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Dissertation Writing support Sessions AKA the Hop-on Hop-off Writing Bus

Dissertation Writing support Sessions AKA the Hop-on Hop-off Writing Bus

Facilitator: Shauna Butterwick Professor Emeritus, EDST May 15 to July 19th Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 7 to 10am https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69978066117?pwd=UGpPR1FXOCtpYXYrMkc2VFowQ0Vjdz09 Meeting ID: 699 7806 6117 Passcode: 391320   These sessions are for EDD (and others) doctoral students. The goal is to create a space/time for participants to focus on planning, thinking, reading, and writing their […]

EDST 30th Anniversary Celebration

EDST 30th Anniversary Celebration

Come one, come all, to the EDST 30th Anniversary Celebration! EDST 30th Anniversary Celebration Location: St John’s CollegeDate: Thursday May 16th, 2024Time: 2pm-4pm RSVP deadline: Thursday May 9th   You are cordially invited to EDST’s 30th Anniversary Celebration! Come and mingle with colleagues, students, and friends, to celebrate all we have achieved over the last 30 years. Lunch […]

The EDST blog – “Challenging Tropes in Canadian History Education.”

The EDST blog – “Challenging Tropes in Canadian History Education.”

The EDST blog has a new post entitled “Challenging Tropes in Canadian History Education.” In it the authors explore how “tropes” in social studies textbooks shape Canadian history. Check it out here: https://blogs.ubc.ca/edst/2024/04/25/challenging-tropes-in-canadian-history-education-lidia-jendzjowsky-and-serena-pattar/

Philosophical Inquiry and Teacher Education. An exercise in educational thought.

Philosophical Inquiry and Teacher Education. An exercise in educational thought.

Philosophical Inquiry and Teacher Education. An exercise in educational thought.

Dr. Bill Cohen receives 2023/24 Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation

Dr. Bill Cohen receives 2023/24 Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation

EDST’s EdD graduate Dr. Bill Cohen (OSE) has been selected as the recipient of the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation for his remarkable contributions, passion, and dedication to fostering reconciliation and decolonization through education.

Felt Understanding, and Showing Contradiction: Indigenous Education and Applied Theatre

Felt Understanding, and Showing Contradiction: Indigenous Education and Applied Theatre

Felt Understanding, and Showing Contradiction: Indigenous Education and Applied Theatre

ḥaḥuupač̓akckʷakqin ʔiqḥmuut ciqy̓ak ‘Teachings from our Ancestral Language’: Innovation and Ancestral Continuity in the Hesquiaht Language Community Movement

ḥaḥuupač̓akckʷakqin ʔiqḥmuut ciqy̓ak ‘Teachings from our Ancestral Language’: Innovation and Ancestral Continuity in the Hesquiaht Language Community Movement

ḥaḥuupač̓akckʷakqin ʔiqḥmuut ciqy̓ak ‘Teachings from our Ancestral Language’: Innovation and Ancestral Continuity in the Hesquiaht Language Community Movement

Congratulations to Dominique Bautista

Congratulations to Dominique Bautista

Please join us in congratulating Mercedes Dominique Bautista who successfully defended her M.A. Thesis on April 12 of 2024. Title: Investigating Vancouver School Board teachers’ capacity building experiences with anti-racism mentorship and learning support Abstract: The murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 spurred an increased commitment […]

Congrats Ji Ai Cho

Congrats Ji Ai Cho

Please join us in congratulating Ji Ai Cho who successfully defended her EdD Dissertation on March 27 of 2024. Title: Transformative Learning Through Collaboration: Experiences Of Education Beyond Borders’ Members From Canada And Kenya Abstract: Lay Summary Equitable transnational collaboration can be complex, as issues of power, privilege, and hierarchy come into play. This research […]

Congratulations Shirley Shxwha:yathel Hardman

Congratulations Shirley Shxwha:yathel Hardman

On April 3, 2024, Shirley Shxwha:yathel Hardman successfully defended her PhD dissertation, Indigenizing: One Heart at a Time. Her hybrid oral examination was held at the Indigenous Gathering Place, University of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack Campus with Elders, Cultural Knowledge Holders, participant storytellers, family, and friends attending both in-person and virtually. The oral examination reflected […]