Danny Bakan
University of British Columbia
“Song and Social Justice: Music and Activism”
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Forum, Allard Hall, Faculty of Law (1822 East Mall)
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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. (Note new date)
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 2nd 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
1) CHANGE OF COVERAGE: Sept. 3 – 24, 2013
All AMS and GSS members are automatically enrolled in the AMS/GSS Health & Dental Plan, including international students and part-time students. Note that incoming exchange students, 3rd/4th year medical students, midwifery students, and students aged 65+ are not automatically enrolled, but may self-enroll during the Change of Coverage Period. Please visit www.ihaveaplan.ca for details or visit the Health and Dental Plan Office located in Room 61 in the Lower Level of the Student Union Building – (Telephone: 1 877 795-4421 or service@studentcare.net).
Students who began their academic year in January and who are also covered by other extended health and dental benefits (not by MSP) may opt out of the Plan. New January students may also opt to enroll their spouse and/or dependents for an additional fee during the Change-of-Coverage Period. Please visit www.ihaveaplan.ca for details or visit the Health and Dental Plan Office located in Room 61 in the Lower Level of the Student Union Building – (Telephone: 1 877 795-4421 or service@studentcare.net)
2) AMS/GSS HEALTH PLAN PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FUND: Deadline by Sept. 24, 2013 at 4PM
Partial or full reimbursement of the Health & Dental Plan fee ($219.31) is available on a need basis from the AMS and GSS through the AMS/GSS Health Plan Premium Assistance Fund. Returning students as well as Students who began their academic year in September and who have not opted out of the AMS/GSS Extended Health & Dental Plan may apply for the bursary. The application form is available at www.gss.ubc.ca/health/.
Dr. Jessica Ringrose of the Institute of Education at the University of London will be speaking in EDST on October 3rd from 2-4 pm in WMAX 110. Please see attached flyer for her talk Gender dualism machines and intensive body parts: Towards a new public pedagogy of youth ‘sexting’. Dr. Ringrose is a co-editor of the recently published Deleuze & Research Methodologies, and she will speak in part to her methodological approach during her talk.
Dear Faculty and Students, I am very pleased to announce that two candidates for nomination as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Transnational/Global Perspectives on Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth have accepted our invitation for on-campus interviews in September. The two candidates and dates for their presentations are: Dr. Bonny Norton Thursday, September 19th 10:00-11:00 Presentation (Pond F Room 103 - Digital Literacy Centre) 11:00-11:30 Presentation: Q&A (Pond F Room 103 - Digital Literacy Centre) Dr. Guofang Li Thursday, September 26th 11:00-12:00 Presentation (Pond F Room 103 - Digital Literacy Centre) 12:00-12:30 Presentation: Q&A (Pond F Room 103 - Digital Literacy Centre) All faculty and students are invited to attend these presentations and provide feedback; both paper and online feedback forms will be made available. For detailed, up-to-date information, please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/2013/09/05/canada-research-chair-lled/ Best regards, Beth Haverkamp, PhD, RPsych Associate Dean, Graduate Programs & Research Associate Professor Office of Graduate Programs and Research Faculty of Education
Please join Dr. Margaret Macintyre Latta on Thursday, September 26th from 1-3 pm in Scarfe 1021 for an informal conversation about her book Curricular Conversations: Play is the (Missing) Thing. See the attached invitation for more details, and RSVP to Elsa Lenz Kothe at elsalk@alumni.ubc.ca by September 24th if you plan to attend.
On Oct 8th from 1 – 2 PM we will be hosting a keynote presentation by Alexandra Samuel, VP of Social Media at Vision Critical, titled “Create Your Career Opportunities in Graduate School”. This will be part of a 3-hour graduate student workshop (details to be posted soon, registration for students to open Monday, September 30th). The keynote will take place at the Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to graduate.pathways@ubc.ca .
Did you miss new graduate student orientation? A schedule of orientation events through September including campus tours, salsa, international student orientation and re-orientation may be found at http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/schedules/september-2013/ .
Registration is now open for the following GPS events:
Tuesday, September 17th
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Copyright for your Thesis
For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10599-gpslibrary-session-copyright-your-thesis
To register see http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ae7.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Doctoral Exam Preparation
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Submitting your Thesis
For a complete session description, please visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10613-gps-session-submitting-your-thesis-doctoral-exam-preparation
To register for one or both of the above sessions, see http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2aee
Thursday, Sept 19th
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM Doctoral Exam Preparation (via webinar)
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Thesis Submission (via webinar)
For a complete session description, please visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10615-gps-session-doctoral-exam-preparation-submitting-your-thesis-webinar
To register for one or both of the above sessions, see http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2af0
For upcoming GPS events, see www.grad.ubc.ca/gps .
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Talk of interest: Science Education
Andrea Woody, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington
“Chemistry’s Periodic Law: Rethinking Explanation and Representation through the Turn to Practice”
Thursday, September 12, 5:00-6:30, Buchanan Tower 1197
Abstract: In this talk, I reflect on the significance of “the turn to practice” for contemporary philosophy of science. After briefly characterizing the practice turn and its inherent challenges, I discuss chemistry’s periodic law, drawing on its establishment in the nineteenth century to illustrate how attention to practice is relevant for understanding scientific representation, and considering the subsequent entrenchment of the periodic table within chemistry to argue for the inter-relation between representation and explanation. I suggest this example’s significance is best appreciated by taking a functional perspective on scientific explanation and conclude by highlighting philosophical gains enabled by attention to practice.
Date: Friday, Sept 13th 2013
Venue: Scarfe Room 310
Time: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Title: Ethical Engagements with Alterity
Speaker: Dr. William Pinar, Professor and CRC Chair in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
After briefly discussing the lecture series title, Pinar will discuss his study of curriculum studies in China, involving interviews as well online discussions among the scholar-participants in China and an International Panel composed of scholars from Estonia, Mexico, and the U.S. Pinar will review the process and report conclusions.
Light lunch served at noon. The Lecture commences at 12:30 pm. There is no need to RSVP.
This lecture is part of the 2013-2014 EDCP Lecture Series hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar.
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TerreWEB Fall Seminar Schedule
Seminars will be held Thursdays from 2-3:30pm, most often in Room 154 in MacMillan (unless otherwise stated). For clickable links (under speaker info) please visit the schedule on the website.
This email is also a reminder that we will start off the term with a small gathering, this coming Thursday, Sept 5th, at 2pm in MCML 350. Refreshments will be provided and we’ll have a round of introductions to welcome our new scholars. All TerreWEB scholars and faculty are welcome!