Jan Wong – Out of the Blue
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. In collaboration with the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society’s month of ExplorAsian festival, Jan Wong will read from “Out of the Blue, A Memoir of Workplace Depression, Recovery, Redemption and, Yes, Happiness”. For twenty years, Jan Wong had been one of the Globe and Mail’s best-known reporters. Then one day she turned in a story that set off a firestorm of controversy, including death threats, a unanimous denunciation by Parliament and a rebuke by her own newspaper. For the first time in her professional life, Wong fell into a severe clinical depression. Yet she resisted the diagnosis, refusing to believe she had a mental illness. As it turned out, so did her company and insurer. With wit, grace and insight, Wong tells the harrowing tale of her struggle with workplace-caused depression, and of her eventual emergence … Out of the Blue.
Select Articles Available at UBC Library
Summerfield, D. (2012). Depression in the workplace: What is depression? British Journal of Psychiatry, 201(4), 327-327. doi:10.1192/bjp.201.4.327. [Link]
Mezerai, M., Dahane, A., & Tachon, J. (2006). Depression in the workplace. Presse Medicale, 35(5), 823-830. [Link]
Greden, J. F. (2013). Workplace depression: Personalize, partner, or pay the price. American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(6), 578-581. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.13030382. [Link]
UBC Library Research Guides
Huichol Arts of Mexico presented by MexicoFest 2012
Descendents of the Aztec, the Huichol number about 18,000, most of whom live in the sierra of Jalisco and Nayarit. Having withstood the Spanish Invasion, they strive to keep their culture alive and viable, despite the ever increasing physical and cultural encroachment of their Mexican neighbors. Some 13,000 of them have moved to cities like Guadalajara, Tepic and Puerto Vallarta, where they survive by plying their intricate art and handicrafts. Here in Vallarta, the Huichol and their art and culture have found respect and acceptance. Because their art has been on display in many art galleries, and showplaces for their art alone, for decades, they have become an important part of the history of Puerto Vallarta.
Huichol art represents their spiritual and religious beliefs, in anything from woven bracelets to colorful yarn paintings, to gourds inlaid with vibrant beads—depicting symbols such as the serpent, the sun, the jaguar, the deer and the peyote cactus. A common feature of Huichol art is the peyote button, the part of the cactus that they consume at least once yearly after they make a pilgrimage of hundreds of miles to desert at San Luis de Potosi or Real de Catorce, (known the Huichol as ‘Wirikuta,’ or ‘Field of Flowers’), under the guidance of their shamans. The experience that they go through under the influence of peyote is not hallucinogenic to the Huichol; instead it is a way for them to connect with their gods and open their minds to the interconnectedness of all things, visible or otherwise. What they see through the consumption of peyote, they translate into their art. These images tell the stories, myths and legends that make up their daily existence. The geometric precision and intricacy of their paintings and crafts represent the unconscious archetypes shared by all human beings. As such, Vallarta has absorbed their culture, as have many other places by means of the art the Huichol have sold to visitors from all over the world. Photos of this exhibition are available online here.
Accompanying Events:
Portraits of Mexico / Weaving Beyond Mortality on Sept 1st – 16th Chinese Cultural Centre Museum of Greater Vancouver
This year’s art exhibit “Portraits of Mexico” will include Mexican and Canadian artists. Different types of art, such as watercolor paintings, digital, mix media, oil paintings, etc., will be featured. We will also feature Huichol art from Jalisco and Nayarit; including on site live art by Huichol artist: Mariano Valadez and pieces from artist José Benítez Sánchez, known in the Huichol language as Yucauye Cucame, or “Silent Walker”. José Benítez came to be recognized as an undisputed master of original dramatic compositions, and his knowledge of the culture was respected by scores of other specialists in this medium by 1971. He remains unsurpassed in the fertility and inventive.
The Last Christeros on Sept 5th Mexican Cinema at Empire Granville 7 Cinemas
In collaboration with the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) we will present the Mexican film: “The Last Christeros”, where the final days of a band of 1930s Christian rebels in the central Mexican wilderness are depicted with majestic stoicism in Matías Meyer’s elegant ode to independence.
Mexi-Go! Travel and Trade Expo on Sept 7th – 8th Vancouver Convention Centre
In partnership with Mexi-Go! we are bringing the first travel and trade expo of its kind in Canada. This trade show will bring Mexican and Canadian businesses together in a two-day Expo that will promote Mexico in Canada.
Independencia Gala Dinner on September 7, 2012 at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
This year’s coveted Independencia Gala Dinner promises to be a night to remember. With a Mexican orchestra, dance floor and mariachi; guests will feel like they are in an elegant yet traditional party in Mexico. We are expecting over 400 people to attend.
Fiesta Mexico Independence 2012 on September 8, 2012 at Jack Poole Plaza, New Vancouver Convention Centre
The Fiesta Mexico Independence 2012 is the biggest event taking place during the MexicoFest. This event has activities for everybody and it is open to the general public. Activities include: kids zone, Mexican food vendors, live music, traditional Mexican dances, businesses’ booths, cultural pavilions and more.
For this year’s Fiesta Mexico Independence we are bringing from Monterrey, Mexico “Los Claxons”; a Mexican pop and alternative rock band who was nominated for the Latin Grammy in 2010 for best duo/group album. Los Claxons have released 4 albums since 2006, and have opened for groups such as Maroon 5.
Partners
For more information, please contact Allan Cho
Telling Stories with Data – SLAIS Presentations (June 15, 2012, 2-3pm)
What good is open data if we don’t know how to find and use it? The digital age has ushered in new opportunities to better understand our communities and demand accountability from our governments. In an intensive two-day master class, digital publishing expert Phillip Smith introduced some of the “working with data” tricks he has learned in over 15 years working with advocacy organizations, publishers and groups such as Civic Access and the Electoral Data Consortium. He is currently working to advance the field of “news innovation” through Mozilla and The Tyee. Come join us as Josh Rose and Jonathan Kift present present on how organizations make sense of data, and to use data to tell compelling stories.
Dodson Room (Room 302), June 15, 2.00PM to 3.00PM
Presenters
Josh Rose
I first became interested in Open Data while taking a Data Mining course in 2011 at Syracuse University through SLAIS distance learning. The course covered data mining theory and how machine learning can be used to extract knowledge and solve problems involving large amounts of data. Using Weka, an open-source data mining software application, I learned to pre-process and clean data for analysis before applying different machine learning concepts like classification, association rules, and clustering, to gain a clearer understanding of underlying patterns in data sets. For a final project, I combined Vancouver’s bicycle count data and publicly available weather and gas price data to show patterns of bicycle use in Vancouver over time. Currently, in my work as a GAA at UBC Library’s Assessment Office, I work with qualitative and quantitative data from surveys, usage statistics, and gate counts to create metrics to assess the library’s performance and reduce uncertainty in library decision making. I find working with data to be a challenging and rewarding process which I believe will only grow in importance as more and more data is collected and made available in all spheres of our lives. I am interested in attending the Tyee Master Class about Open Data to learn more about practical tricks and techniques for working with data as well as the chance to meet other workshop attendees and see how they are gathering, analyzing, and using data to benefit a larger community. This course will benefit me by allowing continued exploration of open data and analysis techniques, which I hope to use in my current and future jobs.
Jonathan Kift
Ever since I had the opportunity to listen to Andrea Reimer’s keynote at the ACCESS conference last October, I’ve been excited about the possibilities of working with Open Data in Vancouver. I developed a paper on GIS and Open Data for last Fall’s Community Informatics (LIBR 548H) class which I was able to turn into a poster to present at this year’s SLAIS Research Day. I feel that taking open data and making it accessible to the wider public through explanation and visualization is a skill that will be critical for taking my career where I want it to go. In addition, in my year as a co-op student at UBC LSIT (Library Systems & IT), I have had a chance to be part of several presentations to library staff and I feel comfortable in that role.
For more information, please contact: Gordon Yusko or Allan Cho
About Webcasts
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre uses webcasting services as a way to deliver broadcasts through the Internet. The sound and video is captured by video and streamed to YouTube’s server for viewing by end users from the comfort of their desktops. The following document outlines policies and procedures to ensure that webcasting services are delivered efficiently and consistently to audiences. All webcasts must meet criteria as outlined in this policy. As the webcast initiative has evolved at UBC Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, its online digital collection has used four core types of entities from NISO’s “Framework of Guidance” as a benchmark.
Mission
The mission of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is dedicated to the intellectual, social, cultural, and economic development of people in British Columbia. By providing and enhancing access to information, knowledge, and innovative teaching through the support of learning and research on an interactive basis with people in British Columbia and throughout the world, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre supports the University’s mission to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest levels of excellence.
Aim of the Webcast Collection Development Policy
The Webcast Collection Development Policy is to provide a framework for the maintenance and development of the University Library’s collections, to indicate priorities, to establish selection criteria across the range of different subjects, topics, and issues to create a consistent and coherent basis for the future development of the collections.
The Learning Centre’s webcast collections development policies reflect the Learning Centre’s overall educational mission. Among our institutional goals is an “interdisciplinary environment dedicated to integrating people, knowledge, and innovation to develop solutions for the challenges of life.” We intend to allow these ideals to inform and guide our webcast collections policies as well. Our collection development policy is flexible and encourages creative ways of meeting our community’s information needs.
Through the recording of UBC and IKBLC-based lectures, seminars, conferences, and performances, the Learning Centre selects appropriate programs to be recorded which communicated and promoted UBC-based lectures and events as part of the IKBLC and UBC Library’s outreach to the community. The webcasts engage UBC Library and the Learning Centre with faculty and students, thus promoting their research in an online venue. The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre reflects the dedication of its founders and the people of British Columbia to continue to reinvest in the future of the Province by supporting and enhancing the environment for learning.
Our webcast series has a number of partners, including
- Green College
- St. John’s College
- Institute of Asian Research (IAR)
- the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS)
- Faculty of Education’s Community to Reimagine Educational Alternatives for Teaching Education (CREATE)
- UBC Continuing Studies
- Vancouver Institute
Is it possible to show a video that is posted on the Internet in my classroom or link to it on my website?
It is important to check all videos posted on the Internet carefully for information regarding their use. YouTube videos can be used if the copyright owner uploaded the video onto YouTube. If it is a commercial or a television program on YouTube then any use of this will likely be an infringement of copyright. Check the YouTube Copyright Tips (http://www.youtube.com/t/howto_copyright) page for more information.
Creative Commons
IKBLC webcasts all have Creative Commons copyright licenses, which offers everyone from individual creators to institutions a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.
Wendy Hall – When Lullabies Are Not Enough
The Library’s Health Information Series is pleased to present a session on the topic of sleep and its effects on children’s and parent’s health. Dr. Wendy Hall, professor at UBC’s School of Nursing, presents “When Lullabies Are Not Enough: Reducing the Impact of Poor Sleep on Infants, Toddlers & Their Parents” which was held at the Terry Salman Branch Library of the Vancouver Public. In this talk, Dr. Hall gives parents strategies for improving the sleep patterns of young infants as well as tips and tricks on developing better sleeping habits for parents of these infants leading to better health.
Biography
Dr. Hall is the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and professor at UBC’s School of Nursing. Her current project is called, Better Nights/Better Days: Improving Psychosocial Health Outcomes in Children with Behavioural Insomnia. Dr. Hall is currently teaching courses in maternal and child health, infant and child growth and development, and research methods. I am also involved in developing interdisciplinary workshops for medical, nursing, and midwifery students. I am particularly interested in facilitating interdisciplinary work and developing student mentoring opportunities.
UBC Library Resources
Hall, W.A., Bandsmer, J., Gregg, K., & Ebbehoj, C. (2013). Translating Knowledge Directly to Childbearing Women: A Study of Canadian Women’s Preferences. Health Care for Women International, 34(5), 363-379. DOI:10.1080/07399332.2012.740109 [Link]
Hall, W. A., Tomkinson, J., & Klein, M. C. (2012). Canadian Care Providers’ and Pregnant Women’s Approaches to Managing Birth Minimizing Risk While Maximizing Integrity. Qualitative Health Research, 22(5), 575-586. [Link]
Hall, W. A., Shearer, K., Mogan, J., & Berkowitz, J. (2002). Weighing preterm infants before & after breastfeeding: does it increase maternal confidence and competence?. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 27(6), 318-326. [Link]
Hall, W., & Irvine, V. (2009). E‐communication among mothers of infants and toddlers in a community‐based cohort: a content analysis. Journal of advanced nursing, 65(1), 175-183. [Link]
UBC Research Guides
SLAIS Master of Arts in Children's Literature Program
“A Pocketful of Rhymes” presented by the Westcoast Calligraphy (July 3 to July 29th, 2012)
The theme of spring-time and gardens encourages different designs of colour, illustration, bookbinding, and paper making, within the mutual interest in the art of letters. “A Pocketful of Rhymes” has been a travelling exhibition displayed throughout the lower mainland, including Cloverdale Library and Fleetwood Public Library in Surrey, and the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver, B.C. Accompanying this month-long art exhibition at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be a public lecture by Professor Judi Saltman from the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies on July 26, 2012.
For more information about this accompanying lecture program, please find here.
Fore photos of this exhibition, please find here on our Facebook page.
For more information about this exhibition, please contact UBC Library’s Susan Andrews (susan.andrews@ubc.ca) or Allan Cho (allan.cho@ubc.ca).
Ann Phelan, Marianne MacTavish, Wendy Carr – Inquiry in Teacher Education
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
The Indigitization Tool Kit for First Nations Community Digitization Projects
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