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Historical textbooks: Yours to explore!

 

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At UBC’s Education Library, there is an emphasis on the study of education in the last 50 years, however material about the history of education from 1800 on is also collected.

There are vast arrays of historical texts and textbooks available on the lower level of the library. Although the collection is library use only and cannot be borrowed, patrons have direct access and can feel free to browse.

From the old 1950s Dick and Jane style reading and spelling books, to even older health, science and math books from the 1800s, I’m sure you’ll find the books in this section to be fascinating, informative and often humorous due to the now less than current content.  Many of them are also quite beautiful!

See you in the stacks!

 

 

‘Fairy Tales: Grow Your Imagination’ display now up at Education Library

photo(28)A new month is just around the corner and that means a new display is up at Education library!  “Fairy Tales: Grow Your Imagination” showcases just a few of the many fairy tales and fairy tale themed books we have here at this branch.

Please feel free to browse our Fairy Tale Guide:

Fairy Tales / Myths / Nursery Rhymes: Alternate Versions Bibliography

UBC Faculty of Education announces ‘Noted Summer Scholars’ for 2014: Courses and Public presentations

talkThe UBC Faculty of Education is pleased to announce this summer’s series of courses and public presentations by scholars from the international education community.

Our visiting Noted Summer Scholars for 2014 are:

·         Dr. Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, Professor, School of Social Transformation Culture, Society and Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

·         Dr. Carolyn Bereznak Kenny (Nang Jaada Sa-ets), Professor, Human Development and Indigenous Studies, Antioch University, USA

·         Dr. Angel M. Y. Lin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, China

·         Dr. Carol Rodgers, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Theory and Practice, University at Albany State University of New York, USA

·         Dr. Margaret Semrud-Clikeman,  Professor, Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota  Medical School, USA

·         Dr. Hua Zhang, Professor & Dean, Graduate School of Education Studies, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, China
A bibliography of their works can be found here:
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Noted Summer Scholars will be instructing a special topic course for the 2014S term and presenting a free public lecture.  For complete listings of Noted Summer Scholar courses, please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/noted-summer-scholars-2014

 

Public Lectures:

These lectures will be of interest to a broad range of people concerned with education. There is no registration process or fee.

A Humanizing Pedagogy: Getting Beneath the Rhetoric in a South African Post-Conflict University Context

Dr. Carol Rodgers
12:00, Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Room: Scarfe 310

Looking Into the Hearts of Native Peoples: Nation Building as an Institutional Orientation for Graduate Education

Dr. Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
12:00, Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Room: Scarfe 310

What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us About the Underpinnings of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Dr. Margaret Semrud-Clikeman
13:00, Monday, July 14, 2014
Room: Scarfe 310

Towards Paradigmatic Change in TESOL Methodologies: Building Plurilingual Pedagogies from the Ground Up

Dr. Angel M.Y. Lin
13:00, Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Room: Scarfe 310

Towards a Research-based Pedagogy

Dr. Hua Zhang
12:00, Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Room: Scarfe 310

Scholarship as Leadership: Carving New Pathways in Education

Dr. Carolyn Bereznak Kenny (Nang Jaada Sa-ets)
15:30, Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Room: Scarfe 310

Complete details of the 2014 Noted Summer Scholar Series can be found at http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/noted-summer-scholars-2014

 

Visit UBC Education Library on Facebook and Twitter!

photo(27)Visit us on social media and keep up with all the latest information on workshops, education related news, articles and books!

Our Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/ubceducationlibrary

Our Twitter page is: https://twitter.com/UBCEdLib

See you there!

Workshops for June

cooltext1594438588Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!

Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.

Monday, June 9th, 2014 at 2:00PM – 4:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4942

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 at 10:00AM – 12:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4943

 

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.

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Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley

Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.

Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.

Citation Management Using Zotero

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 at 1:00PM – 3:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4975

Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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SPSS

Workshop 1- Basic SPSS

Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.

No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop:

Monday, June 16th, 2014 at 12:00PM – 2:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4954


Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management

Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.

Monday, June 16th, 2014 at 3:00PM – 5:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4955

Workshop 3 Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS

Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 at 12:00PM – 2:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4956

Workshop 4 – Regression Analysis

Regression analysis is a statistical process for estimating the relationships among variables. We can use regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another. Do you wonder how to do linear and logistic regression analysis with SPSS? Do you want to learn about simple and multivariate regression modeling? Register for the SPSS Regression workshop to get a sense of it all!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 at 3:00PM – 5:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4957

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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Copyright Workshops and Events

Ongoing Copyright & Course Reserves Drop-in Clinic

Wednesdays, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Location: The CTLT Resource Room (214), in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Staff from the Scholarly Communications & Copyright Office will be on-hand to help you work through your copyright and library course reserves questions one-on-one. Bring your reading lists, presentation slides, articles, websites, theses and dissertations, or other work you need guidance on. Registration is not required.

Held in conjunction with the weekly Connect Drop-in Clinic.


Author Rights, Funder Mandates, and Open Access Publishing

June 10, 2014

Tue, June 10, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Curious about managing copyright in academic publishing, locating funder open access policies, and the different options available for open access publishing? Come to this workshop to learn about these topics and more!

Register here.


Copyright and Conference Presentations

June 18, 2014

Wed, June 18, 2014 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. This session will provide information on: using copyrighted materials in conference presentations, conference proceedings and prior publication, and copyright basics for conference organizers.

Register here.


Copyright for the Classroom

June 24, 2014

Tue, June 24, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Have questions about screening films in class, distributing readings to your students, or using someone else’s images in your presentation slides or online course pages? What about your students’ use of copyrighted materials in their assignments and online postings? Come to this workshop to get answers to these questions and more!

Register here.