Storying A Curriculum Theory in-the-Making
Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | University of Ottawa, Canada Friday, May 5, 2023 | 3:30 – 5:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster here Abstract What is curriculum theory in-the-making at this place and moment in time? For this presentation, Dr. Ng-A-Fook will draw on Janet L. […] Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of OttawaMore
The 10th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Crossing Boundaries Beyond Borders Conference date | Friday, March 24, 2023 | 12:00-5:00 p.m. Location | In person, Scarfe 206, 207,204 The 10th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education, UBC. The main purpose of the conference […] More
A Philosophical Inquiry into Teachers’ Identities and Beyond
Dr. Ying Ma | Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada Friday, December 15, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract In recent decades, educational research efforts have continued to focus on the epistemological rather than the axiological aspects of teaching (i.e., is questions rather […] Dr. Ying MaMore
Reflections on Masculinities in Education: Obstacles and Opportunities to Change
Dr. Michael Kehler and Dr. Gabriel Knott-Fayle| Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 310 (In-person only) Faculty Host: Dr. LeAnne Petherick View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this seminar, Dr. Kehler and Dr. Knott-Fayle reflect on their recent and ongoing research […] Dr. Michael Kehler and Dr. Gabriel Knott-FayleMore
Smallest circles first: Exploring reconciliatory praxis through drama education
Dr. Mindy Carter | Associate Professor, McGill University, Canada Friday, October 20, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin Vie the Seminar Poster Abstract This research focuses on the experiences of elementary and post-secondary pre- and in-service drama teacher’s agency in Montreal, Quebec. It looks at how […] Dr. Mindy Carter, McGill UniversityMore
The Calling of Nonviolence in Curriculum Studies
Dr. Hongyu Wang | Oklahoma State University, USA Friday, September 29, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this presentation, Wang starts with a brief autobiographical inquiry of how nonviolence has become a calling in curriculum studies. She further introduces several major […] Dr. Hongyu Wang, Oklahoma State University, USAMore
Indigeneity, Community and Participatory Practice: Methodologies, Concepts and Perspectives
Dr. Mark Vicars | Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Dr. Jennifer Markides | SSHRC TII Canada Research Chair, University of Calgary Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Kerry Renwick View the Seminar Poster Abstract This seminar will offer critical reflection to identify and explore issues of […] Dr. Mark Vicars, Victoria University, Melbourne and Dr. Jennifer Markides, University of CalgaryMore
A Pedagogy of Insurgency in Troubling Times: The Imperative of Teaching and Organizing for Educational and Social Justice
Dr. Wayne Au | University of Washington Friday, January 27, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Poster Abstract Teachers are on the frontline of ongoing social, economic, and community health crises. Using the organizing for racial justice done by teachers in Seattle, […] Dr. Wayne Au, University of WashingtonMore
Understanding Meditative Inquiry and its Educational Significance
Dr. Ashwani Kumar | Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada Friday, November 25, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract Meditative inquiry is an exploration within oneself and of how one is connected to life relationally, ecologically, economically, politically, and culturally. This existential […] Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Mount Saint Vincent University, CanadaMore
Visual art making as a methodology of learning: three educational contexts: schools, museums, and education for development projects
Dr. Paloma Palau Pellicer | University of Jaume, Castellon, Spain Dr. Joaquín Roldán | University of Granada, Spain Friday, October 28, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Hybrid, Scarfe 310 & Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View Seminar Poster Abstract We want to share our inquiries into a paradoxical conception of art and […] Dr. Paloma Palau Pellicer, University of Jaume, Castellon, Spain; and Dr. Joaquín Roldán, University of Granada, SpainMore
Enacting critical and place-based pedagogies in Bay Area youth sports projects: A capital and field analysis
Dr. Matthew Atencio | California State University, East Bay, USA Dr. E. Missy Wright | California State University, East Bay, USA Friday, April 29, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Yuen Sze Michelle Tan View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this discussion, the co-directors of the Center for Sport […] Dr. Matthew Atencio, California State University, East Bay, USA; and Dr. E. Missy Wright, California State University, East Bay, USAMore
Portrait of an Antiracist, Hypermasculine Black Male Pedagogue: Race, Gender (Performance), and Antiracist Pedagogy in U.S. Teacher Education
Dr. Esther Ohito | Rutgers University, USA Friday, March 25, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Harper Keenan View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract Scholarship on antiracist pedagogy has proliferated the white world of U.S. teacher education; however, studies scrutinizing this phenomenon from the perspective of […] Dr. Esther Ohito, Rutgers University, USAMore
The 9th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Theme: Inhabiting In-betweenness Date: Friday, March 18, 2022 | 12:00-4:30 p.m. Location: Hybrid (Virtual & In-person in Scarfe 1128 & 1130) Download a copy of the EGS 2022 program Download a copy of the EGS 2022 schedule The 9th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students from the […] More
When Fascism Comes: Curriculum, the Problem of Violence, and a Retheorization of Biopolitics
Dr. James P. Burns | Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education and Human Development, Florida International University, USA Friday, February 25, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar To view seminar poster, click here Abstract The Presidency of Donald Trump in the […] Dr. James P. Burns | Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education and Human Development, Florida International University, USAMore
Reflective, Transformative, and Relational Practices in Integrating Arts Curriculum
Dr. Yichien Cooper | Washington State University, Tri-Cities, USAChair, Asian Arts and Culture Interest Group, National Art Education Association Friday, November 26, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Sandrine Han View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract This seminar invites participants to discuss how the practice of […] Dr. Yichien Cooper, Lecturer and Field Supervisor, Washington State University, USAMore
Curricular Reverberations: Articulating an Educational Sound Studies in Theory and Practice
Dr. Walter S. Gershon | Rowan University, New Jersey, USA Friday, October 29, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract We have again arrived at an educational moment where formal curricula, that which people are intended to learn in schools, is part […] Dr. Walter S. Gershon, Rowan University, New Jersey, Curricular Reverberations: Articulating an Educational Sound Studies in Theory and PracticeMore
Teacher professional knowledge: Lessons from research and policy for improving teacher quality
Professor Vanessa Kind | School of Education, Durham University, UK Friday, May 14, 2021 | 10:30 am – 12:00 noon (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Samia Khan View the Seminar Poster No Recording permission Abstract This talk presents a combination of document analysis and qualitative data to illustrate the impact of teacher education […] Dr. Vanessa Kind, School of Education, Durham University, UKMore
Restoring the Soul of Teacher Education: A Soulful Approach to External Pressure
Taken from the writing of a book entitled: Restoring Soul, Passion, and Purpose in Teacher Education: Contesting the Instrumentalization of Curriculum and Pedagogy Dr. Peter Grimmett | Professor Emeritus, SFU and UBC Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract During […] Dr. Peter Grimmett, Professor Emeritus, SFU and UBCMore
Art Education and the Limitations of White Liberalism
Dr. Amelia M. Kraehe | Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture Education, Affiliate Faculty in Human Rights Practice, and Co-founder and Co-director of the Racial Justice Studio at The University of Arizona Friday, March 26, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) Faculty Host: Dr. Sandrine Han View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission […] Dr. Amelia M. Kraehe, University of ArizonaMore
Cultural Appreciation or Cultural Appropriation? When Cultural Studies Meets Creativity, an Autoethnographic Narrative
Dr. Hsiao-Cheng (Sandrine) Han | University of British Columbia Friday, February 26, 2021 | 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (PST) | via Zoom View the Seminar Poster Abstract From Marcel Duchamp’s portrayal of Mona Lisa with facial hair to Andy Warhol’s painting of Campbell’s Soup Cans, artists have used creative license to appropriate and/or modify […] Dr. Sandrine Han, Associate Professor, EDCPMore
On The Practice of Seeing Children: Photographs in Early Childhood
Dr. Tran Nguyen Templeton | Assistant Professor of Early Childhood StudiesUniversity of North Texas Friday, January 15, 2021 | 12:30 to 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Host: Dr. Harper Keenan View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission, in accordance with research participants privacy Abstract “Who is the child on whom [early childhood practice] is […] Tran Nguyen Templeton, University of North TexasMore
Constructivism – the good; the bad; and the abhorrent?
Keith S. Taber | Emeritus Professor of Science Education University of Cambridge Friday, December 11, 2020 | 9:30 to 11:00 am (PST) Host: Dr. Samia Khan Note: rescheduled from October 30, 2020 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Constructivism has been a key referent in education for some decades, and is widely seen across many national contexts […] Dr. Keith S. Taber, Emeritus Professor, University of CambridgeMore
The Syllabus as Curriculum and the Poetic Secret of Objects
Dr. Samuel Rocha | Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, UBC Friday, November 27, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract Sam Rocha will introduce one of the principal claims of his newest book, The Syllabus as Curriculum. This claim is simply the fact that things are made. […] Dr. Samuel Rocha, UBCMore
Neoliberalism, Critical Education, and Social Justice: A focus on the Current Moment in History
Dr. Alpesh Maisuria | Associate Professor, University of the West of England Friday, September 25, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Via Zoom Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this talk, I’ll locate the current Covid-19 crisis in the crises of capitalism. I will argue that education has had, and […] Dr Alpesh Maisuria, University of the West of EnglandMore
Curriculum and Structural Violence: Teaching Social Studies in Latin America’s Secondary Schools
Dr. Sebastián Plá | National Autonomous University of Mexico (Visiting Scholar, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy) Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Scarfe 1214 Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Poster Abstract My research seeks to understand how social studies and citizenship education respond to structural violence that characterizes contemporary Latin […] Dr. Sebastián Plá, National Autonomous University of MexicoMore
Celebration of Joy Butler’s Life
There will be a celebration of Professor Joy Butler’s Life (1957-2019) on Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Ponderosa Commons Ballroom. Professor Butler passed away at age 62 after battling cancer. Please join us in the celebration of the life of one of the great scholars in EDCP. Please RSVP through […] More
9th Family Math and Science Day
Saturday, October 19, 2019 10:00 am – 12:30 pm UBC Math and Science Education Labs 2nd Floor, Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, UBC Registration Link Event Details Link Volunteers Needed | Contact Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin (marina.milner-bolotin@ubc.ca) More
STEM Outcomes of Second-Generation Israeli Immigrant Students with High-Skilled Parental Backgrounds
Dr. Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin | Ruppin Academic Center, Israel (Visiting Scholar, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy) Friday, September 20, 2019 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1209 Host | Dr. M. Milner-Bolotin View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract Israel is a multicultural society that has experienced waves of Jewish immigration since its foundation […] Dr. Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin, Ruppin Academic Center, IsraelMore
Canadian Viewpoints: Concealed and Revealed
Natalie LeBlanc, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, EDCP, UBC With Panel | Dr. Rita L. Irwin | Dr. George Belliveau | Dr. Peter Gouzouasis | Dr. Ching-Chiu Lin, Research Facilitator, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University | Dr. William Pinar, Canada Research Chair and Professor, Curriculum Studies, EDCP, UBC | Dr. David Beare, Handsworth Secondary Drama Educator […] Natalie LeBlanc, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, EDCP, UBC With PanelMore
9th Indigenous Math Symposium
M in STEM: Exploring Mathematics in all Kinds of Places Tuesday, May 14, 2019* | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm First Nations Longhouse, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, 1985 West Mall Please join us for the 9th Indigenous Math Symposium at the First Nations Longhouse, UBC on May 14, 2019. This symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, […] More
Leadership and Mentorship: A “Hybrid Configuration of Practice”
Awneet Sivia, Vandy Britton, Sheryl MacMath, Janet Carroll | University of the Fraser Valley Friday, April 26, 2019 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Host: Dr. P. Grimmett Abstract In the current climate of K-12 educational reform and innovation, […] Awneet Sivia, Vandy Britton, Sheryl MacMath, Janet Carroll, University of the Fraser ValleyMore
Mathematics, Archaeology, Time and Music
Presented by the David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics & Science Education Sara de Rose | Independent Music Archaeologist April 18, 2019 | 2:15-4:15 p.m. | Scarfe 1223 Faculty of Education, 2125 Main Mall Sara de Rose invented Musicircle (http://musicircle.net/), a tool that teaches modern music theory using geometric shapes and a sequence of seven […] Sara de Rose, Independent Music ArchaeologistMore
Soil, Soul, Society: Regeneration From The Vital-Core
Dr. Heesoon Bai| Professor, Simon Fraser University Friday, March 29, 2019 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 Host | Dr. P. Grimmett View the Seminar Poster Abstract My talk will focus on examining the ontological and epistemological basis for our major cultural practices, such as child-rearing, schooling, and work life. The focus of […] Dr. Heesoon Bai, Professor, Simon Fraser UniversityMore
41st UBC Physics Olympics
March 9, 2019 | UBC, Vancouver Campus Join us at UBC! Physics Olympics is a high school physics competition held annually at UBC in Vancouver. This annual outreach event attracts over 600 high school students, competing in teams, and over 70 teachers/coaches from across the province. This competition, organized by the Department of Physics and […] More
The Impact of a Shared Vision on the Culture of a School District
Dianne Turner| formerly Superintendent of the Delta School district, Chief Educator for the province of British Columbia, Official Trustee and Special Advisor of the VSB educational leadership consultant Friday, February 22, 2019 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Host: […] Dianne TurnerMore
Gwen E. Leslie Memorial Health Protection Lecture
Our Food is Our Medicine: Traditional plant food, traditional ecological knowledge and health in a changing environment PRESENTED BY | 15th Canadian Symposium on Home Economics/Family Studies Education Dr. Nancy Turner | Emeritus Professor, University of Victoria Febuary 22, 2019 The University of British Columbia, AMS Student Nest, Nest 3500, 6133 University Blvd Open to […] Dr. Nancy Turner, Emeritus Professor, University of VictoriaMore
Stages of Life and Stages of Career for Education Faculty: A Discussion with Educators
Paul Shaker Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University Friday, January 25, 2019 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross Abstract Academic careers inevitably are affected by the stages and passages of professors’ lives. Just as the […] Paul Shaker, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser UniversityMore
Social Studies Education – Presentation by Dr. Lindsay Gibson, Candidate for Assistant Professor Position
Dr. Lindsay Gibson Thursday, January 17, 2019 | 10:15 – 11:45 am | Scarfe Room 1107 Presentation Title Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future Short Bio Dr. Lindsay Gibson is Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. He has published several journal articles and book chapters about historical […] Dr. Lindsay GibsonMore
Social Studies Education – Presentation by Dr. Harper Keenan, Candidate for Assistant Professor Position
Dr. Harper Keenan Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | 9:30 – 11:00 am | Scarfe Room 1107 Presentation Title The Mission Project: Teaching History and Avoiding the Past in California Elementary Schools Short Bio Harper B. Keenan recently graduated with a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teacher Education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He is currently a postdoctoral […] Dr. Harper KeenanMore
Social Studies Education – Presentation by Dr. Stephanie Anderson, Candidate for Assistant Professor Position
Dr. Stephanie Anderson Monday, January 14, 2019 | 9:30 – 11:00 am | Scarfe Room 1107 Presentation Title Toward Tomorrow: Expanding Social Studies Education for a New Age in Canada Short Bio Dr. Stephanie Anderson is a post-doctoral scholar with the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. & M.Ed. in Curriculum and Pedagogy (The University […] Dr. Stephanie AndersonMore
Doll’s Challenge to Educators: Ferrying the Ghost of Curricular Control to the Other Side, Awakening Inspiriting Curricular Practices
Margaret Macintyre Latta Professor and Interim Director, Okanagan School of Education, Faculty of Education, UBC Friday, December 14, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Host: Dr. William Pinar Abstract William Doll’s attention to what he termed the curricular “ghost […] Margaret Macintyre Latta, Okanagan School of EducationMore
Education for the Creative Economy: A Pan-Canadian Conversation on the Role of the Arts in Re-Imagining Teacher Identity
Mr. Mitchell McLarnon, Ms. Layal Shuman, Dr. Pauline Sameshima, Dr. Kathryn Ricketts, and Dr. Sean Wiebe Friday, November 30, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1130 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Host: Dr. Rita Irwin Abstract The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) focus […] Mr. Mitchell McLarnon, Ms. Layal Shuman, Dr. Pauline Sameshima, Dr. Kathryn Ricketts, and Dr. Sean WiebeMore
Art Education curriculum in Thailand including Thai traditional art: A reflection on teaching and learning
Khanobbhorn Sangvanich, Assistant Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Tuesday, November 20, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1107 Host: Dr. Rita Irwin Abstract The presentation will begin with a focus on Thailand’s higher education and teacher training system. This will be followed by an overview of Thai traditional art focusing on Lai Thai with a workshop […] Dr. Khanobbhorn SangvanichMore
Transforming Your Practice Through Self-study: Tales of Experience
Friday, November 16, 2018 Scarfe 310 12:30 – 1:30 pm Dear Colleagues, We warmly invite you to a seminar presentation by the Visiting International Research Fellows, Associate Professors Alan Ovens and Dawn Garbett from the University of Auckland. The presentation will explore the provocative questions: How can self-study research focus on the intricate nature of the lives of those who are deeply entangled in […] Drs. Alan Ovens and Dawn Garbett, University of AucklandMore
8th Family Math & Science Day
Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Math & Science labs, 2nd floor, Lecture Block, Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, UBC Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and […] More
Schooling Lunch: the Pedagogicalization of the Lunchbox
Drs. Deana Leahy and Carolyn Pluim Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Guest Host: Dr. LeAnne Petherick Abstract What children consume in schools has become one of the most popular public health issues of our time […] Drs. Deana Leahy and Carolyn PluimMore
Why “Indigenizing” Curriculum and ‘Pedagogy’ is Vital for Our Survival: An Interactive Engagement with Four Arrows
Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa), aka Don Trent Jacobs Friday, September 28, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1130 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract This presentation will clarify the various meanings, goals, concerns and potential outcomes relating to school-wide efforts to “teach” the relevance […] Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa), aka Don Trent Jacobs,More
8th Aboriginal Mathematics Symposium
You are invited to the 8th Aboriginal Mathematics K-12 Symposium: Living Mathematics in our Communities: Listening to the Land Thursday, May 17, 2018 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, First Nations Longhouse 1985 West Mall This symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and […] More
Children of the Massacre: Public Pedagogy and Italy’s Non-violent Protest Against Mafia Extortion
Paula Salvio, Professor, University of New Hampshire, USA Friday, April 27, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract “Children of the Massacre…” offers an examination of the Sicilian grassroots organization Addiopizzo, with a specific focus on Addiopizzo’s public pedagogical […] Dr. Paula Salvio, University of New Hampshire, USAMore
Making Academics’ Work Visible
Dr. Mark Selkrig, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University, Australia Dr. Ron “Kim” Keamy, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia Friday, April 6, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 Abstract Universities rely upon the collaborative work of academic staff and students, yet the nature of this work has been undergoing profound and rapid change. Neoliberal ways […] Dr. Mark Selkrig and Dr. Ron "Kim" KeamyMore
Teaching in the Ruins: Death, Love and Education in the Age of Trump
Professor Peter Taubman, Professor, Brooklyn College, USA Friday, March 23, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract Professor Taubman will focus his remarks on the decades-long education reform movement in the U.S. and its tumultuous culmination in the Trump […] Professor Peter Taubman, Professor, Brooklyn College, USAMore
State Officialism and the Leadership Dilemma in Chinese Education
Dr. Leslie N.K. Lo, Professor, Beijing Normal University, China Tuesday, March 20, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract Administrative power of Chinese schools and universities is concentrated in the hands of a few who hold official positions. This […] Dr. Leslie N.K. Lo, Professor, Beijing Normal University, ChinaMore
5th EDCP Graduate Students Conference: The Tangle and/or Tango of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Friday, March 9, 2018 | 1:00 – 5:00 pm | Scarfe 310 EDCP Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students and for students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education. We also welcome and encourage participation from all other departments within the Faculty of Education. The main […] More
Bearing Witness to Teaching and Teachers
Dr. David T. Hansen, Professor, Columbia University, USA Friday, February 16, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract This presentation will draw upon a recently completed, two-year-long undertaking in which I worked with sixteen highly regarded teachers from eight […] Dr. David T. Hansen, Professor, Columbia University, USAMore
You Can’t Say That: Teachers and Controversial Issues in American Schools
Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania, USA Friday, January 26, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 Guest Host – Dr. Peter Seixas * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract In 2003, during a fifth-grade current-events lesson about the United States’ newly begun war in Iraq, […] Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania, USAMore
Pedagogies of Modernity: Re-Educating Canadians for the New Energy Regime, 1880-1940
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Scarfe Room 310 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Dr. Ruth Sandwell, OISE/UT Host: Dr. Penney Clark Abstract As twenty-first century Canadians contemplate their upcoming energy transition away from fossil fuels, this talk will explore the massive and multi-faceted public re-education campaigns of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that attempted, with […] Dr. Ruth Sandwell, OISEMore
Agency for Learning: Inquiry, Technology and the Pedagogy of Choice
Dr. Jillianne Code, Assistant Professor, EDCP, UBC Friday, December 15, 2017 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract On the axiom that ‘learners are agents’ it follows that an understanding of human agency is necessary in order to fully appreciate […] Dr. Jillianne Code, Assistant Professor, EDCPMore
What is Open School?
Dr. Lars Knudsen, Dept. of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark Friday, November 24, 2017 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract The recent school reform in Denmark (2013) included what was called the ‘open school program’. The basic idea was to […] Dr. Lars Knudsen , Aarhus University, DenmarkMore
7th Family Math & Science Day
Saturday, November 4, 2017 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Math & Science labs, 2nd floor, Scarfe Education Building, UBC (2125 Main Mall) Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and the […] More
Creating Space to Conceptualize Different Families
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 25, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Matthew Isherwood and Naoki Takemura with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Kedrick James View of download poster. Matthew Isherwood and Naoki Takemura with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Kedrick JamesMore
Materializing the Social: Art Practice, Religion and “What Really Matters”
Dr. Anna Hickey-Moody, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Thursday, October 19, 2017 2:30 – 4:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 2:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 2:30 p.m. Bios Anna Hickey-Moody is a Professor of Media and Communication, ARC Future Fellow and VC Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Melbourne […] Anna Hickey-Moody, RMIT University, AustraliaMore
Re – engaging the Method of Currere: Teachers’ Perspectives
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 11, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Kiera Brant-Birioukova, Emmanuel Amoah & Scott Robertson with Special Guest Dr. William Pinar View or download Poster Panelists: Kiera Brant-Birioukova, Emmanuel Amoah & Scott Robertson with special guest Dr. William PinarMore
Re-signifying Curriculum Studies from Indigeneity in the Mexican and Kenyan Contexts
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 4, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Maria Jose Athie-Martinez & Philip Kimani Karangu with Special Guest Dr. Samson Nashon To view or download poster. Maria Jose Athie-Martinez, Philip Kimani Karangu & Dr. Samson NashonMore
University Responsibilities, Values, and Value: $cholarship in the Age of Plenty
Dr. Kirk Madison, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science, UBC Dr. Barbara Weber , Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education & Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, UBC September 29, 2017 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at noon. * Lecture will […] Drs. Kirk Madison & Barbara WeberMore
Earth and Dark Wonder: Notes on Animism and Technology in an Age of Ecological Wipe-Out
Dr. David Abram, EDCP Summer Noted Scholar Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Scarfe 100 Abstract: We live in an era of both wonderment and despair, of techno-utopian dreams and dizzying ecological breakdown. Many persons who spend large stretches of time out of doors, in fairly direct interaction with the […] Dr. David AbramMore
Wayfinding Peace: Museums in conflict zones
Speaker: Kimberly Baker, EDCP PhD Candidate & Liu Scholar, Liu Institute for Global Issues Date: Sunday, June 25th Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm Venue: Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC, V7E 6P3 Phone: 604-238-8050 http://www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/britannia/about.htm Britannia is located in the historic town of Steveston and is a lovely location for lunch and a […] Kimberly Baker, EDCP PhD Candidate & Liu ScholarMore
The Educative Potential of Contemporary Art
Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue, Professor, EDCP May 19, 2017 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at noon. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Bios Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue is Professor (Art Education) in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and a Faculty Member of Green College. His research and scholarship […] Dr. Dónal O'Donoghue , Professor, EDCPMore
7th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium
Mathematical Landscapes for Reconciliation Thursday May 11, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Sty-Wet-Tan First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall, UBC Registration by May 7 | tinyurl.com/7thAboriginalMathSymposium Join us for the 7th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members and academics interested in exploring, sharing and deepening understandings of […] More
A Comparative Study of STEM Educators’ Views of Technology: A Case of Canada, China and Korea
Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin, Associate Professor, EDCP April 21, 2017 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 * Light refreshments will be served at noon. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Bios Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin has a M.Sc. in theoretical physics from the National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine and a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Science education […] Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin, Associate Professor, EDCPMore
Freirean Dialogue through Social Media in a Refugee Camp: An Educational Experiment
Freirean Dialogue through Social Media in a Refugee Camp: An Educational Experiment Karen Meyer, Cynthia Nicol, Samson Nashon, Mohamud Olow, Ali Hussein, Siyad Maalim, Abdihakin Muse, Abdikafar Ali, Ahmed Hussein, Hassan Hassan, Hassan Yarow, Mohamed Halane, Philip Karangu, Abdullahi Ismail, Ibrahim Abdi and Suleiman Aden March 24, 2017 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 Bios […] Karen Meyer, Cynthia Nicol ...More
The Tyler Rationale, Bureaucracy, and the Banality of Evil
The Peer Advisors are honoured to invite you to an exciting upcoming guest lecture in the department. Details and abstract in the poster below! Dr. Hannah Spector |Penn State University, Harrisubrg March 21, 2017 12-1 pm Scarfe 310 Hannah SpectorMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Jillianne Code “Agency for Learning in Immersive and Virtual Environments” Date: March 15, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Jillianne CodeMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Kelly Bergstrom “Learning, Playing, Designing: Barriers and Gateways to STEAM Participation” Date: March 14, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Kelly BergstromMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Ido Roll “Beyond ‘Faster Classrooms’: Teaching with Technology to Promote Sense-Making and Peer Learning” Date: March 13, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Ido RollMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Douglas Clark “Beyond Medium: The design of digital games and modeling environments for learning” Date: March 10, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Douglas ClarkMore
Ancient clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest: Teaching and learning at the confluence of archaeology, marine science and traditional (Indigenous) knowledge
Nicole Smith and ‘the Clam Garden Network’ February 17, 2017 Abstract Clam gardens are rock-walled, intertidal terraces constructed by the coastal First Nations of British Columbia (Canada) and Native Americans of Washington State and Alaska (USA) to enhance the shellfish productivity of beaches and rocky shorelines. This presentation provides an overview of recent work by […] Nicole Smith and 'the Clam Garden Network'More
“hishuk’ish tsawalk – Everything is One. Revitalizing Tseshaht/Nuu-chah-nulth-aht Foodways.
Dr. Charlotte Coté | Assiociate Professor, University of Washington in Seattle January 20, 2017 Abstract In her presentation, Dr. Coté will examine the concept of food sovereignty to articulate an understanding of its potential for action in reviving Indigenous foodways in the U.S. and Canada. Framing her discussion within the Nuu-chah-nulth philosophy of hishuk’ish tsawalk – […] Dr. Charlotte Coté, University of Washington in SeattleMore
What Lures Us to Linger … In Conversation with Aokian Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr. Erika Hasebe-Ludt | Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge Patricia Liu Baergen, Joanne Price | PhD candidates, EDCP December 16, 2016 Abstract This conversation features three educators who are inspired by the intellectual works of curriculum scholar Ted Tetsuo Aoki (1919-2012). Joanne Price opens the conversation by sharing her practice of attuning with a […] Dr. Erika Hasebe-Ludt, University of Lethbridge; Patricia Liu Baergen & Joanne Price, EDCP PhD candidatesMore
6th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium
Sharing Approaches for Improving Aboriginal Mathematics Education Thursday May 12, 2016 8:45 am – 3:00 pm. UBC First Nations Longhouse (1985 West Mall) Please join us for the 6th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium at the First Nations Longhouse, UBC on May 12, 2016. This symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, […] More
Mobile Technologies & Community Networks in Refugee Education: Case Studies from Kenyan Refugee Camps
Dr. Negin Dahya | Assistant Professor, University of Washington Information School November 25, 2016 Abstract The study of information and community technology in development settings is a rich and complex field of research and practice. Mobile phones have become a crucial part of this landscape, amplifying possibilities for information sharing, formal and informal education, and […] Dr. Negin Dahya, University of Washington Information SchoolMore
(Un)Learning Anthropocentrism: An Ecocritical Framework for Teaching to Resist Human-Supremacy in Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr. John Lupinacci | Assistant Professor, Washington State University October 28, 2016 View seminar poster. View seminar video. Abstract In this talk, I will call attention to—and critically question—the epoch now referred to as the Anthropocene in relationship to Western industrial assumptions rooted in the understanding of human-beings as separate from and superior to all other […] Dr. John Lupinacci, Washington State UniversityMore
Family Math & Science Day 2016
Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and the larger Faculty of Education community at UBC invite guests from 2 to 102 years old to help us celebrate science and math teaching […] More
Schizophrenic Scholar Out for a Stroll: Multiplicities, Becomings, Conjurings
Dr. Abraham P. DeLeon | Associate Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio September 30, 2016 View seminar poster View seminar Video Abstract In this presentation, Professor DeLeon departs from a traditional academic rendering and takes an interdisciplinary and fictional theoretical stroll. Engaging the works of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari as an initial entrée […] Abraham P. DeLeon, University of Texas at San AntonioMore
Curricular Ideologies in the Discussion and Negotiation of the Chilean Social Studies Curriculum
Sept 26 | 12:00 – 1:00pm | Scarfe 1209 Renato Gazmuri, PhD, Assistant Professor at Universidad Diego Portales (Chile) Organized by the Institute for Critical Education Studies Dr. Gazmuri will discuss his research on the construction of the social studies curriculum in Chile. The Chilean social studies curriculum has been defined through processes of discussion and […] Renato Gazmuri, Assistant Professor at Universidad Diego Portales (Chile)More
Curricular Discourses with Practical Implications
Perspectives and Experiences From Spain & South America Sept 22 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | Scarfe 310 Panelists: Dr. Renato Gazmuri (Chile), Sandra Delgado (Colombia) Fernando M. Murillo (Chile) Breo Tosar (Spain), and Héctor Gómez (Chile) Organized by the Institute for Critical Education Studies This seminar brings together scholars from Spain and South America working […] panelMore
On the History of the Critique of Media and Technology
Science and Technology Studies (STS) Colloquium 2016-2017 Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | 4:30 – 6:00 pm | Bu To 1197 Dr. Stephen Petrina Commentator: Carla Nappi More Info Dr. Stephen PetrinaMore
Doing Oral History Education Toward Reconciliation
Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Professor of Curriculum Theory | University of Ottawa June 2, 2016 View June 2nd special lecture poster Abstract: There is a growing reconceptualization of how history “ought” to be taught in a disciplined fashion. For example, in Canada and in certain parts of the United States, history educators are calling for a shift from […] Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of OttawaMore
Getting Bruised, Hurting, and Dirty” in Academic Leadership: Tempering the “Leprosy” of Careerism with a Sense of Calling
Dr. Peter Grimmett| Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy May 16, 2016 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2016/EDCP_May_16_2016_seminar.mp4 View poster Abstract This talk builds on themes I addressed in December 2013—that, although the world is tragic, full of injustices and things that make us angry, against which we have to fight and kick back, our weapons are to be […] Dr. Peter G. Grimmett, Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and PedagogyMore
A “Rogue” Curriculum: Trans-Atlantic, Creole Pedagogies and Historical Imagination
Dr. Petra Hendry| Louisiana State University April 22, 2016 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2016/EDCP_Apr_22_2016_seminar_2.mp4 View April Seminar poster Abstract The project articulated in this paper takes up the work of Henri Lefebvre and Michel de Certeau to envision history as a spatialized practice of ethical engagement with alterity. Specifically, I explore three spaces in which ethics produce and are […] Dr. Petra Hendry, Louisiana State UniversityMore
A Symposium in Celebration of the Career of Peter Seixas
Coming of Age: Life/Time/History A celebration of Peter Seixas’ career, in anticipation of his retirement 9:00-3:15, March 12, 2016 Peter Wall Institute, UBC “Coming of Age: Life/Time/History” alludes to an intersection between life course and history, an intersection that can be interpreted in many ways. The title challenges speakers to examine people’s lives, including their […] More
Third Annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference
Dear Education graduate students and faculty, On behalf of the EGS Conference Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the third annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference, which will be held on Friday, March 4th, 2016 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM in Scarfe building Room 1130. The conference is FREE, and light refreshments […] More
Dangerous indeed: A response to Wayne Ross’ ‘Courage of hopelessness’
Dr. Peter Seixas| Professor, EDCP February 26, 2016 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2016/EDCP_Feb_26_2016_seminar.mp4 See poster. Short Bio: Peter Seixas (PhD, History, UCLA) is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. His edited collections include New Directions in Assessing Historical Thinking (2015) with Kadriye Ercikan, Theorizing Historical Consciousness (2004), and Knowing, Teaching and Learning History: National and International Perspectives (2000) […] Dr. Peter Seixas, Professor, EDCPMore
When the Phallus Appears: The Politics of Comedy in Jean Genet’s The Balcony
Dr. James Penney| Trent University February 12, 2016 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2016/EDCP_Feb_12_2016_seminar.mp4 Short Bio: James Penney is the author of After Queer Theory: The Limits of Sexual Politics (2014), The Structures of Love: Art and Politics beyond the Transference (2012), and The World of Perversion: Psychoanalysis and the Impossible Absolute of Desire (2006). Currently at work on a new […] Dr. James Penney, Trent UniversityMore
The Lyric Subject of Psychoanalysis and Autobiographical Curriculum Inquiry
Dr. Brian Casemore| George Washington University January 29, 2016 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2016/EDCP20160229Seminar.mp4 Short Bio: Brian Casemore is associate professor and chair of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at George Washington University, where he co-directs the Community-Engaged Teaching project, the DC Miscellanea youth writing collaborative, and the Arts and Humanities Research Interest Group. He teaches courses in curriculum […] Dr. Brian Casemore, George Washington UniversityMore
Cultivating Learning Network Research Opportunity Info Session for Grad Students and Professors
When: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 3:00-4:30pm Where: Scarfe 310 Looking for a research opportunity that is meaningful and relevant to our community? The Cultivating Learning Network (CLN) is looking for new researchers! Come to this information session to learn about the CLN and the opportunities for getting involved with or developing new research with our […] More
The Courage of Hopelessness: Democratic Education in the Age of Empire
Dr. E. Wayne Ross| Professor, EDCP January 15, 2016 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2016/EDCP_Jan_15_2016_seminar.mp4 Short Bio: E. Wayne Ross is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC. He has written and edited numerous books including: Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies and Social Education (Sense, 2010); The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems and Possibilities (4th Ed., SUNY Press, 2014) […] Dr. E. Wayne Ross, Professor, EDCPMore
Folk Phenomenology and the Offering of Teaching
Dr. Sam Rocha| Assistant Professor, EDST Date: December 11, 2015 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2015/EDCP_Dec11_15_seminar.mp4 Abstract This talk will proceed in three parts. It will begin with some passages from Rocha’s recent book, Folk Phenomenology: Education, Study, and the Human Person (Pickwick, 2015). This reading should begin to describe Rocha’s particular sense of phenomenology, especially in relation to what […] Dr. Sam Rocha, Assistant Professor, EDSTMore
Jo-ann Archibald to lead 601 seminar on TRC’s Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future
For Wednesday’s EDCP 601 meeting (25 November), Associate Dean for Indigenous Education, Jo-ann Archibald, will join us to lead a seminar on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada‘s summary Report, Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future. How do we respond to the Call to Action for Education for Reconciliation? The question for us […] Dr. Jo-ann ArchibaldMore
The Curriculum of Character: Poetic Ruminations on Growing Old
Dr. Carl Leggo| Professor, LLED Date: November 13, 2015 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2015/EDCP_Nov13_15_mpeg.mp4 View poster Abstract: In The Force of Character and the Lasting Life James Hillman (1999) asks, “why do we live so long?” (p. xiii) He then suggests that “the last years confirm and fulfill character” (p. xiii). Hillman describes aging as “an art form” (p. […] Dr. Carl Leggo, Professor, LLEDMore
EDCP Graduate Student Halloween Party
Thursday, October 29, 2015 THE DEN (SCARFE 6A) 5:30pm – Pumpkin carving 7:30pm – Halloween themed movie Details: Come to our family friendly EDCP grad student event (kids are welcome). Experience authentic North American traditions of carving pumpkins, eating candy and watching Halloween movies. **Come for all or just part of the event **Candy and […] More
Family Math & Science Day 2015
Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and the larger Faculty of Education community at UBC invite guests from 2 to 102 years old to help us celebrate science and math teaching […] More
Book Launch: Reconceptualizing Physical Education through curricular and pedagogical innovations
Date: October 16, 2015 Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm Venue: Scarfe Room 2414 – Staff Lounge The UBC Faculty of Education is pleased to invite you to a reception celebrating the second publication by Physical Education Master’s degree cohort. Reconceptualizing Physical Education through curricular and pedagogical innovations Featuring: -Short presentations by authors -Paperback books available […] More
When Scriptures Hurt: Teaching Violent Sacred Texts
Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry, Radcliffe College and University of British Columbia October 9 | 12:30 to 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 Sandwiches and informal conversation at 12:00 noon | The seminar commences at 12:30 pm. View poster Abstract In this talk, I will discuss a Qur’anic text (Q. 4:34) that has historically been used to justify domestic violence […] Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry, Radclife College and University of British ColumbiaMore
Workshop by EDCP Peer Advisors
What does it feel like to be a grad student? Workshop by EDCP Peer Advisors Feeling stressed? Feeling alone? Feeling like there is too much to read? Feeling like you don’t belong in grad school? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! In this workshop, your fellow graduate students will share and discuss some of their most […] More
EDCP Dr. Katharine Borgen Welcome Back Barbecue 2015
You are invited to the annual EDCP Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, September 17th, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Venue is the garden at the west entrance of the Scarfe Building. For catering purposes, please RSVP to nhi.dang@ubc.ca by September 4th, 2015 and note whether you would like the meat or vegetarian option. This […] More
“I Love the Terror in A Mother’s Heart”: Stepping Out of the Fray as a Radical Pedagogical Act
Dr. David Jardine, University of Calgary September 11 | 12:30 to 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View Poster AbstractWithin the confines of educational theory and practice, things are becoming, once again, both moribund and panicky, and little is to be done within this fray that won’t simply exhaust attention and devotion. In this talk, I […] Dr. David Jardine, University of CalgaryMore
Tactful Inclusion: Towards a Pedagogical Understanding
Thomas Andreasen, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern Denmark Date: May 19, 2015 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1209 Event Organizer: Centre for the Study of Teacher Education Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate how inclusion as a politically motivated idea intervenes in teachers’ everyday practice. In Denmark the political […] Thomas Andreasen, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern DenmarkMore
Reclaiming the School as Pedagogic Form
Dr. Jan Masschelein, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Date: May 12, 2015 Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1214 Event Organizer: Institute for Critical Education Studies Abstract: In my contribution I will use the word ‘school’ to refer to a specific pedagogic form i.e. a concrete way (including architecture, practices, technologies, pedagogical figures) to gather […] Dr. Jan Masschelein, Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenMore
“Somebody’s Got to Tell It Like It Is”: Conjugating James Baldwin and Curriculum
Dr. Warren Crichlow, York University Date: April 10, 2015 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2014/7-crichlow.mp4 Abstract: Throughout 2014-2015, to celebrate what would be James Baldwin’s 90th year, a range of scholarly symposia and creative activity were feverishly planned and convened, to revisit, debate and celebrate Baldwin’s prodigious and prescient lifetime body of work under the sign, “James Baldwin Now”. Although […] Dr. Warren Crichlow, York UniversityMore
2nd Annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference
We are pleased to invite you to the second annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference, which will be held on Friday March 20, 2015 in the Scarfe building. More
A Tangle of Trouble: Boys, Men and Masculinities
Dr. Blye Frank, Dean, Faculty of Education, UBC Date: March 13, 2015 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2014/6-dean_frank.mp4 Abstract: This talk takes up the growing concern regarding boys and schooling which is receiving international attention. Critical of the contemporary discourses of ‘panic’ which do not address the complexities and diversity of the lives of boys in schools, and men more […] Dr. Blye Frank, Dean, Faculty of Education, UBCMore
Interactions in the Classroom: Tensions Between Understanding and Difficulties in Learning Mathematics
Dr. Lucie De Blois, Visiting Professor, Laval University Date: March 4, 2015 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 310 Abstract: Our research on interpretation of pupil’s cognitive activities in mathematics (DeBlois, 2003; 2014) and on teacher sensibility towards pupil’s errors (DeBlois, 2006, 2009) showed the emergence of tensions in a class (DeBlois, 2014 […] Dr. Lucie De Blois, Visiting Professor, Laval UniversityMore
5th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium
The 5th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium will take place on Friday, Feb 27, 2015. More
The CACS 7th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Studies Conference
EDCP is excited to announce it will be hosting The CACS 7th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Studies Conference, on February 20 and 21, 2015 on the UBC campus. More
Bildung, Curriculum and the task of Remembrance
Dr. Norman Friesen Visiting Professor Boise State University Date: February 13, 2015 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2014/5-friesen.mp4 Abstract: Franz Kafka opens his intimate “Letter to his Father” by admitting that he simply cannot come to terms with his own upbringing and Bildung –“because… the magnitude of the matter goes far beyond the scope of …memory and understanding.” Nonetheless, the […] Dr. Norman Friesen, Visiting Professor, Boise State University More
The Power of Negative Thinking in and for Teacher Education
Dr. Anne Phelan, EDCP, UBC Date: January 9, 2015 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 310 Light lunch will be served at noon outside Scarfe room 310. The lecture commences at 12:30 pm. Abstract In an anxious world increasingly perceived in terms of risk management, strategies for mapping and articulating knowledge provide a […] Dr. Anne Phelan, EDCP, UBCMore
The Meaning of Curriculum is a Complicated Conversation: The Purpose of Curriculum is to Render a Complicated World View
Dr. Peter Grimmett, Professor and Head, EDCP, UBC Date: December 13, 2014 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2013/4-grimmett.mp4 See poster. This seminar is part of the 2013-2014 EDCP Lecture Series hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Dr. Peter Grimmett, Professor and HeadMore
EDCP End of Term Winter Solstice Potluck
Please RSVP to Nhi Dang at nhi.dang@ubc.ca by November 26, 2014. More
Research Stories: A Graduate Forum
How We Learn Media and Technology (across the lifespan),Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC, funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. More
Colours in Refuge: A Curriculum Story
Dr. Karen Meyer, EDCP, UBC Date: November 14, 2014 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2014/4-meyer.mp4 Abstract Meyer’s bricolage of poetry, narratives and postscripts sketches a story of place and education. In Dadaab Refugee Camp in Northeastern Kenya, the heart of education relies on promises of school and a living persistence realized within harsh conditions. Within the past two decades, a […] Dr. Karen Meyer, EDCP, UBCMore
2014 Math and Science Day at UBC Faculty of Education
The 4th Mathematics and Science Family Day will take place on Saturday, November 1st during the UBC Celebrate Learning Week. More
The Medicalized Paradigm of Contemporary Empirical Research and Its Effects on Education Policy & School Reform
Dr. Daniel Tröhler, University of Luxembourg Date: October 30, 2014 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2014/3-trohler.mp4 This seminar is offered by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy for the Year of Research in Education. Abstract: This paper argues that educational research today is subjected to a medicalized paradigm of social reality. It reconstructs, how the catchwords of this paradigm (evidence-based, […] Dr. Daniel Tröhler, University of LuxembourgMore
Intercultural Wisdom & Questions of Loss, Ethics, Hope
Dr. Claudia Eppert, University of Alberta Date: October 17, 2014 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2014/2-eppert.mp4 This seminar is part of the 2014-2015 EDCP seminar series “International Perspectives in Curriculum and Pedagogy” hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. View poster. Dr. Claudia Eppert, University of AlbertaMore
Art, Education and Human Rights in Africa’s Last Colony
Fernando Perez-Martin, Visiting Scholar from University of Granada (Spain) Date: October 9, 2014 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1211 Bio: Fernando Pérez-Martin, PhD candidate at the University of Granada, Spain, has worked on several occasions in the refugee camps of the Western Sahara giving art workshops and creating art projects. In 2007, […] Fernando Perez-Martin, University of Granada, SpainMore
Welcome Back Barbecue 2014
You are invited to the annual EDCP Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, September 18th, 2014 from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. More
Curriculum Studies in India
Dr. William Pinar, Professor and Canada Research Chair Date: September 12, 2014 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2014/1-pinar.mp4 Abstract: To study the state of curriculum studies in India, Pinar worked with five scholars there asking about the intellectual life history and present circumstances of the field in India. Three members of an international panel also participated. Pinar will discuss the […] Dr. William Pinar, Professor and Canada Research ChairMore
Towards a Research-based Pedagogy
Dr. Hua Zhang Professor & Dean Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education; Foundations of Education Graduate School of Education Studies Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, China Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Bio: Zhang Hua, professor and dean in Graduate School of Educational Studies at Hangzhou Normal University; former president of International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum […] Dr. Hua Zhang, Hangzhou Normal University, ChinaMore
Digital Ethnography as a New Trend of Ethnographic Studies in Education in Brazil
Dr. Carmen de Mattos Associate Professor Department of Applied Studies in Education State University of Rio de Janeiro Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Abstract: Digital Technology and Ethnographic Research are subjects that reflect the demands of education in the postmodern age.Research agencies, researchers, teachers and students […] Dr. Carmen de Mattos, State University of Rio de JaneiroMore
Looking Into the Hearts of Native Peoples: Nation Building as an Institutional Orientation for Graduate Education
Dr. Bryan Brayboy Professor School of Social Transformation Culture, Society and Education Arizona State University Tempe, USA Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Bio: Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy is a citizen of the Lumbee Nation. He is President’s Professor, Borderlands Professor of Indigenous Education and Justice, and Director of the Center for Indian Education at Arizona […] Dr. Bryan Brayboy, Arizona State University, USAMore
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, […] Dr. Michelle Tan, Research Fellow, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore
Invitation to EDCP Graduate Student Orientation
Welcome to a new academic year in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy! We would like to invite you to the EDCP Graduate Student Orientation on Friday, September 5, 2014, 4-7pm in Scarfe 310. At the Orientation you will have an opportunity to meet faculty members and students, to gather information about academic and practical […] More
Some Questions Concerning Ethics
Dr. William E. Doll, Jr. Visiting Professor at UBC, Emeritus Professor at Louisiana State University Date: April 11, 2014 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2013/6-billdoll.mp4 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 be on the relation between ethics and […] Dr. William E. Doll, Jr., Louisiana State University, UBCMore
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. More
Hannah Arendt’s Political Ethics and the Question of Totalitarianism
Dr. Hanah Spector, Pennsylvania State University Date: March 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 2014 March Seminar. Abstract: This paper considers the ways in which Hannah Arendt’s writings on totalitarianism acts as […] Hanah Spector, Pennsylvania State UniversityMore
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 […] More
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. More
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 ... Professor Zhang Hua, Hangzhou Normal University, ChinaMore
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 Dr. Kerry RenwickMore
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 Dr. Jacqui GingrasMore
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 Dr. Roula HawaMore
Socially Responsible Approaches to Global Education Initiatives – First, Do No Harm
Shafik Dharamsi, UBC Faculty of Medicine Date: January 10, 2014 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2013/5-dharamsi.mp4 See 2014 EDCP Jan seminar poster. This seminar is part of the 2013-2014 EDCP seminar series hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Shafik Dharamsi, UBC Faculty of MedicineMore
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. You’re invited to the EDCP End of Term Winter Solstice Party!More
Epistemological Pluralism in Higher Education: Ethical and Epistemological Challenges
Speakers: Cash Ahenakew, University of British Columbia Vanessa Andreotti, University of Oulu (Finland) Date: November 8, 2013 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2013/3-ahenakew.mp4 This seminar is part of the 2013-2014 EDCP Lecture Series hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Dr. Cash Ahenakew, UBC and Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, University of Oulu (Finland)More
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. You are cordially invited to a Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, October 17th, 2013 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. More
Nonviolent Engagements with Difference: Transforming Relational Dynamics in Education
Date: October 4, 2013 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2013/2-hongyuwang.mp4 This seminar is part of the 2013-2014 EDCP Lecture Series hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Professor Hongyu Wang, Oklamhoma State UniversityMore
Curriculum Studies in China
Speaker: Dr. William Pinar, Professor and Canada Research Chair Date: September 13, 2013 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2013/1-pinar.mp4 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 composed of scholars from Estonia, Mexico, and the U.S. […] Dr. William Pinar, Professor and Canada Research ChairMore
Historizing Pedagogy
July 31, 2013 Abstract: The rise of a language of learning in education, supported by constructivist theories of learning, has radically changed our understanding of teaching and of what it means to be a teacher. From a conception of education that, in a sense, was teacher-centred, we are now in a situation where teachers have […] Dr. Gert Biesta, University of LuxembourgMore
The Pedagogical Folds of NIAL-A-PEND-DE-QUACY-IN
The Pedagogical Folds of NIAL-A-PEND-DE-QUACY-IN Dr. Taylor Webb, Department of Educational Studies, UBC Theorizing Pedagogies: What Does Methodologies Have to Do With It? Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC April 11, 2013 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 The six part Theorizing Pedagogy Seminar Series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically […] Dr. Taylor Webb, Dr. Lisa LoutzenheiserMore
Thoughts on Indigenous Pedagogies
Speaker: March 14, 2013 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2013/brayboy.mp4 The six part Theorizing Pedagogy Seminar Series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum thinkers, indigenous scholars, educational philosophers and cultural theorists, speakers will examine a range of ‘pedagogies’ as they have been […] Dr. Bryan Brayboy, Arizona State UniversityMore
Disciplining Pedagogies: A Conversation
Pragmatism and Pedagogy in Music Education Dr. Scott Goble, EDCP Science Education for the Ne(x)t Generation Dr. Samia Khan, EDCP The Turn to Experience in Contemporary Art: A Potentiality for Thinking Art Education Differently Dr. Donal O’Donoghue, EDCP February 14, 2013 The six part Theorizing Pedagogy Seminar Series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically […] Dr. Samia Khan, Dr. Donal O Donoghue, Dr. Scott GobleMore