient model volunteers for an upcoming […]

Canada Line Art Columns:  Call for Public Art Exhibits The City of Richmond Public Art Program invites a curator or a curatorial team from a British Columbia Post-Secondary institution to propose an exhibition for showcasing student artworks in a two-dimensional format within the three Canada Line art columns in Richmond, BC. The curator or curatorial […]

This is just a brief note to introduce Prof Lynn Mario de Souza from the University of Sao Paulo (USP), who will visit UBC from 3 to 7 May. I have had the pleasure of working in collaboration with Prof de Souza for the past 12 years, researching, teaching, learning, and publishing together internationally. One […]

Research Ethics Deadline **For more info visit UBC Research Ethics. April 26 for May 19 meeting May 10 for May 23 meeting May 31 for June 13 meeting June 14 for June 27 meeting   Academic Deadlines **Deadlines culled from the UBC Online Calendar.     TODAY, Friday, 19 April 2013 Graduate Studies: Last day […]

In order to optimise the use of administrative and operations support space across the Faculty, we have been conducting a review of space utilization. We have seen a decline in the usage of computer labs in the Scarfe building, in particular the lab in Room 1011. In order to facilitate the transition of IT operations […]

GPS/Mitacs Workshop: Technical and Scientific Writing Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23rd and 24th (Note: students must commit to attending both days). For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/8015-gpsmitacs-event-technical-scientific-writing-i-ii-2-days To register, visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g25bc Other UBC resources and workshops: Career Services for UBC Graduate Students (including career advice videos from experts) http://students.ubc.ca/career/careers-services-graduate-students Writing and scholarly communication […]

Dear EDCP Students, In an effort to support our engagement and growth as a community, the Faculty of Education distributes a semi-monthly newsletter highlighting important events in Education at UBC. I encourage you to take a moment to subscribe to this newsletter and learn about upcoming initiatives in the Faculty of Education, including doctoral defenses […]

Research Ethics Deadline **For more info visit UBC Research Ethics. Today, April 12 for April 25 meeting April 26 for May 19 meeting May 10 for May 23 meeting May 31 for June 13 meeting June 14 for June 27 meeting   Academic Deadlines **Deadlines culled from the UBC Online Calendar.   Monday, 15 April […]

As you may know, the majority of Vista courses in the Faculty of Education have been migrated to a temporary Connect space as of February-March 2013. The complete list of Vista migrated courses is here http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/migrated-vista-courses/.  If you DO find your Vista course on this list, please go to http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/access-request-form/ to request access to a temporary Connect environment (where that Vista course has been migrated). If you […]