Summer Institute in Education (SIE) – Fun in the Sun
For students attending the Summer Institute in Education (SIE), Wednesday is ‘Barbeque Day’. This week, Dr. McCoubrey, the Professor of the Week, hosted this complimentary BBQ with the assistance of other faculty and staff. While enjoying a barbequed hamburger (or veggie burger) with all the fixings, faculty and students had opportunities to mix and mingle […]
How do some Graduate students spend their summer vacation?
Every July and August on UBC’s Okanagan campus, one expects to be the only one enjoying the courtyard and surroundings … Not true for many graduate students of the Faculty of Education! Summer session is the time to take advantage of courses offered only during the summer through the Summer Institute in Education. Other students […]
Stirring Minds Series at 2011 ICEL Conference
Small Technologies with Big Potential: Lessons Learned from Colleagues in Challenging Contexts Dr. Susan Crichton is an associate professor at the University of Calgary – Faculty of Education and a fellow of the Centre for Commonwealth Education at Cambridge University. Her research explores the design and development of ICT enhanced learning environments and the use […]
Keith Culver named new director of Okanagan Sustainability Institute
International expert in sustainable development returns to his BC roots Keith Culver has been named Director of the Okanagan Sustainability Institute (OSI), effective July 1, concurrent with an appointment to the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Culver comes to UBC from the UniverSud Paris consortium of universities in France, […]
Historic firsts celebrated during UBC’s Okanagan campus Convocation
Record number of graduates at ceremonies Thursday and Friday, June 9 & 10 Among the historic events at this week’s Convocation ceremonies at UBC’s Okanagan campus are the conferral of Bachelor of Human Kinetics degrees for the first time, and the conferral of a PhD upon microbiologist Max Jones, whose doctoral degree is the first […]
Education’s unsung heroes help prepare tomorrow’s teachers
More than 180 Central Okanagan teachers sponsor student teachers in the classroom Over the past several months, more than 350 teachers in elementary and secondary schools throughout BC’s Southern Interior – including more than 180 Central Okanagan teachers – have shared their classrooms with student teachers from the Faculty of Education at UBC’s Okanagan campus. […]
A Summer Institute in Education, 21st century style
This year’s Summer Institute in Education focuses on an […]
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Elementary Teacher Candidates present research findings
Graduating teacher candidates in the Elementary Teacher Education Program (ETEP) at UBC’s Okanagan campus have completed their Guided Reflective Inquiry Projects (GRIPs).