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 […]
Visiting scholar investigates sustainability reporting in higher education
Kim Ceulemans visits The University of British Columbia to continue three-year partnership 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. Scarff and Ceulemans’ partnership began when they […]
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 […]
Mindfulness and gym class: What’s the connection?
Faculty of Education professor presents paper with international colleague at Oxford University Dr. Christopher Martin, in collaboration with Dr. Oren Ergas of Hebrew University and Haifa University, presented their recent work exploring the educational value behind the concept of mindfulness. Their joint paper, On the justification of physical education: Body-based mindfulness and R.S. Peters’ cognitive […]
Interdisciplinary research: Concept navigator promotes personalized learning
Imagine if learning was like diving into a pool to any location you wished. You could learn a concept and then move to other areas of study exploring detailed content at various levels. There would be no “right’ entry point into or through the material, and all the while you are learning, you would be […]
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 […]
Stirring Minds Faculty of Education Speaker Series welcomes Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities, and Global Change
Dr. Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti will present Alter-Globalism in Higher Education in speaker series Title: Alter-Globalism in Higher Education: paradoxes of ethics, justice and internationalization When: March 14, 2014, 1-2 pm Where: EME 2202 Andreotti’s presentation will examine shifting perceptions of the public role of (higher) education, with particular emphasis on questions of ethics, justice […]
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 […]