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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/.
On the Benefits of Failure
Moira MacDonald takes a look at productive failure in this article published by University Affairs.
Please click here to read the article.
The Power of Self-regulation in the Classroom
At Cindrich elementary school in Surrey, B.C., 10-year-old boys are putting themselves to bed earlier, an enthusiastic girl in Grade 6 takes herself for a run when she’s feeling hyper, and a diminutive boy who is still learning English tells his teacher he will do better work if he sits on a special cushion.
It is all part of self-regulation, a philosophy of education that is moving into public schools in British Columbia.
The Surrey School district is the largest of six districts in B.C. that has taken it on, almost out of self-defence.
Click here to read the entire CBC News article, written by Karin Wells.
Adopt-A-School: Simon Chang brings hope and inspiration to a local secondary school
Simon Chang’s life as an internationally renowned fashion designer is far removed from the reality of life for students at Vancouver’s Britannia Secondary School.
But Chang, who grew up the youngest of four children living with his family on Keefer Street in Chinatown, once walked the halls of the east-side school as a student and grad in the Class of ’67.
On Wednesday, Chang, whose schedule is so hectic it is mapped out a year in advance, found time to return to his alma mater to inspire students by sharing his story — a story that took him from the halls of Britannia to the Order of Canada.
Click here to read the entire story.
Story by Gillian Shaw, Vancouver Sun
Use of Puppets in the Classroom Leads to Award
A teacher of preschool children who uses puppets in the classroom is one of 13 B.C. recipients of the 2013 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence.Nadia Vassev, who teaches at Urban Academy Junior Kindergarten, was selected as an example of teaching excellence in Early Childhood Education.
“I’m overwhelmed and excited,” she said. “I think it’s a great thing. It’s a great advertisement for the school.”
Vassev teaches three- and four-year-olds. Now in her eighth year at the private school, she started using puppets in her New Westminster classroom because of her background. Before emigrating to Canada, she spent 15 years as a professional puppeteer with Bulgaria’s national puppet theatre.
(Article by Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun)
Click here to read the entire Vancouver Sun article.