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Information Session

UBC MED in Early Childhood Education

EC20 Online Cohort

October 28, 2019

Mari Pighini, Ph.D.

Cohort Advisor and Lecturer

MED in Early Childhood Education

Online Cohorts

Dr. Marlene Asselin

Program Director

Introducing: Vicki Domansky

Senior Program Assistant

UBC Faculty of Education

Professional Development & Community Engagement 2

AGENDA

3:00 pm- Check–in and applicant introductions

3:15 pm- Information session begins. Welcome: Dr. Mari Pighini,

Yvette Kharoubeh and Vicki Domansky

3:30 pm- Admission information: Yvette Kharoubeh, Senior Program

Assistant, Professional Development and Community Engagement

(PDCE); introducing Vicki Domansky, Senior Program Assistant, PDCE

3:50 pm- Program Information: Dr. Mari Pighini, Cohort Advisor

4:15 pm- Questions, Comments

4:30 pm- Adjourn

MED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION –COHORT PROGRAM (EC20)

Start: September 2020

Length: 2.5 years

Delivery: Online and Part-time

F ACUL TY WI DE PROGRAM S, UBC F ACUL TY OF EDUCATI ON

Admissions/Application

Process


ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• 4-year undergraduate degree

• B+ (76% at UBC) in all senior-level courses (300-level and above) or

• B- range (68%) with an 4-year undergraduate degree plus BED

• Special cases for lower GPA

*Note: If your GPA does not meet the above criteria, the Admissions Committee may

submit a special case rationale to recommend you for admission to the Faculty of

Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies.

• Two official sealed transcripts from ALL post-secondary institutions

attended with the exception of UBC. (front and back in a single file as a PDF)

• Please ensure that your transcript(s) states that you have graduated.


ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants whose degree is in an unrelated field (i.e. Arts, Commerce,

General Studies) may be accepted if they have completed a college or

university certificate program in early childhood education. **You must have

completed at least 18 credits in early childhood education.

• 500-word Statement of Intent: include your professional goals

• Resume (includes your education, coursework, employment history, volunteer

work or other related experience i.e. publications, blogs, newsletters, websites).


ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

• 500-word Description of a Topic in the area of early childhood education that

you wish to study in-depth in the program (i.e. play, outdoor education, social

justice, children with special needs, etc.).

• One sample of academic or professional writing, such as, a term paper or a

substantial scholarly paper. Your sources must be cited. It should be on an early

childhood topic.

• Two years or more years of professional experience working with young

children in appropriate settings such as, daycare, pre-school, coordinating

summer camps, counselling children. This must be work not volunteering.

Related fields include, but are not limited to: Child and Youth Care, Nursing,

Psychology, Social Work and Family Studies.



• Three references: One academic and two professional references

• Your professional references should be from people that have supervised

you.

• They should speak to your engagement with early childhood education or related

field.

• References should be submitted electronically. Use e-references through

secure online application to expedite reference letters. Referees can upload

their own letter to the system. Instructions are provided to them. *Note: If

referees choose to mail reference letters then, the letters must be sealed

and the flap of the envelope signed.

**We do not accept references by email or by phone.



Applicants from a university outside Canada in which English is not the

primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language

proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken

within the last 24 months at the time of submission of your application. If this

applies to you, please contact Vicki.

UBC’s English Proficiency Requirement:

www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/application-admission/english-proficiency-

requirements

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/application-admission/english-proficiency-requirements



Students in the EC20 program are considered part-time students, which means that

there are certain things that you are not eligible for.

In the application, please download the Acknowledgement of Part-Time Status form,

fill it out and sign it, and upload it to this question.

Your student number is the number next to your name in the top left corner of the

application below "Applying to UBC" (i.e. Jane Smith - Student #12345678).

https://pdce-sandbox.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2019/08/Acknowledgment-of-Part-Time-Status-Form_fillable.pdf


APPLICATION PROCEDURES

• grad.ubc.ca/apply/online

• Program Search: select Master of Education in Early Childhood Education –

Professional Cohort OR EC20 AND September start

• If you have an UBC ID, please use it for your application.

• Upload all supporting documents

http://grad.ubc.ca/apply/online/


APPLICATION DEADLINE

• Online application opens November 1, 2019

• Application deadline: January 31, 2020 (includes ALL supporting

documents)

• Application fee:

• $106.00 for domestic applicants

• $168.25CDN for international applicants


TUITION

• Domestic tuition fee installment: currently, $1892.62CDN + student fees,

domestic program tuition cost: currently, $15,140.96CDN + student fees.

• International tuition fee installment: currently, $1929.73CDN + student fees,

international program tuition cost: currently, $15,437.84CDN + student fees

• Tuition is paid in 8 installments = 8 terms (there are three terms per year)

• The University reserves the right to increase fees every year.

• Fee Due Dates: January, May, September

• Tuition is charged as a whole program fee; not on a per credit basis.


STUDENT FEES

• Student fees are charged in addition to tuition and vary from term to term.

• Medical/Dental Plan: currently, $256.92/year with opt-out provision available.

• Charged in your September to December assessment

• Opt-out options available – visit studentcare.ca

• Compass Card (previously UPass)

• Applies to those that live in the Greater Vancouver area (exemptions for

those that live outside the Greater Vancouver area i.e. out-of-province, out-

of-the country)

• Allows you to travel in 3-zones on public transit.

• Cost: $164.00/term (part of student fees)

• If you live outside of the Vancouver Lower Mainland, you can apply for

UPass exemption. You must apply each term.


TEACHER EDUCATION CERTIFICATES

This is directed to teachers in the Vancouver lower mainland that have taken UBC

students in their classrooms as student teachers. If this applies to you, please

contact the Teacher Education Office at [email protected] or please contact Rod

Brown, Program Coordinator for elementary and middle years, at 604-822-5243 or

[email protected].

mailto:[email protected]


PROGRAM ASSISTANT INFORMATION

Vicki Domansky

Senior Program Assistant,

Professional Development and Community Engagement

Faculty of Education

604-822-8638

[email protected]@ubc.ca

Program website: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/med-ece


Any Questions?


The Program

Your interest in our ECE MED online program

Admissions / Application process

Your Questions and Follow-Up


The Program

EC20:

September, 2020

to

April, 2023

It is our program's

10-year anniversary!


Professional Master’s Program

Issues in Early Childhood

Research, Theory, and Practice:

An e-portfolio capstone

project (non-thesis) program.

Created and designed to

support ECE professionals in

broadening their current

knowledge in ECE and related

topics with current research-

based and theory-based and

research-inspired practices.

At the same time, linked to

students’ and community’s interests:

Early childhood professionals in

a variety of ECE birth to school-age

settings including preschools and

daycare centres.

Professionals with ECE

background/training working in

government and non-government

organizations (NGOs), programs and

agencies in teaching, consultant,

administrative and other

professionals in leadership roles.

Professionals coming from

related disciplines and/or

background in the social sciences

and humanities.


Program Offering

Cohort-based program:

Students take core courses together,

following a pre-established sequence.

Please see: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/med-ece

Part-time: One core course per term

Exceptions: electives and Capstone

e-portfolio online workshops

Course content: Multidisciplinary

Core courses written and designed

online for this master’s program

This was an online program, but it proved to me that I can learn so much from it, and from the ones I am interacting with, even if I never met them in person.

GraduatingStudent

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/med-ece/


Multidisciplinary Program in

Early Childhood Education

Faculty of Education

LLED – LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN EDUCATION; ECE

ECED – EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS,

ECPS – EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

EDUC – EDUCATION


Credits and Degree

A total of 30 credits required for program completion.

Eight (8) core courses (3 credits each) + two (2) electives (3 credits

each)

Electives are selected from a pool of approved courses at UBC

earlychildhood.educ.ubc.ca/programs/undergraduate-and-graduate-

electives

Degree obtained: MED in Early Childhood Education

Degree certificate does not include the term “online.”

Parallel program to UBC MED in ECE on-campus program with same

requirements for admission and total number of credits for completion.

http://earlychildhood.educ.ubc.ca/programs/undergraduate-and-graduate-electives


Opportunities Following Graduation

Advance to senior administrative, professional

consultation, program coordination roles

Teach post-secondary institutions, i.e., colleges and

university undergraduate courses.

In British Columbia: Teacher Qualification Services’

(TQS) salary advance for Elementary education

teachers.

Out of Province students: Check with your local

agencies.

Thanks to this program I got my ideal job [leadership position with school district]…

Studentsgraduated in earlier cohort


Terms Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Winter Term 1September-December

Begins: 09/2020

EDUC 500 61B Research Methodology in Education

Mari Pighini, Ph.D.Cohort Advisor - Current

ECED 585E Advanced Seminar on Research in Early Childhood Education: Sociocultural Perspectives on Early Childhood Education

Iris Berger, Ed. D.Marlene Asselin, Ph.D.Current

ECED 585E Advanced Seminar on Research in Early Childhood Education: Leadership and Policy in Early Childhood Education

Iris Berger, Ph.D.-Current

ECED 590* (3 credits) Capstone Graduating e-Portfolio

Mari Pighini, Ph.D.Cohort Advisor -Current

Winter Term 2January-April

ECED 508B Review of Research in Early Childhood Education

Iris Berger, Ed. D. - Current

LLED 556 Theory and Research in Early Literacy

Dr Jim Anderson, Ph.D.-PastGuofang Li, Ph.D.Current

ECED 590* Capstone Graduating e-Portfolio (completion)

SummerMay-August

ECED 530B Early Childhood Education Development, Intervention, and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education

Lara El Khatib, Ph.D.-Past

ECED 531B Supporting Young Children’s Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education

Veronica Smith, Ph.D. –PastECED 590 –Heads up

Ends: Winter 2 2022-23

*ECED 590 is a 3-credit

course, but the course

encompasses two terms

(Winter 1 and Winter 2).

Note: Instructors’

names as of current

academic year 2018-

19 –May not be same

instructors as for next

cohorts


Elective Courses

Offered online

• Go to: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/med-ece

• See: Schedule

• Scroll down to: Elective criteria and requirementsI truly enjoyed the SI on Campus! meeting M.A.

and M in person.

Or, offered on-campus

• Through Summer Institutes (1 – 2 weeks): earlychildhood.educ.ubc.ca

(see 2019 Summer Institute on Trauma, Risk, and Resiliency: Working

with Young Refugee Children and Families)

• Students who may want to take a graduate course on-campus as an

elective during Winter 1 or 2 or Summer 1-2 terms may consult with cohort

advisor.

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/med-ece/

http://earlychildhood.educ.ubc.ca/

https://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/refugee-children/


Western Deans Agreement and Credit Transfer

Students may also apply to take electives in other institutions approved

under the Western Deans Agreement (at no additional cost)

Information about the Western Deans agreement will be posted

for students on the EC20 CANVAS cohort page.

Once admitted to the program students who wish to do so may apply to transfer

up to 6 credits of senior undergraduate credits (2 courses) with advisor and G+PS

approval.*

*Please note: Since, payments are by instalments and not per-credit, this would not alter the fees for

students.

Art Course this summer at the U of…It was amazing… I was surprised and really appreciated how I was able to apply this course to my own learning through art.

Student in Year 2


Approved Electives

Approved electives may be taken from courses in these departments:

ADHE - Adult & Higher Education

CNPS - Counselling Psychology

ECED - Early Childhood Education & Infant Development Supported

Childcare

EPSE - Educational Psychology & Special Education

HMED - Home Economics Education

LLED - Language & Literacy Education

LIBE - Teacher Librarianship

Students considering other electivesin different departments will need cohort advisor’s approval.

I took ECED 421: Home, School, and

Community Relations. I learned a great

deal about working with different families,

collaborating with other individuals in the

community to support learners and

families. I would highly recommend it!

(Student in Year 2)

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/courses/online-courses/#ADHEAdultampHigherEducation-0

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/courses/online-courses/#CNPSCounsellingPsychology-1

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/courses/online-courses/#ECEDEarlyChildhoodEducationampInfantDevelopmentSupportedChildcare-2

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/courses/online-courses/#EPSEEducationalPsychologyampSpecialEducation-3

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/courses/online-courses/#HMEDHomeEconomicsEducation-4

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/courses/online-courses/#LLEDLanguageampLiteracyEducation-5

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/courses/online-courses/#LIBETeacherLibrarianship-6


How to Make It Happen?

Our commitment ….


Support from your

instructors and cohort

advisor

Academic follow-up

Online, logistics and

administrative support

ECED PROGRAMSGraduate Academic Advisor (ORE)

Graduate Academic Assistant (PDCE)

PDCE coordination, The Educational Technology Support Team – ETS and UBC IT support

Please note.You will need access to the following:

INTERNET HIGH SPEED, WIFI, or DATA; JAVA PLATFORM - CANVAS; QUICKSTART OR EQUIVALENT VIDEO FOR COLLABORATE ULTRA WEB CONFERENCES


Final Quotes

• Feedback from graduate students


“I enjoy learning from the readings, teachings of the profs, and the writings of my classmates and getting to know my classmates from across

the country. I also relish stretching myself in ways unimaginable to achieve this goal of

earning an M.Ed.”

“The group discussion plays a crucial role in the whole [cohort] program, and it is a wonderful way for us to understand each other's perspective.”“ What I am finding so wonderful about these discussions is how they provide the opportunity to view things from multiple perspectives”

Students in Year 1

Student in Year 2

“I find I have changed areas of interest throughout this program (each course inspires me!).”

“This program has been a wonderful experience and has

verified the importance of time management and colleague

support. I enjoy learning from the readings, teachings of the profs, and the writings of my

classmates and getting to know my classmates from across thecountry. I also relish stretching myself in ways unimaginable to achieve this goal of earning an

M.Ed.”

Student in Year 3

“I found my inner advocate. I know that the conference will be rejuvenating in this respect, but I’m even more

excited to reconnect … with our ECE cohort.”

Graduate MED Presenting at International Conference


For program content and

academic information:

Dr. Mari Pighini

Cohort Advisor

Early Childhood Programs

604.827.5513

[email protected]

For program information

regarding applications and

admissions:

Vicki Domansky

Senior Program Assistant

Professional Development

and Community Engagement

604.822.8638

[email protected]

We look forward to following up with your questions and queries!



What motivates you to apply to the MED

in Early Childhood Education Program

(online cohorts) at the University of

British Columbia?

Examples of Applicant’s Comments on the Info

Session Chat Box.

Please note: Applicants with unanswered questions will be

reached via email

And/ Or

Please contact Dr Mari Pighini at [email protected] or

+1.604.827.5513



“ I am interested in Reggio-inspired teaching,

and I have been participating in cross-curriculum inquiry on Documentation and how it support and sustain emergent curriculum.”

“… I am most interested in Teaching with an aim to work on How

Children Learn - Barriers to Learning. How their Emotional and Social Intelligences are impacted by their socio economic standings and the political landscape.Having lived through political change coming from a land of 11 official languages, communism, democracy and Islamic states the dynamics of children vary however their access to knowledge is pivotal to so many factors.I am passionate about teaching and parting with knowledge. My need and desire to acquire a Masters In Education stems largely from my desire to teach and empower and be an educator who adds value to an evolving world. To add value to global students who help shape and frame much for greater good.”

…”My [children] and their struggles learning how to help them”

THANK YOU!

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