Angela Finley recipient of Faculty of Education’s Vicki Green Graduate Award
Interdisciplinary student connected to nature and sustainable practices.
Faculty of Education professor receives grant from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Dr. Susan Crichton, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, in collaboration with colleagues in East Africa, was awarded a grant from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, for her research in using technology to foster innovations in literacy. Crichton is the Director of the […]
From the London’s financial district to UBC’s Faculty of Education
Former banker Walid Muslih decided ‘I want to be in the classroom’ It wasn’t long ago that Walid Muslih toiled in the high-rises of London and New York, a successful banker analyzing debt capital markets. Working in the towers of big-city financial districts—suit and tie’d—his “exciting, always changing” career rode epic waves such as the […]
Faculty of Education: What’s new for 2013-2014
Faculty research, intimate learning environments, close ties and new programs.
PhD Student leads teacher candidates in Tanzania
Bourne and her team sought to invest in a Tanzanian community by creating school books in Swahili and English for a Tanzanian classroom, but the investment —to the Canadian classroom—is just getting started. It is hard to imagine the petite woman with sun-kissed hair and trendy blue capris anywhere except in the Okanagan. The […]
What really matters in education?
Distinguished visiting scholar discusses the value of teaching in a changing world.
UBC engineers assist Penticton with energy reduction goals
Researchers will look at everything from recycling to electrical consumption.
Next-generation ‘green’ concrete a home construction first
UBC engineering professor mixes recycled waste aggregate into concrete.
Students awarded medals as heads of graduating class
Ten students are being recognized with gold medals for being at the top of their graduating class at UBC’s Okanagan campus convocation.
UBC faculty members, tutors recognized for dedication to students
Teaching awards presented to those who make a difference.