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EdD Writing Retreat
Join us at the Annual EdD (Virtual) Writing Retreat!
March 20, 2020
Keynote and workshops on Zoom.
The EdD program is pleased to have you join us for our third annual writing retreat on March 20, 2020!
Please see the schedule here
Register
In response to important and necessary precautions being put in place due to COVID-19, we are moving the EdD Writing Retreat to a fully on-line webinar format. It will continue virtually on Friday March 20, 2020.
If you would like to join the new webinar format please register here in advance: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hQAFBeY4SO-IWrSf50JW6g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the webinar through zoom on March 20th.
Meet our Keynote Speaker
Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg
Department Of Educational Studies
Faculty Of Education
UBC
Claudia Ruitenberg was born and raised in The Netherlands. She first came to Canada in 1987 to attend the Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific on Vancouver Island, and returned in 2000 for doctoral studies at Simon Fraser University. She divides her time between Vancouver and Salt Spring Island.
She was Academic Director of UBC Vantage College (2017-2019), President of the Canadian Philosophy of Education Society (2016-2019), and Scholar in the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (2013-2017).
Schedule
| Time | Session |
With
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| 9:00am-9:15am | Sign into zoom using the information provided through email after registering. | |
| 9:15am – 9:20am | Welcome message, how to use the platform and review of the day. | Tamara Baldwin (EdD 2017) |
| 9:20-10:15am |
Keynote: Acts of Translation in Scholarly Writing Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg is Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, with a focus on philosophy and theory of education. One of her areas of research is speech act theory, with which she has examined the effects of language use in various educational contexts. A second area of research is translation, understood not only between languages but also between language registers and discourses. In her talk, titled “Acts of Translation in Scholarly Writing,” Dr. Ruitenberg will identify the various ways in which thesis writing, and scholarly speaking and writing, more generally, involves multiple acts of translation and code-switching. She will pay special attention to the translational moves required for practice-oriented research.
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Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg |
| 10:15-10:45am | Break | |
| 10:45-11:15am | Workshop: Getting and staying organized as a grad student | Dr. Deirdre Kelly |
| 11:15am- 1:30pm | Writing at home | |
| 1:30-2:00pm | Workshop: How to Read Real Good | Dr. Sam Rocha |
| 2:00- 2:15pm | Break | |
| 2:15-2:45 | Workshop: Understanding & Moving Through Writer's Block | Dr. Shauna Butterwick |
| Writing at home – best wishes! |
If you have questions related to the event or the technology, please do not hesitate to contact Tamara Baldwin at tamara.baldwin@gmail.com.
Congratulations Dr. Michelle Stack on the Visiting Research Fellowship
Michelle Stack is awarded Visiting Research Fellowship at the ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research, at the University of Bremen, Germany. She will be developing a social network and critical discourse analysis concerning the role of celebrity academics in both undermining and protecting academic freedom. Her research at ZeMKI will build on a recent article she published.
Stack, M. (01/02/2020). Academic stars and university rankings in higher education: Impacts on policy and practice Routledge/Taylor & Francis. doi:10.1080/23322969.2019.1667859
Event Postponed
Seminar title: Affect and the Rise of Populism: Lessons for Democratic Education
Speaker: Dr. Michalinos Zembylas, Open University of Cyprus
Date of event: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Location of event: Ponderosa Commons Oak House Room 2012
Time of event: 1-4pm
Abstract + Recommended readings: below the form
Abstract: This seminar will examine that it is important for educators in democratic education to understand how the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, the United States and around the world can never be viewed apart from the affective investments of populist leaders and their supporters to essentialist ideological visions of nationalism, racism, sexism and xenophobia. In addition, the seminar will discuss how the rise of populism offers opportunities for renewing democratic education, especially when it opens up to a deeper understanding of the affective modes of right-wing populism and its implications for democratic life. The challenge for educators in the current political climate is to create spaces and opportunities for critical dialogue with students that acknowledges how and why different people articulate themselves affectively in certain ways and what can be done to respond productively to those affective investments. The seminar will discuss pedagogical responses that provide critical resources to democratic education for developing a culture and process of democracy that addresses the challenges emerging from the rise of populism.
Recommended readings (all available for download via the UBC Library):
Zembylas, M. (2019). The affective modes of right-wing populism: Trump pedagogy and lessons for democratic education. Studies in Philosophy and Education, DOI:10.1007/s11217-019-09691-y
Zembylas, M. (2019). The affective dimension of far right rhetoric in the classroom: The promise of agonistic emotions and affects in countering extremism. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, DOI.: 10.1080/01596306.2019.1613959
Zembylas, M. (2019). The affective grounding of the post-truth: Pedagogical risks and transformative possibilities in countering post-truth claims. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, DOI.: 10.1080/14681366.2019.1598476
Event Postponed
POSTPONED
Lecture:
Against the Psychologization of Resilience:
Towards an Onto-Political Theorization of the Concept and its Implications for Higher Education
Date of event: Monday, March 30th, 2020 Postponed
Location of event: Ponderosa Commons Oak House – Ballroom (Level 1000)
Time of event: 1-3pm
Speaker:
Dr. Michalinos Zembylas
Open University of Cyprus
Faculty of Education International Research Visiting Fellow
Abstract:
This talk has two goals: (1) to analyze the consequences of psychologizing resilience in higher education and (2) to describe the tenets of a critical approach of resilience in higher education and how they might be productive in addressing race/racism, inequality and social change. It is argued that the psychologization of resilience in higher education may aid the self-surveillance of the student which normalizes the ongoing oppression of already disadvantaged groups of students; the combination of neoliberal governmentality and psychologization frames resilience in essentialized and individualized ways that have many theoretical and political limitations. The analysis suggests a critical approach that advocates an onto-political mode of resilience in higher education—one that takes into consideration power imbalances and discrimination within our society. To illustrate the potential of this approach, Zembylas takes on Black resilience neoliberalism theory and how it can be critiqued and reframed.
Event Cancelled
We Should Be Writing – Research Day Edition
A departmental writing session for EDST PhD, MA and M.Ed students. This is the last writing group for the term and will consist of a concentrated session working on conference papers in a friendly and focused atmosphere. After a few announcements, individual work until 2:00pm. Our GAAs will be there for consultations towards Research Day.
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- Where:PCOH 1306A
- When: Tuesday March 24th, 10:30 – 2:00pm
Event Cancelled
“Hands-on NVivo Workshop: How to be smart about your data” hosted by LLED PhD student Amir Michalovich. Join us for this workshop where you can learn how to use nVivo, how to be smart about using your data, and get some expert tricks to make the experience easier and more fun!
- Where: PCOH 2012
- When: Tuesday March 17th, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
To make full advantage of the workshop, make sure to come with your laptops, and have nVivo installed and ready to go. You can find a link for download here: http://www.qsrinternational.com/trial-nvivo. Once you have nVivo installed, you can get a UBC license here: https://ubc.onthehub.com/WebStore/Welcome.aspx.
Contact your GAAs (edst.gaa@ubc.ca) if you have any questions or issues with installing nVivo on your laptop.
Mar 3, 2020
Conference Presentations
- March 3, 2020
- 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
- PCOH 2012, UBC (Ponderosa Commons Oak House)
- Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg, Professor, EDST
RSVP: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bxZ1HrqEr1Xz2nj
Your conference proposal was accepted – congratulations! But now what? How to prepare a compelling presentation? And how to present your paper or other sessions in a way that is as engaging as you imagined it?
In this workshop, Claudia Ruitenberg will discuss how to prepare for conference presentations as well as how to present effectively. Topics include: differences between disciplinary cultures and presentation conventions; preparing notes, PowerPoint slides, and/or hand-outs; keeping to the allotted time; tips for avoiding presentation anxiety. All other questions about conference presentations are welcome!
Feb 28, 2020
Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond
Where: PCOH 2012
When: Friday, February 28th, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Description: Join Jacqui Brinkman, Director of Graduate Student Professional Development at G&PS, for an interactive workshop. This workshop will help you develop or enhance your academic plan for completing your graduate degree, explore possibilities and design your career path. The facilitators will build a road map for navigating the many opportunities available and help you establish strategies for attaining your professional objectives. Register here.
Feb 25, 2020
We should be writing: Coping with Anxiety and Finding Good Distractions
Where: PCOH 2012
When: Tuesday, February 25th, 12:30 – 4:00 pm
Description: Join us for a talk on anxiety and useful distractions in academic work by our guest speaker Dr. Michelle Stack, followed by an intense writing session to get our work done!
Register here.
