PreparingPresenta,onProposalsforIARSLCE2017Conference

Galway,IrelandMarshallWelch–IARSLCEBoard

LorraineMcIlrath–Na,onalUniversityofIreland-Galway

Interna,onalAssocia,onforResearchonService-learning&CommunityEngagement

Welcome!

MarshallWelch LorraineMcIlrath

IALRSLCE2017NUIGalway

Overview

•  BriefHistory&MissionofIARSLCE•  Focusonresearch•  TopicalAreas•  Presenta,onformats•  Applica,on&selec,onprocess•  Lorraine-Conferencecity/venue&travellogis,cs

•  Q&A

History•  AnnualInterna,onalK-HService-LearningResearchConference–  ShelleyH.Billig,Ph.D.ofRMCResearchCorpora,onandAndrewFurco,Ph.D.oftheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.

•  SeedfundingfromtheW.K.KelloggFounda,onsupportedthefirstfiveyearsoftheannualresearchconference.–  VanderbiltUniversity,UniversityofUtah,ClemsonUniversity,MichiganStateUniversity

–  Alterna,ngsitesbetweenNewOrleanseveryotheryear–  Conferenceswillbeheldinthesummerstar,ngin2018

History(con,nued)

•  Associa,onlaunchedin2005•  Associa,onincorporatedin2007•  Administra,vehomeatTulaneUniversity•  Reaffirma,onstatementofmission,purpose,andguidingprinciplesadoptedin2013-2014

•  Formoreinforma,on:– hcp://www.researchslce.org

Mission•  Promotethedevelopmentanddissemina,onofresearchonservice-learningandcommunityengagementinterna,onallyandacrossalllevelsoftheeduca,onalsystem.–  Interna'onalJournalonResearchonService-learning&CommunityEngagementisanelectronicpeer-reviewedjournal

–  Strongcommitmenttograduatestudentprofessionaldevelopment–GraduateStudentNetwork

–  Collabora,onwithinterna,onalorganiza,onsandcolleaguestosponsorregionalconferences

FocusonResearch•  Focusonsoundtheore,calframework&methodology•  Quan,ta,veresearch–  Experimental/quasi-experimentaldesign,mul,pleregressionanalysis,surveyresearch,descrip,vedata

•  Qualita,veresearch–  Focusgroups,interviews,casestudies,literaturereview,historicalreviews,ethnographies

•  MixedMethods•  Theore,calperspec,ves/models–  “Tradi,onal”theory,cri,caltheory,emerginginnova,vetheory

•  GraduateThesis/Disserta,ons–  Reportsonstudies(goodrehearsalfordefense!)–  Assistanceinconceptualizingstudies(moreonthislater)

WhatIt’sNot…

•  Programdescrip,ons•  Programevalua,onreports•  Campusini,a,ves•  Trainingworkshops•  Productdemonstra,ons

TopicalAreas•  Interna,onal/GlobalService-Learning/C.E.

•  Assessment,Metrics,Evalua,on&Impact

•  KnowledgeDemocracy&EngagedResearch

•  EthicsofEngagement•  Fragmenta,on&Otherness:ExploringJus,ce&Inclusion

•  CommunityRela,onships

•  StudentImpact•  Ins,tu,onal&Na,onalLeadership,Structure,&Policy

•  Primary,Post-Primary,K-12Civic&LearningOutcomes+TeacherEduca,on

•  Epistemological&MethodologicalInnova,on

•  ScholarshipofTeachingandLearning

Presenta,onFormats:Promo,ngAlterna,veScholarlyMethods

•  Pre-conferenceSession•  ResearchPaperPresenta,on•  ScholarlyPaperPresenta,on

•  PosterSession•  RoundTables

•  PanelDiscussions•  LightningTalk/PechaKucha

•  Crea,veWorks

Pre-ConferenceSession•  “how-to”workshopsrelatedtoresearch&scholarshiponservice-learning&communityengagement

•  Ac,velearning+engagedpar,cipa,on+emphasison“site-based”experiencesoutin/withthecommunity(ifpossible)

•  Proposalsinclude:–  Purpose–  TargetAudience–  Learningoutcomes–  Innova,onofmethod&theoryincorporated–  FitwithIARSLCEmission–  Contribu,ontothefield&literature–  Descrip,onoffacilitator’sexperience/exper,se

Examples•  Advancingdiversity,inclusion,&equitythroughcommunityengagement

•  Wri,ngstrategiesandpublishingopportuni,es&venuesforengagedscholarship

•  Preparingandimplemen,ngsuccessfulandculturallycompetentinterna,onalservice-learningprograms

•  Communitypartnersascolleagues&co-creatorsofknowledge

•  UsingtheCarnegieClassifica,oncriteriaforins,tu,onaliza,onandprogramevalua,on

ResearchPaper•  “Tradi,onal”presenta,onfocusedonansweringaresearch

ques,on(s)–  Nota“talkinghead”readingapaper

•  Considerinterspersingyourpresenta,onwithinterac,vediscussionorac,vity

•  Besuretoallocate,meforQ&A•  Researchproposalsandpresenta,onsmustinclude:

–  (1)Objec,ves,ques,on(s),and/orpurposesofthestudy–  (2)Theore,calorconceptualframeworks/perspec,ves;–  (3)Methods,techniques,ormodesofinquiry;–  (4)Datasourcesorevidence;–  (5)Results,conclusions;(pendingresults/resultsforthcoming)*–  (6)Significanceofthestudyfindings,and–  (7)Indicateifandhowethicalconcernswereaddressedand/orvulnerablepopula,onsweresafeguarded(morelater).

Examples

•  Results&comparisonofapre/postsurveyscoresonstudents’civicknowledgeaqeraS-Lcourse&tradi,onalcourse

•  Thema,ccontentanalysisoffocusgroupresponsesofcommunitypartners’impressionsofcommunityengagementoutcomes

•  Mul,pleregressionanalysisondemographicfactorsthatpredictfacultyadop,onofcommunityengagementpedagogy

ScholarlyPaper•  Scholarlypapers…–  Typicallydonothavearesearchques,on–  Presentwell-developedargumentsonphilosophical,theore,cal,orprac,calissues

– Arenotrequiredtoadheretoanempiricalresearchdesign(i.e.,methods,datacollec,on,anddataanalysis)

–  Poseanaly,cal,conceptualorphilosophicalques,ons,synthesizedivergentbodiesofliterature,orelaboratenewtheore,calorconceptualframeworks.

–  Considerwaystopromoteinterac,vity+allocated,meforQ&Aand/ordiscussion

ScholarlyPaper(con,nued)•  Proposalabstractsandpresenta,onsmustinclude:–  (1)Objec,vesorpurposesoftheinquiry;–  (2)Thephilosophical,theore,cal,orprac,calargument;

–  (3)Literature,sources,orevidencetosupporttheargument/analysis;

–  (4)Conclusionsandimplica,onsoftheargument;and–  (5)Significanceoftheargumentfortopicsassociatedwithservice-learningandcommunityengagement.

Examples

•  Reviewoftheliteratureonbestprac,ceforfacultydevelopment&implica,onsforprograms

•  Explora,onofqueertheore,calperspec,veoncommunityengagementasaformofsocialjus,ce&inclusionformarginalizedgroups

•  Pros/consofconduc,ngcommunity-basedresearchinanundergraduateteachereduca,onservice-learningcourse

•  Incorpora,ngcri,calconsciousnesstominimizeperpetua,ngnega,vestereotypesinS-Lcourses

PaperPresenta,ons•  Conferenceorganizersmayassignmorethanonepresentertoasession…dependingonthetopicandtheamountofotheracceptedpresenta,ons.

•  Conferenceorganizersmayincludeadiscussanttopaperpresenta,onswitharesponseandtofacilitatediscussionwiththepresentersand/oraudience.

•  Conferenceorganizersandpeerreviewersmayrecommendanotherpresenta,onformat.–  Basedon#ofotherpresenta,ons,topics,“match”

•  Presentersareno,fiedofthesessionformatandconfirmacceptanceinthatformat.

PosterSession

•  Posterpresenta,onsprovideaforumforscholarstoengageinac,veconversa'onswithotherconferencepar,cipantsaboutacompletedresearchprojectoraboutaprojectindevelopingstages.

•  Individuals,ins,tu,ons,andorganiza,onsmaypresentposterstohighlightcurrentresearchorinterna,onalprogramsandcommunitypartnershipsthatyieldresearchopportuni,es.

PosterSessions(con,nued)

•  Posterpresenta,onproposalabstractsshouldprovide:–  (1)aclearstatementofthepurposeorgoalsoftheresearch(i.e.,theprimaryresearchques,onsorissuesbeingaddressed);

–  (2)abriefsummaryofthetheore,calorconceptualfounda,onforthework;

–  (3)adescrip,onofthemethodologyusedandtheprojectfindings(ifapplicable);

–  (4)thetheore,caland/orprac,calsignificanceandimplica,onsoftheresearch;and

–  (5)indicateifandhowethicalconcernswereaddressedand/orvulnerablepopula,onsweresafeguarded.

PosterSessionExamples•  Photo&PowerpointslidedisplayofS-Lcourseconduc,ngoral

historiesofimmigrantexperiences+impactonstudentsacademicgrowth&par,cipants’percep,ons

•  Demographicprofilesofstudentleadersengagedincommunityengagement+careertrajectories

•  Contentanalysisofstudentreflec,onresponsesfromsummerserviceimmersionprograms

•  Focusgroupresponsesofcommunitypartneroutcomes&challenges

•  CBRprojects&outcomesinanundergraduateS-Lsociologycourse•  Survey&interviewresponsesregardingpromo,on&tenurereview

andoutcomesforfacultydoingengagedscholarship•  Developinganinner-cityliving-learningcommunityimmersion

programforstudentsonfood&faithissues+outcomes•  Studentreten,onratesforstudentsinC.E.courses+nonC.E.

courses

PosterSessions(con,nued)•  Promo,ng&eleva,ngthevalueandrigorofposterpresenta,onsasa“legi,mate”formofscholarlydissemina,on.– Anonymouspeerreviewers– Member’sChoiceAward

•  Vo,ng“dots”•  Formalrecogni,onofexemplaryposterpresenta,onswilltakeplaceduringtheconferencetonoteonyourprofessionalvitacoupledwithdocumenta,on/award.

RoundTableDiscussions

•  Roundtablediscussionsprovideanopportunityforresearchersand/orgraduatestudentstopresentscholarlyworksinprogressand/ordiscussemergingresearchques,onswithfellowconferenceacendeesinaninformal,conversa,onalstyle.

•  Giventheinformalconversa,onalformat,noA/Vequipmentisprovided

RoundTableDiscussions(con,nued)

•  Topicalformats&examplesinclude:–  a)graduatestudentand/oremergingscholarsconveningpar,cipantsforinput/feedbackonresearchprojectsorthesis/disserta,ons,

–  b)collabora,veresearchprojectexplora,onacrossins,tu,ons,

–  c)discussionsonimportanttopics(e.g.diversity/equity,professionaliza,onoffield,etc.)designedtogenerateresearchideasand/orpolicybriefs/whitepaperessaysco-authoredbyroundtablepar,cipantsforreviewandpoten,alpublica,onbyIARSLCE.

LightningTalk/PechaKucha•  Thispresenta,onformatincorporatesupto20PowerPointslidesthatareshownfor20secondseach,totallinga6-minute40-secondpresenta,ons.

•  Don’tspendtoomuch,me/energyonmethodologyàfocusinsteadontruncated“highlights”giving,mefordeepdiscussionofresearchresults“hooks”orkeyfindings

•  Thehost/conferencecoordina,ngcommiceewillcreateandprovideatemplateontheassocia,onwebsitetobedownloadedandusedbythepresenter.

•  Powerpointsforthesessionwillbeloadedontoonecomputertoavoidlost,meinexchanginghardware

LightningTalk/PechaKucha(con,nued)

•  KeytoagoodLightningTalkistoprac,ceand“,me”yourpresenta,onoruse“,medslidesshow”formattokeepyouonpace

•  Importantnottogooveryour,meallotmentinfairnesstonextpresenters

•  Afacilitatorwillbe,mekeeper•  Considertalking/consul,ngwithotherpresentersscheduledinyoursessioninadvanceto“thread”commonthemes/ques,ons+tomaintain,minglimits

LightningTalk/PechaKucha(con,nued)

•  Eachsessionconsistsofaseriesof7-minutepresenta,onswithastrongfacilitatoriden'fiedbytheboardand/orconferencecommi@eetohostandmaintainintegrityoftheformat(e.g.–flowofpresenta,ons,,mekeeper,postpresenta,ondiscussion).

•  Anonymouspeerreviewersateachsessionwillselectthemostcompellingpresenta,onforpublicrecogni,onatsome,meduringtheconferencetobenoted/includedonthepresenter’sprofessionalvitacoupledwithdocumenta,on/award.

Examples•  Reportresearchstudyprojectthatisinprogressànodatayetcollectedoranalyzed&seekinsight/sugges,onsonpossibleanalysisideas/procedures

•  “Thinkaloud”onpoten,alresearchprojecttoseekinput(gradstudentsand/ornewscholars)

•  Discussimplica,ons/ramifica,onsofkeyfindings&resultsofresearchstudyàresearchtoac,on–  Findings=studentsdon’tknowhowtoengageincivildiscourseandin-classreflec,ondiscussionsondifficulttopicsàhowtoaddressthis?

–  Findings=Communitypartnersexpressedanxietyoverthelackoffacultydevelopingordemonstra,ngtheirowncri,calconsciousnessincommunityengagementàwhattodoaboutthis?

MoreExamples–déjàvu(PreviousPosterSessionExamplesMayAlsoWork)

•  Photo&PowerpointslidedisplayofS-Lcourseconduc,ngoralhistoriesofimmigrantexperiences+impactonstudentsacademicgrowth&par,cipants’percep,ons

•  Demographicprofilesofstudentleadersengagedincommunityengagement+careertrajectories

•  Contentanalysisofstudentreflec,onresponsesfromsummerserviceimmersionprograms

•  Focusgroupresponsesofcommunitypartneroutcomes&challenges

•  CBRprojects&outcomesinanundergraduateS-Lsociologycourse•  Survey&interviewresponsesregardingpromo,on&tenurereview

andoutcomesforfacultydoingengagedscholarship•  Developinganinner-cityliving-learningcommunityimmersion

programforstudentsonfood&faithissues+outcomes•  Studentreten,onratesforstudentsinC.E.courses+nonC.E.

courses

PanelDiscussions•  Topicsshouldbefocusedonaresearchproject/issues/agendasratherthanprogramdescrip'ons/discussions.–  Ex:LastyearpanelonadvancingengagedscholarshipatCatholicins,tu,onsofhighereduca,on

•  Proposalsmustincludeandiden,fyafacilitator/hostto:–  a)conveneandintroducethepanelistsandtopic,b)serveas,mekeeper,and

–  c)provideconcludingremarks.–  Sessionswouldbelimitedto60-minutes.

Examples•  Compare/contrastthecivicmissionofvarioustypesofins,tu,ons&theimplica,onsforimplementcommunityengagement+applyingfortheCarnegieClassifica,on

•  Bestprac,cesonprofessionaldevelopmentforcommunitypartners+communitypartnerperspec,vesoncommunityengagement

•  Advancingresearchoncommunityengagementatcommunitycolleges

•  Studentsascolleaguesinresearch•  Ethicsofengagedteachingandresearch•  Interna,onalperspec,veon“civic”engagement

Crea,veWorks•  Alimitednumberof60-minutesessionslotsareallocatedfornon-tradi,onalpresenta,onsoftheore'cally-basedanddata-informedresearcheffortsand/oroutcomesintendedtodisseminatenewknowledgerelatedtoservice-learningandcommunityengagementthroughvariousmediasuchas,butnotlimitedto:–  photography,video,music,drama,dance,andpoetrycreatedbyscholarsand/orvariouscons,tuenciesorstakeholders(e.g.students,communitypartners,communitymembers).

•  Sessionsshouldinclude,meforintroduc,onandconcludingdiscussion/conversa,on/Q&A.

Examples•  Video/photodocumentariesonhomelessnessproducedbystudents/facultyincommunityengagementcoursesbasedonRobertCole’spsycho-socialmodelfordocumentarywork+implica,ons/responsesforstudents

•  Drama,cproduc,onpresenta,onbystudentleaderstoexplore/addresssexualassaultoncampusincorpora,ngTheaterofCrueltymodelbasedontheworkofAntoninArtaud+outcomes/implementa,onofprogramsonacollegecampus

•  Oralhistoriesofseniorci,zenimmigrantsusingStudsTerkeljournalismapproach+exhibitedatlocallibrary

•  *[Notetheuse&ar,cula,onoftheore,calfounda,ons]

Protec,onofVulnerableSubjects•  Allpresenta,onproposalsmustindicateifandhowethicalconcernswereaddressedand/orvulnerablepopula,onsweresafeguarded.•  e.g.review/approvalbyIns,tu,onalReviewBoard,

pseudonymsused,anonymousresponses,releaseforms•  “service”deliveredbyappropriate/competentpar,cipants

undersupervisionofresearcher/instructor/communitypartner•  Culturalcompetency&interculturalhumilityofpar,cipants

promoted•  Thisincludesthephysical/emo,onalwell-being,health,anddignityofindividualsand/orgroupsdisplayed,described,ordepictedinthepresenta,onsand/orcrea,veworkhavebeenhonouredandmaintained.

Applica,on&Selec,onProcess•  Applica,oninforma,onlocatedonIARSLCEwebpage:–  hcp://www.researchslce.org/conferences/

•  Applica,onsarepeer-reviewedbytheconferencehostcommiceemembersassignedtothetopicalareas

•  PresentersMAYbeaskedorencouragedtoconsideradifferentformatbasedonthenumber/type/topicofpresenta,ons.–  EX:aproposedLighteningTalk/PechaKuchaproposalmaybebecersuitedasapostersessionorpartofapaneldiscussion

Timelines

•  CloseofCallforAbstracts: 10thMarch2017•  No,fica,onofAcceptance: 12thMay2017•  Confirma,onofacceptanceaspresenter: 26thMay2017

•  Tosubmitaproposalpleasevisit:–  hcps://catalyst.omnipress.com/#collec,on/75/submission

Informa,onAbout

GalwayandNUI

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Bailey Allen Hall

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Q&A

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