By on February 27, 2012
When: 12:30-3:30pm March 8
Where: Jack Bell Rm 028, Lower Level, 2080 West Mall, UBC
12:30-1:00pm Catered buffet lunch.
1:00-2:30pm Panelist Dr. Anna Carastathis, Dr. Benita Bunjun, Dr. Eunyoung Choi, Manuela Valle and Natalie Hill will present research on women’s rights, lives, and experiences and explore the problems and advantages of International Women’s Day in its current construction.
1:45-3:30pm Introduction of a new website dedicated to issues related to women’s suffrage, both in Canada and around the world. Dr. Veronica Strong-Boag.
www.wmst.ubc.ca
604-822-9171
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When: 12:00 – 2:00 pm, March 8
Where: Liu Institute for Global Studies
This lunchtime symposium (FREE lunch) features presentations by UBC faculty members, graduate students, and community partners on leading research conducted in UBC’s Centre for Sport and Sustainability. The presentations will invite public dialogue on the role of sport as an agent for social development with highlights on the following CSS projects:
1. Newcomer health and wellness projects: Promising inclusion practices
2. Impacts of Mega-events: The Olympic Games Impact Study (OGI) and a critique of the triple bottom line
applied to sport
3. UBC Athletics & Recreation: Advancing environmental sustainability in university athletics to achieve social
change
Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education, School of Kinesiology and the Centre for Sport & Sustainability.
Lunch will be provided.
Location: Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 NW Marine Drive
Contact: jon.hicke@ubc.ca
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When: 12:30-4:30, March 5
Where: IKBLC – Seminar Room 2.22A
The Peer Review process introduced in this 4 hour workshop is intended primarily as a form of formative (and developmental) feedback.
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
· Describe the peer review process
· Provide constructive feedback for the person being reviewed
· Conduct appropriate Pre- and Post-observation interviews
· Respond to various peer review situations
· Write a relevant and concise report to be discussed in the post-observation meeting
This workshop is open to everyone in the UBC teaching and learning community.
For more information and to register for this event please visit the website provided.
See:http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/1498
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When: March 5-9
Where: Point Grey Campus
UBC is asking the community to support the week’s engaging activities and events which include:
• a flash mob dance organized by Common Energy UBC and goBeyond on Monday, March 5, 12pm: sign up here http://www.facebook.com/events/319569828084652/
• daily free Fair Trade coffee hours at participating Food Services locations
• Campus-wide Scavenger Hunts
• a trade fair at the UBC Bookstore on Wednesday, March 7, 1130am – 2pm, with Fair Trade Vancouver, vendors and samples, including a lunch and learn presentation from Engineers Without Borders
• a Fair Trade Fun Run on March 8 at 12:45pm at Keorner Plaza
The week is being organized through cross-campus partnerships including the AMS, Student Housing and Hospitality Services (SHHS), SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies), the UBC Bookstores, Engineers Without Borders and students from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Common Energy UBC (http://commonenergyubc.wordpress.com/) and goBeyond (http://go-beyond.ca/).
Resource information:
http://www.fairtraderesource.org/link-up/events-calendar/
http://www.fairtradevancouver.ca/
http://fairtrade.ca
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By on February 27, 2012
When: Mar 8, 2012, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Where: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – Lillooet Room, 301
Facilitator(s): Zack Lee
Register online
Brought to you by: CTLT and Tech Express Series
On your UBC Blog, do you ever wonder what happens if you go to the HTML View? Have you ever checked that box on WebCT Vista that says “Enable HTML”? Have you tried viewing the source code for any website? What exactly is HTML?
Wonder no more and empower yourself with what you can do using HTML or HyperText Markup Language. In this session, you will learn what HTML is and techniques on how to learn more. We’ll discuss basic elements and attributes you can use on your blogs and Vista courses. It’s time to break free and have more control on your site. Share your questions and issues you encounter, and as a group, we’ll find the appropriate solutions using what we learned.
BYOLL: remember to bring your own lunch and laptop!
http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/1474
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