In this newsletter:

• Graduate Education Research Conference – July 16 & 17
• International Student Social Outing
• In the News – Carolyn Heads to Kenya
• Hurrahs

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GRADUATE EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE – JULY 16 & 17

On July 16 and 17, this Thursday and Friday, the three finishing MEd cohorts are jointly sponsoring a conference to showcase their work from the program. The sessions are open to everyone and feature keynotes, posters and presentations that highlight a wide range of educational issues, topics and research. Feel free to attend the whole conference, or use the attached program to attend individual sessions. Come celebrate the students’ success!

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SOCIAL OUTING

On July 4th, 17 international MEd and BEd students plus 4 guests and 2 UPEI staff enjoyed a trip to the PEI National Park and Beach at Greenwich. While in Greenwich, they walked the Greenwich Dunes Trail to see the unique parabolic dune system. Luckily the weather cooperated. Everybody got a chance to dip their feet in salt water with lots of fun and laughter along the way.

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IN THE NEWS – CAROLYN HEADS TO KENYA

CBC reports Nancy Russell of Island Morning is making her first trip to Kenya as part of a Youth Tour through Farmers Helping Farmer (FHF).  FHF is an organization that is a strong supporter of our BEd students doing international placements in Kenya.  Nancy’s story was recently featured on CBC.  Our BEd Coordinator, Carolyn Francis, is travelling to Kenya with the group.  We wish everyone on this trip a safe and successful journey.

Photo by CBC

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HURRAHS

PUBLICATIONS – JANE PRESTON AND STUDENTS

Congratulations to Jane Preston and eight of her past BEd students on their second published article in the latest peer-reviewed journal, LEARNing Landscapes. You can check out the article by clicking the following link (see p. 301–317).

PUBLICATIONS – BONNIE STEWART

Bonnie Stewart has a new paper out in The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.  Bonnie’s paper, In Abundance: Networked Participatory Practices as Scholarship, can be read in the attached link.  Congratulations, Bonnie!

PUBLICATIONS – SELVI ROY

Congratulations to PhD Student, Selvi Roy (with Barbara Campbell), recently had her first article published in a peer reviewed journal.  Her article “An Indigenous Epistemological Approach to Promote Health Through Effective Knowledge Translation” appears in the Journal of Indigenous Research.  You can access the article in the link above.