Indigenous Teaching Gardens Open
(UAlberta)TweetBy DC Brandon This past Monday, the Faculty of Education unveiled its new Indigenous Teaching Gardens at an opening ceremony attended by students, staff and the public. While the...
View ArticleA Tribute to Dr. Ted Aoki (1919 – 2012)
(UAlberta)Tweetby Terry Carson, (Professor Emeritus) BA, BEd, MEd, PhD (University of Alberta) Dr. Ted Aoki, who was an academic staff member in the Department of Secondary Education from 1964 to...
View ArticleSearching for solutions to Tanzania’s math problem
(UAlberta)Tweet CIDA grant facilitates UAlberta project to improve training of 430 mathematics teachers in Tanzania, benefiting 13,000 students. by Bryan Alary (Edmonton) A team from the University of...
View ArticleSteier travels to Prague for Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum
(UAlberta)Tweet By DC Brandon Adjunct Professor Marilyn Steier recently returned from Prague, Czech Republic, where she was a judge at the 2012 edition of the annual Microsoft Partners in Learning...
View ArticleCheryl Poth wins the Provost’s Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in...
(UAlberta) For Poth, who teaches EDPY 303: Educational Assessment (a mandatory course for all pre-service teachers), these criteria are especially impressive to pull off, considering she teaches and...
View ArticleCarla Peck wins 2013 Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
(UAlberta)By Jane Marshall “I wanted my students to leave my classes not just better informed, but more prepared to relinquish the safety of silence, more prepared to speak up, to act against injustice...
View ArticleHighlights of Educational Policy Studies Research Day
(UAlberta)By Kelly Loeffelmann and Pamela Timanson On April 25th, 2013, the Educational Policy Studies community, along with valued community members came together to celebrate Research Day. This...
View ArticleJerrold Kachur wins 2013 Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
(UAlberta)Sometimes it takes a cup of tea and some honest conversation. That’s part of Dr. Kachur’s approach – an integral part of higher learning that he admired when teaching in Istanbul at Boğaziçi...
View ArticleEdTech Services wins Information Technology Innovation Award
(UAlberta)By DC Brandon Given out annually by the Office of the Vice-Provost (Information Technology), the Information Technology Innovation Award is bestowed upon one academic person, non-academic...
View ArticleGraphic novels and comics for the visually impaired explored in award-winning...
(UAlberta) By DC Brandon LIS degree candidate Karen Doerksen has a lot to celebrate these days. She just completed the last of her coursework in the Master of Library & Information Studies...
View ArticleAlliance Pipeline Young Women’s Circle of Leadership
(UAlberta) The Alliance Pipeline Young Women’s Circle of Leadership, an annual summer school designed to bring young Aboriginal women aged 12-16 to the University of Alberta campus for Cree language...
View ArticleEnbridge supports teachers in their effort to preserve Indigenous languages
(UAlberta) By DC Brandon This past Tuesday, eight students who have been taking courses through the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute (CILLDI) this summer received...
View ArticleCamp fYrefly Goes to Calgary
(UAlberta) ummer camps come in all forms, and it’s pretty easy to find programs centering on sports, arts, nature, science, dance and drama, or some other common activity. Rarely is there a camp...
View ArticleOK Computer
(UAlberta) Today Alberta stands as a global leader in educational technology. U of A Professor Emeritus Dr. Craig Montgomerie played an important role in getting us there. By Ben Freeland It’s...
View ArticleU of A’s Fully Online MLIS Program Promotes Greater Access to Library...
(UAlberta)By Katherine Joy Orobio Three years ago, when Ernie Ingles was the new director of the Faculty of Education’s School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Alberta (U...
View ArticleNew International Diploma Program in Thailand to be Offered, Starting May 2014
(UAlberta) by DC Brandon The Faculty of Education and the Lertlah School Division of Bangkok, Thailand have announced an exciting new international teacher agreement. The agreement will facilitate...
View ArticleResearch Innovation Space in Education (RISE) Impresses at Grand Opening
(UAlberta)By DC Brandon The grand opening of the brand new Research Innovation Space in Education (RISE) was held this past Tuesday, October 22. In attendance were faculty and grad students from across...
View Article10 Years of the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program
(UAlberta)By DC Brandon A lot can happen in 10 years. When the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) first got started here at the U of A way back in 2003, Jean Chrétien was still Prime Minister,...
View ArticleNew Certificate in Catholic Education Offered Through St. Joseph’s College
(UAlberta)By Sydnee Bryant What if there was a way to enhance your education, boost your resume and increase your odds of being hired? Great news has come for those looking to answer those questions...
View Article22 Graduates from the University of Alberta / Blue Quills First Nations...
(UAlberta)By DC Brandon This week, 22 graduates from the U of A Blue Quills First Nations College partnership program will make history. The graduates will become the first to receive a parchment with...
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