Dr. Martin’s German Research Fellowship – Post 1: Philosophy and Pretzels
Eichstätt Arrival After a lengthy international flight, we arrived at Munich International Airport. It turns out that between the airport and the Munchen Train Station, Munich is a major transportation hub for much of Europe. Eichstatt is about an hour’s train ride North of Munich. The town is beautiful. You can’t throw a rock without […]
Philosopher in Education asks the question, “What does it mean to be a person in the role of teacher today?”
Columbia University’s David Hansen visits UBC’s Faculty of Education, Okanagan Campus When you can learn anything by looking it up online, what does it mean to be a person in the role of teacher today? For Dr. David Hansen, that’s the question that informed his “Person in the World” project. David Hansen is the Wineberg […]
Visiting Scholar presents sustainability research
Kim Ceulemans, from the Catholic University of Leuven—the largest and oldest university in Belgium—is visiting The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus to continue a two-year collaboration with Dr. Carol Scarff from the Faculty of Education.
UBC Professor receives funding to study vocabulary and standardized English language testing
Prof. Scott Douglas receives $12,000 to investigate test-taker’s spoken and written vocabulary
Calling all designers, developers, tinkerers, community boosters, creatives—yes, we mean you!
Innovative Learning Centre hosts Kelowna’s second Design Jam
UBC professor introduces Maker Days to African educators
Participants inspired to integrate ‘making’ into the classroom.
Interdisciplinary research team explores ethical use of digital media in flexible learning study
How should we act when we are online?
UBC students help commit Ghana folktales to print for the very first time
Team of teacher candidates helps Ghana folktales come to life in print Education students Jessica Bens, Holly Corbett, Meghan Epp, Alisha Hoy, Dorothy Marcy, Stephen MacInnis and Sara Pereira, worked with local junior high school students in Ghana to choose, illustrate, and write, the folklore for seven storybooks—committing traditional stories to print for the very […]
Kelly Hanson receives Faculty of Education’s Vicki Green Graduate Award
Kelly Hanson chosen as award recipient for her work in advancing social justice in her classroom, school, and community. The Faculty of Education Awards Committee announced Kelly Hanson as the winner of the third annual Vicki Green Graduate Award on June 5, 2014. Graduate student Kelly Hanson’s research was chosen on the basis of how it […]