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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT

Current Goals and Objectives

 

 

This year, thanks to the support of faculty and fellow students, I have participated in many professional development activities. As co-lab manager for Research And Innovation in Learning (RAIL) lab, I have been able to participate in projects at every stage -- from attending initial brainstorming meetings, to writing proposals, obtaining funding, beginning a project, managing data collection and analysis, and creating evaluation reports. I continue to work on projects I started  with in the master's program, such as the GSLEAD project and the STEM-Integrated Robotics program. I have also added new projects to the list. The biggest opportunity for me came with the NIH-funded grant for the development of a Career Navigation System, a project that is part of the Georgia CTSA's Translational Workforce Development team. I am the project manager for UGA's side of this grant, and I have been presented with many challenges and opportunities as a result. I am glad to get to collaborate and learn with faculty, staff, and students at UGA and Emory University as we engage in this highly dynamic and complex project. 

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My goals for the next year include,

  • Collaborate with other students and faculty on research and writing

  • Complete my conceptual framework and prepare it for submission to a top-tier journal

  • Write a piece for the history column in TechTrends (AECT)

  • Continue and look for new opportunities to engage in informal learning experiences

 

 

 

Professional Development Activities

 

General Participation

  • Attended and presented at the AECT Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL, November 7-11, 2017

  • Attended COE's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Diversity Conference, Athens, GA, March 2, 2018

  • Participant in RAIL Research Study Group on Educational Data Mining, Spring 2018

  • Attended and had a poster presentation at UGA's Integrative Research and Ideas Symposium (IRIS), April 14, 2018

 

Research Roles + Activities 

  • Co-lab manager for Research and Innovation in Learning (RAIL) 

    • Developing and Implementing a Medical Faculty Workshop on Integrated Curriculum

      • Creating an analysis of integrated curriculum (literature review)

      • Assisting in the development of a customized workshop

    • VetMed, Initial Research Proposal

      • Participate in initial meetings and creation of a draft proposal

  • Research Assistant for Translational Workforce Development, Career Navigation System Development

    • Analyze and prepare presentations on key content for research team (literature reviews)

  •  Research Assistant for GSLEAD Assessment Team

    • Conducted qualitative data collection and analysis 

    • Collaborated on writing NSF and internal evaluation reports

    • Currently participating in writing a paper on the first year of the project

  • Interviewer for Putnam County Community Engagement/Local History Curriculum Project 

    • Interviewed two Putnam County high school history teachers and one of their former students. 

    • The analysis of these interviews will be included in a paper on the project, currently in progress.

    • This project represents an ongoing partnership between the Georgia Virtual History Project, Putnam County Charter School System, UGA's Wilson Center and College of Education, and others. 

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Teaching Roles + Activities 

  • Co-facilitator, Doctoral Seminar on Grant Writing | EDIT 9990, Fall 2017

  • Co-facilitator, Learning Environment Design II | EDIT 6210, Spring 2018

  • Mentor new students in RAIL

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Project Management Roles

  • Project Manager, Translational Workforce Development, Career Navigation System Development

  • Co-Project Manager, STEM-Integrated Robotics Project

  • Co-Project Manager, Traffic Safety Project in EDIT 6210

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Service Provided

  • Served as Secretary of the Career and Information Students Graduate Association (CISGA)

    • Represented CISGA at finance allocation meeting

    • Helped organize Brown Bags for CIS students and faculty

    • Presented at Brown Bag on NSF Research Funding

  • Organized annual strategic planning meeting for RAIL student and faculty members

  • STEM-Integrated Robotics Team, Honduras Project

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