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By Jenn on September 18, 2012
Open Education has come of age. The tiny movement that began in the late 1990s as a desire to increase access to educational opportunity has blossomed into requirements in national grant programs, key strategies in state legislatures and offices of education, content sharing initiatives at hundreds of universities and high schools, and a wide range […]
By Jenn on May 18, 2012
The Active/Ethical Professional: A Framework for Responsible Educators by Michael Gerard Gunzenhauser, “The Active/Ethical Professional proposes an ethical framework for educators and school leaders who find their practice constrained by the demands of policies and structures created in response to accountability legislation. The framework is derived from Michel Foucault’s theories of discipline, surveillance, resistance, and care of […]
By Jenn on April 19, 2012
Join the discussion and help shape a National Reading Plan that will encourage, support and promote the joy of reading across Canada. Have a look at the National Reading Plan DRAFT here. Click here to view a detailed programme. Register now, SPACE IS LIMITED. ~text and links from the National Reading Campaign website.
By Jenn on April 17, 2012
Is Our Education System Headed for Success or Failure? Review the Vancouver Sun’s Education Blog The Report Card for today’s forum of the future of education in British Columbia. The forum is free: register here. Guest speakers: Charles Ungerleider, former Deputy Education Minister and University of B.C. education professor Paul Shaker, former Education Dean and Professor Emeritus […]
By Jenn on April 16, 2012
New book at the Education Library: Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education Book and Author Information here. UBC Library Holdings Information here.
By Jenn on April 13, 2012
The Diversity and Media Toolbox is a comprehensive suite of resources for teachers, students, law enforcement representatives and the general public, that explores issues relating to stereotyping, bias and hate in mainstream media and on the Internet. The program, which includes professional development tutorials, lesson plans, interactive student modules and background articles, is divided into two distinct […]
By Jenn on April 3, 2012
Qualitative Research in Action: A Canadian Primer by Deborah K. van den Hoonaard Copyright Year: 2012 Part of a Series from Oxford University Press Canada: Themes in Canadian Sociology Publisher’s Information here. Author Information here. UBC Library Holdings information here.
By Jenn on March 28, 2012
Post-secondary institutions have sent a stern letter to the B.C. government in response to the recent provincial budget, which ordered them to trim administrative spending by $70 million in 2013-14 and 2014-15. “It is critical for government to understand that the $70 million reduction to institutional grants over the last two years of the fiscal […]
By Jenn on March 5, 2012
Ebooks are driving momentous changes. In Vancouver, librarians are inviting the public to help reinvent their mission. There are certain things, good and bad, that ebooks can’t offer. Old bookmarks, penciled annotations and chocolate smudges between the pages… the tactile human touches that make die-hard proponents of print swear they’ll never make the switch. But […]
By Jenn on January 30, 2012
January 15, 2012 – by Chris Kennedy – Author of cultureofyes blog I have used the above slide in a number of presentations to make the point that British Columbia is leading Canada (perhaps even the world) in the professional use of social media in K-12 education. I freely admit I don’t have the statistics to back up the claim – there are simply more teachers, […]