If you’re interested in free and equal access to knowledge and learning then you should consider apply for OpenCon 2018!

OpenCon is the conference and community for students and early career professionals interested in advancing Open Access, Open Education and Open Data. Each year, OpenCon brings together a diverse, representative, and engaged group of participants. OpenCon 2018 will be held November 2-4 in Toronto.

Travel scholarships are available to many (if not, most) attendants, therefore, attendance at OpenCon 2018 is by application only:
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The deadline to apply for OpenCon 2018 is July 13 at 11:59 U.S. Pacific Time.

The benefits of applying for OpenCon 2018 extend far beyond attending the Toronto meeting. It’s an opportunity to find collaborators, get connected with scholarships to attend related conferences, and be recognized by the community for the work you do to promote Open Access, Open Education and Open Data. To find out more about OpenCon before applying:

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Marc Spooner (University of Regina, Education) just uploaded “Qualitative Research and Global Audit Culture: The Politics of…” on Academia.edu.

View the paper here:

https://www.academia.edu/t/LSLN-Ls2JFc7-CDJ5N/31792873/Qualitative_Research_and_Global_Audit_Culture_The_Politics_of_Productivity_Accountability_and_Possibility

Thanks,
The Academia.edu Team

The Faculty of Education and UR International are excited to invite you to the presentation “Higher Education System in Belgium” led by Ms. Leen Alaerts on Tuesday, March 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Education Building 558, Main Campus of the University of Regina.

Ms. Leen Alaerts is a Lecturer, an International Officer and a Practitioner Researcher with Teacher Education at University Colleges Leuven-Limburg (UCLL), Belgium.

The presentation includes an overview of the Belgian Higher Education System; brief information about the faculties and programs of the University Colleges Leuven-Limburg, as well as their research projects, educational practices, and international experience.

For more information about Ms. Leen Alaerts’ academic curriculum please see the attachment.

Thank you and we hope to see you at the presentation,

We are welcoming students at any stage of their doctoral journey from any discipline to our

4th Canadian Doctoral Nursing Network Conference; Global Invitation
June 14, 15 & 16, 2017
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

NEW Promo page 2017 CANADIAN DOCTORAL NURSING NETWORK CONFERENCE

This conference provides support, encouragement, and mentoring; in addition to, the opportunity to
submit your abstract and present. Please know that abstracts submissions and registration
for the conference is now open.

We are very excited to announce that our Keynote speakers this year will be

Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy RN, Phd and
Dr. Marlen Smadu RN, EdD, LLD (h.c.)

Registration
Early bird $300 (ends March 31, 2017)
$350 (after March 31, 2017)

For full conference details, online registration, and how to submit your abstracts
please go to http://www.uregina.ca/nursing/cdnnc/index.html

Accommodation Options:
Rooms have been held for the conference more information
can be found at https://www.uregina.ca/nursing/cdnnc/registration.html

Look forward to seeing you in June,

Cara Wilkins
Faculty of Nursing
Administrative Support
Dean’s Office
University of Regina
Phone: 306-337-3344
Fax: 306-337-8493
Cara.Wilkins@uregina.ca
Nursing.Research@uregina.ca

Thank you SO MUCH for your time regarding this matter.

Call for Submissions Rising Up: A Graduate Students Conference on Indigenous Knowledge and Research in Indigenous Studies – Winnipeg, Manitoba – March 17-18th, 2017 An international gathering held annually. Rising Up attracts scholars in all forms of Indigenous research with approximately 60 representatives from around the world to showcase their work.

The University of Manitoba Native Studies Graduate Students Association (NSGSA) is hosting the second annual two-day conference for all graduate students to lead the discussion across all disciplines and allow graduates to present their knowledge and research. This year the Conference will take place between March 17th and 18th in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Rising Up 2017 will focus on Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Research.

Submission of abstracts

The deadline for abstract submissions is currently February 3rd, 2017 and can be sent online via risingup@umanitoba.ca. All abstracts must be 150-200 words and include authors first and last name, university, program or department, and email address. Abstracts will be accepted online, reviewed and notification provided on a rolling basis. Submissions should include a 4-5 sentence bio of author with preferred photograph for publication. NSGSA invites its network to share the call for abstracts and the information about the Conference to all of those interested in contributing to this year event. What: Conference:

Rising Up: A Graduate Student Conference on Indigenous Knowledge and Research in Indigenous Studies.

When: March 17-18, 2017 Where: University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus

This is a free event, open to all.

Belinda Nicholson
Co-President NSGSA
University of Manitoba

The Humanities Research Institute announces the 2015-16 Humanities Research
Fellowships to faculty members at the University of Regina and federated
colleges. Full-time continuing faculty are eligible to apply.

The HRI supports research in traditional humanities disciplines as well as in
philosophical, historical, and ethical, contexts across academic disciplines.
The humanities are not conceived as a specific group of subject areas but
include all forms of study that examine the human condition. Humanities
researchers are engaged in questions that address human thought, experience,
and creativity.

Fellows will be expected to conduct research, be active participants in the HRI
community, present their research at an HRI-organized event, and organize an
activity or series of activities as part of the HRI’s programming (e.g., a
lecture, seminar series, or similar).

Up to three $4,000 research awards will be granted for the period July 1, 2015-June
30, 2016. Additional

funds, up to a maximum of $1,000, will be provided to fellowship holders to
assist with the organization of the activity/activities. This activity need not
be directly linked to the proposed research (e.g., the activity could be an

invited lecturer who discusses interpretive dance and the proposed research is
on developing theatrical lighting theories).

Application Criteria

-Specific research aims, activities, and outcomes that can be achieved during
tenure of the award should be identified. These may be linked to longer-term
research projects: the relationship between the one-year award and the larger
project should be made clear.

-A detailed budget is required. Expenses supported are those typically
associated with the conduct of research. Ineligible expenses include:
equipment; travel for the purposes of dissemination (e.g., to present at
conferences) or to attend conferences and academic meetings; and
publication-related costs.

-For projects in non-traditional humanities disciplines, the relationship to
the humanities must be clearly articulated.

-The proposed activity (lecture, seminar series, or similar) must be outlined,
including an estimated budget. Other

sources of funding (department, faculty, or other source) above the $1,000
provided by the HRI should be detailed.

Formal Application Process

Applications must be combined into a single file and be provided in PDF format
and must include:

1. a curriculum vitae;

2. a detailed statement of the research proposal. Maximum two pages;

3. a descriptive title and abstract of 75 words;

4. a budget, with justification where necessary. Maximum one page; and

5. a description and budget for the activity/activities (lecture, seminar
series, etc.). Maximum one page.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

To be submitted to the HRI at humanities.research@uregina.ca.

Due Date: May 1, 2015

Term of Fellowship

The term of the fellowship will normally be one year. The fellowship will
commence July 1, 2015.

Further information about the HRI and current HRI Fellowship holders can be
found on our website: www.humanitiesresearch.org.

Questions can be directed to:
Dr. Carmen Robertson
Acting Director, Humanities Research Institute
Carmen.Robertson@uregina.ca
305-337-2227

Humanities Research Institute
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2
www.humanitiesresearch.org

Currently, online access to all issues of Power and Education (from 2009 to the present) is free. See http://pae.sagepub.com/

Power and Education is an international peer-reviewed journal promoting critical studies of contemporary educational practice and challenging the complicit practices and assumptions of mainstream educational research. The journal is committed to providing a distinctive and comprehensive body of knowledge focusing on the relationships between the concepts of power and education in their broadest senses. Innovative and provocative work stimulating debate around the analysis, construction, deployment and discourses of power in educational practice, research and theory is particularly encouraged, as is work exploring forms of presentation and representation.

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Hi Everyone,

Valerie Triggs and I are excited to announce the Investigating our Practices conference coming up in April.

We are linking up with UBC as they are now in their 16th year of hosting this brilliant forum.

The nature of this conference is to investigate our practices and to exchange innovative ways of looking at pedagogy with others. This conference serves as a rich and fertile environment for undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and K-12 teachers in the field within a supportive atmosphere.

We are encouraging you to consider writing a proposal (250 words – Deadline February 26th) as well as encourage your students or any teachers you know in the field.

We are hoping you can help us spread the word and encourage your students to make a proposal.

Included in this email are a few options to inform your students about this event.

– A set of slides that outline the conference and the 3 different forms of presenting
– A one-page poster that has all the information on the other side, which could be, uploaded on your UR courses.

We have also dropped a hard copy poster with information on the backside in your box.

Thanks for helping us spread the word!!!!

We look forward to your proposal!

Sincerely

Kathryn Ricketts & Valerie Triggs

http://ow.ly/d/2VYA

This is a call to the Faculty of Education for applications to the 2015 SIDRU Research Fund Competition. These funds are adjudicated and awarded to research exploring theory and practice in three broad areas: Field Experience and Professional Development, Partnerships and Community-Based Projects, and the “General” Fund.
It is expected that 3 applications, one from each category, will be awarded a modest maximum of $3,500 each.
Assessment will be based on the merit of the research topic, the soundness of the research methodology, the reasonableness of the proposed timelines and the appropriateness of the proposed budget.
A complete application will include a summary paragraph, a project description, a budget, and a proposed timeline. Applications should be submitted electronically and sent to sidru@uregina.ca.
Successful applicants are expected to share their research process and findings with colleagues and graduate students at a future SIDRU seminar and submit a brief final report.
DEADLINE for applications is January 9, 2015. Successful applicants will be notified by January 23, 2015.

SIDRU
Saskatchewan Instructional Development & Research Unit
Faculty of Education
Ed 220 Education Building
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2