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What’s New on the BC Education Scene? August 27 Ministry of Education/UBC Faculty Forum
“Join Rod Allen, BC’s Superintendent of Learning, and Maureen Dockendorf, Superintendent of Reading, as they describe BC Ministry of Education perspectives, contexts for teaching and learning, 21st century competencies and new approaches. Invermere secondary teacher, Heather Brown, will outline the Power of the Professional with specific references to what’s happening in her classroom. UBC faculty members will provide perspectives from their research areas to show Principles to Practice links in the areas of Social Emotional Learning (Dr. Shelley Hymel and Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl) and Self-Regulated Learning (Dr. Deb Butler).” from http://yte.educ.ubc.ca/august-27-ministry-of-educationubc-faculty-forum/
More “Year of Teacher Education” events found here: http://yte.educ.ubc.ca/?login
Note taking tips from The Guardian
The Guardian had a great article today about the most effective way to take notes — a method to make studying easier. Their advice? Type them out, either during or after the lecture (from handwritten notes).
The article also highlights ‘Evernote’ as the “must have” app for note taking. For a host of other tips, check out the link: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/aug/08/digital-tools-to-share-and-organise-work
August Grad Student Workshops: Formatting Your Thesis, Citation Management and Medline Searching
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.
Wednesday, August 7, 10am-12pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4170
Monday, August 12 2pm-4pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4171
Thursday, August 22 10am-12pm (in Woodward) http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4205
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? Email research.commons@ubc.ca for an appointment.
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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? Email research.commons@ubc.ca to set up a one-on-one appointment with one of our citation management experts
Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Thursday, August 1, 2pm-4pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4199
Citation Management Using Mendeley:
Tuesday, August 6, 2pm-4pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4197
Citation Management Using Zotero:
Tuesday, August 13 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4201
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Advanced Medline Searching
Conducting a literature or systematic review on a health or medical topic? Dive into the complexities of Medline and learn more about Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), subheadings, keyword searching, limits, and filters with this practical, hands-on workshop.
Thursday, August 1, 1:30pm-2:30pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4183
Introduction to Medline
If you’re doing health science research you need to know how to search in Medline, the premier database for the health sciences. This workshop provides a broad introduction to Medline, including what content is included, the difference between Medline, Pubmed, and OvidSP, and searching using keywords and subject headings (MeSH). The format will Include both a short lecture and time for hands-on practice.
Thursday, August 8, 1pm-2pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4203
Upcoming Changes to the ERIC Website
- New website: On August 2nd, there will be a new ERIC website, including a new ERIC logo (above). Initially, the new website will simply have the ERIC search function, which will continue to work in the way that the ERIC search function has worked in the past. Additional features and content will be added on an ongoing basis through October.
- Delay in indexing: As ERIC transitions into a new contract cycle (see below), there will be a delay in indexing material. New material will not be released from August through October. In October, the ERIC team will index any key material not indexed during the transition period.
- Delay in releasing full text PDFs: Currently, the full text of all peer-reviewed articles and of all articles published after 2005 is released, as are the articles released through the scanning process. We are continuing to scan user-requested PDFs during this transition, but the mechanism to release the cleared PDFs will not go live until this fall. Starting in October, a large batch of PDFs will be released at once, and then additional PDFs will be released on a weekly basis, in order of user request.
- Delay in requesting a PDF and submitting documents: While we transition to a new website, users will not be able to request that PDFs be restored or submit documents for inclusion in ERIC. We will work to restore these features as soon as possible, by September at the latest. However, during this period, the PDF restoration process will continue behind the scenes.
- New Topic Oriented Section of the Website: In early 2015, ERIC will release a brand new section of the ERIC website that allows users to browse ERIC’s content by topic area. There will be 15 topics with between 5-10 subtopics for each topic. Each topic and subtopic will have its own webpage with a factual topic summary that is similar to the former ERIC digests in structure, but with greater detail and written on broader topics. These will be written by leading subject matter experts in the field. There will also be links to relevant ERIC documents, thesaurus terms, and information for each topic and subtopic.
- New Selection Policy: In the next few months, the ERIC team will work with an advisory group of librarians and subject matter experts to recommend changes to the selection policy. The goal will be to ensure that ERIC continues to index relevant education literature. After the new selection policy is approved, it will be posted on the eric.ed.gov website. Shortly thereafter, this committee will revise the list of sources that ERIC indexes to make sure that the sources included are aligned with the selection policy and are the best use of taxpayer dollars.
What’s Your Definition of Intelligence?
An interview with Scott Barry Kaufman was featured in Saturday, July 20’s Globe and Mail. “As a child, Scott Barry Kaufman had an auditory disorder that made it difficult to process words in real time. . . . he performed badly in IQ tests, had to repeat Grade 3 and spent years in special education. He was told that his disability made high-level academic achievement unlikely. Today Dr. Kaufman is a cognitive psychologist at New York University with a PhD from Yale and a master’s degree from Cambridge.” (Hune-Brown, p. F3) His latest book, Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined ( part of our e-book collection) attempts to come up with a new way of looking at talent and intelligence.