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Do you want to participate in inter-departmental discussions with students from the Faculty of Education such as in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, Indigenous Education, and Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education?SAVE THE DATE
AGES 2021 Virtual Conference: Bridging Digital Connections
Please see the attachedAGES 2021 Conference Program for the presentations.
Here are the March 5 2021 Conference Presentation Summaries , the March 12 Program Summary
the March 19 Presentation Summaries and the March 26 Presentation Summaries.
Stay tuned for the rest of the Friday ( March 26) presentation summaries
Register by sending an email to ages@uvic.ca or click on Eventbrite.
Attend the conference here in Zoom.
Call for Proposals
AGES 2021 Virtual Conference: Bridging Digital Connections
AGES invites graduate and undergraduate students, Faculty of Education faculty, staff, and alumni to participate in the 2021 Bridging Digital Connections FREE conference!
This year’s AGES conference will again provide opportunities for all members of our community to learn about and share their own research in ways that encourage engagement, discussion and connections. AGES also aims to profile the outstanding research knowledge of our faculty and the emerging knowledge of our many graduate students
Research Presentation Formats
AGES welcomes different research sharing formats such as artifacts, posters, papers, and other options. Participants are welcome to propose another format such as a pre-recorded presentation using Kaltura, workshop or artistic expression of research.
The conference will include a research artifact panel that will allow all participants to talk about some aspect of their own research experiences in 5 minute presentations through Zoom. There will also be time for poster and paper presentations through Zoom, so that individuals can share their research in a more traditional academic format. Poster presentations will be 10 minutes and paper presentations will be 15-30 minutes. As mentioned above, alternative formats are also welcome and AGES will coordinate them alongside the artifact, poster, and presentation schedules.
Faculty Panel
There will be a faculty research methodology panel as well that will feature diverse approaches to collecting, sharing and applying research ideas to practice. The panel will feature 4-5 faculty of education researchers and will afford an opportunity to hear more about diverse research approaches and new innovations in educational thinking while providing time to have conversations and ask questions.
Supervisors
AGES encourages supervisors to join in the conference because the event is a great opportunity for graduate students to co-present with their supervisors. Graduate students – be sure to talk with your supervisor about attending with you!
eConference Grants
This year we will also award up to four (4) $500.00 eConference grants through a draw to graduate students who participate in the conference. The grant will support them to attend a subsequent conference—our goal is to help you build your research record by taking your initial presentation ideas forward to another disciplinary conference of your choice!
Conference Series Dates
The virtual conference will take place over a four week period. Attendees can attend any or all of the sessions.
Friday, March 5th, 2021: 10am – 12pm
Friday, March 12th, 2021: 10am – 12pm
Friday, March 19th, 2021: 1pm – 3pm
Friday, March 26th, 2021: 1pm – 3pm
How to Register
Register your intention to participate by submitting the attached proposal submission form that you can find in “Recent Posts” on this site on the right hand side. Send the form to ages@uvic.ca by February 18th, 2021 and let us know your preferred way to participate. We are happy to answer any questions you may have so please send us an email at ages@uvic.ca or edadgr@uvic.ca.
Decolonising Social Research Series
http://www.swdtp.ac.uk/training-and-development/decolonising-social-research-series/?fbclid=IwAR0wF2X_11vOEbTLCYrxTTSPmapjd0z4B04p_RfrJvfl_p8a3lHjv3qw3Bs
Territory Acknowledgement
3 Minute Research Presentations
TA Questions and Concerns
Decolonization-Antiracism
Updates AGES workshops and Committees
Update AGES’ Brightspace page progress
Conference Planning
Schedule next meeting
AGES is a group of Faculty of Education graduate students who work together
to coordinate opportunities that support students academically through
seminars, student panels, workshops, and a yearly conference.
During this process we build and strengthen relationships
with students, staff, and faculty.
If you want to join AGES there are many ways to get involved.
Are you looking for ways to organize your studies and plan ahead?
Dear Faculty of Education Graduate Students,
Zoom URL: https://uvic.zoom.us/j/99229639820
Please find attached the agenda and see below for ways that you may want to participate in the meeting.
Please contact ages@uvic.ca to let us know. The first two students who express interest will be given time to present at the Nov. 12 meeting and if there are more students who would like to present, AGES will plan another opportunity for you to present, for example at the next meeting. We look forward to hearing about your research. If you want to stay for the rest of the meeting, please find attached the agenda.
AGES welcomes you to bring your questions, concerns, and ideas about TA-ing
at the next AGES meeting on November 12th, 2020 at 4:30pm. Teaching Assistant Consultant, Jess Willows, and AGES members want to hear your questions and concerns.
Join Dr. Catherine McGregor for a graduate student Drop-in on Thursday, October 29th from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. All graduate students are welcome, and the goal is to create a space in which you can check in with others, ask questions, and explore ideas related to research and studies within your graduate program. Join us with the following link: https://uvic.zoom.us/j/95018802590
Association of Graduate Education Students (AGES) ages@uvic.ca
Check out the different workshops that the Center for Academic Communication (CAC) offers!
Join us for our first AGES meeting: Tuesday October 6 at 4:30 pm
Join us at this link: https://uvic.zoom.us/j/99229639820
Would you like to connect with other graduate students in the Faculty of Education?
Do you want to be part of graduate student initiatives such as planning seminars and a conference?
Association of Graduate Education Students (AGES) ages@uvic.ca
If you could not attend the Faculty of Education Orientation on October 1st 2020, below are links that were shared during the orientation such as:
- Center for Academic Communication (CAC) https://www.uvic.ca/learningandteaching/cac/
- Student Wellness Center
https://www.uvic.ca/students/health-wellness/student-wellness-centre/index.php - Library Resources: https://libguides.uvic.ca/welcomeeducationstudents/helpvideos
Join us in creating community and develop a network of shared support at the Faculty of Education Graduate Student Orientation on October 1, 2020 from 3-4 pm via zoom (https://uvic.zoom.us/j/7754090835) to learn about:
- campus resources such as health and wellness, writing support and library services
- AGES (Association for Graduate Education Students) recourses
- Funding and how to apply for upcoming grants
- Graduate student panel to ask your peers and graduate colleagues questions
- Prizes too!
Please email ages@uvic.ca with questions for the graduate student panel.
AGES 2020 Conference POSTER
The Association of Graduate Student Society (AGES) invites you to register for our 2020 Bridging Connections FREE conference on March 20, 2020 from 12:30 – 4:30 in the MacLaurin Building Learning Commons! This year’s conference will provide opportunities for discussion and connections about education research through artifact, poster, paper, and panel presentations. rsvp to ages@uvic.ca or register at https://ages2020conference.eventbrite.ca
Registration will be open until the day of the conference, but please RSVP so that we can order the right amount of refreshing food and beverages for you!
We look forward to hearing from you.
AGES website: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ages/
AGES invites you to a Grant Writing Seminar on Tuesday Feb 25 from 3:15-4:15 in
Are you looking for graduate student funding? Are you thinking of applying for a SSHRC Master’s or Doctoral Award to support your studies? Does the prospect seem daunting? Dr. Anita Prest will walk you through the process of applying for these awards, discuss resources to facilitate your application, and provide personal examples from her first efforts to create a project description to the final version, which resulted in obtaining a SSHRC doctoral fellowship. Please contact AGES@UVIC.CA if you are planning to attend. Thank you.
Looking to present a poster at a conference this year?
Want some advice on how to make your poster stand out?
Come eat your lunch with us and we will give you some handy tips and answer all your poster making questions!
February 27th from 12:30 -1:30 PM in MAC A341
AGES@UVIC.CA
Hello graduate and undergraduate students, Faculty of Education faculty, staff, and alumni,
We invite you to participate in our 2020 Association of Graduate Student Society (AGES) Connections FREE conference! This year’s conference will provide opportunities for all members of our community to learn about and share their own research learning in ways that encourage engagement, discussion and connections. We also want to profile the outstanding research knowledge of our faculty and the emerging knowledge of our many graduate students in the faculty.
Different research sharing formats are built into this year’s conference as a way of addressing diverse experiences and stages in the research process. For example, we will open the conference with a research artifact forum that will allow all participants—community members, students, faculty, staff and alumni to talk about some aspect of their own research experiences. An artifact forum invites conversations as everyone mixes and mingles to talk with individuals who have brought an artifact that represents their research ideas, questions, data or story.
We will also have time for poster and paper presentations, so that individuals can share their research in a more traditional academic format. This year we will also award up to four (4) $500.00 travel grants to graduate students & their supervisor to attend a subsequent conference—our goal is to help you build your research record by taking your initial presentation ideas forward to another disciplinary conference of your choice!
There will also be a faculty research methodology panel that will feature diverse approaches to collecting, sharing and applying research ideas to practice. The panel will feature 4-5 faculty of education researchers and will afford an opportunity to hear more about diverse research approaches and new innovations in educational thinking while providing time to have conversations and ask questions.
Last year we had a number of alumni and undergraduate students attend and present at the conference—and we hope to build on this success. The Research Artifact Forum and Poster session will provide great opportunities for high impact conversations without a requirement for formal research documentation. We think this way of presenting your own research and field practices provides an important way to share how you are making educational impact.
The conference will be held on March 20th from 12:30 to 5:30 pm. The final location is still being negotiated, but it will be on the UVic campus. The conference will include food and beverages—and there are no fees to pay. Just register your intention to participate by February 7th on the proposal submission form (see the link to the right under section “Posts”) and let us know your preferred way to participate.
Graduate students –be sure to talk with your supervisor about attending with you! That way you’ll be eligible to receive the $500.00 in conference travel funding.
The proposal from submission deadline is February 7th. We are happy to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to email Natasja Benfaida (ages@uvic.ca) or Catherine McGregor (edadgr@uvic.ca)