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UBC Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction 2013-2014
May 08, 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.
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University Neighbourhood Association (UNA) Community Volunteer Award
May 07, 2014

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, […]
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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
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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
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SSHRC Insight Grant
May 06, 2014

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 […]
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CACS Dissertation Award
May 05, 2014

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 […]
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2013-2014 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Apr 17, 2014

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. […]
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Congratulations to Ashley Welsh for receiving SERG Award
Apr 15, 2014

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 […]
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Successful Completion of Thesis
Mar 19, 2014

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 […]
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36th UBC Physics Olympics
Mar 11, 2014

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.
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