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LLED 565C/061: Indigenous Language & Cultural Education: Global Perspectives [All Students]
Please see the course description below for LLED 565C-061: Indigenous Language & Cultural Education: Global Perspectives offered this Winter term. September 10 – December 10, 2013 Tuesday, 6-8:45pm Digital Learning Centre (Ponderosa Annex F) This seminar will provide students with an opportunity to engage in the comparative study of issues associated with education of Indigenous […]
MACL Students Launch Children’s Literature and Media Blog [All Students]
Several MACL students have created a children’s literature and media blog. The Book Wars officially launched on September 1, 2013. It will have critical essay-like introductions, book reviews, interviews, and perhaps some arguments! Every month has a theme and September’s theme is fairy tales and folklore. Guest submissions are welcome.
Course on Social Networks in Term 2 (Jan – April 2014) [All Students]
Sociology 599A. Special Topics Seminar: Social Networks 3 Credits BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION Instructor: Dr. D.B. Tindall Term 2 (January – April 2014) Time: Mondays: 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Location: Buchanan B101 Since its earliest inception, social network analysis has evolved from a relatively simple yet novel method (e.g. through graph theory and related initial measures of […]
ForwardFocus 2013 Registration is open! Free student registration! [MLIS, Dual]
Registration for the 2nd annual ForwardFocus is now open! This unique conference focusing on community college libraries will be held on October 25, 2013, both in person at Illinois Central College and across the nation virtually via Blackboard Collaborate. In order to ensure the conversations continue beyond ForwardFocus, you will also get automatically enrolled in […]
Digital Preservation Management Workshop [MLIS, Dual]
Digital Preservation Management Workshop offered by Nancy McGovern in Victoria, Oct 22-24 – Registration opens August 19 We are pleased to announce that a three-day Digital Preservation Management Workshop directed by Dr. Nancy Y. McGovern is taking place October 22-24, 2014 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada hosted by Government Records Service, Shared Services BC, Government […]
Ecojustice & Sustainability Education [All Students]
PRO-D ANNOUNCEMENT UBC MEd in Curriculum Studies Ecojustice & Sustainability Education A Vancouver cohort program for working professionals – beginning January 2014. APPLICATION DEADLINE September 30, 2013 THE PROGRAM 2-Years part-time | January 2014-August 2016 This unique MEd in Curriculum Studies: Ecojustice & Sustainability Education offers students the opportunity to examine […]
iSchool PhD Student Receives Holmes Travel Award from SAA [All Students]
Rachel (Weimei) Pan, a first-year doctoral student in the Archives Studies PhD Program was recently named the 2013 recipient of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Travel Award from the Society of American Archivists. The award will be presented at a ceremony during the Council of State Archivists and SAA Joint Annual Meeting in New Orleans, August […]
FOI 101: a Hands-on Skills Training Workshop and Book Launch [MLIS, Dual]
The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, with support from BCLA, is pleased to offer a free hands-on workhop on filing Freedom of Information requests. The event will be facilitated by Mike Larsen from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Details for the event below and registration will be limited and is on a first come – […]
St. John’s College Residents – Student Award for Dawn Wong [All Students]
Recent SLAIS alumnus (May 2013), Dawn Wong, is the recipient of the St. John’s College George Shen Fellowship, the Sir Quo-Wei Lee Fellowship, and a St. John’s College Research Travel Fellowship. These awards are given to students who are residents of St. John’s College. More information about these and other affiliated scholarships can be found […]
MACL Candidate Receives Chocolate Lily Award [All Students]
MACL candidate Cynthia Nugent has received a Chocolate Lily Award for her illustrations in the book, I Want to Go To the Moon (Simply Read Books, 2011). Cynthia and author Tom Saunders were co-recipients of the award for their book, which was featured in the Picture Book category. The Chocolate Lily Awards honour BC authors […]
