Reconciling Difficult Colonial Truths: Literature for Children and Youth
Given the legacy of 500 years of colonization, sharing and telling stories for children and young adults about difficult truths is important in moving forward towards reconciliation. As part of the journey, increased sensibilities and approaches are needed and give rise to many questions. How can children’s literature be decolonized and made appropriate for 21st […]
Digital Preservation Management…Best Practices vs. Reality: Take Part in the Digital Preservation Management Roundtable
The Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre are pleased to present a livestream webcast roundtable as a follow-up to the 3-day workshop on Digital Preservation Management. They will share strategies and tools from the workshop and discuss the steps required to develop an effective digital preservation program. November […]
Mexico Fest 2016: Mexiquense Popular Art
September 1-30 | Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Level 2 | Mexiquense Popular Art | The Mexiquenses Artisans are renowned as popular artists of profound sensibility and creativity that, despite the passing of time and external influences, have kept in their products the distinctive characteristics and cosmology of the five ethnic groups of the state: Matlazincas, Mazahuas, Otomíes, Nahuas y Tlahuicas. It is a cultural heritage that a significant number of mexiquenses strive to preserve and spread.
Remote Community Based Learning Fund 2016/2017 Submissions Now Open!
Faculty members are invited to apply online for up to $5,000 per course for the 2016/2017 academic year.
One Day @ UBC Centennial Lecture: Social Media: From the Personal to the Professional
April 16, 2016 | 1:00-3:30pm | Determine what is appropriate to share on social media, and where and when to share it. Learn to make smart social media decisions.