Category: Announcements

In late summer, ERIC announced that most full-text PDFs in the ERIC collect= ion had been temporarily restricted due to privacy issues found in some of = these materials. A team is in place to review the affected full text and re= store cleared PDFs to the online collection.
 
To help users gain access to the full text they need, ERIC has added a form=  to the website at eric.ed.gov that can be used to request the return of a = specific PDF to the online collection.
 
To request a PDF, access the PDF request form<http://x.jmxded130.net/y.z?l=
=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Feric.ed.gov%2FERICWebPortal%2FcontactUs%2FrequestPDF.jsp&e=
=3D873&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh> online and enter the ERIC Number of the documen= t (e.g., ED998998) and your email address; then click Submit. Your request = will be forwarded for priority processing so the full text can be checked f= or sensitive information. Once cleared, the document will be made accessibl= e online. Given the volume of requests, this process can require several we= eks.
 
The request form can be accessed from a link in the alert area of the ERIC = Home page, from the web page banner alert present on most pages of the ERIC=  website, or from the Contact Us area of the site.
 
What Full Text is Available?
As of December 1, 2012, more than 27,000 full-text materials have been retu= rned online. User-requested PDFs are being restored on a weekly basis. Curr= ently available materials include:
 
  *   Peer-reviewed documents and journal articles for which ERIC has permi=
ssion to display full text.
  *   Documents developed by the Peace Corps and ERIC.
  *   Cleared documents that have been requested by the ERIC user community=
.
 
If you are interested in knowing if the PDF you requested has been returned=  online, see the list of restored user-requested PDFs<http://x.jmxded130.ne= t/y.z?l=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eric.ed.gov%2FERICWebPortal%2Fresources%2Fhtml%2=
Fnews%2FreleasedPDFs.xls&e=3D873&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh>. This list only cover= s PDFs that have been requested by users; it does not include the peer-revi= ewed materials, and documents from the Peace Corps and ERIC, that are avail= able for download.
 
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New Terms Added to the ERIC Thesaurus
The latest update to the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors introduces 18 new se= archable terms (Descriptors), including career readiness, progress monitori= ng, and state policy. The update also adds synonyms (i.e., non-searchable t=
erms) that guide users to the appropriate search term(s). For more informat= ion about current and previous changes to the Thesaurus, go to Maintaining = the ERIC Thesaurus<http://x.jmxded130.net/y.z?l=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eric.ed.=
gov%2FERICWebPortal%2Fresources%2Fhtml%2Fthesaurus%2Fmaintenance.html&e=3D8=
73&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh> on the ERIC website.
 
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Four New Topics Added to Collection Highlights Visitors to ERIC=92s Collection Highlights<http://x.jmxded130.net/y.z?l=3Dh=
ttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eric.ed.gov%2FERICWebPortal%2Fresources%2Fhtml%2Fcollection=
%2Fcollectionhighlights.html&e=3D873&j=3D278948628&t=3Dh> area can review t= he latest literature in 24 topics, including four recently added to the web=
site: Assessment / Evaluation, Standardized Testing / Tests, E-learning, an= d No Child Left Behind. Click the RSS icon ([RSS Icon]) to view the most re= cently indexed titles and obtain the feed address for the reader of your ch= oice.  Alternatively, selecting the Search icon ([http://img.jangomail.com/=
clients/25070/images/btn_search_small_ng2.gif]) will retrieve all related r= ecords.

promotionflyers-Term II-January 2013

To graduate program staff and graduate advisors:

UBC’s Office of Research Services has prepared a checklist to help graduate students decide whether or not their research involving humans needs to undergo an institutional ethical review.

Please distribute the attached ORS Ethics Checklist to students and faculty.

The checklist can also be downloaded from the following page on the Faculty of Graduate Studies website:

http://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/dissertation-thesis-preparation/ethical-issues

Our office would like to notify all faculty, staff and students about the following upcoming events related to the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund:

• There will be a TLEF Workshop this Friday, October 5^th, 2:00-3:30pm in the Dodson Room (3^rd floor) of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.  The Workshop will provide information and advice to faculty, staff and students who are considering submitting proposals to the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund this year.  Everyone is welcome.
• We extend a special invitation to all faculty, staff and students to the second annual TLEF Showcase, which will be held on Monday, October 29^th, 12:00-1:30pm on the 4^th floor of the IKBLC as part of Celebrate Learning Week 2012.  The event features brief presentations from several recipients of TLEF funding, who will describe what they are doing with their TLEF funding and how these initiatives are impacting student learning at UBC.   Following the presentations there will be an opportunity to converse with the presenters and ask questions or share comments and ideas over light refreshments.  The event will launch the annual TLEF Poster Display which will run Oct. 29 – Nov. 2, 2012.

For more information about the TLEF, please visit http://tlef.ubc.ca.

For the Celebrate Learning Week schedule (in progress), please visit http://celebratelearning.ubc.ca/2012-events/.

Please take a moment to welcome the new EDCP PhD cohort. If you see any of these people in the hallways of Scarfe say hi!

The UBC Academic English Support 2012/13 program has now opened for applications. Please inform any English as a second/additional language student who might benefit. If you have any questions about this program please find contact info at: http://cstudies.ubc.ca/academic-english-support-program/contact.html.

-----Original Message-----
From: On Behalf Of Cheung, Junnie
Sent: August-30-12 8:53 AM
Subject: Documents about Expectations Regarding the Graduate Student-Supervisor Relationship
 
August 29, 2012
 
Dear Graduate Advisors and Staff,
 
I am writing this letter to let you know about a useful new resource the Faculty of Graduate Studies has created for faculty members and their research graduate students. We are all aware that graduate education represents a significant investment for students and the university. The relationship a research graduate student has with his/her supervisor is one of the most important factors in the success of their program, and the most positive outcomes for supervisors depend on mutually open, committed, and respectful relationships with their students.  
 
The resource we have created, with input from the Graduate Student Society and UBC Counsel Office is a document outlining the expectations of the student-supervisor relationship. Although not all points in the document may be applicable in all circumstances, and additional elements may be important, we view these generally as hallmarks of a positive, productive, and respectful relationship between a research student and his/her supervisor. We strongly encourage students and their supervisors to have a conversation at the start of the student's program about their relationship, and the document is meant to facilitate that process.  If used as such, it may be modified according to circumstances. We encourage signing by both parties to indicate a high level of mutual commitment to the principles laid out.  We have also created a template letter that may be used by the supervisor to expand on the conditions of supervision or to place the expectations in context.
 
UBC Policy 85 on Scholarly Integrity stipulates that "research conditions for all involved in a research team should be outlined in a letter from the Principal Investigator before team members become engaged".  The document may also assist faculty members in meeting this important university requirement.
 
Several UBC graduate programs are already using similar documents as required practice.  It is my hope that, if you are not already doing so, you will consider instituting such a system, or at the least, encouraging it in your own programs.
 
We are attaching an electronic version of the documents to this email. The documents will also be available on our website, under information for supervisors (further resources), http://www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/information-supervisors/further-resources. We are aware that it may not be a priority for many faculty members to visit this site, and even if you do not require the use of these documents, your assistance with increasing their visibility would be much appreciated. With thanks for the important role you play in supporting our faculty and students.
 
Kind regards,
 
Wendy Hall, Associate Dean, Faculty and Program Development, Faculty of Graduate Studies

Faculty of Graduate Studies Template Letter August 2012
Faculty of Graduate Studies Expectations Document August 29 2012