Conference Agenda

Five questions provided the organizational structure for online and on-site discussions and conference activities:

1. What theories inform your work?
2. What research methods inform your work?
3. What research questions inform your work?
4. What educational practices or experiences inform your research?
5. What are the things you wish you knew to do your educational practice better?

Participants engaged in four phases of activities—creating, organizing, analyzing, and relating.

• During day 1, participants engaged in the creation and organization phases. Leaders of the five groups presented summaries of the communications that took place in the online community before the conference. Then, working in five groups, individuals and groups put their ideas and reflections on sticky notes and posted them on poster boards labeled with each of the five conference threads.
• During day 2, participants began the process of analyzing and relating the ideas by working in groups developing concept maps and creating reports describing themes found in the sticky-note data and as well as spotlighting distinct or individual voices.

Following is the agenda for the one and one-half day conference.

Sunday, October 30                                                                                                                            

6:00 – 7:00 pm           
Registration

7:00 – 9:00 pm           
Networking Reception                    

Monday, October 31                                                                                                                       

7:30 ­– 8:00 am
Registration                                                          

8:00 – 8:30 am
Breakfast

8:30 – 8:55 am
Welcome
Julie Martin, Clemson University
An explanation of conference norms and the importance of reflection and feedback

8:55 – 9:10 am
The Value of Intersectionality
Amy Slaton

9:10 – 9:40 am
Video and Discussion

9:40 – 10:00
Research-Practice Cycle and Theory-Methods-Research Questions
Donna Riley and Julie Martin

10:00 – 10:45 am 
Panel of Champions: 5 Conference Threads

1. What theories inform your work? Facilitated by Juan Lucena
2. What research methods inform your work? Facilitated by Alice Pawley
3. What research questions inform your work? Facilitated by Donna Riley
4. What educational practices or experiences inform your research? Facilitated by Darryl Williams
5. What are the things you wish you knew to do your educational practice better? Facilitated by Karl Booksch

10:45 – 10:55 am
Reflection Time

10:55 – 11:00 am
Organization of Breakout Sessions                                                                                                                                                                             

11:00 – 11:15 am
Snack and Beverage Break

11:15 – 12:00 pm          
Conference Threads Breakout Session

12:00 – 12:45 pm          
Conference Threads Large Group Report Out

12:45 – 12:55                
Reflection Time

1:00 – 1:45 pm              
Buffet Lunch and continued discussion of conference threads

1:45 – 1:55 pm              
Reflection Time

2:00 – 3:30 pm              
Posters

3:30 – 3:45 pm              
Break and Reflection Time

3:45 – 4:30 pm              
Small Group Activity: Craft a Proposal Title
Amy Slaton

4:30 – 5:00 pm              
Large Group Report Out: Craft a Proposal Title
Amy Slaton

5:00 – 5:15 pm
Reflection Time

5:15 – 6:00 pm              
Break

6:00 – 8:00 pm
Dinner

Tuesday, November 1                                                                                                           

7:30 ­– 8:15 am              
Breakfast                                      

8:15 – 8:30 am              
Instructions for the Day
Julie Martin

8:30 – 9:30 am              
Data Analysis and Concept Mapping Small Group Activity
Donna Riley

9:30 – 10:45 am
Data Analysis and Concept Mapping Report Out to Large Group
Amy Slaton

10:45 – 11:00
Pulling It All Together
Conference Team and Advisory Board Champions

11:00 – 11:30
Electronic Evaluations
Sarah Woodruff, Project Evaluator

11:30 – 12:00 
Conference Wrap-up
 Julie Martin, Amy Slaton

12:00 pm                       
Boxed Lunches

 

The following sections elaborate on key presentations and activities of the conference.