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UBC Killam Faculty Teaching Prize 2013 – 2014
Colleagues, I am most pleased to to inform you that Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin is the recipient of the 2013 – 2014 UBC Killam Faculty Teaching Prize.
UBC Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction 2013-2014
Colleagues, I am highly delighted to inform you that Dr. Joy Butler is the 2013-2014 recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction.
University Neighbourhood Association (UNA) Community Volunteer Award
We are extremely pleased to announce that Ofira Roll, doctoral candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, is one of the recipients for this year’s University Neighbourhood Association (UNA) Community Volunteer Award. The award committee recognized Ofira’s outstanding public service in the following terms: “The nominations for Ofira come from school principals, class teachers, […]
Faculty of Education Aboriginal PhD Scholarship Award
Please join me in congratulating Rasunah Marsden on her success in being a recipient of the Faculty of Education Aboriginal PhD Scholarship Award. This is a prestigious achievement. Rasunah is co-supervised by Peter Cole and Stephen Petrina. Hearty congratulations, Rasunah. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
UBC Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship
Please join me in congratulating Renee Diemert on being the recipient of a UBC Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship. This is a tremendous achievement. Hearty congratulations, Renee! Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
SSHRC Insight Grant
I am delighted to inform you that Stephen Petrina (PI) and Franc Feng (Collaborator) have been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant of $371,406 over the next five years for a study entitled: How we Learn Media & Technologies: Design & Engineering Cognition. Please join me in congratulating Stephen and Franc on this magnificent achievement. Best, Peter Peter […]
CACS Dissertation Award
I am most pleased to inform you that the dissertation of one of our recent graduates, Hannah Spector, (co-supervised by Bill Pinar and Anne Phelan) has been awarded the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) Dissertation Award. Hannah will travel to the CSSE meetings at Brock University later this month to receive the award at […]
Event Spotlight: BC Brightest Minds 2014
On April 29, we once again organized BC Brightest Minds Event at PNE – Playland. It was the 9th year of the collaboration between PNE and the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy that aims to inspire students in physics.
EDCP520
Perspectives, Practice, and Curriculum Issues in Contemporary Art Education EDCP 520 (921) Dr. Michael Parsons Mon & Wed (16:30-19:30) Room: SCARFE 1107 This course includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: visual culture art education, community-based art education, visual communication in art education, social justice in art education, interdisciplinary art education, gender and identity […]
The First Annual EDCP Graduate Student Conference
The first annual EDCP Graduate Student conference became the successful student initiative in 2014 which brought together more than 60 graduate peers and student researchers from across disciplines in the domain of Education. The committee of 2014 was led by EDCP graduate student volunteers.
Presentation by Michelle Tan, special hire candidate
Exploring teachers’ conceptions and experiences of curriculum and professional development: Implications for policy making Dr. Michelle Tan Research Fellow, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Date: May 13, 2014 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Abstract: This presentation focuses on research studies I have undertaken over the last two years, […]
2013-2014 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Please join us in extending our warmest congratulations to Ashley Welsh for receiving the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for 2013-2014. This award is designed to recognize the outstanding contributions of an exceptional Teaching Assistant teaching and learning at UBC. With over 2000 Teaching Assistants working at UBC, winning this award is a remarkable achievement. […]
Congratulations to Ashley Welsh for receiving SERG Award
Congratulations to Ashley Welsh for receiving the CSSE Science Education Research Group (SERG) Award for 2014. She has been selected as one of two recipients for the graduate student paper award for 2014. Her paper is entitled: Investigating Undergraduate Students’ Metacognitive Transformations for Enhanced Science Learning. Well done Ashley! Dr. Samson Madera Nashon Professor (Science […]
Undergraduate Programs: Sandra Scott
Sandra Scott is passionate about marine education. Guided by a goal of developing an ethic of care, she informs and inspires her students to connect with and enhance their understanding of and appreciation for their own backyard.
Successful Completion of Thesis
Please join me in congratulating the following students for defending their PhD dissertations and being recommended to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral studies for the PhD degree: Shannon D.M. Moore: Producing Pedagogy: Exploring Masculinities, Femininities and Sexualities in/through Visual Digital Media – Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser Mirela Gutica: Designing Educational Games and Advanced […]
Some Questions Concerning Ethics
Dr. William E. Doll, Jr. | Visiting Professor at UBC, Emeritus Professor at Louisiana State University April 11th, 2014 | 12:30-2:00pm | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: The literature on Ethics is vast, well beyond the bounds of this paper, or my skills as a curriculum/complexity theorist. My focus then in this talk will […]
36th UBC Physics Olympics
On March 8th, more than 400 students and 50 physics teachers from all over BC came to UBC to take part in 36th UBC Physics Olympics. 55 teams participated in the event with the teams ranged from 4 to 25 students. The teams came from all over BC – Terrace, Prince George, Penticton, Mission, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
The First Annual EDCP Graduate Student Conference
Research Presentations, Art Installations, Roundtables, Workshops, Posters. Free admission including special farm to fork catering from Agora Cafe. Please RSVP by March 15, 2014.
UBC Physics Olympics 2014
Date: Saturday March 8, 2014 Time: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Venue: Department of Physics and Astronomy The UBC Physics Olympics is organized jointly by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver […]
Hannah Arendt’s Political Ethics and the Question of Totalitarianism
Dr. Hanah Spector | Pennsylvania State University March 14th, 2014 | 12:30-2:00pm | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Abstract: This paper considers the ways in which Hannah Arendt’s writings on totalitarianism acts as a warning sign for current political and miseducational circumstances in the United States. Because the term totalitarianism has […]
Equity, Governance, Economics and Critical University Studies (New Issue of Workplace)
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you of the announcement by Stephen Petrina and Wayne Ross of a new issue of the journal that they (with Sandra Mathison of ECPS) edit, Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor. This issue, entitled Equity, Governance, Economics and Critical University Studies, No 23 (2014), marks a couple of milestones […]
Aboriginal Math Symposium March 7th 2014
The 4th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and share new ideas, resources and research on Aboriginal mathematics education from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
The Otherness of Speech in Sex Education: Understanding Free Association as the Eros of Inquiry
Dr. Brian Casemore, George Washington University Date: February 14, 2014 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Light lunch served at 12 noon in Scarfe 1223. Lecture starts at 12:30 pm in Scarfe 1107. See poster. Abstract: Based on a study of the way adolescents, teachers, and peer sex educators negotiate the emotional […]
Curriculum Reform in China: Historic Legacy, Current Debate, and Future Directions
The ongoing curriculum reform in China was formally initiated in 2001, echoing the requirements of knowledge-based economy and the intrinsic calling of educational democracy …
Research Presentation by Dr. Kerry Renwick
Research Presentation by Home Economics Education Search Candidate Title: “21st Century Home Economics: critical Southern thinking” Speaker: Dr. Kerry Renwick, Victoria University, Australia Date: Tue, January 28, 2014 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107
Research Presenation by Dr. Jacqui Gingras
Research Presentation by Home Economics Education Search Candidate Title: “Encounters with Alterity in Health Profession Education” Speaker: Dr. Jacqui Gingras, Ryerson University Date: Fri, January 24, 2014 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107
Research Presentation by Dr. Roula Hawa
Research Presentation by Home Economics Education Search Candidate Title:“Clearing Space for Multiple Voices: HIV Vulnerability amongst South Asian Immigrant Women in the Greater Toronto Area” Speaker: Dr. Roula Hawa, Queen’s University Date: Tue, January 21, 2014 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 noon Venue: Scarfe room 1107
Advanced Seminar in Curriculum Theory
For three years now, Bill Doll and Donna Trueit have taught an advanced seminar in curriculum theory for graduate students, visiting international scholars, and interested faculty members in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. This course meets semi-monthly on Fridays and Saturdays. The aim is to push the boundaries of current curriculum understanding, while helping […]
National Physical Education Expomoticidad Conference in Medellin, Columbia
Joy Butler was invited to give two presentations in Medellin, Columbia at their National Physical Education Expomoticidad Conference in November 2013. There were over 500 delegates in attendance for her keynote presentation, titled Teaching Games for Understanding – developing decision-makers in games.
Socially Responsible Approaches to Global Education Initiatives – First, Do No Harm
Dr. Shafik Dharamsi | UBC Faculty of Medicine January 10th, 2013 | 12-2pm | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: Participation in global education and international engagement initiatives can provide students the opportunity to foster a sense of global citizenship, develop global fluency, and a sense of social responsibility to respond to global inequalities. […]
Murray Elliott Service Award 2013
Dr. Linda Farr Darling is the 2013 recipient of the Murray Elliott Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Teacher Education Program.
End of Term Winter Solstice Party
You’re invited to the EDCP End of Term Winter Solstice Party! Please RSVP to Kalie Fong at kalie.fong@ubc.ca by November 29, 2013.
Successful Completion of Thesis
Please join me in celebrating two recent successful thesis defences in the Department’s Mathematics Education program. Myron Medina (supervisor, Susan Gerofsky) completed an M.A. Degree, successfully defending the thesis Exploring students’ mathematical sense-making through non-routine problems; visualization, gesture, and affect, and Ozlem Deniz (supervisor, Susan Gerofsky) completed an M.A. Degree, successfully defending the thesis Mathematics […]
The new BC Draft Social Studies curriculum
Please join me in congratulating Peter Seixas whose work in the Historical Thinking Project has been used to frame the new Social Studies concept-based school curriculum.
Press Review for November 4
Don Krug was involved in a conference of the University-Based Institutes for Advanced Study (UBIAS) at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC. The conference was about MOOCs and it was written up in yesterday’s Vancouver Sun,
Student Spotlight: Jeff Baker
Jeff’s doctoral research explores the transformative possibilities of Indigenous Science Education for catalyzing the emergence of more equitable and sustainable ways of living.
Doctoral Students Advancement to Candidacy
Please join me in congratulating the following doctoral students, Jung Hoon (August, 2013), Heather McGregor (August 2013), and Scott MacLennan (October, 2013), who have all recently advanced to candidacy in their doctoral studies. Congratulations! Best, Peter Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Bill Pinar’s new International Handbook
It is with great delight that I announce the publication of Bill Pinar’s latest International Handbook. The International Handbook of Curriculum Research (2nd edition) was published by Routledge in October 2013. This magnificent volume will make a huge impact on the field of curriculum studies. I quote: “Continuing its calling to define the field and where […]
SAC Appointment
It gives me great delight to inform you that Harry Hubball has been appointed to the University Senior Appointments Committee (SAC). This is a tremendous recognition by central administration of Harry’s wealth of experience both within and without UBC and it is a wonderful plaudit for the Department that we have a representative on this […]
EDCP Graduate Student a Co-Recipient of Award
I am pleased to announce that one of the Department’s doctoral students in Science Education, Ashley Welsh, was recently the co-recipient of the 2013 Allan Blizzard award given by the Canadian Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (CSTLHE) for collaborative design of a science class at the CSTLHE conference held in Cape Breton […]
Nonviolent Engagements with Difference: Transforming Relational Dynamics in Education
Dr. Hongyu Wang, Oklahoma State University October 4th | 12:00-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 1214 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: Based upon a life history, qualitative study of Chinese professors’ and American professors’ mutual engagement with the counterpart thought, culture, and education, this presentation discusses the central thread of nonviolence and portrays important elements of […]
Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Beatrice Namazzi
My research interest is HIV/AIDS, cultural practices and Secondary Education. Drawing inspiration from years of work with orphans of HIV/AIDS, I pursue the question: what cultural practices influence children’s perceptions of the world around them and prevention of HIV/AIDS? Elizabeth Beatrice Namazzi, PhD student.
Undergraduate Programs: Rita Irwin
Rita Irwin, an EDCP Professor of Art Education, is also Associate Dean of Teacher Education. With the help of the Teacher Education Office, we offer undergraduate courses in science, mathematics, social studies, technology, art, music, business, home economics, and physical education with a curriculum and pedagogy focus.
Undergraduate Programs: Tony Clarke
Tony Clarke is one of two professors who are employed in EDCP as Teacher Educators (the other is Professor Anne Phelan). Among his other contributions to Teacher Education, Tony is known for his work with the experimental B.Ed. Cohort called ‘Community and Inquiry in Teacher Education” (CITE).
Curriculum Studies in China
Dr. William Pinar | Professor and Canada Research Chair September 13th, 2013 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: After briefly discussing the lecture series title, Pinar will discuss his study of curriculum studies in China, involving interviews as well online discussions among the scholar-participants in China and an International Panel […]
Epistemological Pluralism in Higher Education: Ethical and Epistemological Challenges
Dr. Cash Ahenakew | University of British ColumbiaDr. Vanessa Andreotti | University of Oulu (Finland) Nov 8th | 12:00-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: In this seminar, we explore potential joys, difficulties and paradoxes of introducing epistemological pluralism as a viable curriculum strategy to connect with ways of knowing that have […]
Welcome Back Barbecue
You are cordially invited to a Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, October 17th, 2013 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Event Spotlight: Fireside Chat with Dr. Dwayne Huebner
On July 3, Dr. Dwayne Huebner visited the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy to hold a fireside chat with interested faculty members and graduate students.
Faculty Spotlight: Anne Phelan
Anne Phelan is a Professor of teacher education and curriculum studies. Her interests centre on teachers’ subjectivities as historically shaped, socially located, and politically positioned yet productive of original thought and action.
Faculty Spotlight: Joy Butler
Joy Butler is a teacher educator who is recognized as a leading exponent of Teaching Games for Understanding – a constructivist approach to games education. In her spare time she enjoys kayaking and hiking with her partner, Claire Robson, and their two dogs, Bella and Cricket.
Faculty Spotlight: Linda Farr Darling
When Linda Farr Darling isn’t researching or teaching about rural places as the Eleanor Rix Professor of Rural Teacher Education, she is traveling to them. See the projects and studies supported by the Professorship at www.ruralteachers.com.
Faculty Spotlight: Sandra Scott
Sandra Scott, her husband Doug, and their dog Mac, travel to Point Roberts Washington for weekly beach walks. Sandra shares her unique finds, which include skate egg-cases, shark jaws, even a Pacific Giant octopus beak, with her science education students.
Faculty Spotlight: Scott Goble
Dr. Scott Goble has re-conceptualized the role of music education in schools.
Peter Wall Institute Arts-Based Initiative Student Competition Winner and Honourable Mention
Please join me in congratulating two of our graduate students: Yoriko Gillard (MA) and Natalie LaBlanc (Phd) for being winners of the Peter Wall Institute Arts-Based Initiative student competition entitled “Arts Based Conceptions of Water.”
EDCP Graduate: Melanie Janzen
Melanie D. Janzen, PhD, MA, is a graduate of EDCP and is grateful for the rigourous academic engagements she experienced and to the renowned scholars with whom she worked while in the faculty.
Fireside chat with Dr. Dawne Huebner
On July 3, Dr. Dwayne Huebner (retired since 1994) visited the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy to hold a fireside chat with interested faculty members and graduate students. Approximately 50 faculty members and graduate students were given a feast of ideas from this wise theoretician, whose generative influence has been evident in many discourses, including […]
Hannah Spector wins the 2013 CACS publication award
Hanna Spector, a recently graduated Curriculum & Pedagogy doctoral student (now an Assistant Professor at Penn State University, Harrisburg campus), has been awarded the 2013 CACS publication award.
EDCP Graduate: Wendy Nielsen
Wendy Nielsen (PhD 2009, MA 2004) credits her time in the Dept of Curriculum and Pedagogy as offering excellent preparation for an academic career.
EDCP Graduate: Juan Carlos Castro
Juan Carlos Castro (PhD, 2010) credits his time in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy as foundational to his research today.
EDCP Graduate: Ashwani Kumar
Ashwani Kumar fondly remembers his time as a doctoral student at EDCP. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Education at Mount Saint University in Halifax.
Broadening the frame of Music Education
Contrary to popular belief, music is not a universal language. The Solesmes’ reasons for intoning Gregorian chants near Sablé sur Sarthe, France, have little in common with the Tuvans’ motivations for throat singing in Siberia. The Carnatic vocal music of southern India has scant relation to North American hip hop. Different musical practices reflect cultural differences throughout […]
EDCP Graduate: Stephanie Springgay
Stephanie Springgay (PhD 2004, MA 2001) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the intersections between contemporary art and pedagogy, with a particular interest in theories of movement and affect.
Members of EDCP visit Dadaab Refugee Camps in Northeast Kenya
Members of EDCP have just returned from Dadaab Refugee Camps in Northeast Kenya, the largest refugee camp in the world (close to 400,000 people). Dr. Samson Nashon, Dr. Karen Meyer, Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser, Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin and Dr. Cynthia Nicol are working on an exciting project with teams from UBC’s Faculty of Education, Moi University […]