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 […]
Stirring Minds Series at 2011 ICEL Conference
Small Technologies with Big Potential: Lessons Learned from Colleagues in Challenging Contexts Dr. Susan Crichton is an associate professor at the University of Calgary – Faculty of Education and a fellow of the Centre for Commonwealth Education at Cambridge University. Her research explores the design and development of ICT enhanced learning environments and the use […]
Stirring Minds – We’ve got footnotes down, what happened to the bodynotes?
We’ve got footnotes down, what happened to the bodynotes? Reclaiming the visceral imagination. Speaker: Dr. Celeste Snowber Associate Professor, Faculty of Education Simon Fraser University Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Time: 10:30am to 12:30pm Place: ARTS 204 This performative talk investigated embodied knowing within the academic community and the relationship between a vibrant place of […]
Open Access Week (October 18 to 22, 2010)
Open educational resources are digital educational materials that are freely shared by teachers, students and lifelong learners. This session will focus on how faculty may leverage and share open educational resources to enhance learning environments. In addition participants will explore how open education contributes to the open access movement.
Stirring Minds Series – Integral Education for Sustainable Human Co-Existence
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm Place: LIB312 Speaker: Dr. Veronika Bohac Clarke Associate Professor Faculty of Education University of Calgary Dr. Veronika Bohac Clarke begins our Stirring Minds Series. She will present on October 6, 2010 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm in LIB312. All faculty and students are welcome to attend. Veronika […]
The Faculty of Education welcomes Dr. Lynn Bosetti as the Dean of Education commencing September 1, 2010.
Dr. Bossetti holds a PhD in educational policy and administration from the University of Alberta. She comes to UBC from the University of Calgary, where she served in a variety of roles, including Professor in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, and as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education.
Associate Dean Appointment
Faculty of Education congratulates Dr. L. Sharon McCoubrey to her appointment as Associate Dean effective September 1, 2009. Dr. McCoubrey obtained her Bachelor of Education and Master of Education Degrees from the University of Victoria and her Doctorate Degree from UBC, all in art education. She has been the recipient of several Excellence in Art […]
Faculty of Education Master’s Graduate Reception
The Graduate Studies in Education students were honored at a reception on June 3, 2009 at UBC Okanagan.
International Association for Citizenship, Social and Economics Education
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE JUNE 2009 at THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OKANAGAN Diversity and Sustainability through Citizenship: Issues for Social and Economics Educators For further information on the IACSEE, visit our website at www.iacsee.org Visit Conference Website
Faculty Members Named to Teaching Honour Roll
Peter Arthur, Ph.D., Veronica Gaylie, Ph.D., and Colleen Lindsay receive Teaching Honour Roll recognition at a reception held May 7, 2009 at UBC Okanagan.