EDST Graduate Students

The  “Editing Workshop” by Dr. Sam Rocha was held on January 28 (Monday) in PCOH1306A, UBC.  COMING SOON! Abstract Writing is hard. Everyone seems to know this. Oftentimes, the difficulty of writing can cloud the more technical details which only makes writing even harder. This workshop will discuss and perform some exercises specifically focused on how to edit. This will include content editing, copy editing, and what the editorial process is across academic writing and publishing. All questions surrounding the craft of editing, no matter how big or how small,…read more

Watch “Preparing an outstanding Literature Review” facilitated by Dr. Tom Sork Download the PPT for the session. This event was held on Thursday, February 28 in PCOH 1306.   Abstract  Graduate students are expected to produce well-written, carefully-organized, comprehensive and critical literature reviews as part of their academic studies. Many books and other resources are available to guide students through the process, but this session will focus more on the expectations of faculty, examiners, journal editors and others who read and assess reviews. The characteristics of high quality reviews and…read more

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Özlem Sensoy ABOUT THE SPEAKER SPEAKER BIO Özlem Sensoy is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education, the associate director of the Centre for Education, Law, and Society, an associate member of the Dept of Gender Sexuality and Women’s Studies, and an affiliated faculty member with the Centre for the Comparative Muslim Studies at Simon Fraser University. She teaches courses on social justice education, critical media literacy and popular culture, and multicultural and anti-racism theories. Her research has been published in journals including Radical Pedagogy, Harvard…read more