Whole School Improvement in a Challenging Context
Visiting PhD Candidate Brown Onguko presents A Whole School Improvement in a Challenging Context Brown’s presentation focused on implementation of three projects in his doctoral research school. Situated in a rural part of western Kenya, Brown’s research presented a challenging educational context. The three projects were: implementation of a STEM curriculum project between Lumbwa Primary […]
The Iranian Gifted Schools
Graduate Students (MA in Education) Sareh Karami and Mehdi Ghahremani presented The Iranian Gifted Schools at a glance Their presentation focused on the current Iranian education system. Mehdi began the presentation with a history of education in Iran. Sareh continued the presentation by explaining the Iranian organization for gifted students called The National Organization for Development of […]
Trials and tribulations of writing, peer review and revisions
Dr. Karen Ragoonaden presented Trial and tribulations of writing, peer review and revisions This interactive presentation focused on issues surrounding content and process of writing academic articles. Likening her journey to climbing Mount Everest, Dr. Ragoonaden encouraged graduate students and new faculty to become involved with the publishing process as quickly as possible. After Dr. […]
Stirring Minds: From STEM to SoTL
From STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to SoTL (the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning): A Difficult Journey On February 23, 2012, Engineer Susan Nesbit and Scientist Niamh Kelly discussed their transition from STEM practitioners to SoTL scholars. The story of their journey inspired their audience of scholars and graduate students to begin a dialogue. […]
DIY Academic Journal Publishing
Dr. Lawrence D. Berg presented Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Academic Journal Publishing in the Age of the Knowledge Enclosure. This presentation outlined opportunities for creating new scholarly publication venues in the age of academic capitalism and the knowledge enclosure. Dr. Berg began his discussion about the wider cultural and political economic context within which one needs to […]
Congratulations to Starleigh Grass
Alumna and current master’s student Starleigh Grass receives the 2011 BC Aboriginal Student Award A self-described “teacher, blogger, and mother” from the Tsilhqot’in Nation received the 2011 BC Aboriginal Student Award from The Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society, in partnership with the Victoria Foundation. The recipient, Starleigh Grass, is currently on leave from […]
4th Annual Interprofessional Workshop
On November 9th, UNC 200 will become a ‘village’ of over 140 students, faculty and community practitioners involved in nursing, social work and education. The purpose of the workshop is to model interprofessional practice through case studies and panel discussions that focus on issues of child welfare. As Dr. Judy Gillespie commented last year in […]
Campus Support for Graduate Students
Dr. Susan Crichton, Director of Graduate Programs, introduced special campus friends during orientation… Beginning on the Mezzanine of the EME building, Dr. Susan Crichton welcomed incoming graduate students to the Faculty of Education. In her remarks, Dean Lynn Bosetti encouraged the students to think, engage and challenge not only themselves, but also challenge their professors […]
Summer Institute in Education (SIE) – Fun in the Sun
For students attending the Summer Institute in Education (SIE), Wednesday is ‘Barbeque Day’. This week, Dr. McCoubrey, the Professor of the Week, hosted this complimentary BBQ with the assistance of other faculty and staff. While enjoying a barbequed hamburger (or veggie burger) with all the fixings, faculty and students had opportunities to mix and mingle […]
How do some Graduate students spend their summer vacation?
Every July and August on UBC’s Okanagan campus, one expects to be the only one enjoying the courtyard and surroundings … Not true for many graduate students of the Faculty of Education! Summer session is the time to take advantage of courses offered only during the summer through the Summer Institute in Education. Other students […]