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Education News Update: BC Teachers Vote
Read the latest on BC Teachers voting to withdraw extracurricular activities as a message to the provincial government:
Full article in The Vancouver Sun posted by Janet Steffenhagen, The Vancouver Sun April 20, 2012 8:02AM
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Education News Update: The Education Budget
Read the latest news on the Vancouver Board of Education and the new Education budget from The Vancouver Sun here.
Vancouver Sun article by By Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun April 12, 2012
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Registration Now Open for the TD National Reading Summit III May 2 – 4, 2012, Vancouver, B.C.
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.
Register now, SPACE IS LIMITED.
~text and links from the National Reading Campaign website.
Education News Update: The Report Card
Read a North Vancouver teacher’s proposal for quality B.C. education and his opinion on the BCTF‘s action plan:
Full article from the Vancouver Sun’s Education Blog, The Report Card here.
Vancouver Sun article by Janet Steffenhagen: April 15, 2012. 3:32 pm • Section: Report Card, STAFF
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We Want You!
UBC Library is currently working on a Library homepage redesign and we need your help! Please consider participating in one of the sessions below (all participants will receive a $10 gift card for UBC Food Services):
1) CARD SORTING EXERCISES – Wed. April 18th & Thurs. April 19th
Card sorting is an activity where participants help us organize content more intuitively for the Library website. Three sessions will be held in IKBLC this week.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm
To register: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3056
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 3:30 – 4:30 pm
To register: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3058
Thursday, April 19th, 2012 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm (note: this session is limited to Library faculty/staff)
To register: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3059
2) USABILITY TESTING – Mon. April 23rd through Fri. April 27th
We are specifically seeking faculty, graduate students and distance learners to take part in one-on-one usability testing for the Library website next week. Please contact Danielle Winn (danielle.winn@ubc.ca) if you are interested in participating. We will work to schedule times individually during the day Monday-Friday. Each session will be – at most – an hour long.