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Educating the Heart & Mind Community of Practice meeting

Post author By Andrea
Post date November 17, 2013
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On behalf of Latika Raisinghani:

From: Latika Raisinghani [mailto:latikarai@hotmail.com]
Sent: November-17-13 12:33 AM
To: Zurek, Basia; Webb, Andrea
Subject: Request to share: Educating the Heart & Mind Community of Practice meeting

I would appreciate if you could kindly share the upcoming meeting of the Community of Practice for Educating the Heart and Mind with the EDCP community. It is a great opportunity for us to engage in a collaborative dialogue to promote teaching and learning that educates the heart and mind through culturally responsive education.

This meeting will be on December 9, 2013 from 1.00-2.30 pm. We can register for this event at the website of Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) http://www.events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/3031

Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

GSS Newsletter

From: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo [mailto:communications@gss.ubc.ca]
Sent: November-13-13 2:34 PM
To: gradadminstaff
Subject: GSS Weekly Newsletter

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Dear Graduate Students,

Isn’t it so awesome that you get to be you?! Think about it.

This week at the GSS:

– Coffee’ll Fix it this Thursday.

– Want to plan ahead? Check out the GSS Coffee Social schedule for the rest of the semester – (and diarize!)

– International Students: Interested in Pathways to Permanent Residency? This event is for you! (Nov 15th)

Other GSS Opportunities:

– Job Opportunity: Become the GSS Special Events Coordinator! (Deadline: Nov 20th)

– Wanted: Graduate Student Presenters for the UBC Student Leadership Conference (Deadline: Nov 20th)

Stuff On Campus You Ought To Check Out:

– Beautiful Africa: Graduate Student Presentations, and Chan Centre offers Student Rush Tickets (Thank me later, after you see Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Traoré this Sunday)

– Want to Do Theatre this January? Join “Changing The Lens” Theatre Group

All of this has happened before: This Sons of Anarchy rock remake of This Mississippi Sheiks blues, ”Sitting on Top of the World.”

Peace,

Ngwatilo

GSS Communications Coordinator

communications@gss.ubc.ca

Conferences CSSE Graduate Program Opportunities

CSSE – Call for Professional Development Presentations

Post author By Andrea
Post date November 8, 2013
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Dear Members,

Members are invited to consider offering a general graduate student professional development session for the CCGSE during the 2014 CSSE Conference (http://brocku.ca/congress2014/). Topics for these sessions might focus on, but are not limited to: Grant Writing for Graduate Students; Job Search for Graduate Students; Mentorship and the Graduate Student, and/or Publishing for Graduate Students.

In addition to these sessions, I invite CSSE Association and SIG presidents to consider offering a discipline-specific panel session for their graduate students during the 2014 CSSE Conference. These sessions can be organized by the graduate student serving on respective association/SIG Boards with ongoing assistance and support from me (as CCGSE Co-President).

Please contact me, Maryam Wagner, at maryam.wagner@mail.utoronto.ca by December 15, 2013 if you would be willing to help organize a session related to one of the above-mentioned topics.

With many thanks in advance for your support,

Maryam Wagner
CCGSE Co-President, Director

Graduate Program Opportunities News from the Outside World

GSS Weekly Newsletter‏

From: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo [mailto:communications@gss.ubc.ca]
Sent: November-07-13 12:59 PM
To: gradadminstaff
Subject: GSS Weekly Newsletter

Happy November!

Thank you for your support last week. We got a good number of graduate students together, to celebrate halloween, including a few with their young’uns who carved up some pumpkins. There aren’t many opportunities in the year to make that kind of connection with our graduate student community, and especially those with families. Thank you for forwarding these on.

Ngwatilo

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Dear Graduate Students,

First, a special shout out to the folks who came out last Friday! Check out some of the pictures on facebook! (And while you’re there, join our Facebook Group!)

– Reminder: Coffee’ll Fix it is this and every Thursday at 3pm at Seedlings Cafe.

– Join the team! Apply to be The GSS Council Speaker! (Deadline Extended)

– Check Out: Beautiful Africa: Graduate Student ‘Pecha Kucha’ Style Presentations (Nov 14)

– On Careers: Check out this interview with Harish Vasudevan PhD on transferring technical skills to industry

– And the Koerner Library Research Commons November Workshop schedule is out.

– Looking for extra money? Consider teaching GRE & GMAT Preparation Courses in Vancouver.

– PhD Comics have made a very scientific graph about what’s happening (or not happening) in your work pattern. It explains everything.

Peace and Giggles,

Ngwatilo

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GSS Communications Coordinator

communications@gss.ubc.ca

Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

FINE Newsletter

Greetings!

Attached here is the latest FINE newsletter (FINE Newsletter 12 – November 2013). I want to thank everyone for the strong showing of UBC graduate students at last year’s FINE meeting at AERA. I encourage you to take a look at the newsletter and check out future FINE events. FINE is truly a hidden gem and a fantastic social and academic resource for graduate students – not to mention the amazing free food!

As always, if anyone has any further questions about FINE please feel free to contact me.

I hope you are all staying warm and dry and productive as we head towards winter break!

My best,

Jim Bigari

FINE Student Rep.

Graduate Program Opportunities

GPS event: Statistics, Exploring and Visualizing Data‏

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Post date November 4, 2013
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GPS/SCARL Workshop II: Exploring and Visualizing Data

November 13, 2013; 10:00am to 12:00pm

For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10563-gpsscarl-workshop-exploring-visualizing-data .

To register, see: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ce8

Please note: Nov 4 – 8 is Thrive week at UBC. Check out their events and workshops at http://thrive.ubc.ca/ .

For upcoming GPS workshops, visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/gps-workshops-events

Graduate Program Opportunities Publication Opportunities

Koerner Library Research Commons Workshops November 2013‏

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Post date November 3, 2013
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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: tables of contents, 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.

Thursday November 7^th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4465

Wednesday November 13^th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4466

Tuesday November 19^th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4348

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/

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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 a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.

Citation Management Using RefWorks:

Thursday November 21st, 2:00-4:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4300 2

Citation Management Using Mendeley:

Thursday November 14th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4342

Citation Management Using Zotero:

Tuesday, November 12th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4299

Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.

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SPSS

Workshop 1- Basic SPSS

Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.

No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop.

Wednesday, November 6^th, 4:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4306

Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management

Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.

Monday, November 18th, 9am-10:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4310

Workshop 3-Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS

Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!

Wednesday, October 27th, 1:30-2:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4314

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.

Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

GSS Weekly Newsletter!‏

Dear Graduate Students,

It’s almost All Hallow’s Eve! This week, the GSS Weekly Newsletter comes early and nutty because there are things you ought to know now:

The GSS Halloween Party is this Friday. Our resident spook has questions. I like to play nice with the spooks where I can, so I have my ticket. You can get yours here, and here for your non-grad guest. Or just come pick ’em up at the GSS office during office hours.

Want a plan for earlier Friday evening?

– Bring your kids (and/or friends) to the GSS Pumpkin Carving Event

– Go to the First Friday Queer Grad Student Social @ Koerner’s Pub

– On Thursday, the coffee social is a Murder Mystery Party! Are you the ultimate detective?

– In times of Ghosts, Ghouls and Financial pressure, GSS exists for you as members of the Graduate Student body. We’re currently advocating for a BC Graduate Scholarship. Read on.

– Join the team! Apply to be The GSS Council Speaker

– Looking for extra money? You could teach GRE & GMAT Preparation Courses in Vancouver on the Weekend!

I shall not get away with this next week! Carpe Diem, friends. Be awesome!

Ngwatilo

Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities Speakers

Nov 27 – FIREtalk: Learning Machines

Post author By Andrea
Post date October 28, 2013
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The Research Commons invites graduate students from any discipline – engineers, philosophers, computer scientists, writers, neuroscientists, artists, psychologists, social theorists, and others – to explore the boundary between mind and machine.

Join us for the next FIREtalk (bit.ly/firetalk), Learning Machines.

When: Wednesday, November 27, 4-6 pm

Where: Koerner Library, Room 216

About the Topic

What cutting-edge applications of computers and machines help improve human life? What are the different approaches to the study and design of learning and intelligence? How can systems learn from data? What natural behaviors can be simulated by a machine? Can the brain be interpreted as a computer? How do our cultural perceptions of machines influence the way we interact with them? Where can speculative fiction and other works of the imagination take artificial intelligence?

Be part of the discussion: submit your proposals for a 5-minute presentation by the 12^th of November, 2013. Find more information at: http://bit.ly/FTpresent

Interested but don’t want to present? Attend as an audience member and join the discussion after the presentations! To attend without presenting, register at: http://bit.ly/27NovFT

FIREtalks: An interdisciplinary forum for graduate students, by graduate students.

Courses Graduate Program Opportunities

Instructional Skills Workshop – Nov 26, 28, & Dec 2

Post author By Andrea
Post date October 25, 2013
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Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop November 26, 28, December 2, 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 November 26, 28, December 2 ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/3011

Graduate Program Opportunities

Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #644

Post author By Andrea
Post date October 25, 2013
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UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #644
October 25, 2013 The Office of Graduate Programs and Research | Faculty of Education | UBC Vancouver

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