Hi, all.
If you’re wondering how to spend your Wednesday next week as you make your plans for heading to Cleveland, consider registering for our all-day workshop:
So You Say You Need (Empirical) Transfer Research?
A Workshop on Research Design and Cross-Institutional Connection
You’ll be working with Kara Taczak, Elizabeth Wardle, Dylan Dryer, Laura Aull, Rebecca Nowacek, and me.
What are we spending the day doing?
This workshop introduces empirical research methods with a focus on writing transfer. In today’s politically charged climate, demonstrating disciplinary expertise and program effectiveness is more critical than ever. Participants will leave with a potential research topic, a clearer understanding of how to begin their inquiry, and connections to a supportive network of collaborators.
I’ve copied the day’s agenda below (but what it doesn’t show you is that you can expect to be serenaded during the workshop!) to help you know what to expect:
9:00 – 9:10 Introductions
9:15 – 10:00 What We Know and Don’t Know About Transfer
10-11:00 Transfer from a Methods-Specific Perspective: What You Collect is What You Get
11:00-11:15 Short Break
11:15-12:15 Group Activities: Making Your Expectations More Explicit & Thinking About What We Study
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-1:45 Reflection on the Morning and Preparing to Write Research Questions
1:45 – 2:45 Developing Research Questions and Possible Methodological Approaches
2:45-3:15 Gallery Walk with Feedback
3:15-3:30 Short Break
3:30-4:15 Revision to Research Questions and Methods Plans
4:15-4:45 Reflection, Connection, and Next Steps
4:45 Final thoughts…
We hope to see you there!
Sonja
Sonja L Andrus, PhD
Professor of English
University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College