Maker Days movement shifts learning across BC schools
Educators are reclaiming ‘making’ in classrooms across BC The University of British Columbia (UBC), in partnership with The Industry Training Authority (ITA), piloted 5 ‘Maker Days’ in Kelowna, Sicamous, and Maple Ridge as a way of introducing trades and technology and experiential learning opportunities from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The Maker movement encourages a shift […]
The hills are alive with the Sounds of Peachland
UBC faculty, students team with artist for project and community workshop.
Faculty of Education professor receives grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Dr. Christopher Martin, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, was awarded a research grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Higher education across the world is undergoing major change. Programs are being cut, tuition is rising and government support is declining. What role should […]
Get the inside story on what goes on in UBC’s labs and classrooms at Celebrate Research 2014
If UBC’s walls could talk, what would they say?
Innovative Learning Centre and Industry Training Authority bring Maker Days to BC schools
Get ready to roll-up your sleeves – Maker Day is coming to BC elementary and high schools. The Industry Training Authority (ITA), in partnership with UBC, is piloting ‘Maker Days’ as a way of introducing trades and technology and experiential learning opportunities from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Maker Day is an approach pioneered by the […]
Faculty of Education promotes ‘research as habit’ during Research Week
Modelling Research as a Habit for All Educators will be presented by the faculty. The faculty invites you to learn and celebrate the varied paths of research within the Faculty of Education. When: Thurs. March 6, 2014, 4:30-6:30pm Where: ADMIN 115 Okanagan Room What: Research celebration with wine and cheese The research evening will bring […]
Up to 300 young scientists at UBC during Celebrate Research 2014
Get involved! On March 4 and 5, during Celebrate Research 2014, UBC’s Okanagan campus is hosting the School District 23 K to 12 Science Fair. This is a regional event that will see up to 300 winners from over 20 schools in district 23. As part of the event, science fair organizers are looking for […]
Education professor releases new book in the Continuum Library of Educational Thought series
Dr. Christopher Martin, assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, collaborates with Dr. Stefaan E. Cuypers in release of their new book R. S. Peters. R. S. Peters undertakes the first systematic account of the major themes of the late Richard Stanley Peters —described as an indisputable major thinker in the philosophy of education and […]