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Future teachers can now apply for new scholarships
B.C. secondary students who wish to become teachers can now apply for one of twenty $5,000 Pathway to Teacher Education scholarships. Scholarship winners will be awarded a $5,000 voucher to redeem upon entrance to one of B.C.’s faculty of education programs.
Click here to read the B.C. Ministry of Education News Release
Small Acts of Kindness Can Make a Big Difference in Bullying
A research study conducted by a professor in UBC’s Faculty of Education in collaboration with UC-Riverside has found that when children engage in small acts of kindness they experience a surge in happiness, and this may help to decrease bullying.
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to read the Vancouver Sun article, written by The Canadian Press.
B.C.’s Grade 4 students among world’s top readers
British Columbia’s fourth-grade students rank among the world’s top readers at their grade level and had the highest average score in Canada, according to a new international report.
Upcoming library workshops — Attention Graduate Students!
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: 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.
December 4, 2012, 9:00 – 11:00 am: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3295
December 10, 2012, 9:00 – 11:00 am: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3298
December 13, 2012: 2:00 – 4:00 pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3296
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 an introductory workshop for an overview of citation management tools, or for a tool specific hands-on workshop to a brief introduction to the main concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendely.
Zotero: December 3, 2012, 4:00 – 6:00 pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3318
RefWorks: December 11, 4:00 – 6:00 pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3314
Mendeley: December 13, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3326
Scholar, Blogger, Tweeter, Author: Building Your Academic Profile
Thinking about publishing your research? There are more ways to communicate your scholarly ideas than ever before. Learn about skills and tools for discussing, interacting, presenting, writing, commenting, and finally publishing your research. In this workshop you will:
- develop a scholarly/publication profile using both traditional and social tools,
- build knowledge of formal and informal modes of publication, and
- identify ways to broadly participate in your field (e.g., webinars, blogs, open education resources)
December 4, 2012, 1:00 – 4:00 pm http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3422