Koerner Library Research Commons Workshops and Events July 2014
Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot! Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about […]
Summer Sizzlers—30 Minute Library Workshops (July)
Topics include: • Smartboard Basics • Get Organized to Manage Your Research • Getting Published—Sources and Resources • Using APA Style • RefWorks Using Write’n Cite • Zotero 101 • cIRcle UBC’s Institutional Repository All workshops take place in the Scarfe 155. Contact the Education Library or Jo-Anne Naslund for dates and times.
Carl Leggo
Literacy education; Curriculum studies; Teacher education; Creative writing; Art-based research; Poetic inquiry; Life writing; Spirituality and education.
Dr. Leggo is a poet, educator, and scholar who promotes poetry and creative writing, and especially ways to support educational research, theory, and practice by attending to issues of poetic discourse and poetic knowing. In his teaching, researching, and writing, he promotes the significant value of attending to language from creative perspectives. He writes in diverse discourses that challenge the conventions of standard academic writing in order to investigate innovative ways of using language.
Daniel Cox
Social support; Mental health; Suicide; Program evaluation; Military and veteran populations; Trauma, stress, and coping; Career-related decision making; Help seeking; Quantitative methodology.
His current research focuses on how social support influences psychological distress. He also examines how social support and other psychological constructs predict suicide, with particular emphasis on military and veteran populations. Further, how these variables influence help seeking. Finally, Dr. Cox investigates career-related decision making.
Marina Milner-Bolotin
Physics education; Science education; Technology use in mathematics and science education; Teacher education.
Dr. Milner-Bolotin’s research focuses on the potential benefits of educational technologies in science and mathematics teaching and learning. She also looks at how educational technologies can be incorporated in science and mathematics teacher education. Her scholarship has contributed to and has had a major impact on the preparation of future mathematics and science teachers, on in-service teacher professional development and on the effective use of technology in secondary mathematics and science classrooms.
Gerald Fallon
Leadership; Policy; School law; Aboriginal education; Education and development.
Part of Dr. Fallon’s research focuses on the emergence of market-driven funding mechanisms in public education. His research has extended our understanding of the effects of entrepreneurial financing policies on issues of social justice. In Aboriginal education, his research provided a critical and comprehensive analysis of educational policy. His research provided scholars with a framework for analyzing current policies while suggesting a policy path toward Aboriginal self-governance in education.
Dr. James Turk Interview
Dr. James L. Turk, Executive Director, Canadian Association of University Teachers interviewed by CHET’s Dr. Don Fisher on February 25, 2014. Video is now available online.
GPS/Mitacs Step Workshop: Essentials of Productive Teams (formerly Managing Projects)
Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 9:00am – 5:00 pm Location: Graduate Student Centre For a session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11539-gpsmitacs-step-event-essentials-productive-teams To register, see: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3660
International Educational Technology Conference 2014: Call for papers
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE IETC 2014 CHICAGO – USA 3-5 September 2014 www.iet-c.net IETC 2014 seeks a diverse and comprehensive program covering all areas of educational technology. The program includes a wide range of activities designed to facilitate the exchange of expertise, experience, and resources with colleagues. These include keynote and invited talks, full and […]
SSHRC Insight Grant Intensive Workshop: Summaries and Budgets
Open only to Education faculty members. Office of Graduate Programs & Research (OGPR) workshop WHEN: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 TIME: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm WHERE: 2125 Main Mall Neville Scarfe Room 310 This workshop will provide researchers with the opportunity to get feedback on their summaries and budgets (key sections for reviewers). **Participants will […]