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All-girls schools may be more orderly, but they’re no place for a tomboy, Canadian study finds
All-girls schools may be more orderly, but they are also bastions of strict conformity in which non-feminine behaviour is ruthlessly stamped out, according to a Concordia University study that may have implications in the ongoing push for single-sex education in Canadian schools.
Read the National Post article here: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/11/all-girls-schools-may-be-more-orderly-but-theyre-no-place-for-a-tomboy-canadian-study-finds/
Classroom crowdsourcing: teachers log on to raise funds for school supplies
“As education budgets grow tighter, teachers across the country are turning to a new crowdsourcing website to purchase school supplies for their students.
The website — myclassneeds.ca — was launched just a few months ago, and has since raised thousands of dollars to pay for more than 200 projects in publicly-funded classrooms.
After submitting a proposal to the website, one Toronto teacher was able to raise more than $1,600 to buy five video cameras for her communications technology class.”
Schooled: The Flipped Classroom
Interesting Slate podcast on education. “Can watching lectures at home and doing homework in school improve high school learning?”
http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/education/2013/12/schooled_podcast_the_flipped_classroom.html
Why Teaching Math is Hard
Robyn Urback, columnist for the National Post argues that math isn’t hard, but teaching it is.
Click here to read the article.
Koerner Research Commons Holiday Hours and December workshops
Research Commons Holiday Hours: Closed from December 14th to January 5th!
The Research Commons will be closed for holidays from Saturday December 14th 2013 to Sunday January 5th 2014. This includes workshops, in-person consultation services, and email or phone consultations.
Reminder: The upcoming Grad Studies thesis submission deadline is January 3, 2014. If you would like to book a one-on-one consultation or email questions to our thesis formatting team (research.commons@ubc.ca) please do so before our last service day on Friday, December 13th, 2013.
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Tips 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.
Thursday, December 5th, 3-5pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4468
Wednesday December 11th, 3-5pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4569
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.
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/.
Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Thursday, December 5th,1-3:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4302
Citation Management Using Zotero:
Wednesday, December 11th 10- 12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4303
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SPSS
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.
Wednesday December 4th, 2-330pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4311
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!
Monday, December 9th, 10:00 – 11:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4315
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/.