Curated by EDST Students
This blog supports EDST graduate students in building their skills and competencies as early career researchers and education professionals, while providing a space to share their work and spark conversations. From personal narratives and poetry to multimedia and public-facing scholarship, this blog highlights diverse voices and ideas.
The EDST Blog is proudly funded by the UBC Department of Educational Studies (EDST) as part of its commitment to supporting early career researchers and education professionals. The Blog Editor position was created to help graduate students develop their skills in research communication and writing, offering mentorship and a platform to amplify their voices.
However, as graduate students, we have full autonomy over the blog’s content and editorial direction. Our primary goal is to support graduate students while also engaging in important debates and fostering community within the university and beyond.
Join us for EDST Research Day 2025 on April 4, as we explore Education and the Machine. This year’s theme invites students and faculty to critically examine how rapid technological changes—from AI to online learning—are reshaping education. With diverse presentation formats and opportunities for collaboration, this annual event offers a dynamic platform for showcasing innovative…
Considering a proposal for EDST Research Day 2025? This year’s theme, Education and the Machine, invites you to explore how technology is reshaping education—check out our topic list for inspiration, from AI in teaching to social justice and creative research!
Got an idea, but not sure how to turn it into a submission for Research Day? Don’t worry—you probably already have the foundation! Think about the comprehensive exam papers you’ve been working on, or even assignments from your courses. These can be excellent starting points for a presentation. Sometimes, a simple question or reflection can…
EDST’s Bracelet Making Workshop brought students together for an afternoon of creativity, connection, and mindfulness as part of the Mindfulness with Mahfida series.
In this powerful reflection, PhD Candidate Jonathan Turcotte-Summers shares his prepared remarks for the 2024 North American Association for Philosophy and Education conference.
Please join us in congratulating Itamar Manoff who successfully defended his PhD Dissertation on January 17 of 2025!
Yotam Ronen recaps Addyson Frattura’s EDST doctoral colloquium on the link between school expulsion and freedom. Frattura’s work explores how expulsion disproportionately impacts marginalized students, and argues for a vision of freedom rooted in love and liberation, challenging punitive educational systems.
We are happy to announce the winner of the 2024 Research Day Blog Publication Award… Mahfida Tahniat!
Colloquium Coordinator Yotam Ronen recaps Jonathan Easey’s colloquium on improving access to HIV prevention in Vancouver. Easey’s research focuses on how queer patients can educate healthcare providers about PrEP, addressing the stigma and knowledge gaps in the system to improve care for the queer community.