The Faculty of Education, Teaching Preparation Centre (TPC) is hiring 6 student assistant positions. The primary purpose of these positions is to provide operational support services in the TPC, charging and discharging library materials and re-shelving of library materials.
Duration Of Employment: November –December 19-2014
Number of Hours Expected to Work: Each student assistant will receive no more than 24 hours within the duration of employment. The work schedule will be designed around the student schedule and the hours worked per week will be discussed bi-weekly.

Salary: CUPE 2419 2013-2016 Collective Agreement – Salary Scales
Assistant Category (Hourly Rate)
Ph.D. 19.70 21.22 (includes vacation pay)
Masters 18.78 20.22(includes vacation pay)
4th Year 16.50 17.45(includes vacation pay)
Other 13.52 14.30(includes vacation pay)

Typical Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provide guidance and assistance to patrons regarding general and specific library/service information
• Circulation: Charge, discharge, renew and recall library materials
• Maintain physical organization of the Teaching Preparation Centre (TPC) materials collection including sorting, shelving
• Assist patrons in acquiring resources and/or materials
• Assistant with collection maintenance activities and projects as appropriate
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
• Student in the Faculty of Education
• Ability to deal courteously and tactfully with the TPC patrons
• Organizational and time management skills
• Skill in the use of automated databases
• Some library experience would be an asset
Please submit a resume to the attention of Rochelle Fenwick by October 31-2014. Please email your resume to Rochelle.Fenwick@uregina.ca or drop-off at the General Office (Education 384) if you have any other questions; please call 306-585-4505

Presenter: Dr. Shauneen Pete, Faculty of Education, University of Regina

Part of a mini-series especially for graduate students who want to understand more about Indigenous Research Methods, but open to anyone who is interested in attending.

SIDRU Seminars provide a forum for educators and students to discuss educational issues and research and their implications for teaching and learning.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Teaching Preparation Centre, Room 228
Education Building
University of Regina

Everyone is welcome. Coffee and cookies are provided. No registration is required.

The American Psychological Association’s (APA) Style Guide is widely
used on the University of Regina campus and beyond, by disciplines
including Psychology, Education, Social Work, KHS, among others. This
workshop will provide an overview of the key features of APA Style,
opportunities to practice formatting references in APA, as well as
suggestions for useful resources and strategies for approaching “tough
to cite” sources.

Plan to attend one of the following sessions:
2-3pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014
-or-
1:30-2:30pm, Friday November 14, 2014

Registration is required and seats are limited, so register at:
http://uregina.libcal.com/instruction by clicking on your preferred
date and completing the short registration form. Both sessions will be
held in the Library’s Regina Room (LY 107.32).

Presenter: Dr. Cindy Hanson, Faculty of Education, University of Regina

Part of a mini-series especially for graduate students who want to understand more about community-based research, but open to anyone who is interested in attending.

SIDRU Seminars provide a forum for educators and students to discuss educational issues and research and their implications for teaching and learning.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Teaching Preparation Centre, Room 228
Education Building
University of Regina

Everyone is welcome. Coffee and cookies are provided. No registration is required.

October 15 (Community Based Research with Dr. Cindy Hanson)
October 22 (Indigenous Research Methods with Dr. Shauneen Pete)
November 5 (Critical Constructivist Grounded Theory with Dr. Marc Spooner)

fall-2014-SIDRU-Seminar-poster.pdf

12 September 2014

Dear colleagues in the Faculty of Education,

Thank you for meeting with me earlier this afternoon to discuss the upcoming national search for a Dean of Education. My sense of the Faculty’s thinking is as follows:

Timing: Launch national search as soon as practicable

External consultant: not needed

Search Advisory Committee (SAC): similar or identical structure to last year’s 10-person SAC: 3 elected faculty members from the Faculty of Education; 1 undergraduate Education student; and 1 graduate Education student; 1 APT or CUPE member from the Faculty; 1 appointed member of Deans’ Council; 1 external representative from the profession; 1 support person from HR; and myself as Chair. The election of faculty members would be carried out via the Dean’s Office as soon as possible; APT and CUPE staff would decide whom they wish to nominate; the student organizations would do the same; I will appoint a member of Deans’ Council; and I will approach an external representative nominated by the Faculty. I would like to have the SAC in place no later than the end of September. Responsibility and support for the search process will be in the Provost’s Office. The search will be governed by the provisions of University policy at http://www.uregina.ca/policy/browse-policy/policy-EMP-010-030.html .

Position profile: Faculty members to review the profile (attached) and provide suggestions to SAC about changes, if needed. SAC will redraft and provide final version to Faculty for information and any final input.

Please let me know if you have concerns or questions about any of these points. I look forward to working with you, and with a new SAC, to seek out and hire the best possible Dean for the Faculty of Education.

Sincerely,

Tom

Thomas Chase
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Rochelle Fenwick

Faculty Administrator
General Office (ED 384.1)
Faculty of Education
Ph: 585-4505
Fax: 585-4880

Royal Roads University is seeking a graduate student to work as a Research Assistant with Dr. George Veletsianos, Canada Research Chair in Innovative Learning and Technology.

This 2014 Fall term Dr Carol Schick is offering a course, ED 870AX Introduction to Post-colonial Theories and Representations, which would be of interest to students whose area of study or research interests might include or refer to excluded and marginalised peoples and their cultures. Please refer to the attached course poster for additional information.

CRN: 30918
ED 870AX-001 Intro to Post-colonial Theories
Wednesdays, 6:00–8:45 pm

For more information about ED 870AX please e-mail carol.schick@uregina.ca

For registration assistance, please use the guide below, or e-mail or phone our office (306-585-4502).
http://www.uregina.ca/education/offices-centres/edgrad/registration/register.html

_______________________________
Faculty of Education
Research & Graduate Programs
University of Regina
Education Building, ED 236
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2

p: 306.585.4502
f: 306.585.5387
e: edgrad@uregina.ca
http://education.uregina.ca/edgrad/

School readiness Reach-by-Risk Report 2014 — ICPSR 35219

Announced today:Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk Report, 2014http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/35219?q=school+readiness&searchSource=find-analyze-home

Author(s):Lazarte-Alcala, Naneida
; Schumacher, Krista

Date Issued:Summer 2014
Description:The Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk Report builds on the development of the Oklahoma School Readiness Risk Index (SRRI) in 2011 by including data on the scope of early childhood programs in each of the state’s 77 counties. This research project seeks to analyze the prevalence of particular socio-demographic indicators of school readiness, as well as promote informed policy funding decisions related to early childhood education. The purpose of this study is to highlight counties where the risk for starting school unprepared to learn is high, yet opportunities for quality early childhood programs and services are low. Within this study the researchers focused on prekindergarten students (with Hispanic background) who displayed signs of being unprepared to learn by examining two social constructs: risk and reach (identified by early childhood programs). Risk measures were assessed through a risk index comprised of 10 socioeconomic and demographic indicators found by empirical research to increase a child’s risk of being unprepared for school. The Reach measures were created by gathering data from early education programs, the state’s universal prekindergarten program, early childhood home visitation programs, and child care services. Early childhood program reach was determined by analyzing the county-level service density of early childhood education and home visitation programs in addition to several aspects of child care services, such as provider quality ratings and enrollment of children with child care subsidies in quality facilities.

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Humanities Research Institute Annual Fellowships, 2014-15

The Humanities Research Institute announces the 2014-15 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, 2014-June 30, 2015. 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: June 6, 2014

Term of Fellowship
The term of the fellowship will normally be one year. The fellowship
will commence July 1, 2014.

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. Christian Riegel
Director, Humanities Research Institute
christian.riegel@uregina.ca
305-359-1219.