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Living our Indigenous Languages Institute‏

COURSES: 3 CREDITS EACH, 12 CREDITS IN TOTAL

LLED 480C/952
Multimedia Technology & Indigenous Language Revitalization
Candace K. GallaNeville Scarfe Building | Room 1006
July 2-19, 2013 | 10:30 am–1:00 pm 
Week 1: Tue–Sat | Week 2: Mon–Fri | Week 3: Mon–Fri

Utilizing technology allows for the preservation of Indigenous languages, materials to be developed and disseminated, expands the domains in which the language is used, and provides relevance, significance and purpose. Students will learn and be exposed to various types of low-, mid- and high- technology initiatives that have been used to document, revitalize, promote and maintain their language. The course is designed to offer “hands-on” experience that will contribute to a project-based outcome. Open to all who want to understand and experience how technology can support teaching, learning and revitalization of Indigenous languages. Course material and content can be applied to learners of any language. Basic computer skills are required.

LLED 565H/96A
Indigenous Language-Based Education in a Non-Indigenous World
Kauanoe KamanāPonderosa Annex E | Room 123 
July 2-12, 2013 | 1:30–5:00 pm
Week 1: Tue–Sat | Week 2: Mon–Fri

In spite of numerous barriers, a grassroots language revitalization movement has made major progress in Hawaiʻi.  Using the case study of the development of P-20 Hawaiian language-based education, students will explore issues of organization, administration, resourcing, assessing, and improving education for Indigenous and other communities.

FNLG 480A/001
Endangered Language Documentation & Revitalization

Darin FlynnBuchanan D | Room 312 
July 22–26, 2013 | Mon–Fri 8:30 am–4:30 pm
July 27, 2013 | Sat 9:00 am–1:00 pm

This course offers a critical study of the historical, social, cultural, political, and economic factors impacting on language loss, retention, and revival. You will explore not only the seriously endangered status of BC’s First Nations languages, but also the global context of massive language extinction and the erosion of complex systems of human knowledge. Learn about research methodologies for collaborative, community-based, transdiscplinary documentation and revitalization of Indigenous linguistic heritage.

LLED 565G/96A
Global Perspectives on Indigeneity: Solidarity, Struggle and Possibilities in Language & Literacy Education
Candace K. GallaHenry Angus Building | Room 435 
July 29-August 2, 2013 | Mon–Fri 8:30 am–4:00 pm

This course broadly examines the ways Indigenous communities have sustained and reenergized their language, literacy, and literary practices in a time where local efforts are affected by global pressures. Firsthand experiences and strategies will be shared by the instructor and guest speakers to address some of the successes and challenges that Indigenous language communities are faced with when engaging in language revitalization efforts.

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Summer 1 Course – International Comparative Education: Varieties and Commonalities in a Global World‏

Are you interested in international comparative education from Anglo-Saxon,=  Asian-Confucian, Germanic, and Nordic perspectives?
 
The course International Comparative Education: Varieties and Commonalities=  in a Global World will address all of these themes. It will be offered in = Summer Term 1 (May-June). Enrolments are welcome.
 
 
EDST 565a (941)
Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30 to 7:30 pm
WMAX 216
 
International Comparative Education: Varieties and Commonalities in a Globa= l World
 
Instructor: Hans Pechar
hans.pechar@uni-klu.ac.at
 
A few decades ago, education at all levels was a matter of national and/or = provincial (state) policy with little, if any, interference from outside. T= oday education is part of a global network in which mobility, cooperation, = and competition among national systems is increasing steadily. As a consequ= ence, interest in various kinds of comparative educational research - drive= n partly by academic curiosity, partly by policy objectives - is growing.
In this course, we will take a theoretical and critical approach to compara= tive education. We will review the international policy discourse and discu= ss some of the fundamental puzzles, such as the following: What is the impa= ct of the early childhood learning environment on the literacy of adolescen= ts? How does the impact of parental socioeconomic background on educational=  achievement differ among countries? How do equitable opportunities and out= comes differ by gender? How do Aboriginal populations fare in an educationa= lly globalized world? In which countries is education primarily seen as a p= ublic good, and where are private benefits and responsibilities emphasized?=  What are the social and economic preconditions of "world class" universiti= es? Are such institutions desirable? What are different national approaches=  to lifelong learning?
 The course will be structured around four modules:
 *      First, based on OECD indicators we will identify various dimensions=
 in which substantive differences among nations can be observed (e.g., publ= ic versus private provision and funding of education, early streaming versu= s comprehensive schooling, participation rates in vocational and tertiary e= ducation);
 *      Second, we will consider conceptual frameworks that explain the dif=
ferences observed. As education has become included as part of the "welfare=  state," theories about differences in welfare provision provide a meaningf= ul framework for comparative educational research. Likewise, theories about=  "varieties of capitalism" explain how education systems contribute to the = comparative advantage of different regimes;
 *      Third, by combining empirical indicators and theory we will constru=
ct a global landscape of regional patterns, focusing on how these regions e= xert influence beyond their borders. Specifically, we will examine Anglo-Sa= xon, Asian-Confucian, Germanic, and Nordic patterns.
 *      Finally, we will discuss implications for policy and practice. What=
 insights can we glean about from international comparisons?
 
Hans Pechar Bio
 
Hans Pechar is a Professor in the Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies, Al= pen Adria University, Vienna, Austria. The focus of his research is compara= tive higher education and economics of higher education. Currently, he repr= esents Austria in the governing board of OECD CERI. His recent publications=  address topics of policies of access to higher education, governance of Au= strian universities, and equity in education.
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Summer Science Ed Course‏ – Issues in the Teaching and Learning of the Sciences

Issues in the Teaching and Learning of the Sciences

EDCP 557 (921)

Dr. Doug Adler

Mon & Wed (16:30-19:30) SCARFE 1210

This course provides opportunity for participants to examine practical issues pertaining to teaching andlearning of science by drawing on contemporary research in science education. Existing literature and

associated issues on teaching and learning of science will be examined critically. Viability of modelssuch as conceptual change and associated paradigm shift overtones, predict-observe-explain,

pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), etc and their relevance to science teaching and learning will be critically discussed.

 

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EDST – International Comparative Education: Varieties and Commonalities in a Global World‏

Are you interested in international comparative education from Anglo-Saxon,=  Asian-Confucian, Germanic, and Nordic perspectives?
 
The course International Comparative Education: Varieties and Commonalities=  in a Global World will address all of these themes. It will be offered in = Summer Term 1 (May-June). Enrolments are welcome.
 
 
EDST 565a (941)
Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30 to 7:30 pm
WMAX 216
 
International Comparative Education: Varieties and Commonalities in a Globa= l World
 
Instructor: Hans Pechar
hans.pechar@uni-klu.ac.at
 
A few decades ago, education at all levels was a matter of national and/or = provincial (state) policy with little, if any, interference from outside. T= oday education is part of a global network in which mobility, cooperation, = and competition among national systems is increasing steadily. As a consequ= ence, interest in various kinds of comparative educational research - drive= n partly by academic curiosity, partly by policy objectives - is growing.
In this course, we will take a theoretical and critical approach to compara= tive education. We will review the international policy discourse and discu= ss some of the fundamental puzzles, such as the following: What is the impa= ct of the early childhood learning environment on the literacy of adolescen= ts? How does the impact of parental socioeconomic background on educational=  achievement differ among countries? How do equitable opportunities and out= comes differ by gender? How do Aboriginal populations fare in an educationa= lly globalized world? In which countries is education primarily seen as a p= ublic good, and where are private benefits and responsibilities emphasized?=  What are the social and economic preconditions of "world class" universiti= es? Are such institutions desirable? What are different national approaches=  to lifelong learning?
 The course will be structured around four modules:
 *      First, based on OECD indicators we will identify various dimensions=
 in which substantive differences among nations can be observed (e.g., publ= ic versus private provision and funding of education, early streaming versu= s comprehensive schooling, participation rates in vocational and tertiary e= ducation);
 *      Second, we will consider conceptual frameworks that explain the dif=
ferences observed. As education has become included as part of the "welfare=  state," theories about differences in welfare provision provide a meaningf= ul framework for comparative educational research. Likewise, theories about=  "varieties of capitalism" explain how education systems contribute to the = comparative advantage of different regimes;
 *      Third, by combining empirical indicators and theory we will constru=
ct a global landscape of regional patterns, focusing on how these regions e= xert influence beyond their borders. Specifically, we will examine Anglo-Sa= xon, Asian-Confucian, Germanic, and Nordic patterns.
 *      Finally, we will discuss implications for policy and practice. What=
 insights can we glean about from international comparisons?
 
Hans Pechar Bio
 
Hans Pechar is a Professor in the Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies, Al= pen Adria University, Vienna, Austria. The focus of his research is compara= tive higher education and economics of higher education. Currently, he repr= esents Austria in the governing board of OECD CERI. His recent publications=  address topics of policies of access to higher education, governance of Au= strian universities, and equity in education.
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EDST Course: Advanced Seminar in Lifelong Learning‏

EDST 583A Advanced Seminar in Lifelong Learning Summer Term 2a: July2-19, 2013 Ponderosa F, Room 203
 
Instructor: Nancy Jackson, Assoc. Prof Emerita, University of Toronto
Email: nancy.jackson@utoronto.ca
 
 
This course will explore the complex terrain of lifelong learning and its g= rowing presence in public policies and in popular imaginations. Western sys= tems of education have been built on the belief that most learning goes on = amongst the young. But in the post war era, the capacity of adults to go on=  learning has come to be seen as a vast, mostly untapped, 'human resource' = to be mobilized, managed and regulated to serve a variety of competing inte= rests.  The results are often a maze of contradictions.
 
In this course, we will examine several familiar domains in which discourse= s of learning increasingly shape policy and practice in public or private s= ectors. This might include the growing requirement for continuing professio= nal education, the mandating of employee development plans as a core manage= ment practice, and/or the advent of standardized international tools to mon= itor adult literacy levels as indicators of national competitiveness. We wi= ll explore the social relations that both give rise to and are sustained by=  these arrangements, including the forms of subjectivity that are construct= ed and normalized. We will explore, through both the scholarly literature a= nd through  reflection on life experiences, the range of outcomes and the d= istributions of benefits associated with these regimes of learning.
 
This is a 3-week intensive, participatory seminar; daily preparation time i= s essential.  There will be 1-2 required readings per day, and each student=  will be required to prepare and submit daily one question for class discus= sion, based on a close reading of these materials. Each week every student = will be required to submit a briefing paper based on readings and class dis= cussion.  The third briefing paper will be due a few days after the end of = the course and will serve as the final assignment.
[NJ Mug for OISE]
 
Nancy Jackson is a Professor Emerita from the Department of Adult Education=  and Counseling Psychology, OISE/UT. She has been researching in the area o= f adult literacy, workplace literacy, critical studies of work and working = knowledge, political economy of skills training, gender and skill, lifelong=  learning and policy and women and adult education.
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EDST 565F: Appreciative Inquiry‏

Special Course in Subject Matter: Appreciative Inquiry 2A
 
M-F 10:30-1:00 WMAX 110
 
Joan McArthur Blair & Jeanie Cockell
 
July 2nd - July 19th 2013
 
Appreciative Inquiry
 
Education, when it connects with an individual or a group, sparks a powerful force for positive change. This course examines that force through the le=
ns of Appreciative Inquiry, its underpinnings and how it can be used in the classroom, leadership, research and in organizational and community development.
 
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an energizing approach for sparking positive change. It focuses on what is working well (appreciative) by engaging people=
 in asking questions and telling stories (inquiry). This focus generates life within the classroom, organization, community or group allowing it to mo=
ve towards its goals. AI is a way of being and seeing. It is both a worldview and a process for facilitating positive change in human systems. Its ass=
umption is simple: every human system has something that works right - things that give it life when it is vital, effective, and successful. AI begins=
 by identifying this positive core and connecting to it in ways that heighten energy, sharpen vision, and inspire action for change.
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March 25th – Thesis Formatting Workshops for Faculty of Education Students- Koerner Library, Room 217.‏

Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies?

Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word?

Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.

Please register  here: : http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4090

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EDST: Plan ahead for your research methods course and Graduating Project!

EDST 501: Research Methods (September-December 2013)

Followed by: 
 
EDST 553: Group Inquiry (Jan= uary-April 2014) Professor Andr=E9 Elias Mazawi The Educational Administration and Leadership Graduate Program in the Depar= tment of Educational Studies offers a set of two consecutive research cours= es open to graduate students of the Faculty of Education. These courses all= ow participants to deepen their understanding of and experience with educat= ional research. The two courses are offered consecutively, in September 201=
3 and January 2014, respectively, for a total of six credits.
The first course =96 EDST 501: Research Methods =96 introduces participants=  to the foundational aspects of research methods in education, with a focus=  on how to study institutional and organisational dynamics of schools, scho= oling, and educational leadership in diverse and pluralistic societies. Thi= s course ends with the planning and design of a theoretically-driven group = research proposal.
The consecutive course =96 EDST 553: Group Inquiry =96 offers participants = with an opportunity to implement the research proposal developed as part of=  EDST 501 and carry it out in groups in different contexts of educational p= ractice, whether schools, community centres, or other formal and informal e= ducational settings.
The two consecutive courses aim to provide participants with an opportunity=  to experience first-hand:
* the range of issues associated with the conduct of educational research;
* the conceptual and methodological challenges faced by researchers;
* the judgments researchers must marshal to ensure a rigorous and ethically=  warranted study; and
* the conduct of a collaborative research project with fellow graduate stud= ents.
This is an exciting opportunity for graduate students who would like to exp= erience educational research in a supportive, engaging, and safe environmen= t, by collaborating with peers towards the writing of a conference or works= hop paper, or a paper to be presented in your school or professional workpl= ace.
Registration to the two courses opens on June 1st, 2013, towards a Septembe= r start. Seats are limited. If you are interested, I invite you to meet and=  discuss this opportunity in more detail well in advance. You can meet with=  me either individually or together with peers with whom you are interested=  to work on a research project.
 To coordinate a meeting, please email Andre.Mazawi@ubc.ca<mailto:Andre.Maz=
awi@ubc.ca>. My office is in Ponderosa G, room 11, Tel.: 604-827-5537.
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March 8 – Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #612

Research Ethics Deadline

For more info visit UBC Research Ethics web site at: http://www.research.ubc.ca/ethics/meeting-dates-deadlines-0

March 15 for March 28 meeting

March 29 for April 11 meeting

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 at: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/academicyear.cfm?page=2012&view=all

 

Friday, 15 March 2013

Last day for submission of graduating essays and theses, most bachelor degree programs.

 

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Meeting of the Vancouver Senate.

 

Friday, 22 March 2013

Distance Education Term D courses: Last day for withdrawal from most Distance Education Term D courses with withdrawal standing of “W” recorded on a student’s academic record. Consult your courses in the Course Schedule for specific information.
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Block 6 clerkship ends.

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Teacher Education Program: 12-Month Elementary and Middle Years Options: Term 2 classes end.

 

Friday, 29 March 2013

Good Friday. University closed. Some branches of the UBC Library may be open.

Monday, 1 April 2013

Easter Monday. University closed. Some branches of the UBC Library may be open.

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Access & Diversity: Recommended date for submission of materials for alternate format production for Summer Session Term 1.
Graduate Studies: Deadline for guaranteed consideration by the Faculty of Graduate Studies of recommendations from graduate programs for North American students to be admitted for registration September 2013. Late recommendations may be accepted upon special request from a graduate program.
Graduate Studies: Last day for Graduate Students employed as Teaching and Research Assistants to apply for payroll deduction of Summer Session tuition fees.
Last day for sponsored students to submit application to have fees billed to a sponsoring organization for Summer Session Terms 1 and 2 (May to August) tuition fees. Students who do not submit their applications by the deadline will be required to pay their tuition fees by payment due dates to avoid financial hold procedures.
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Block 7 clerkship begins (April 2 to April 26 inclusive).
Student Financial Assistance & Awards: Students applying for a Summer Bursary should have applied for government student loans for the Summer Session by this date.
Teacher Education Program: 12-Month Elementary and Middle Year Options: Extended practicum begins (April 2 to June 28 inclusive).

 

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Access & Diversity: Last day for submission of Exam Accommodation forms for April examinations.

 

Friday, 5 April 2013

Last day of classes for most faculties.
Graduate Studies: Last day for final oral examination for doctoral students planning to graduate in May.
Graduate Studies: Last day for supervisors to submit Appointment of External Examiner form to Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date.

 

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Term 2 examinations begin (day and evening classes) for most faculties (April 10 to April 24 inclusive). Saturdays are included in the examination schedule.

Monday, 15 April 2013

Forestry (third-year): FRST 452 field work begins at the University Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC (April 15 to 19 inclusive).
Graduate Studies: Last day for final doctoral oral examinations in time for April 30 program end date.

 

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Meeting of the Vancouver Senate.

 

Friday, 19 April 2013

Graduate Studies: Last day for final doctoral oral examination for April 30 program end date.
Graduate Studies: Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be accepted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for May graduation. Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm.
Graduate Studies: Last day for graduate programs to notify the Faculty of Graduate Studies that all requirements (including major papers) have been met for non-thesis master’s degrees for May graduation.
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Block 7 clerkship ends.

 

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

2012/13 Winter Session ends.
Last day of Term 2 examinations for most faculties.

 

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Earth and Ocean Sciences: Hydrogeology field school begins (EOSC 428, April 25 to April 29 inclusive).
UBC Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Winter Session residences close; residents are required to vacate.

 

Friday, 26 April 2013

Earth and Ocean Sciences (second-year students): Geology field school begins (EOSC 223, April 26 to May 2 inclusive).
Earth and Ocean Sciences (third-year students): Geology field school begins (EOSC 328, April 26 to May 17 inclusive).

Funding Opportunities

Embassy of France Scholarship Program now open!

Applications are now open for the following programs:

The scholarships will be awarded in priority to PhD students involved in a joint “cotutelle” PhD program.

Master’s and “non-cotutelle” PhD students as well as postdocs are also eligible for study or research internship in France;

·          France Canada Research Fund cotutelle scholarship: up to 12 months (monthly allowance + airplane ticket); for cotutelle PhD students only;

·         France Canada Research Fund best cotutelle prize

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

In recognition of the valuable role that teaching assistants play in our programs, the University annually awards teaching prizes to UBC Teaching Assistants, with two of these awards being allocated to the Faculty of Education.  The prize includes both a certificate and $1,000.00.  At the same time, in recognition of the contribution to our Faculty so many outstanding Teaching Assistants, the Faculty of Education annually awards an additional teaching prize to supplement those awarded at the University-level – for a total of three awards.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012-2013  Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Awards. We encourage nominations from faculty supervisors (professors, senior laboratory instructors) of the Graduate TA, from colleagues working closely with the nominee, and from the students who attended the nominee’s class or laboratory.  Grad TAs can also self-nominate for the award.  The award(s) are open to any Graduate Teaching Assistant who acts or has acted in this position during the current, and/or the preceding academic year (2012/2013, 2011/2012).

Please visit the VP Academic & Provost web site for information on eligibility, procedures, supporting documentation and criteria.  The full program description and call for nominations are available at: http://vpacademic.ubc.ca/killam-graduate-teaching-assistant-awards/.

All completed nomination packages are due in the OGPR for Faculty adjudication by 4pm, March 11, 2013

Social Justice @UBC: Beyond Recognition!/? Noted Scholar Lecture Series

March 13, 12-1pm, Dr. Larissa Lai, Assistant Professor, Department of English

Appropriation, Imagination, ESL and Asian Canadian “Literary Elites”: The Gold Mountain Blues Scandal

As part of a larger project on Asian Canadian literary production in the 1980s and 1990s, this talk interrogates the recent scandal around Ling Zhang’s novelGold Mountain Blues, published in 2009 in the PRC and in 2011 in Canada.The author is currently being sued for plagiarism by three well-known Asian Canadian writers: Wayson Choy, SKY Lee and Paul Yee. I situate the scandal as continuous with, but also different from, the cultural appropriation debates that raged through the 1980s and 1990s, and articulate how the cultural arena has shifted to make it possible for one kind of “Asian” to appropriate from another. A politics of Indigeneity is intertwined in this debate in ways that illustrate how the idea of Asian Canadian literature emerges in relation to Indigenous cultural politics.

Dr. Larissa Lai is an Assistant Professor, Department of English and Faculty Associate, GRSJ Institute. Dr. Lai is on the verge of sending off the manuscript for her first critical book Slanting “I”, Imagining “We”; Asian Canadian Cultural Production in the 80s and 90s. That project lays out the conundrum of liberatory reclamations of the racist name and looks at the cultural strategies employed by writers, artists, editorial collectives and conference organizing committees in Canada in the 80s and 90s. She currently holds an Early Career Scholar Fellowship at the Peter Wall Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies. Sybil Unrest. (Co-authored with Rita Wong.) Line Books. When Fox Is a Thousand­: Arsenal Pulp Press. Salt Fish Girl: Thomas Allen. When Fox Is a Thousand:  Press Gang.

**Lunch will be provided at noon Social Justice @UBC Lectures at no cost to all participants who RSVP: jane.charles@ubc.ca

Social Justice Institute Lecture Series Meeting Room 028, Jack Bell Building: Directions: http://bit.ly/R5WyjE

Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence

The Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence is designed to enhance research excellence at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) through building and strengthening the University’s ties with leading research universities and institutes around the world and to increase the visibility of CUHK as a world-class research university through student and staff mobility. The Programme provides basic funding support to PhD students to undertake short-term research visits at CUHK.

Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2013

Further information: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/global-scholarship-programme-research-excellence

ARTS Graduate Research Award – Open to Masters and PhD Applications:
The award is offered for a completed scholarly project, thesis, or dissertation in the area of arts research and teaching. The work must have been accepted within two years prior to the year of the conference.
Graduates of Canadian universities or Canadians who have studied abroad are eligible for the award.
Criteria: All modes of inquiry are invited as are all modes of reporting. The submission will be examined by three experienced and active members of the ARTS SIG for the following:
Significance
* Relevance for contemporary arts researching and teaching
* Contribution to innovative arts teaching and/or arts research practices
Substance
* Compelling and provocative questions
* Adequate summary of the supporting literature
* Methodology and research process clearly explained
* Quality of reporting and writing
Distinctiveness
* Artistic merit
* Offers important new perspectives or ways of thinking about arts research and teaching
Eligibility: The winner must be a member of CSSE, CACS, and ARTS.
Submission Requirements
1. Interested applicants should submit the following:

2. A PDF copy of the signed committee acceptance of the dissertation/thesis/project.
3. An abstract of 1000-1500 words outlining: the problem(s) / question(s) addressed in the study, a brief review of the major literature, the design methodology, the major conclusions, and a statement of significance.
4. A PDF or link to the full project, thesis, or dissertation.
Deadline: March 15, 2013.
Please send applications to: John J. Guiney Yallop: johnj.guineyyallop@acadiau.ca

Janet Hyde Graduate Student Research Grant 

Proposals are being sought for Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants. These grants, each up to $500, are awarded to doctoral psychology students to support feminist research. The grants are made possible through the generosity of Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., who donates the royalties from her book, Half the Human Experience, to this fund. Past recipients of Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants are not eligible to apply. Because the purpose of this award is to facilitate research that otherwise might not be possible, projects that are beyond the data analysis stage are not eligible.

Please send all application materials attached to a single e-mail message to both of the Hyde Award Co-chairs at the following addresses by September 15th (for the fall deadline) or March 15th (for the spring deadline):

Dr. Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, oms@parkschool.org  and Dr. Mindy J. Erchull, merchull@umw.edu  

Requirements:

1) Cover page with project title, investigator’s name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail address

2) A 100-word abstract

3) A proposal (5-pages maximum, double-spaced) addressing the project’s purpose, theoretical rationale, and procedures, including how the method and data analysis stem from the proposed theory and purpose. [References are not included in this 5-page limit.]

4) A one-page statement articulating the study’s relevance to feminist goals and importance to feminist research.

5) The expected timeline for progress and completion of the project (including the date of the research proposal committee meeting). The project timeline should not exceed two years.

6) A faculty sponsor’s recommendation, which includes why the research cannot be funded by other sources. This letter should be attached to the e-mail with the application materials. Please do not send it separately.

7) Status of IRB review process, including expected date of IRB submission and approval. Preference will be given to proposals that have received approval.

8) An itemized budget (if additional funds are needed to ensure completion of the project, please specify sources).  Funds cannot be used for tuition, living expenses, or travel to present research at a conference.

9) The applicant’s curriculum vitae

All sections of the proposal should be typed and prepared according to APA style (e.g., please use 12-point font).

Applicants should submit no more than 2 files (i.e., one with the letter of recommendation and one with all the other required materials).

Proposals that fail to meet the guidelines described above will not be reviewed.

Review Process

A panel of psychologists will evaluate the proposals for theoretical and methodological soundness, relevance to feminist goals, applicant’s training and qualifications to conduct the research, and feasibility of completing the project.

Other Requirements

Only one application will be accepted per student, for each application deadline.  Applicants who are involved in multiple projects that meet the submission requirements should choose the project that best fits the evaluation criteria (see “Review Process”).

Within 24 months of receipt of the grant, recipients are expected to submit to the Hyde committee co-chairs a complete and final copy of the research document (e.g., a copy of the thesis, dissertation or journal manuscript based on the sponsored research), along with a 500-word abstract for publication in Division 35 newsletter.  In addition, grant recipients shall acknowledge the funding source in the author’s notes in all publications. Hyde award winners will be announced at the APA convention during Division 35 Social Hour. The names of the Hyde award winners may also be posted in Division 35 newsletter as well as on Division 35 web page and listserv.

Request for Abstracts from previous Hyde Award Winners

Brief abstracts of the work conducted by previous award recipients are printed in the newsletters. Previous award winners are highly encouraged to contact Dr. Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, Hyde Award Co-chair, at oms@parkschool.org to submit a 500 word summary of their Hyde grant-funded research for consideration of publication in the Feminist Psychologist.

Questions and other communications may be sent to the committee co-chair:

Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, Ph.D. Co-Chair, Phone: 617-414-4646, E-mail: oms@parkschool.org

FireTalks – Ethics and Dissemination

This month’s talk takes up many of the questions raised at our last FIREtalk: What role do ethics play in academic research, practice and dissemination? How can – or should – academics and grad students disseminate their work? Is it ethical to publish in journals which the subjects of research will never be able to access?

How does your research relate to these issues? Tell us by presenting at this FIREtalk!               

You’ll also get to;

* Practice presenting your research to an interdisciplinary audience

* Network with graduate students from across campus

* Receive feedback on your research in a low stakes setting

Want to hear more about this topic and join the discussion? Register to attend!

Koerner Library, 216, March 21 at 2pm.

Call for Applications:  Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship

The Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships enable promising leaders from developing countries to pursue doctoral studies at UBC. The fellowships are to support international students showing outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country. Two fellowships will be offered; each fellowship provides an $18,000 stipend plus tuition each year for four years.

Applicants must:

– Hold a student visa at the beginning of the fellowship funding period

– Be a citizen of a developing country (see list of eligible countries on website link below)

– Be starting a PhD or DMA program at the UBC Vancouver campus in May 2013, Sep 2013, or Jan 2014

Deadline for graduate programs to submit nominations to the Faculty of Graduate Studies:  4:00pm Friday 22 March 2013 (check with departments for internal deadlines).

Please see the Graduate Awards website for more information: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/graduate-global-leadership-fellowship

The contact at the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this award is Anne Brozensky, anne.brozensky@ubc.ca

2013 Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF)

The forum will be held June 4-6, 2013 in Winnipeg. The aim of the CSHRF is to provide a venue for the networking, research exposure and recognition of Canada’s most promising research trainees in the health sciences.  While the primary component is the judged research poster exhibition (with associated, nationally recognized CIHR awards of excellence), other value-added elements include tours of unique research facilities such as Health Canada’s National Virology Laboratory, student-led social events such as a tour of the NRC’s Institute for BioDiagnostics, dinner at the Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site, a CIHR information session with the CIHR Director of Research Capacity Development and cross-disciplinary symposia on hot topics with internationally-recognized speakers.  This year’s symposium will be on “Inflammation and Health.”  This is a unique opportunity to advance the careers of your top students and to showcase their excellence.

Universities have been invited on nominate their top PhD students in health sciences for participation in the forum.  A limited number of invited participants will also receive travel award funding from CIHR, though the amount of funding and number of students to be funded by CIHR has not yet been determined.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies will collect nominations on behalf of UBC, to forward to the CSHRF Coordinator. Graduate programs are invited to nominate their top PhD students in health sciences to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Graduate programs may nominate up to 5% of their PhD students in health sciences (for instance, if a program has 40 PhD students in health sciences, it could submit up to 2 nominees). Appropriate selection criteria are to be determined by the graduate programs. Please note that the symposium theme rotates from year to year and should not bias student selection.

Graduate programs are asked to submit the following by e-mail to graduate.awards@ubc.ca by Friday, March 22, 2013:

1. completed nomination form http://www.grad.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/awards/awards_CSHRF_Nomination_Form.doc

2. one-page abstract for each nominee (abstract guidelines available at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days/faqs2.html#abstractguidelines

Further information is available at:

• our website – http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canadian-student-health-research-forum-cshrf-travel-award

• the CSHRF website – http://www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/research_days/

BC Aboriginal Student Award: Call for Applications

The Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society has established an award program for Aboriginal students pursuing studies at the Master’s and Doctoral levels in British Columbia. Renewable awards of $5,000 per year are available.  Selection is based on a variety of factors, including financial need, family and community responsibilities, and career and life goals.

Deadline: April 5, 2013

Applications are submitted directly to the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society; for more detail and application instructions please visit the following website: http://www.bcscholarship.ca/web/aboriginal

ACDE Reception at AERA

The Association of Canadian Deans of Education invites all AERA delegates to a reception in San Francisco, during the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) on Monday, April 29, 2013, 7 – 8:30pm, Yorkshire Room, Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco. Please RSVP to ACDE@telus.net by April 1, 2013.

Rio Tinto Alcan Research Fellowship

As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto Alcan offers a research fellowship for a UBC graduate or post-graduate student in a field of pure or applied science related to Rio Tinto Alcan’s activities (production and processing of aluminum). Annual Value: $18,000

Graduate Program Deadline: to be set by graduate program (likely in mid-April)

Deadline for graduate programs to submit nominations to the Faculty of Graduate Studies:  Wednesday, May 1, 2013

For more information, including a list of research areas supported by the award, please consult the Graduate Awards website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/rio-tinto-alcan-research-fellowships

The contact in the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this competition is Joanne Tsui, who can be reached at: joanne.tsui@ubc.ca

Upcoming Events

Call for Presentations and Participation-The Challenge of Critical Pedagogy: Learning and Teaching in the “Corporate” University

Wednesday April 3, 2013, The Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, UBC

At present the higher education environment is undergoing massive global, social and economic transformations which are impacting upon the role of higher education in relation to the economy, society, states, work and employment, labour markets and knowledge production. Particular attention has been directed towards the effect of neoliberalism, the effects of a general condition of increased austerity and an intensification of market pressures on universities. The increased commodification of higher education raises concerns for the practice of critical pedagogy and the promotion of social justice and requires reflection upon the ways we learn and teach, both as university educators and as members of communities. However, as the role of university education is increasingly contested these conditions also may present an opportunity to discuss a range of issues regarding the practice of teaching in our changing institutions, the role of the University within the community and in public life, and the availability of practical strategies for pursuing equality, diversity and social justice within our educational settings. **Please contact Dr. S. Budgeon for further details on the structure and themes of the workshop.

Submission of Presentation Proposal: Queries and proposals may be sent to Dr. Shelley Budgeon, Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (Shelley.budgeon@googlemail.com) by the deadline of March 15, 2013.

Attendence is free but please register in advance by emailing Shelley at (Shelley.budgeon@googlemail.com).

This workshop is part of a broader Universitas 21 sponsored project linked to the University of Birmingham, UK. It is hosted by the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia.

Upcoming Library Workshops

 1) Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley

Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.

Sign up for an introductory workshop for an overview of citation management tools, or for a tool specific hands-on workshop to a brief introduction to the main concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.

Introduction to Citation Management

Thursday, March 21, 1:00-2:30pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3875

 

Citation Management Using Zotero

Monday, March 11, 12:00 – 2:00pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3867

Monday, March 25, 2:00 – 4:00pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3868

 

Citation Management Using Mendeley

Wednesday, March 20, 5:00 – 7:00pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3737

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2) Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!

Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.

Wednesday, March 13, 4:00 – 6:00pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3708

Monday, March 18, 11:00am – 1:00pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3709

Thursday, March 28, 12:00 – 2:00pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3710

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3) Introduction to Grey Literature for Health Sciences

Learn about searching for grey literature, including conference proceedings and abstracts, reports & publications from governmental and non-governmental organizations, thesis and dissertations, and other non-traditional publications. While the focus will be on literature for the health sciences many of the strategies and tools will be useful for other disciples as well.
Tuesday, March 12, 1:00-2:00pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3911
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4) Digging Into Digital Collections

Learn how to further your research by using digital book collections including Google Books and the Hathi Trust. You will leave this workshop knowing:

·         how to search within books to locate research material not evident from title or chapter descriptions,

·         conduct more thorough literature reviews on primary sources,

·         perform cited reference searches,

·         conduct historical word searches, and more!

Tuesday, March 12, 2:00-3:30pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3917

Mental Health Awareness Club Presentation – Beyond Your Undergrad: Careers in Mental Health and Neurology

Each speaker will speak for 10-15 minutes on their field of work or study which will be followed with Q&A and networking. Food and drinks will be provided.

Last years event had a turnout of about 30 to 40 people, with 5 speakers giving a brief presentation on their work and study, followed by networking. Overall, the event was a success.

The event will be $3 for non-members and free for members of the Mental Health Awareness Club or the Neurology Club. Please RSVP here http://bit.ly/167lDBA

Thursday, March 21st, 2013, 5:30pm to 7:30pm, Location: TBA (on UBC campus)

Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology- Instructional Skills Workshop

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop March 23, 24, 25, 2013.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.

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 Late March ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2257

Designing our Forests: A Call for Participants

The Interactive Digital Environmental Assessment Laboratory (IDEAL) in the Faulty of Forestry is recruiting individuals for a survey related to visual quality of harvest designs. The survey consists primarily of rating a number of landscape design images. Participants in the survey will receive a $10 honorarium.  We are looking for interested participants to start on April 2, 2013.

Time: By appointment – approximately 30 minutes

Contact information:

Email: ideal.forestry.ubc@gmail.com

Phone: (604) 822-6708 or (604) 363-1680

Location: Landscape Immersion Lab (LIL) in the Forest Sciences Centre

Participants: The survey will be open to anyone except those who have one or more of the following: limited availability, are under the age of 18, or has a blindness or severe visual handicap. All information associated with this study will be handled confidentially.

In this experiment we will show the subjects a number of landscape design images and ask them to rate these on a simple scale. These ratings will be compared to a computer model in order to investigate how well the model relates to individual perception. Upon completion of the image ratings, participants will be required to complete a short questionnaire. Participants in the survey will receive a $10 honorarium.

2013 Graduate Symposium in the Department of Education, Concordia University- Call for Proposals

Graduate students are invited to submit proposals and participate in a symposium at Concordia University on Friday, April 19, 2013. The theme of the conference is Making the Connection: Theory, Research, and Practice. The Graduate Symposium in the Department of Education aims to make connections between educational theory, research, and practice by bringing together researchers and practitioners from all areas of Education and related disciplines.

Please review the Frequently Asked Questions resource available at http://doe.concordia.ca/symposium2013/faq.html for detailed information about the conference before submitting a proposal.

Please complete the submission from available at http://doe.concordia.ca/symposium2013/submissionform.html. Please be prepared to include a required abstract (250 words maximum) which conforms to American Psychological Association guidelines. Abstracts will be evaluated according to a number of criteria.

FINE- Forum for International Networking in Education

The Forum for International Networking in Education (FINE), is organizing three FREE events at AERA 2013 in San Francisco for students from U21 Universities:

  • The FINE forum will be held on Friday, April 26th from 1pm-5pm and then dinner will follow at 7pm. The forum will include a number of speakers (various topics will be covered, including navigating AERA and life in academia), a panel discussion featuring U21 Deans of Education, and discussions on the best ways to network with academics and other students
  • 2 breakfasts will be held on Sunday, April 28th and Tuesday, April 30th (both at 7am). These breakfasts are an excellent opportunity to connect with other Education students and Deans from U21 universities

Locations are TBD and will be made available at a later date. Please RSVP to fine.u21@gmail.com

For more information on U21 and FINE please visit: http://www.universitas21.com

Call for Discussants

The CCGSE planning committee would like to invite faculty members and graduate students to act as discussants for the 2013 Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) roundtable discussions. One discussant will be assigned to each roundtable (2-3 papers). The CSSE planning committee is hoping to dedicate one session to the CCGSE roundtables and poster presentations (as was done last year), meaning that no other session(s) will occur at this time. Please support our graduate students by acting as a discussant! Light snacks will be provided.

Discussants will receive papers by Monday, May 6th, 2013. This will provide discussants with four weeks to read through the papers and generate comments for discussion (approx 5 minutes per paper).

If willing to participate, please provide the following information to (julieta@ualberta.ca):

First and Last Name, School, Department and Position (ex. MEd student, PhD student, professor), Email and Three Areas of Expertise.

Investigating Our Practices 2013

Please join us for the IOP 2013, 16th Annual Conference on Saturday, May 11, 2013, Neville Scarfe Building, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Education and the BC Teachers’ Federation.  Neville Scarfe Building.  Practicing teachers, graduate students, undergraduate students, and university educators from different educational contexts convene at UBC to share their investigations, understandings and questions. Registration fee: $25 ($15 for students).  Breakfast, lunch and refreshments included. For more information or to register for the conference, visit http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/iop2013 or contact Judy Paley at 604-822-2733 judy.paley@ubc.ca.

Research Day 2013 – Education Research Matters

Research Day returns to the Faculty of Education, and the 2013 edition will focus on engaging with the community and tackling issues of methodology. A panel of Indigenous graduates from our M.A. and Ph.D. programs, followed by a reception, will close the day.

Organized by the Faculty of Education’s Office of Graduate Programs and Research and the Graduate Student Council, in collaboration with the Indigenous Education Institute of Canada, in the context of the Year of Indigenous Education.

Thursday May 30th, 2013 | 12:30 to 7:30 p.m, First Nations House of Learning, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall

More details about ways to participate will follow soon. We look forward to spending the day with you! Contact Brigitte Gemme (brigitte.gemme@ubc.ca) for more information.

Graduate Student Society

Why not sign up for the GSS newsletter? It makes sure that you are the first to know about trips (Whistler March 23) and events (Global Food Night) such as Farsi classes and job opportunities.

New activities and events are constantly being updated so check out the new GSS website for full details on http://gss.ubc.ca

Graduate Student Council Update

The next meeting of the Graduate Council will be held on Friday, March 15, 2013 11:30 – 1:30pm, Irving K. Barber, Room 182, 1961 East Mall. Visit the website of the Graduate Student Council of the Faculty of Education (GSFE) for an update of what your student representatives have been working on this month. Provide your input and feedback to the advocacy issues currently under discussion on the GSFE Blog.

Employment Opportunities

Research opportunities in Germany
The Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation offers fellowships to young scholars (no more than twelve years after having completed the Ph.D.) as well as to post-doctoral fellows to be held in Germany for anywhere from 6 to 18 months. The monthly minimum amount is 2450 Euros with additional amounts for spouse and child(ren), for research costs, and for some travel. Fellowship holders choose their own project, but need a professor at a German university to sponsor them.
If this sounds tempting, please come to an information meeting at the Coach House, Green College. 6201 Cecil Green Park Road on Monday, 18 March 2013 at 3:00 pm to find out more. Should this time not be convenient for you, and you still wish to find out about the research opportunities, please get in touch with Dr. Gernot Wieland at gernot.wieland@ubc.ca or at 604-822-5749.

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Summer 2013: Special Topics and Research Methods Courses

Summer 2013 Special Topics Course Listing with Descriptions

(http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/Library/Summer%202013%20Special%20Topics%20Courses_2013-02-27.pdf)

The most up-to-date version of these documents can be found at the OGPR website.

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Presentation Skills Workshop March 27, 28

Registration is open for the Presentation Skills Workshop March 27, 28, 2013.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 16 hour workshop.

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the Late March PSW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2291

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Instructional Skills Workshop March 23, 24, 25

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop March 23, 24, 25, 2013.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.

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 Late March ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2257

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Graduate Pathways to Success – Networking, Commerical Writing Sessions + 3MT‏

If you are interested in getting your students involved in 3MT or running a heat in your department, please let me know and I will send you an organizer’s package which includes all the information and files you need.  I’m also happy to answer any questions you have.

Please forward the below information to your graduate students:

Registration continues for the Three Minute Thesis Competition.  To register to present or become an event volunteer, contact your heat organizer or graduate.pathways@ubc.ca.  For complete event info, please visit http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/.  If you are a student whose program or department is not currently organizing a heat, please e-mail us and we can register you in one of the other heats!

Semi-finals will be Tuesday, March 12th, 1:00 – 2:30 PM and 3:00 – 4:30 PM

Final will be Thursday, March 14th, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Both event will be held in the Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road.

PRIZES:

Each semi-final: 1st place ($250), 2nd Place ($125), Honorable Mention($50) + People’s Choice ($25 gift card).

Final: 1st place ($1000), 2nd place ($500), People’s Choice ($25 gift card).
There is still space available in this week’s GPS workshops:

Resume Clinic @ Vancouver General Hospital

Tuesday, Feb 12th, 3:30 to 5:00 PM

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g228f

 

Networking (in collaboration with Mitacs Step)

Wednesday, Feb 13th, 7:00 to 9:00 PM

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g22bc

Getting the word out: writing for the public sphere (This will help you move from academic researcher to commercial writer)

Thursday, Feb 14th, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g22bd

For complete session descriptions or to view other upcoming workshops, pleases visit: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/gps-workshops-events .

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Free Statistical Consultation‏

Dear UBC Graduate Students, Research Staff and Faculty:

We are writing to let you know of an opportunity available in Term 2 of 2012-2013. As part of our ongoing efforts to bring current research into the classroom, free statistical analyses will be available this term, from the students enrolled in STAT 450: Case Studies in Statistics. The students will be carrying out this academic activity under the co-supervision of Craig Burkett and Gabriela Cohen Freue. The data will be treated with confidentiality within the course and will be destroyed once the course ends.

Please consider whether the type of feedback described might be helpful to you.  If so, please submit your projects, carefully following the guidelines provided in the announcement below. We have received some projects in response to our fall announcement, however we still have potential for a few more.

Sincerely,

Gabriela Cohen Freue

Craig Burkett

Department of Statistics

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STAT 450, Case Studies in Statistics

TERM 2 of 2012-2013

Research projects from all UBC-affiliated units and all levels of researchers (but particularly undergraduate and graduate students) are welcome.  Research projects requiring primarily advice on appropriate methods of statistical analysis are ideally suited for STAT 450. We may also consider some projects that require a statistician to design the experiment. To allow us to expose the students to a variety of projects in one term, the total time spent on each project has to be limited, so well-focused projects with one or two specific questions to be addressed are most suitable.  The students will identify appropriate approaches to the analysis, carry these out, and provide a report interpreting their results.

If you are uncertain about how best to carry out the statistical analyses for some question arising in your research project and are willing to have others explore your data relevant to that question, you likely have a suitable project for STAT 450.  To take advantage of this unique opportunity to receive free statistical feedback, please submit your project description to us by e-mail (stat450@ugrad.stat.ubc.ca).

A submission of at most one page (as a separate WORD file) is preferred.

Your submission should consist of a concise description of your research problem in non-specialist language, clearly indicating the specific questions for which statistical analyses are desired.  Supplementary material, if essential, can also be provided.  Once your project is approved for STAT 450, you will need to provide the data set as an .xls, .txt, or .csv, with all the variables, including units and coding where relevant, clearly identified. It will often be most efficient to provide this information as a separate data dictionary. The data will be treated with confidentiality within the course and will be destroyed once the course ends.

Once your project is approved, your description will be added to the list from which students will select projects.  The clearer your description, the more likely students are to select your project, so it is to your advantage to submit as clear a description as possible.

If you are willing to come to the STAT 450 class to describe your research project in more detail and to answer questions the students may have, that would be wonderful.  This will be a good opportunity for the student(s) working on your project to ask questions in the course of their work on your project. In addition, the student(s) working on your project will need to meet with you to ask questions and/or provide preliminary results. This will give the students the opportunity to practice and enhance their communication skills and, to your advantage, will result in a better final product.

Undergraduate and graduate students seeking feedback via STAT 450 need the permission of their research supervisor.  An e-mail from the research supervisor at the time of project submission suffices.

If you know others who might be interested in this opportunity, please pass on this information.  Thanks in advance for submitting interesting and challenging projects for the students enrolled in STAT 450 this term.

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Instructional Skills Workshop February 23, 23, 25‏

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop February 23, 24, 25, 2013.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.

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 February ISW, please go to:

http://www.events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/2195

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