Faculty of Education News Blog

In this newsletter:

• Education Clothing
• Scent Free Campus
• PEI Literacy Alliance
• Time to Write Retreat
• Clips from Colleagues
• Historical Studies in Education
• World Teacher Day

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EDUCATION CLOTHING

The Education Society will be selling Education clothing in the student lounge from 29-Sept-2015 to 01-Oct-2015 from approximately 11:40am to 2:20pm.  Clothing items will include t-shirts, baseball t-shirts, crew neck sweaters, hoodies, and sweatpants.  Sample items will be available.

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SCENT FREE CAMPUS

The University of Prince Edward Island is a scent-free campus.

Eliminating the use of scented personal care products is a matter of courtesy to those whom we share our indoor work and study environments.  Some individuals have serious health affects when exposed to scented products so we ask that staff, faculty, students, and visitors of UPEI refrain from using all scented products such as perfumes, colognes, lotions, air fresheners, hair products, etc.

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PEI LITERACY ALLIANCE

On 15-Sept-2015, Dean Ron MacDonald became new board chairman for the PEI Literacy Alliance. The Alliance is celebrating their 25th year this year, and has done much to advance literacy in the province through their programs. Over the years the support provided by he Alliance has included providing free tutoring to over 10,000 elementary school children, awarding $134,000 in bursaries to adult learners, and distributing 3,500 children’s books.

Ron recently joined Roseanne Gauthier (past ELC Librarian extraordinaire) to sell newspapers in support of the Alliance’s Raise a Reader campaign.

PS: Roseanne says “Hi guys! I miss all of you! (Most of you, at least.) You should totally visit the public library. Just saying. We’re kind of awesome.”

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TIME TO WRITE RETREAT

Registration is now open for the November 11-15 offering of Time to Write: UPEI’s faculty writing retreat.

The retreat will be at the Marshlands Inn in Sackville, New Brunswick. The cost to each participant is $200, and includes accommodation, meals and snacks during the retreat.

Space is limited. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer.

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CLIPS FROM COLLEAGUES

(Shared by Tim) – 7th Annual Nichola Goddard Foundation Fundraising Dinner

Sally and I, along with our honourary chairperson, Wes MacAleer, would like to invite friends and colleagues to the 7th Annual Nichola Goddard Foundation fundraiser, which this year will be on Saturday 14 November 2015 at the APM Centre in Cornwall. We are thrilled that Colin and John Angus MacDonald of The Trews will be our guest speakers.

Chef Guy LeClair has volunteered once again to cook a three course dinner – he has been a great supporter of past events. As usual, our intrepid team of volunteers will serve. There will be a silent auction with some interesting items – some which we already have in hand and a number that are still being collected. The menu and the list of items for the silent auction will be circulated prior to the event.

Tickets can be purchased for $125 online (click here) or by cheque, made payable to the Nichola Goddard Foundation and mailed to 45 Parkside Drive, Charlottetown PE C1E 1N1. A tax deductible receipt for $90 will be provided for each ticket purchased.

Should you require an invoice or further information, please contact Sally or me by phone (902) 569 5665 or by email.

If you are unable to attend, please consider buying a ticket anyway – we will find a good person to fill the seat!

We look forward to seeing you on November 14. Thank you,

Tim

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HISTORICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION

Historical Studies in Education is a peer-revieweed, open-access, bilingual journal that publishes articles on every aspect of education, from pre-school to university education, on informal as well as formal education, and on methodological and historiographical issues. The Fall 2015 issue is now available on line.

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WORLD TEACHER DAY

October 5th is World Teacher Day!  This coming Monday, we would like to celebrate your contribution to the teaching profession!  Please join us for coffee and apple pie at 11:30am in the staff/faculty lounge (Memorial 409).

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In this newsletter:

• Conference – Moodle Moot – Oct. 21-23,
• PD Opportunity
• Farm Harvest Lunches
• Healthy Campus Committee
• MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing – Deadline 06-Oct-2015
• Wanted: Fun Ideas

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CONFERENCE – MOODLE MOOT – OCT. 21-23

Moodle Moot is conference all about Moodle!  Canada Moot 2015 takes place both online and in person October 21-23 at Université de Montréal.  The theme for Canada Moot 2015 is Connecting with Moodle.  Keynote speakers include David Cormier and Bonnie Stewart from UPEI.  To learn more about the conference, please visit the conference website.

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PD OPPORTUNITIES

UBC MOOC – RECONCILIATION THROUGH INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

UBC Faculty of Education is offering a free 6-week on-line MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) titled “Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education.”  The course begins 29-Sept-2015.  Participants will learn about Indigenous Education through the lens of reconciliation, and will engage with educational leaders and resources that provide direction for how education programs and teaching practices can be modified in order to meaningfully integrate Indigenous knowledge worldviews and pedagogies in classrooms, schools and communities.  Further details on this course are available here.

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FARM HARVEST LUNCHES

Farm Harvest Lunches is a fund-raiser for School Twinning in Kenya and includes approximately $3000 in assistance for our pre-service teachers who complete a practicum in Kenya.  Farmers Helping Farmers invites you to The Olde Glasgow Mill Restaurant (5592 Route 13) to participate in this three course lunch on Friday through Sunday, October 2nd to 4th, from noon to 4pm.  Tickets are $25 per person and reservations are highly recommended.  Phone 902-964-3313 for reservations.

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HEALTHY CAMPUS COMMITTEE

The Healthy Campus Committee is looking for a member from the Faculty of Education.  The Committee meets every couple of months, and you can read their mandate here.  If you would be interested in serving on this important committee, please contact Karen-Anne.

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MACLAUCHLAN PRIZES FOR EFFECTIVE WRITING – DEADLINE 06-OCT-2015

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing honour Wade MacLauchlan’s service as the president of UPEI and provide a valuable way to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning.

The MacLauchlan prizes include up to 35 student prizes for coursework writing and up to three prizes for Faculty/Staff leadership in the development of writing among students.  The deadline for application is 06-Oct-2014.  Details on each award are available in the accompanying links below.

• Application Form: MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing – For Course Work
• Application Form: MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing – For Community Audience
• Application Form: MacLauchlan Prizes Writing for Writing – Webster Centre
• Application Form: MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Staff/Faculty)

For further details please contact Keith Lawlor in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office.

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WANTED: FUN IDEAS

Do you have a fun idea for a Faculty activity?  Mini-golf in the hallways?  Education Master Chef?  Extreme Ping Pong?  We welcome your creative ideas (which can be forwarded to Karen-Anne or post a blog comment).  Stay tuned to future bulletins for a fun update 🙂

In this newsletter:

• CAE Graduation!
• Brown Bag Lunch with Chris Benjamin – 18-Sept-2015
• Education Graduate Journal Club – 15-Sept-2015
• Summer Celebration Success
• Please Use UPEI Email Addresses
• Potential Teachers (video)

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CAE GRADUATION

Graduation for the Certificate in Adult Education students was held this past Thursday at Holland College.  Congratulations to the 16 graduating CAE students on their accomplishment!

CAE Graduation at Holland College – 03-Sept-2015. Congratulations Graduates!

CAE graduate, Carol O’Hanley (third from the right), wins the Kevin Quinlan prize during the graduation ceremony.

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BROWN BAG LUNCH WITH CHRIS BENJAMIN – 18-SEPT-2015

Chris Benjamin is a freelance writer and journalist living in Halifax whose book, Indian School Road, documents some of the history associated with the Subenacadie Residential School. On 18-Sept-2015, he will present a Brown Bag lunch to the UPEI community that will include a reading from his book. The event, organized by the UPEI Faculty of Education and the UPEI Aboriginal Students’ Association, takes place in Main Faculty Lounge from 12:00 to 1:00 (though the dialogue may continue).

Further information on the visit can be found on the UPEI website.  Please also click here to visit Chris Benjamin’s website.

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EDUCATION GRADUATE JOURNAL CLUB

The first Education Graduate Journal Club of the academic year will take place on Tuesday, 15-Sept-2015 in AVC 278N from 12:15 to 1:15pm. In this opportunity Valerie Campbell (PhD student) will lead the discussion about a paper written with her supervisor, Dr. Kate Tilleczek (Tilleczek, K., & Campbell, V. (2014). Narratives of youth literacy: The case of Prince Edward Island. Canadian Journal of Teacher Education, 1(1), 46-84.)

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SUMMER CELEBRATION SUCCESS

The Faculty’s summer celebration was held at Julie’s house this past Thursday, and photos are now available in our Celebration Album (here).  We really appreciate the Social Committee for organizing the event, and Julie for opening her home to us.

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PLEASE USE UPEI EMAIL ADDRESSES

Every member of Faculty’s staff should have a UPEI email address.  If you do not have one, please contact Karen-Anne to make arrangements for this.  We would like to remind everyone to use their UPEI email in UPEI correspondence.  To ensure you do not miss any email messages from us sent to your UPEI email, you can forward UPEI email to your personal email address via the Campus Login (but please ensure you type your email address correctly).

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POTENTIAL TEACHERS (video)

In this newsletter:

• International Education Student Orientation – 03-Sept-2015
• End of Summer Get Together – 03-Sept-2015
• Welcome Jane Gichuru!
• Exchange Students in B.Ed Program!
• Save the Date! – International/Indigenous Dinner and Silent Auction
• FEC Meeting Reminder

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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENT ORIENTATION – 03-SEPT-2015

The Faculty of Education currently has 36 international students in the MEd and BEd programs, and 20 of them have just arrived in Charlottetown.  An orientation session for these students has been arranged on Thursday, 03-Sept-2015 at Health Sciences Building 104. Orientation will be followed by a pizza lunch for all MEd and BEd international students, faculty and staff. Drop by to meet and greet the international students during their welcome luncheon (12:15 pm – 1:15 pm) in the Health Sciences Building Lobby.

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END OF SUMMER GET TOGETHER – 03-SEPT-2015

Just a reminder that if you have not yet sent your RSVP to the Faculty of Education End of Summer Soirée, please take a moment to respond here.  The wine/punch & cheese celebration takes place at Julie’s home in Stratford on Thursday, 03-Sept-2015, beginning around 6:30 pm.

We are looking forward to seeing you!

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WELCOME JANE GICHURU!

We are pleased to report that Dr. Jane Gichuru has come from Ontario to join our Faculty for a ten-month term position during Linyuan’s sabbatical.  Jane will be working out of Memorial 413.  Please welcome Jane to our Faculty!

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EXCHANGE STUDENTS IN B.ED PROGRAM!

A warm welcome to three exchange students from Chile and one from Spain who will be joining our B.Ed classes in September for a semester. Cinzia Bizama, Juan Pablo Leyton, and Nicolas Lobo are with the Canada-Chile Scholarship Program (DFADT) and Teresa Vilas is from the Spain Scholarship Program. Please welcome them to your classes, and if you spy them in the hallways stop and say hello!

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SAVE THE DATE!  – INTERNATIONAL/INDIGENOUS DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION

The International/Indigenous Dinner and Silent Auction will take place Sunday, 22-Nov-2015 at 5:00pm.  Mark your calendars!  You won’t want to miss this great event!

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FEC MEETING REMINDER

Just a reminder that the next Faculty Council Meeting will take place on Friday, 04-Sept-2015 at 1:00pm in Memorial 417.

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In this newsletter:

• Free Pizza!!!
• Analyzing & Presenting Information for Impact – PD Conference
• PhD Orientation
• End of Summer Get Together
• Visiting Scholar

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FREE PIZZA!!!

All faculty and staff are invited to join us in welcoming our new MEd and BEd international students. Drop by to meet and greet the international students, and grab some FREE PIZZA, from 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm on Thursday 03-Sept-2015, in the Health Sciences Building Lobby. Please RSVP to Christa so we have enough!

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ANALYZING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR IMPACT – PD CONFERENCE

The PEI Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society is running a one-day professional development conference on 01-Oct-2015 at the Holland College Centre for Applied Science and Technology.  The conference, Analyzing & Presenting Information for Impact, seeks to provide participants with the tools they need to organize, analyze and present information to effectively engage an audience.  Registration deadline is 02-Sept-2015.  Information on the conference is available here.

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PHD ORIENTATION

All Faculty and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend the PhD orientation to be held August 26 and 27.  This event promises to be a great way for our new and existing PhD students and our Faculty community to get to know each other and learn more about our PhD program.  Please see the attached invitation and schedule for details (Note: events that had previously been listed in Main Faculty Lounge have moved to Memorial 417).  Your RSVP is requested by contacting Cathy Hennessey.

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END OF SUMMER GET TOGETHER

The Faculty of Education End of Summer Soirée takes place at “Chez Julie” in Stratford on Thursday, 03-Sept-2015.  The festive wine/punch & cheese celebration begins around 6:30 pm.

Come out to have a drink, eat some munchies, and celebrate our faculty & staff – new and old!  Please RSVP your attendance at here.

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VISITING SCHOLAR

We are happy to announce that a new visiting scholar has joined our Faculty for the next year.  Chunyan Peng will be working out of Dalton 401.  Please extend a warm welcome to Chunyan when you meet her on campus.

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In this newsletter:

• Thank You!
• Process Changes
• Save the Date – End of Summer Get Together
• Update on Summer French Camp
• PhD Orientation
• Hurrahs!

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THANK YOU!

The Faculty would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who participated in the Graduate Education Research Conference held July 16 & 17.  The event featured the research work of the three finishing MEd cohorts, and it was a huge success.

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PROCESS CHANGES

Please note the following changes to policies and processes within the Faculty of Education:

OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES

Overhead transparencies are no longer to be made with Faculty of Education printers or photocopier.  Instructors that have used transparencies are asked to find alternate ways to project their visuals, perhaps through smart boards or electronic means.

TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION

The University requires that any travel outside the province for University business or in the performance of University duties (with the exception of PDTR travel of 5 days or less) must be authorized in writing in advance of travel using the Travel Authorization Form.  That form can be found here.

BOOKSTORE INFORMATION

The UPEI Bookstore requests that ALL instructors provide them with information on textbook requirements, even if you will not require a textbook for your course.  This will ensure that books can be ordered in a timely manner, and that students are provided with accurate information on textbook requirements.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matters.

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SAVE THE DATE – END OF SUMMER GET TOGETHER

Be sure to save the date for a wine/punch & cheese end of summer celebration at Julie’s place in Stratford on Thursday 03-Sept-2015 beginning around 6:30 pm.

Come out to have a drink, eat some munchies, and celebrate our faculty & staff – new and old!

More details to come.

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UPDATE ON SUMMER FRENCH CAMP

Let’s learn and plays en français is doing very well, with two more weeks of fun still to come!  Camp counsellors, Kristen, Shannon and Emily are doing an excellent job with activities to engage the children and get them all speaking French! Theses photos from their Discovering the World theme hint at all the fun that’s happening everyday! If you have a chance, stop by the camp to say “hi!”  You can find them in the sports centre next  to the interior walking trail.

Beau travail Kristen, Shannon et Emily!

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PHD ORIENTATION

All Faculty and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend the PhD orientation to be held August 26 and 27.  This event promises to be a great way for our new and existing PhD students and our Faculty community to get to know each other and learn more about our PhD program.  Please see the attached invitation and schedule for details.  To RSVP, contact Cathy Hennessey.

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HURRAHS!

Congratulations to Casey Burkholder on winning the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship for three years (2015-2018) for her proposed dissertation: Looking Back and Looking Around: Revisiting and Exploring Civic Engagement through Cellphilms with Ethnic Minority Youth in Hong Kong. Well done, Casey!

In this newsletter:

• Welcome New Staff!
• Updated Handbook for Instructors
• Enter to Win Tickets
• Hurrahs!

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WELCOME NEW STAFF

We are excited to announce four new staffing appointments in the Faculty of Education!

Carolyn Thorne joins the Faculty as  Assistant Professor, (Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion).  Carolyn brings extensive experience a teacher, consultant, counselor and coordinator in the K-12 school system. Carolyn’s office is located in Memorial 407.

Ashley Clark has begun working with many of our International Students as Academic Coach.  Ashley will be meeting with and assisting students from her office in Memorial 302A.

Sherri Russell has begun working with us as part-time Project Manager on Nunavut Programs.  In addition to working with our Faculty, Sherri will also continue her work with the Teaching and Learning Centre in Kelley Building.

Gabriela (Gaby) Sanchez also joins the Faculty as Graduate Research Assistant.  Gaby will be working on organizing the PhD/MEd Thesis Seminar, and Graduate Education Journal Club, and a variety of projects related to the MEd and PhD programs.

Welcome aboard, Carolyn, Ashley, Sherri and Gaby!

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UPDATED HANDBOOK FOR INSTRUCTORS

The Handbook for Instructors has recently been updated and contains important information for both full-time and sessional instructors on such things as printing, course expenses, departmental policies, and more.  The handbook can be accessed by clicking the above link, or from the bulletin page in the menu bar above.  ALL FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS are asked to please review the document.

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ENTER TO WIN TICKETS

The Faculty has two tickets to the Farmers Helping Farmers Annual Beef Barbeque to be held 08-Aug-2015 at Harrington Research Station, and we are making those tickets available to one lucky bulletin reader.  For your chance to win, please email Karen-Anne by noon on 06-Aug-2015.  A draw for the tickets will take place Thursday morning from those that submit their names.

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HURRAHS!

PUBLICATION – AUDREY PENNER

Congratulations to Audrey Penner, whose article Normal 3.0 in Postsecondary Education: Gazing Into Higher Ed’s Future, was published on the on-line newspaper, The EvoLLLution.

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.

In this newsletter:

• Student Conference Celebrating MEd Achievements
• Graduate Education Journal Club
• Farmers Helping Farmers Annual Beef Barbeque
• Faculty of Education Action Research Poster Presentation
• Hurrahs

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STUDENT CONFERENCE CELEBRATING MED ACHIEVEMENTS

Members of the Faculty of Education Community are cordially invited to attend a student conference celebrating their achievements in the MEd program on Thursday, July 16 and Friday, July 17. A detailed program will be circulated next week.

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GRADUATE EDUCATION JOURNAL CLUB

The Graduate Education Journal Club (GEJC) has ended his first year of presentations.   The Club has been of tremendous success and has facilitated the promotion and communication of inspiring research with faculty and students.

A special thank you to Dr. Wiebe and Brittany Jakubiec, Dr. MacDonald and Tim McRoberts, Dr. Miller and Yemi Olajide, and to Dr. Bonnie Stewart. Also, a big thank you to all of you who where there to listen, to share, and to discuss research!

Due to its great success, the Graduate Education Journal Club will resume its activities next September. Please let us know if you are interested in sharing your research by emailing Gabriela Sanchez.

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FARMERS HELPING FARMERS ANNUAL BEEF BARBEQUE

Farmers Helping Farmers is a strong supporter of our Education students and those in other faculties who complete an international practicum placement or internship in Kenya.  The Farmers Helping Farmers Annual Beef Barbeque will be held Saturday, 08-Aug-2014, from 4:00-6:30-m at the Harrington Research Station, 1200 Brackley Point Road.  Take out is available.  The cost is $30 per adult and $10 per child (12 and under).

To reserve tickets for this fantastic meal, please contact Carolyn Francis.  Carolyn will contact you when she is back in the office on 27-July-2015 for delivery.

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION ACTION RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION

The UPEI Faculty of Education is pleased to invite you to the Master of Education – College Cohort Action Research Poster Presentation.  This event will take place in Main Building, Faculty Lounge on July 8th from 1-3pm.

Come learn from these exceptional students and join in celebrating their success!

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HURRAHS

PUBLICATIONS -JANE PRESTON AND STUDENTS

Congratulations to Jane Preston and eight of her past BEd students on their recently published article in the latest peer-reviewed journal, Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal.  You can checkout the article here.

MILESTONES

Just when you think we have moved past the season of convocations, I am pleased to introduce the most recent graduate in Chez Karen-Anne, Winnie the Wiener Dog:

I am happy to report that Winnie succeeded in this first phase of training by being heavily bribed with puppy treats by mastering all items on the final test.  Congratulations, Winnie!

In this newsletter:

• RSVP to Faculty of Education Retreat
• Celebrating Graduate Research in Education
• Call for Papers
• Congratulations, Jill!

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RSVP TO FACULTY OF EDUCATION RETREAT

A full-day retreat that is scheduled for 26-June-2015. All instructors and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend.  If you have not already done so, please confirm your attendance at the retreat to Karen-Anne  by Friday 19-June-2015  to ensure we have an accurate count for planning purposes.

This year’s retreat will take place at the Culinary Institute of Canada, 4 Sydney Street, Charlottetown.  Details on the retreat agenda will be forthcoming.

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CELEBRATING GRADUATE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Three cohorts of Masters of Education students will be finishing off their course work this summer with a two day student conference in MCDH. Members of the community are invited to come out and listen to presentations and view posters.

Details on conference program and location will be forthcoming.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

LONDON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION (LICE-2015)

The London International Conference on Education (LICE) is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education.  The LICE-2015 invites research papers that encompass conceptual analysis, design implementation and performance evaluation.  Details on the conference, deadlines, and how to submit papers are available on their website.

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CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!

The Faculty is very happy to report that Jill Ross was the successful candidate for the Administrative Support position for our BEd programs.  Jill has a huge breadth of knowledge and experience from her many roles in our Faculty.  We are so pleased that Jill is staying on with us.