LLED 565J 951: Critical Readings of Popular Culture: Engaging Students in Critical Literacies
July 2 – July 18, 2014 (Term 2)
Upcoming Library Workshops
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 […]
4th Annual Mowafaghian Child Health Policy Visiting Speaker featuring Dr. Debra Pepler
“Can we prevent bullying?” Learn how to prevent bullying and other forms of violence involving children at a FREE event led by noted Canadian expert Dr. Debra Pepler. Why are relationships so important? Research by Pepler and others has shown that the quality of children’s relationships is about more than simply “feeling good.” It shapes […]
Northwest Association of Teacher Educators Conference (NWATE): Call for Proposals
The Essentials: What Should We Be Teaching June 5th & 6th, 2014 Washington State University – Pullman, Washington A special WELCOME: This year the NWATE board would like to enlarge participation in the annual 2014 conference by refining the concept of who are the “teacher educators.” We want to extend a special invitation for attendance […]
KIN CRCII Candidate Presentations
Candidates for the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Health in the School of Kinesiology will be presenting an overview of their research. All faculty and students are invited to attend and provide feedback. Presentation information, feedback forms and presentation videos at ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/canada-research-chair-kin
CILS 10th Annual Symposium: Second Call for Proposals
Intercultural Research: Looking Back, Looking Forward Friday, May 9, 2014 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The University of British Columbia We are accepting submissions for presentations (20 minutes) followed by discussion (10 minutes) on topics related to intercultural issues in higher education. The theme for this year, “Intercultural Research: Looking Back, Looking Forward” is intentionally broadly-stated so as to provide a forum where […]
Graduate Academic Assistant Position
A Graduate Academic Assistant (GAA) position is available to provide research and administrative support for a flexible learning project. The project focus is the development of flexible learning resources to enable faculty to employ and evaluate flexible learning techniques in our undergraduate curriculum. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: • Maintain the project plan, and facilitate the project steering committee meetings as required • […]
UBC’s Positive Space Workshops
Register for an upcoming workshop at UBC’s Positive Space. Workshops Monday, March 17 at 9am-12:30pm Friday, March 28 at 12:30pm-4:00pm Friday, April 25 at 12:30pm-4:00pm The Positive Space Campaign is an initiative intended to help make UBC more receptive to and welcoming of its lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, transgender, transsexual, gender variant, two-spirit and intersex (LGBQTTI) communities, […]
FIREtalk: Tools of the Trade
The Research Commons invites graduate students from any discipline to participate in our next FIREtalk, Tools of the Trade. To be part of the discussion, submit your proposal for a 5-minute presentation by April 16th, 2014. Or, if you don’t want to present, attend as an audience member and join the discussion after the presentations! This month’s […]
CCGSE Invitation to faculty and graduate students: Call for Disscussants
Call for Discussants The CCGSE planning committee would like to invite faculty members and graduate students to act as discussants for the 2014 Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) roundtable discussions. One discussant will be assigned to each roundtable (2-3 papers). The CSSE planning committee is hoping to dedicate one session to the […]