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 […]
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 […]
Faculty of Education students win Okanagan Historical Society Video Contest
Okanagan Historical Society Video awards Matthew Burke and Chelsea Sladen for their archival movies Faculty of Education students, Matthew Burke and Chelsea Sladen, were awarded 500 dollars for their archival movies, The Keremos Grist Mill and Kelowna’s Early Chinatown. Each year the Okanagan Historical Society (OHS) video contest searches for videos which depict the rich […]
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 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 […]
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 […]