Laura Brass Featured on UBC Grad Studies
Edith Lando VLC Grad Academic Assistant (GAA), Laura Brass, was recently featured on the UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies website. Read Laura’s Q&A and find out more about her research on women-identified immigrants to Canada, and the ongoing barriers they encounter, including a lack of recognition of foreign credentials, occupational reintegration, and limited access to social capital and professional networks.
Pathways Session 6 Resources
Welcome to the session on Pathways Keynote facilitator Help Change My City Session Recording Main book discussed Shiva, V. (2020). Reclaiming the Commons. Ch. 5-7. And/or Shiva, V. (2015). Earth Democracy. Intro. & Ch. 3. Multimodal resources Secondary Reading: Miranda, B. ‘The way I am is an outrage’: The Indigenous Brazilian musicians taking back […]
Intersections Session 5 Resources
Welcome to the session on Intersections Keynote facilitator Jennifer Reddy First elected as Trustee to the Vancouver School Board in October 2018, Jennifer Reddy (she/her) was re-elected to the Board in the 2022 municipal election. Jennifer’s ‘other’ job is as a Senior Social Planner with the City of Vancouver focusing on the design and process […]
Islamophobia and Anti-racism Session 4 Resources
Welcome to the session on Islamophobia and Anti-racism Keynote facilitator Imam Marwan Larbes Session Recording Main book discussed Said, E. (1978). Orientalism. Multimodal resources Secondary Reading: Bindi, I. (2022). Organizing against education’s jailers. Music Musician/artist: Oum: Zarabi. Videos Fauda. (Raz and Issacharoff. 2015). Watch on Netflix. Interview with Richard Falk. Watch on Facebook. […]
Fundamentals of Coding Summer Camp Now Available Online and In-Person
A week-long website development summer camp that teaches fundamental skills like HTML, CSS, & Javascript, while also introducing broader concepts and principles of the Internet.
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Rural and Remote Resource Website
A re-design of an existing website – ruralteachers.com – to better meet the needs of rural educators and researchers interested in rural education. The re-designed web space will house research-based multi-media resources shared openly to support the rural and remote education community including faculty associates, mentor teachers, and teacher candidates as they prepare for and successfully work together during rural practica.
A Collaboration with Coding Pals Foundation and Immigrant Services Society of BC
Coding Pals Foundation offers free workshops to Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSBC) members introducing coding principles using Scratch – supported by the ELVLC.
Climate Anxiety: Supporting Teen and Parent/Guardian Dialogues
Through a series of workshops, this project will address climate anxiety or grief – also referred to as ecological grief – in both teens and their parents. Led by grant recipients Kshamta Hunter, Meghan Wise, and Peyvand Fralick.
Edith Lando VLC Reading Club
Peyvand Fralick receives a grant for a five-part virtual book club, concentrating on the five areas of focus for the Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre as themes. A wide range of reading materials may be selected including novels, works of non-fiction, or portions of textbooks and poetry.
Bridging Connections: Interdisciplinary Explorations with Higher Music Education and Indigenous Artistic Practices
Dr. Laurel Forshaw receives a grant for this project which seeks to create spaces of dialogue and relationship building that will help to guide the next stages of engagement with reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization within higher music education.
Supporting Children’s Developmental Health and Wellbeing with a Virtual Dashboard
Dr. Eva Oberle receives a DPL grant for a data-sharing virtual dashboard to be used to effectively enhance child development, wellbeing and resilience.
