Michael V. Smith – Robson Reading Series at IKBLC Presents "Progress"
In the lonely years following the death of her fiance, Helen is unable to move on with her life. But life itself is moving on around her literally: the building of a dam is forcing her small town and her family home to relocate. But the construction project means more than the loss of a […]
Sue Mills and Sharon Koehn – Self-Managing your Chronic Conditions: The facts, the challenges and future directions
Presented by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Woodward Library, the Health Information Series is an ongoing public lecture series that take place in the Lower Mainland community. The tasks that individuals must undertake to live well with one or more chronic conditions. These tasks include having the confidence to deal with medical management, […]
Nancy Perry, Rebecca Collie, and Charlotte Brenner – Enhancing Early Career Motivation and Well-Being Through Preservice Teaching Experiences
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and sponsored by the Faculty of Education. CREATE (Community to Re-imagine Educational Alternatives for Teacher Education). Research indicates a wide range of factors affect teachers’ motivation for and commitment to teaching, especially early in their careers. Our research seeks to understand these factors better by examining […]
Paul Cubbon and George Moen – Smart Business, Small Business: An SBA Speaker Session in Vancouver
This is full recording of the Small Business Accelerator event, Smart Business, Small Business held October 17, 2011 at UBC Robson Square. The lecture features two compelling figures: Paul Cubbon, Marketing Instructor at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business; and George Moen, a University of British Columbia alumnus, serial entrepreneur and President […]
Rod Preece, Jodey Castricano, and David Fraser – Bringing the Collective Together: Nonhuman Animals, Humans and Practice at the University
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College, as part of the thematic series “The Ethics of Life, Use, and Care.” Featuring Rod Preece, Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jodey Castricano, Critical Studies, UBC-O; Moderator: David Fraser, Zoologist, Animal Welfare Program, this lecture focuses on questions […]
Paul Whitney – Keep Calm and Carry On or Freak Out and Throw Stuff; The Public Library Moving Forward
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and sponsored by SLAIS (School of Library, Archival and Information Studies). Amid escalating disruptive change in content provision and the widening economic malaise, the viability of public libraries is increasingly questioned. Drawing on his experience as a public librarian and copyright user rights advocate, Paul Whitney […]
Paul Hackett – Disease and the Nature of Canada
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College. Reflecting the harsh climate, thin soils and generally forbidding character of the vast northern territory that is Canada, it has often been said that the history of this country is inescapably environmental. This lecture series engages the great drama of human […]
Anthony Clarke – The Mentoring Profile Inventory: An Online Professional Development Resource for Practicum Advisors
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Faculty of Education’s Community to Reimagine Educational Alternatives for Teacher Education (CREATE). The Richmond School Advisor Network has developed an online inventory, a Mentoring Profile Inventory (MPI), to help practicum advisors attend to selected dimensions of their advisory practice. The MPI helps […]
Richard Sparks – Evidence-Based What?
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College as part of the Knowledge Brokers and Knowledge Formats symposium. Today, the study of knowledge production, knowledge formats and knowledge politics is being developed across a wide variety of research fields. Along with the work of scholars such as Ian Hacking, […]
Jonathan Simon – A New Medical Model: The Rise of Humanitarian Medicine as a Penal Knowledge
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College as part of the Knowledge Brokers and Knowledge Formats symposium. Today, the study of knowledge production, knowledge formats and knowledge politics is being developed across a wide variety of research fields. Along with the work of scholars such as Ian Hacking, […]