Bonus Clip #1: Challenges in Applying for Large Research Grants [00:00-5:23]
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On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Todd Campbell, an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on teaching and learning in science education. More specifically, cultivating classroom versions of scientific activity through modeling as an anchoring epistemic practice, technology tools in scientific activity, and science teacher professional development. Dr. Campbell is the PI for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research K-12 project focused on science teacher professional development. Cumulatively, he has been PI for approximately $6,000,000 in research funding and has published in numerous journals including the International Journal of Science Education, Review of Research in Education, and Research in Science Education, and has served as guest editor of the Journal of Science Education and Technology, and National Science Teachers Association’s journal The Science Teacher.
Segment 1: Applying for Large Research Grants [00:00-11:14]
In this first segment, Todd discusses some of the ways that he prepared to apply for large research grants.
Segment 2: Managing Large Research Grants [11:15-23:31]
In segment two, Todd shares some best practices and strategies for managing large research grants.
Segment 3: Grant Writing & Research Takeaways [23:32-33:14]
In segment three, Todd shares some of the lessons he has learned through his grant writing experiences.
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Bonus Clip # 1: Four Types of Total Survey Errors [00:00-3:41]
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On this episode, I am joined by Lydia Newton, Senior Research Assistant for the Survey Research Center at Oregon State University. In this role, Lydia specializes in questionnaire construction and design, data collection and reduction, and experiments in survey methodology. She also provides consulting services for students and faculty in writing questionnaires and implementing surveys.
Segment 1: Survey Planning [00:00-8:30]
In this first segment, Lydia shares some best practices when starting to plan a survey study.
Segment 2: Survey Recruitment [8:31- 20:12]
In segment two, Lydia shares some of the components to consider when planning for survey recruitment.
Segment 3: Survey Design [20:13-30:44]
In segment three, Lydia shares some of her experience and suggestions regarding effective survey design.
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Bonus Clip # 2: Learning about the Logistics of Archival Research [00:00-7:16]
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Bonus Clip # 1: Organizing Archival Data [00:00-4:12]
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On this episode, I am joined by Nick Foreman, a PhD candidate in American and Latin American history at the University of Florida. Nick also teaches food history in the department of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State. His dissertation, entitled "The Calorie of Progress" explores the cultural and material significance of food supply in Louisiana during the late colonial and early American periods. His work has been published in Smithsonian Magazine.
Segment 1: Archival Research [00:00-10:31]
In this first segment, Nick shares about his dissertation research and what led him to using archives.
Segment 2: Logistics of Archival Research [10:32-20:16]
In segment two, Nick shares some of the basic logistics of conducting archival research.
Segment 3: Real World Application of Historical Research [20:17-29:41]
In segment three, Nick shares how he connects his historical research to contemporary events and topics.
Bonus Clip # 1: Organizing Archival Data [00:00-4:12]
Bonus Clip # 2: Learning about the Logistics of Archival Research [00:00-7:16]
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On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Patsy Moskal, the Associate Director for the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Since 1996, she has served as the liaison for faculty research of distributed learning and teaching effectiveness at UCF. Patsy specializes in statistics, graphics, program evaluation, and applied data analysis. She has extensive experience in research methods including survey development, interviewing, and conducting focus groups and frequently serves as an evaluation consultant to school districts, and industry and government organizations. She has also served as a co-principal investigator on grants including the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Gates-Foundation-funded Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). She frequently serves as a reviewer for conferences and journals and also for Department of Education and National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR proposals. Patsy has co-authored numerous articles and chapters on blended and online learning and frequently presents on these topics. In 2011 she was named a Sloan-C Fellow in recognition of her groundbreaking work in the assessment of the impact and efficacy of online and blended learning. Patsy’s most recent book, with co-authors, Dziuban, Picciano and Graham, Conducting research in online and blended learning environments: New pedagogical frontiers was published in 2015.
Segment 1: Distance Education Research [00:00-12:25]
In this first segment, Patsy shares about her experiences with research on distance education.
Segment 2: Research Productivity [12:26-23:26]
In segment two, Patsy talks about staying productive with research and learning how to say no to new projects.
Segment 3: Exploring Gaps in Distance Education Research [23:27-33:33]
In segment three, Patsy shares some of her ideas for future research areas in distance education.
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Bonus Clip # 1: Writing about Research Methods [00:00-4:02]
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On this episode, I am joined by Neil Salkind, who received his PhD from the University of Maryland in Human Development, and after teaching for 35 years at the University of Kansas, remains a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Research in Education. His early interests were in the area of children’s cognitive development, and after research in the areas of cognitive style and (what was then known as) hyperactivity, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina’s Bush Center for Child and Family Policy. His work then changed direction to a focus on child and family policy, specifically the impact of alternative forms of public support on various child and family outcomes. He has delivered more than 150 professional papers and presentations; written more than 100 trade and textbooks; and is the author of Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (Sage), Theories of Human Development (Sage), and Exploring Research (Prentice Hall). He has edited several encyclopedias, including the Encyclopedia of Human Development, the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, and the recently published Encyclopedia of Research Design. He was also the editor of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography for 13 years.
Segment 1: Statistics anxiety [00:00-10:36]
In this first segment, Neil explains why statistics shouldn't cause researchers anxiety.
Segment 2: Tips for researchers just starting out with statistics [10:37-20:48]
In segment two, Neil shares some ideas for how beginning researchers can increase their statistics skills.
Segment 3: Editing enclopedias [20:49-32:59]
In segment three, Neil shares about his experiences as an editor of encyclopedias.
Bonus Clip # 1: Writing about Research Methods [00:00-4:02]
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Bonus Clip # 3: Tips for Getting Started with e-Research [00:00-5:33]
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Bonus Clip # 2: Three Ways to Incorporate Technology into a Research Study [00:00-6:22]
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Bonus Clip # 1: Conducting Virtual Book Tours [00:00-6:32]
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On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Janet Salmons, an independent researcher, writer and consultant through her company, Vision2Lead. She wrote Doing Qualitative Research Online (2016) Qualitative Online interviews (2015), Online Interviews in Real Time (2010), and edited the Cases in Online Interview Research (2012) for SAGE Publications, as well as numerous articles and book chapters. She is a blogger for SAGE Methodspace, the Academy of Management The Ethicist Blog, and a guest blogger for other academic and research sites. She serves as a peer reviewer and editorial board member for academic journals and books. She is co-founder of Path to Publishing, with Dr. Helen Kara. Janet has extensive experience teaching, mentoring, and presenting online. She serves as a Contributing Faculty member for the Walden University PhD program in Educational Technology.
Segment 1: Defining e-Research [00:00-10:48]
In this first segment, Janet defines e-Research and offers some examples.
Segment 2: Qualitative e-Research Methods [10:49-21:26]
In segment two, Janet shares some of her experience with online interviewing and her use of qualitative methods in e-Research.
Segment 3: Positionality and e-Research Methods [21:27-32:51]
In segment three, Janet discusses aspects to consider regarding the positionality of the e-Researcher.
Bonus Clip # 1: Conducting Virtual Book Tours [00:00-6:32]
Bonus Clip # 2: Three Ways to Incorporate Technology into a Research Study [00:00-6:22]
Bonus Clip # 3: Tips for Getting Started with e-Research [00:00-5:33]
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Take a listen to our September 2016 preview clips!
Along with upcoming episodes, Katie announces a new resource for “Research in Action” episodes: Instructor Guides! Check out our new Instructor Guides page to see how you can incorporate “Research in Action” episodes into your courses!
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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.
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Bonus Clip # 2: Tips for Efficient Grading [00:00-4:40]
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Bonus Clip # 1: Using Vacation Breaks for Research [00:00-3:28]
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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]
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Bonus Clip # 1: The Importance of Offering Students an International Research Experience [00:00-2:08]
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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]
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Bonus Clip #2: Challenges of Partnering with Students on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning [00:00-4:09]
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Bonus Clip #1: Five Principles of Good Scholarship of Teaching and Learning [00:00-3:25]
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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]
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