Category: Graduate Program Opportunities

Dear Graduate students,

You are not under the gun. There is no gun. Not in this newsletter anyway. Read it, it will make you feel better. So, there are multiple ways to do Halloween this year, and GSS is written all over at least half. It will be reward for hard work. If you deserve reward sooner, Koerner’s Pub is Officially Open!

– Our GSS Halloween party is on November 1st. Volunteer! Get Tickets! Also are you anAwesome DJ? We need to talk.

– Coffee’ll Fix it! – Meet your Department Representative!

– Wanna Go Bowling on Halloween?

– Interested in Exploring Vancouver? Come, let’s talk

– Play Whodunit with us on Halloween!

– Last Chance to become a GSS Advocacy Officer (deadline extended!)

– You Can Still Sign Up for Our GSS Art Class

– You can still learn Mandarin too!

Thinking about life after UBC? Consider this:
1. Today Oct 17th: Can I do this for a Living? A panel that explores careers in community service
2. Oct 22nd:  Interactive case studies about community grant projects over brunch

There are a few other events around campus that we think might interest you:
– Today Oct 17th: Elizabeth May of the Green Party speaks at Green College
– FireTalk: Indegenizing the Academy is Oct. 23rd
– Lecture: The Enigma of Galileo
– Performance and Lecture on Embodying loss
– Lecture: The Universe – its Structure and its Support of Life

You are now more relaxed. You can go back to work.

Ngwatilo

Please be aware of the following deadline for November 2013 Graduation

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Friday, 25 October 2013

Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be accepted by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for November graduation.  Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm.

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 November graduation.

Last day for late applications for Graduation.  Forms must be received by Enrolment Services before 4:00 pm.

The late application form is available on our website at the following link:

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/forms/late-application-graduation-november-2013

YOU ARE INVITED

To attend a mock PhD defence and discussion next Wednesday afternoon 16th October in room 2108 from 3:00 pm-4:15pm with:

 

Pamela Hagen

PhD Candidate

EDCP

 

RSVP (pamelahagen@elus.net)

 

(The actual defence is on Tuesday 22nd October at 9:00 am in FoGs 203).

Listening to Students’  – An Examination of Elementary Students’ Engagement in Mathematics Through the Lens of Imaginative Education

 

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the problem of student engagement in elementary mathematics with a particular theoretical framework of imaginative education (IE) (Egan, 1997, 2005).  The question at the centre of this study is what the use of imaginative education and imaginative lesson planning frameworks means to children and for their engagement in elementary mathematics.

 

For this study, five intermediate aged elementary students were tracked through a unit of shape and space (geometry).  The unit framed with the binary opposites of vision and blindness asked students how they might come to understand shape and space as a sighted and visually impaired person.  Thus a humanized perspective was brought to learning of mathematics.  After the unit five focus students took part in an individual and a whole group semi-structured interview with the teacher/researcher.

 

Using qualitative instrumental case study methods, data sources included students’ mathematics journals, activity pages, transcripts of audio and videotaped semi-structured individual and group interviews, a teacher/researcher diary and a detailed unit overview and lesson plans.  The study gathered rich descriptive data focused on bringing out the students’ perspective of their experience.

 

Results indicate the students’ demonstrated positive engagement with mathematics and that use of the IE theory utilizing the students’ imagination and affective responses allowed multiple access points to connect with the mathematical concepts.  Three conclusions of the study were that the students expanded their mathematical awareness through making a variety of connections, they were able to develop self-confidence in their learning of mathematics through using emotions and imagination, and they were able to use cognitive tools, particularly a sense of wonder, to engage with mathematics.  The dissertation concludes with a discussion of implications and recommendations in four areas.  This includes further research in different contexts, in the interaction of imagination and affective responses, and into characteristics of mathematical engagement such as self-confidence.

Recommendations for how future pedagogical practice might include use of the IE theory and how expansion of student’s perspectives in classroom practice could be embraced bring the dissertation to a close.

From: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo [mailto:communications@gss.ubc.ca]
Sent: October-09-13 2:41 PM
Hello Folks,

I hope you are enjoying this particularly lovely week in Vancouver, weather-wise anyway. Vitamin D is the best! So, Halloween’s coming up, and we’ll have a party. Who/what will you be? Here’s what we’re up to:

– Volunteer & DJ Opportunities ahead of Nov. 1st GSS 2013 Halloween Party & Pumpkin Carving Event (bring the kids!)

– Coffee’ll Fix It tomorrow, and Next week too!

– Whodunit? A GSS Murder Mystery Party on Halloween (Oct. 31st)

– Opportunities: Become a GSS Advocacy Officer

– Want to learn visual art? Take a GSS Art Class

– You can still Learn Mandarin

– You Should Join our mailing list

Thanks for reading. So did you see this comic strip on data privacy?
Yes, why not, send me your favorite chuckles too.

Until next week!

Ngwatilo

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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, October 3rd, 5-7pm:  http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4451

Wednesday October 9th, 3-5pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4463

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.

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/.

Citation Management Using RefWorks:

Wednesday, October 23rd, 3-5pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4292

Citation Management Using Mendeley:

Wednesday October 2nd, 2-4pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4339

Tuesday, October 15th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4291

Citation Management Using Zotero:

Thursday, October 17th, 1-3pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4459

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Friday, October 18th, 3-430pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4309

Monday, October 28th, 12:30 – 2:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4313

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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FIREtalk: Indigenizing the Academy

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission events in Vancouver support reconciliation between Aboriginal people and wider Canadian society. To continue the conversation, Xwi7xwa Library and the Research Commons at Koerner Library invite you to participate in a FIREtalk at the First Nations House of Learning Hall on Oct 23, 4-6 pm.

How can the academy engage Aboriginal and Indigenous knowledge? What are some ways researchers at UBC – Indigenous and non-Indigenous – are using Indigenous methodologies and incorporating Indigenous knowledge?  What challenges arise and how can we address them?

Be part of the discussion: submit your proposals for a 5-minute presentation by the 7th of October, 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/23OctFt

FIREtalks: An interdisciplinary forum for graduate students, by graduate students. Find out more at: http://bit.ly/firetalk