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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kids, kindness, and giant ears
UBC researches how schoolchildren learn the language of kindness The quality of being friendly and considerate with concern for others is the basis for a new study of Grades 1-8 to determine how Canadian kids perceive acts of kindness. John Tyler Binfet, a professor in The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Education, is exploring […]
$1.2-million gift helps UBC educators promote mindfulness
Donation helps Okanagan campus Faculty of Education launch new program A Colorado educator and philanthropist has donated $1.2 million to the Faculty of Education to create a program of mindfulness at UBC’s Okanagan campus. SMARTinEducation (SMART) is a program in mindfulness—the intentional cultivation of moment-by-moment focused attention and awareness—for educators. Research into the neurobiology of […]
Maker Day 2013 brings international Maker Movement to local students and teachers
Faculty of Education launches event in UBC’s Innovative Learning Centre What: Maker Day 2013 When: Saturday, November 2, 2013 (all day) Where: Innovative Learning Centre (ILC) in the Engineering, Management and Education Building at UBC’s Okanagan Campus, 1137 Alumni Ave., Kelowna, BC Who: Maker Day 2013 is an invitation-only event for educators. Media is invited […]
Faculty of Education professor to present B.A.R.K. at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus
Dr. John Tyler Binfet will present an overview of B.A.R.K.— the faculty’s dog therapy program. Dr. Binfet will share with the UBC Vancouver campus an overview of the B.A.R.K. Program. Standing for “Building Academic Retention Through K9’s”, B.A.R.K. is a dog therapy program that brings together UBC Okanagan students, trained therapy dogs and handlers, and […]