Activités des membres du comité exécutif

Margaret Conrad

“A New History for New Brunswick.” Presentation for the launch of New Brunswick Studies Journal, Saint Thomas University, 5 November 2010.

Moderator, “A Conversation: Lord Beaverbrook’s Legacy,” with David Adams Richards, Michael Bliss, Naomi Griffiths, and Jacques Poitras. The Playhouse, Fredericton, 4 November 2010.

“A Tale of Two New Brunswicks: History and Empowerment.” Panel presentation, An Afternoon with Eminent New Brunswick Thinkers, Fredericton, 12 September 2009; an expanded version presented at the Association for Canadian Studies Conference, Knowing Ourselves: The Challenge of Teaching History in Official Language Minority Communities, Moncton, 5 November 2009.

“Landscapes of Purpose.” Response to Rosemary Ommer, “Globalization and Coastal Communities: An Economic History Perspective.” St Andrews Symposium, Small Communities in a Globalizing Society, 16 August 2009.

Kevin Kee

Les activités en recherche de Kevin Kee pendant les dernières années:

Ontario Early Researcher Award, Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario (November 2006), $150,000

Subventions de recherche

Co-applicant, with Peter F. Biehl et al, Serious Play and the Cravens
Collection: Designing an Educational Video Game for the Outreach Program of the Cravens Collection of the College of Arts and Sciences, Digital Humanities Institute, University of Buffalo (February 2010), $3,200USD

Co-applicant--History at Play: Augmented Reality Gaming and the Ubiquitous Past--Image, Text, Sound and Technology Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (January 2009), $49, 560

Principal Investigator--Simulating History Research Assistant--
Brock University, Experience Works Program (April 2008), $8363.04

Producer and Principal Investigator--Outbreak--Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, Development Program Grant (November 2007), $50,000

Principal Investigator--The Simulating History Research Lab--
Canada Foundation for Innovation Leaders Opportunity Fund, (November 2007), $46,400

Principal Investigator--The Simulating History Research Lab--
Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award, Ontario Innovation Trust (November 2007), $46,400

Principal Investigator--Simulating History Research Assistant--
Brock University, Experience Works Program (April 2007), $3,360.15

Conference Chair--Interacting with Immersive Worlds Conference--
Brock University Advancement Fund Special Purpose Grant, Subvention for Scholarly Conferences and Workshops (April 2007), $2,500

Principal Investigator--Simulating History Programmer--Brock University, Experience Works Program (January 2007), $7,134.12

Conference Chair--Interacting with Immersive Worlds Conference--
Brock University, Humanities Research Institute, Conference Grant (January 2007), $2,500

Principal Investigator--Simulating History: The Poetics of History Simulations--Image, Text, Sound and Technology Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (January 2007), $49, 891

Principal Investigator--Simulating History Research Assistant--
Brock University, Experience Works Program (August 2006), ~$3,600

Principal Investigator--Simulating History: The Best Practices for History Simulations Project--Image, Text, Sound and Technology Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (January 2006), $49, 996

Principal Investigator--Best Practices for Serious Games and Simulations--Brock University (2005), $32, 095

Principal Investigator--Digital Humanities: Infrastructure for Advanced Pedagogy and Serious Gaming--Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award, Ontario Innovation Trust (2005), $32, 095

Principal Investigator--Digital Humanities: Infrastructure for Advanced Pedagogy and Serious Gaming--Canada Foundation for Innovation (2005), $32,095

Principal Investigator--Kevin Kee, Jamshid Baheshti, Andrew Large (P.I.s), Intelligent Virtual Environments: Paintings as Virtual Gateways to Canadian Social and Cultural History--Canadian Culture Online Programs, Partnerships Fund (2005), $403,000

Stéphane Lévesque

Projets de recherche

CFI grant for $201,000 to build The Virtual History Lab, matched by the Ontario Government, bringing the total grant to $402,000

Using the Virtual Historian to Engage in Authentic Historical Tasks

Historical Literacy In 21st Century Ontario: Research Using The Virtual Historian©

Présentations

"Developing Historical Literacy: How Do We Make Progress in Learning to Think Historically?" Conférence annuelle de l’Amercian Educational Research Association, Nouvelle Orléans LA, avril 2011.

"Thinking History. Development of Didactics of History Education in Canada." International Conference: Social Science Didactics. University of Karlstad, Center for Social Science Didactics, Suède, novembre 2010.

"Thinking Historically: What Does it Mean in the 21st Century?" Digital Youth and Participatory Learning Workshop, Queen’s University, ON, octobre 2010.

"La enseñanza de la historia en Canadá: los problemas de la multiculturalidad." Conférence internationale : La pensée historique à l’ère de la globalisation. Université Santiango de Compostella, Espagne, juillet 2010.

Ontario History and Social Sciences Teachers' Association (OHASSTA) Conference 6 novembre, 2009, Toronto. "Why Can't You Just Tell Me?": Learning History with the Virtual Historian, avec Clare Leaper, Saunders Secondary School, Thames Valley District School Board.

College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference 13 november, 2009, Atlanta.
Using the Virtual Historian to Engage in Authentic Historical Tasks, avec Adam Friedman, Wake Forest University

Balados

Entretien radiophonique sur le Laboratoire d’histoire virtuelle au Monde selon Mathieu. Société Radio-Canada (Ottawa-Gatineau). 15 avril 2011.
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Alan Sears

Subventions

Co-investigator, SSHRC Standard Research Grant, “Teachers’ and Students’ Understanding of Ethnic Diversity: Implications for Multicultural Education in Canada,” 2010-2013.

Principal Investigator, SSHRC Standard Research Grant, “Youth and Democratic Participation in Canada and Australia,” 2008-2011.

Ateliers

Fostering Historical Thinking in Elementary Social Studies. Workshop for the NBTA Elementary Council, Fredericton, 7 May, 2010.

Teaching Historical Thinking. Workshop for middle and high school social studies teachers, NB School District 17, 4 January, 2010.

Engaging as Citizens. Invited presentation to students and staff at Fredericton High School on the launch of a new citizenship education initiative by the NB Department of Education, 23 October, 2009.

Making Room for Revolution in Social Studies Classrooms. Invited workshop for NB School District 18 Social Studies teachers, Fredericton High School, 9 October, 2009.

Gone AWOL: The Federal Government and Public Education in Canada, the Case of Citizenship Education. Invited presentation to the Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training, University of British Columbia, 11 February, 2009.

Children’s Thinking About Ethnic Diversity in Canada and Russia. Invited presentation to the Department of Education, The University of York, UK, 14 May, 2008.

Nurturing the Spirit of Democracy in Russia and Canada. Invited presentation at The Centre for Citizenship Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 7 April, 2008.

Peter Seixas

Présentations

“Indigenous Historical Consciousness: an Oxymoron or a Dialogue?”  Understanding History and the Construction of Identities in a Global World: De-Nationalizing History Teaching? Autónoma University, Madrid, Espagne, 28-30 octobre 2010.

“Thoughts on a Centre for the Study of Indigenous Historical Consciousness,” University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 24 septembre 2010.

“A Surprising Receptivity: Teachers, Politicians and Curriculum Officials Embrace Historical Thinking,” International Congress of Historical Sciences, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas, 25 août 2010.

Conférencier d'honneur, “Progress, Presence and Historical Consciousness: Confronting Past, Present and Future in Postmodern Time.” Longing for the Present: Conference on the History of History Education and the Temptations of Modernity, Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, Leuven, Belgique, 18-20 August 2010.

Avec Kadriye Ercikan, “Historical Thinking in Schools in Canada: A Validation Study,” American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado, 3 mai 2010.

Conférencier d'honneur, “Benchmarks of Historical Thinking: An Introduction,” York Regional District of Education, 18 février 2010.

“Benchmarks of Historical Thinking and the Revised Ontario Curriculum,” Toronto History, Humanities, and Social Sciences Subject Council, Toronto, 17 février 2010.

“Historical Consciousness,” conférencier invité, Humanities 101, University of BC, Vancouver, 22 octobre 2009 (program for non-degree students from non-traditional backgrounds).

“Benchmarks of Historical Thinking: A Dialogue Between School Classroom and Research,” CREATE Seminar, Faculty of Education, University of BC, Vancouver, 21 octobre 2009.

Keynote, “Questions, Problems and Methods in Empirical Research on History Didactics: The Case of Canada,” Basel University, Suisse, 3 septembre 2009.

Conférencier invité, Symposium on History Education, Center for Democracy, Arrau, Suisse, 2 septembre 2009.

Conférencier d'honneur, “Conversations with the Past,” Vancouver Historica Fair, Museum of Vancouver, BC, 1 mai 2009.

Conférencier d'honneur, “Can You Trust Your History Teacher?” National Forum on Canadian History, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, 13 février 2009.

“Can You Trust Your History Teacher?” Michael Cromer Memorial Lecture, University of BC, Vancouver, 9 février 2009.

“Canadians Confront the History Wars,” Association for Canadian Studies, Quebec City QC, 25 octobre 2008.

“Historical Thinking in High School,” Association for Canadian Studies, Quebec City QC, 24 octobre 2008.

Avec Penney Clark. “Obsolete Icons and the Teaching of History,” Canadian Historical Association, Vancouver BC, 2 juin 2008.

Avec Kadriye Ercikan and David Northrup, “History and the Past: Do Canadians Think of Them Differently?” Canadian Historical Association, Vancouver BC, 2 juin 2008.

Avec Kadriye Ercikan and David Northrup, “History and the Past: Towards a Measure of ‘Everyman’s’ Epistemology,” American Educational Research Association, New York City, 27 mars 2008.

Conférencier d'honneur, “Conversations with the Past,” Vancouver Historica Fair, Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver BC, 2 mai 2008.

“Using Benchmarks of Historical Thinking” (full-day workshop), Okanagan Zone Regional Teachers’ Conference, Kelowna BC, 22 février 2008.

“Using Benchmarks of Historical Thinking,” Surrey School District (Social Studies Department Heads and other invitees), Surrey BC, 24 janvier 2008.