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Research in Action | A podcast for faculty & higher education professionals on research design, methods, productivity & more

Research in Action is a weekly podcast by Oregon State University Ecampus, a national leader in online education. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Katie Linder, OSU Ecampus research director, who discusses topics and issues related to research in higher education with experts across a range of disciplines and institutions. Guests share their expertise on qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, personal experiences as researchers, best practices, and organizational and productivity strategies. Listen and learn how you can make a difference through your research. ecampus.oregonstate.edu/podcast.
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Now displaying: August, 2016
Aug 29, 2016

On this episode, Katie shares the responses we received from listeners about what you wish you knew about research from the very beginning. We have some audio clips, Twitter responses, and also some compilations from various blog posts.

Segment 1: Twitter Responses & Audio Clips [00:00-7:29]

In this first segment, Katie shares some Twitter responses and audio clips in response to the question, "what do you wish you knew about research from the very beginning?"

Segment 2: Blog posts about what people wish they had known about research [7:30-18:33]

In segment two, Katie shares insights from several bloggers about what they wish they had known about research from the very beginning.

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu

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Aug 22, 2016

Bonus Clip # 2: Tips for Efficient Grading [00:00-4:40]

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Aug 22, 2016

Bonus Clip # 1: Using Vacation Breaks for Research [00:00-3:28]

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Aug 22, 2016

On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Noah Shusterman, a historian currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Noah is a specialist in early-modern Europe and the eighteenth-century Atlantic World. He is the author of Religion and the Politics of Time: Holidays in France from Louis the 14th through Napoleon, and The French Revolution: Faith, Desire, and Politics. Noah is now working on a history of militias and citizen-soldiers in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. From 2005-2013, Noah worked as a non-tenure-track lecturer/assistant professor (teaching track) at Temple University, teaching "gened" and history courses. His Ph.D. is from UC Berkeley.

Segment 1: Maintaining a Researcher Identity [00:00-8:34]

In this first segment, Noah shares how he maintained his research identity while in a teaching-intensive faculty position and how he eventually transitioned into a research position.

Segment 2: Making Research Happen with a Heavy Teaching Load [8:35-19:03]

In segment two, Noah shares his tips and suggestions for scheduling time for research and prepping for teaching efficiently.

Segment 3: Being an International Researcher [19:04-31:41]

In segment three, Noah shares about his experience living, working, and researching in Hong Kong.

Bonus Clip # 1: Using Vacation Breaks for Research [00:00-3:28]

Bonus Clip # 2: Tips for Efficient Grading [00:00-4:40]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Aug 15, 2016

Bonus Clip # 1: The Importance of Offering Students an International Research Experience [00:00-2:08]

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Aug 15, 2016

On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Ana Spalding, an Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Policy in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. Dr. Spalding has a BA in Economics from the University of Richmond, an MA in Marine Affairs and Policy from the University of Miami, and a PhD in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz. She has been a Postdoctoral researcher and a research associate with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. Theoretically, her work is informed by debates within political ecology, human geography, and environmental anthropology, and she has adopted an interdisciplinary approach to the study of how broad uses of coastal, marine, and terrestrial resources in Panama affect local people and environments. During her research, Dr. Spalding has worked closely with Panamanian NGOs and with NOAA’s National Marine Protected Areas Center in California. She has also engaged with academics and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds, including ecologists, biologists, anthropologists, economists, policy-makers, and lawyers as well as members of local indigenous communities in both the U.S and the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Panama.

Segment 1: Interdisciplinary Research [00:00-10:57]

In this first segment, Ana describes some of her past and current interdisciplinary research projects and discusses what makes them interdisciplinary.

Segment 2: Planning for the Unexpected with Research [10:58-21:09]

In segment two, Ana describes transitioning her research in Panama to her work at OSU and how she plans for the unexpected.

Segment 3: Scientific Diasporas & Internationalization of Education [21:10-33:47]

In segment three, Ana defines scientific diasporas and discusses some ways to engage in international collaborations.

Bonus Clip # 1: The Importance of Offering Students an International Research Experience [00:00-2:08]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Aug 8, 2016

Bonus Clip #2: Challenges of Partnering with Students on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning [00:00-4:09]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Aug 8, 2016

Bonus Clip #1: Five Principles of Good Scholarship of Teaching and Learning [00:00-3:25]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Aug 8, 2016

On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Peter Felten, assistant provost for teaching and learning, executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and professor of history.  His recent publications include the co-authored books Transforming Students: Fulfilling the Promise of Higher Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014) and Engaging Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching (Jossey-Bass, 2014). From 2010-2011, he served as president of the POD Network, and in 2015-2016 he is president-elect of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. He also is a co-editor of the International Journal for Academic Development.

Segment 1: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) [00:00-10:13]

In this first segment, Peter defines the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and distinguishes it from scholarly teaching.

Segment 2: Partnering with Students for SoTL Projects [10:14-23:15]

In segment two, Peter discusses the benefits of engaging in SoTL with students as research partners.

Segment 3: Decoding the Disciplines [23:16-35:06]

In segment three, Peter describes a "decoding the disciplines" project that includes students as research partners.

Bonus Clip #1: Five Principles of Good Scholarship of Teaching and Learning [00:00-3:25]

Bonus Clip #2: Challenges of Partnering with Students on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning [00:00-4:09]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review.

Aug 1, 2016

Bonus Clip # 2: Tips for Engaging Experts for Feedback on Your Work [00:00-2:13]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu

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If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review.

Aug 1, 2016

Bonus Clip # 1: How Publish & Flourish came to be [00:00-3:43]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Aug 1, 2016

On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Tara Gray, who serves as associate professor of criminal justice and as the first director of the Teaching Academy at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The Teaching Academy seeks to improve student learning by providing NMSU educators with professional development in teaching, scholarship, leadership and mentoring. The Academy helps them develop extraordinary teaching lives embedded in exceptional careers. Tara was educated at the United States Naval Academy, Southwestern College in Kansas and Oklahoma State, where she earned her Ph.D. in economics by asking, “Do prisons pay?” She taught economics at Denison University before joining the Department of Criminal Justice at NMSU. She has published three books, including Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar. She has been honored at New Mexico State and nationally with eight awards for teaching or service. Tara has presented faculty development workshops to 10,000 participants at more than 120 venues, in thirty-five states, and in Thailand, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Segment 1: How faculty development centers can help researchers [00:00-9:11]

In this first segment, Tara describes the work of Centers for Teaching and Learning and shares examples of programming, resources, and services that can offer assistance to faculty researchers.

Segment 2: Writing and research accountability [9:12-20:24]

In segment two, Tara talks about factors that impact scholarly productivity and shares tips for sharing your work with others.

Segment 3: Concrete tips for productive writing [20:25-31:24]

In segment three, Tara offers suggestions for setting up a daily writing practice, forming a writing group and tracking your time writing.

Bonus Clip # 1: How Publish & Flourish came to be [00:00-3:43]

Bonus Clip # 2: Tips for Engaging Experts for Feedback on Your Work [00:00-2:13]

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast

Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu

Voicemail: 541-737-1111

If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review.

Aug 1, 2016

Take a listen to our August 2016 preview clips!

To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast:

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Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu

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If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review.

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