2013 Educational Research Symposium

Poster Presenter on College Integration of Female Veteran Students

Learning Domains:

Leadership	Social Advocacy and Justice	Education	Assessment and Evaluation	Personal Development
X	X	X	X	X

Description:

The event description on the CSUF College of Education website is as follows:

The College of Education, the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Program (Ed.D.), and the college’s Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership (C-REAL) hosted a Research Symposium on February 20, 2013. The event titled, “From Theory to Practice: Implications for Leadership, Access, and Diversity” featured 29 posters that identified solutions to educational problems based on applied research conducted by doctoral students from both the P – 12 and Community College Leadership program specializations.

The program included a poster session by Ed.D. alumni and selected Master of Science students in the Educational Leadership Department. Presentation topics concentrated on P-12 and community college issues and implications for leadership, diversity, and access. Following the poster session was a panel discussion with Ed.D. alumni, moderated by Dr. Carol Lundberg, one of the newest faculty members in the Educational Leadership Department.

Learning Outcomes:

SWiBAT: Engage in a meaningful conversation about my qualitative research project on female student veterans with at least 6 symposium attendees during the poster session

SWiBAT: Identify at least 3 relevant education trends from the panel discussion session with Ed.D alumni

SWiBAT: Expand my Community College network by connecting with at least 3 professionals 

Assessment Rubric:

	Advanced	Competent	Basic	Needs Improvement
SLO # 1	Engaged in a meaningful conversation about my qualitative research project with more than 6 symposium attendees during the poster session	Engaged in a meaningful conversation about my qualitative research project with 5-6 symposium attendees during the poster session	Engaged in a meaningful conversation about my qualitative research project with 2-4 symposium attendees during the poster session	Engaged in a meaningful conversation about my qualitative research project with 1or fewer symposium attendees during the poster session
SLO # 2	Identified more than 3 relevant education trends from the panel discussion session with Ed.D alumni	Identified 3 relevant education trends from the panel discussion session with Ed.D alumni	Identified 2 relevant education trends from the panel discussion session with Ed.D alumni	Identified 1 or fewer relevant education trends from the panel discussion session with Ed.D alumni
SLO # 3	Expanded my Community College network by connecting with 3 professionals and arranged a follow-up meeting  with at least 1 of them	Expanded my Community College network by connecting with 3 professionals	Expanded my Community College network by connecting with 1-2 professionals	Did not expand my Community College network by any other professionals

Evidence:

Reflection:

The research symposium was a great opportunity for me to enhance my leadership skills by presenting during the poster session.  I had a chance to communicate information about my qualitative research project to several symposium attendees who were interested in the topic of student veterans. In addition, I gained a great deal of valuable insight on educational issues from attending the panel session with the ED.d alumni.  For instance, I learned more about how librarians can enhance student success as was discussed by April Cunningham, an ED.d alum and a Library Instruction Coordinator at Saddleback College. I also found out about the current trends in undocumented student issues that relate to Asian students and their identity development challenges experienced due to their immigrant status.  Furthermore, I received a better understanding of how K-12 educators perceive federal policy that addresses accountability by adopting it into their everyday teaching practices and internalizing it as local policy.  In terms of personal development, I connected with several professionals whom I found resourceful. I reached out to April Cunningham, in particular, in the hopes of expanding my professional network at Saddleback College. I scheduled a follow up meeting with April and my supervisor to discuss how the Saddleback Library Services can benefit international students.  During the meeting, April identified several workshops that would be beneficial for international students.  As we discussed the common cultural and adjustment issues typically experienced by international students, April was open to collaborating with our office in order to provide plagiarism-related information as a part of an academic planning course curriculum, which enrolls all new international students in their first semester of studies. Overall, the symposium was a great experience because it allowed me to develop further in all five learning domains of the MSHE program: leadership, education, social advocacy/justice, assessment/ evaluation, and personal development.

References

California State University, Fullerton (n.d). Research Symposium. Retrieved March 10, 2013, from http://ed.fullerton.edu/c-real/educational-programs/research-symposium/