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Ann Phelan, Marianne MacTavish, Wendy Carr – Inquiry in Teacher Education

June 29, 2012

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Faculty of Education’s CREATE Seminar Series. The re-visioned teacher education (BEd) program will be implemented in September. One of its guiding tenets is the development of an inquiry approach to teacher education. Three inquiry seminars will anchor the new program and, in preparation for this, instructors have piloted the inclusion of inquiry in the Principles of Teaching course in elementary, middle years and secondary cohorts for the past two years. Insights gained from the pilot, from student inquiry projects and from instructor and student feedback will be shared. The presentation offers an opportunity to learn more about the rationale for inquiry in teacher education and to discuss possibilities for the coming program.

Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library

Mathur, V. S. (1975). Teacher education: Some thoughts. Ambala City: Aggarwal Prakashan.

Christou, T. M., & Bullock, S. M. (2013). Foundations in teacher education: A Canadian perspective (ITION 2: English (print). ed.). Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Association of Teacher Education.

Hopkins, D., & Reid, K. (1985). Rethinking teacher education. Dover, N.H; London: Croom Helm.

Beck, C., Kosnik, C., & Project Muse University Press Archival eBooks. (2006). Innovations in teacher education: A social constructivist approach. Albany: Suny Press [Imprint]. [Link]

UBC Library Research Guides

Education

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The Indigitization Tool Kit for First Nations Community Digitization Projects

June 29, 2012

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and was part of the Aboriginal Unhistory Month month-long series of events at UBC.The Indigitization Tool Kit is a how-to resource for First Nations communities digitizing cultural materials, such as open reel audio tapes from oral histories. Special guest Khelsilem will also speak about his involvement in the project. Presenters include Mimi Lam (UBC Librarian, Digital Projects), Gerry Lawson (Oral History Lab Coordinator, Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives at MOA), and special guest Khelsilem (formerly Dustin Rivers), a Squamish/ Kwakwaka’wakw student, cultural educator and language enthusiast. This event is part of the Aboriginal (Un)History Month events, coordinated by UBC Library, in partnership with the Musqueam Indian Band, the Centre for Teaching and Learning Technology and the Museum of Anthropology. This event took place at the Dodson Room (302), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, University of British Columbia, on June 25, 2012.

 

UBC Library Research Guides

Library, Archival, and Information Science

Aboriginal Studies

 

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John Oliffe, Suki Grewal, and Bindy Kang – Heart Matters

June 26, 2012

On May 14, 2011, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Woodward Library organized a talk at the Newton Branch library of the Surrey Public Library, focusing on men’s health as part of the Health Information Series. Dr. John Oliffe, Suki Grewal, and Bindy Kang shared their expertise in this important area of health research. This webcast can be viewed here. (Talk is conducted in both Punjabi and English). South Asian men—defined as men who were born in/originate from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal or Sri Lanka—are amongst the largest groups of immigrants in British Columbia, Canada. Little is known about their health behaviours; experiences of illness; or how they relate to, and engage with Canadian health care services. South Asian men’s groups (SAMGs) are naturally occurring groups meeting each week at various BC rural and urban temples and attract typically senior South Asian immigrant men. The SAMGs provided us with an opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge of a unique cultural milieu, and describe the connections between masculinity and older South Canadian immigrant men’s health. John Oliffe’s work has been highlighted in UBC Reports.  For a transcript of this talk, please find here.

Are you interested in more about this area? There are open access resources available online selected by UBC Librarians

Chromosomal Variation in Man – http://resources.library.ubc.ca/717

Health Canada Drug Product Database – http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodpharma/databasdon/index-eng.php

PubMed – http://resources.library.ubc.ca/321

National Library of Medicine – http://resources.library.ubc.ca/627/

Population Index – http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1632

BioMed Central – http://www.biomedcentral.com/ 

UBC Health Wiki – http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/

Questions For Discussion

What does the latest research say about how the South Asian men interact with the health care system?

What specific resources do South Asian men need from health care?

What are some ways that South Asian men reach out to the health care system?

What are some online webpages you think might be relevant to the topic?

Men’s Health Research Program at UBC – http://www.menshealthresearch.ubc.ca/

The South Asian Heart Centre – http://www.southasianheartcenter.org/index.php

Birmingham Health & Wellbeing’s Aap Ki Sehat (Our Health) focuses on three middle-aged men and follows them through an average day – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcOWtj0uTp8

What Are Some UBC Resources That Might Be Helpful for understanding Men’s Health and Immigrant Populations?

Men’s health : body, identity and social context edited by Alex Broom, Philip Tovey [Available at UBC Woodward Library – WA306 .M548 2009]

Men’s health and illness : gender, power, and the body edited by Donald Sabo & David Frederick Gordon [UBC Woodward Library – WA300 .M458 1995]

Asian American communities and health : context, research, policy, and action by Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam, and Mariano Jose Rey.  [Available at UBC Okanagan Library – WA300.AA1 A832 2009]

Designing and conducting gender, sex, and health research by editors, John L. Oliffe, Lorraine J. Greaves. [Available at UBC Okanagan Library – W20.5 .D457 2012]

For more information, please contact Allan Cho

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Aboriginal Unhistory Month: Cultivating Conversations

June 22, 2012

The University of British Columbia Point Grey campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking Musqueam people. We thank Musqueam for its hospitality and support of our work. The Aboriginal (Un)History Month exhibition celebrates Aboriginal creativity, scholarship, and intellectual traditions. It aims to educate, and cultivate conversations about relationship, representation, and recognition.  The exhibition introduced a wide range of Aboriginal experience and examine different meanings of the term “history” through the leadership of Aboriginal youth, research, media and curriculum resources. Historic representations of Aboriginal peoples have contributed to the development of negative stereotypes, and the exhibit shows ways of dislodging stereotypes are explored through a spectrum of imagery, objects, and texts from various media, including student films.

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Chinese Canadian Stories

June 21, 2012

CCS_banner2Chinese Canadian Stories: Uncommon Histories from a Common Past is a collaborative, multidisciplinary project led by the University of British Columbia, funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Community Historical Recognition Program (CHRP).  Partners include Simon Fraser University and various campus and community-wide partners.  This project will reshape the way all of us understand Canada, and reclaim the forgotten histories of peoples who have long been ignored in Canadian history.  The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has engaged the community in a number of community workshops throughout the Lower Mainland in Vancouver and also on campus at UBC.

At UBC, the Chinese Canadian Stories is a collaborative project between the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and various campus and community-wide partners. Its purpose is to reshape the way all of us understand Canada, and reclaim the forgotten histories of peoples who have long been ignored in Canadian history.

It brings together the outstanding expertise and resources of a wide range of UBC campus units and off-campus partners, including local civic institutions and community non-profit organizations.

 ACAM Dialogue: Queer Asian Canadians

Does the metaphor for coming out work out cross-culturally? What does or can family look like to LGBTQ Asians? What does it mean and how can one be an ally to the LGBTQ+ Asian community? This month’s ACAM Dialogue is focused on LGBTQ+ and non-heteronormative sexualities as well as what it means to be a […]

 ACAM Journal Launch – Tributaries

The Asian Canadian Asian Migration Studies program invites you to join us at it’s first academic ACAM journal launch. The ACAM undergraduate journal is a new student-run publication that reaches across various disciplines, genres, and forms, to consider topics around Asian and Asian Canadian identity. The journal seeks to recognize and encourage dialogue around these topics, and to grow as these dialogues continue. Submissions from all UBC students, disciplines and cultural contexts at are welcome. The inaugural issue, “Tributaries”, features collected poetry, short stories, visual art, and essays. This event will be taking place on the traditional, unceded, ancestral homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation.

 It’s About Time: A Retrospective of Asian Presence at UBC (May 3-31, 2016)

May 3-31, 2016 | Level 2 of Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | To commemorate UBC's Centennial, the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program invites you to celebrate 100 years of Asian communities at UBC.

 ACAM Program: Celebrating a Century of Asian Communities at UBC

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | May 24, 2016 | 4-6pm | Jack Poole Hall, 2nd floor, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre | To commemorate a century of Asian communities at UBC, there will be a screening of vignettes made from the ACAM Centennial Alumni Project: Retelling UBC's History from an Asian Canadian Lens.

 UBC ACAM Program: Sexual Violence in Asian Communities in Canada

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | March 18, 2016 | 12-1pm | Lillooet Room (301) Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. | Join Dr. Nora Angeles, Dr. JP Catungal, and K.Ho as they discuss sexual violence in Asian communities in Canada. The audience will engage in a facilitated dialogue with the panelists as we explore how sexual violence impacts Asian communities in Canada through the context of colonization and racism.

 Articulations: ACAM Creative Showcase

Jan. 29, 2016, 12-1pm | IKBLC Lillooet Room (301) | RSVP for lunch | Looking to escape the rain this January? The ACAM (Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies) program warmly invites you to its first Creative Showcase event featuring ACAM students and alumni.

 Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies Community Project Showcase

Are you interested in learning about some of the amazing research that Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies (ACAM) students are doing? Do you want to see what collaboration looks like between students and Asian Canadian communities? Thinking of taking an ACAM course next term but not sure what kind of projects you can do? […]

 What does it mean to be an Asian Canadian Student at UBC? A Welcome Back Lunch with Shirley Nakata

September 25, 2015 12:00-1:00pm, at the Lillooet Room (301), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

 Looking Back at the Umbrella Revolution

March 3, 2015 - 6.00-7.30PM at St. John's College, UBC

 Asian Canadian Studies with Terry Watada, Jim Wong-Chu, and Glenn Deer

Thursday November 27, 3.00PM-4.00PM at the Dodson Room (Rm 302), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

 Community Workshops

Since 2008, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has collaborated with UBC Library, the History Department, researchers, interested individuals and community organizations across Canada on this program

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Breathing new life into the profession: LIS education in the 21st Century (June 27, 2012: 10:00-12:00pm)

June 19, 2012

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Aleha McCauley

June 16, 2012

Community Engagement Librarian (Business Services)

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A proud alumnus to UBC, Aleha McCauley joined the Learning Centre in September 2008. Prior to that, she worked with the Vancouver Public Library as a Science and Business Reference Librarian, where her responsibilities included collection development, library instruction and tours, and in-depth business reference services. In 2007, she also managed the Italian Culture Centre Society Library (part-time), where she lead a small team of volunteers, oversaw the move of a collection of approximately 6000 items, and worked with various departments and committees to plan for the Library reopening for Spring 2009. Prior to completing her MLIS from the iSchool, Aleha was a conflict resolution counselor at the Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC.

Current Role and Responsibilities

As a Community Engagement Librarian at UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Aleha leads the Small Business Accelerator, is a founding member of the Making Research Accessible Initiative, and oversee’s the work of the Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal. She is UBC’s Librarian contact for the Community Scholars Program, and she recruits and supervises students working across the Learning Centre’s community engagement portfolio.Through these initiatives, Aleha collaborates with community and campus partners to improve access to research, information, and university resources for entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, and other off-campus communities across British Columbia.

Aleha’s research focuses on community-engaged work in libraries and archives, equitable access to knowledge, institutional accountability, trustworthy community–university partnerships, and the supports practitioners need to sustain complex relational work. She contributes to Developing a Community for Community-Centred Vocabulary Work (3CV) and was previously a co-investigator on the SSHRC-funded Supporting Transparent and Open Research Engagement and Exchange (STOREE) project. View her publications on Google Scholar.

Contact:

Email: aleha.mccauley@ubc.ca

Phone: (604) 827-3906

 

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Julie Mitchell

June 15, 2012

Associate University Librarian and Director, IKBLC

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Julie holds her Master’s in Library and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia and has nearly two decades of experience as a librarian at UBC, starting as Learning Services Librarian for the Chapman Learning Commons in 2007 and taking on increasing responsibilities throughout her career. Prior to UBC, Julie worked as an Engineering Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries in Minneapolis where her portfolio included reference, instruction, collection development, and faculty liaison for the departments of Aerospace, Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering.

 

Current Role and Responsibilities

In her current role as Associate University Librarian, Teaching, Learning and Engagement and Director, IKBLC, Julie provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (including the Chapman Learning Commons, Program Services and the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication). She is responsible for the planning and development of public spaces in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, especially as they relate to supporting student programs and services. Julie also focuses on enhancement of the Learning Centre’s province-wide community engagement efforts through innovative programs and partnerships, both on and off campus.

As an Associate University Librarian, Julie is responsible for the Music, Art & Architecture Library, David Lam Library, and Xwi7xwa Library and is regularly engaged in Library-wide projects and initiatives. Julie currently co-leads the Indigenous Strategic Plan Implementation for UBC Library.

Passionate about student learning, space planning, evidence-based practice and innovative applications of technology in the library environment, Julie is an advocate for student needs and strives to develop library programs and spaces that foster interdisciplinary interaction and create a sense of belonging in the academic community.

 

Contact

Email: julie.mitchell@ubc.ca

Phone: (604) 827-4307

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Aboriginal (Un)History Month: “What I Learned in Class Today:” Using film to create dialogue at UBC (June 19, 1.00pm-2.30pm)

June 14, 2012

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Kristen Wong

June 13, 2012

Program Services Assistant

Background

Kristen Wong is the Community Engagement Program Services Assistant at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC). An alumna of UBC, she received her Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Myth and Literature of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. In addition to having been a student at UBC, Kristen has also worked at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Administration and at the Faculty of Graduate Studies with PhD Candidates. An active member of the community, Kristen has volunteered as a literacy tutor for school-aged children, a copy editor for Ricepaper Magazine, and as treasurer for the Vancouver Historical Society.

 

Current role and responsibilities

Kristen is responsible for the training and supervision of student staff, coordinating administrative activities for IKBLC led initiatives such as the Small Business Accelerator and the BC History Digitization Project.

 

Contact

Email: kristen.wong@ubc.ca

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