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Sent on behalf of Dr. Maricela Oliva [Inline image 1] Announcements listed: 1 – AERA DivJ Blog Post: Written by Cecile Sam 2 – AERA Graduate Student Council- Behind the Curtain: Inside insights in writing a high- quality AERA Proposal Follow-up 3 – Call For Papers: Mid-Western Educational Researcher: Special Issue on Institutional Data and Research 4 – Position Posting #1: Loyola University Chicago Clinical Assistant Professor 5 – Position Posting #2: NYU School of Professional Studies ---------------------------------------- AERA DivJ Blog Post Here is the link to the latest blog post by Cecile Sam: http://aeradivisionj.blogspot.com/2017/06/whats-right-when-youre-left-com... ---------------------------------------- AERA Graduate Student Council On behalf of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Graduate Student Council (GSC), we would like to sincerely thank AERA, members of the AERA GSC, and members of the AERA Divisions and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) who helped to make this event a success. Special thank you for to the AERA GSC rock stars who stepped up and volunteered to make this happen: Katy Chapman, Wei Hua, Krystal Huff, James Mason, Janelle Simmons, and Keisha Siriboe! In addition, we would like to thank Loyola Marymount University's Educational Leadership for Social Justice Ed.D. program and the amazing faculty, Dr. Karen Huchting, and alumna Dr. Kortney Hernandez for their informative and dynamic webinar presentations. Finally, we wish to thank all attendees for joining us on Wednesday, June 28th and for the great questions that you asked! Your contributions made this webinar essential in responding directly to the needs of graduate students. The AERA GSC is happy to announce that the "Behind the curtain: Inside insights in writing a high-quality AERA proposal" webinar that took place on June 28th is now available for streaming. In addition, we have included the resources that were shared during the webinar. * See here<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=2853.409073.78.69yyqCSaT6ehH4kn0I... for the recording of the webinar. * The GSC encourages you to submit a proposal to the 2018 AERA convention and allow this recorded webinar to assist you in that process. * Also, should you wish to collaborate to compose a proposal for the 2018 AERA convention, please add your name and contact information here<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=2853.409072.78.69yyqCSaT6ehH4kn0I...;. * This is a self-managed list, so please feel free to reach out directly to any student listed there that you wish to collaborate with. * For sample AERA proposals see here<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=2853.409071.78.69yyqCSaT6ehH4kn0I...;. * We wish to support all graduate students in their professional development needs so please sign up for our mailing list<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=2853.409070.78.69yyqCSaT6ehH4kn0I... to receive additional information. With gratitude, AERA GSC ---------------------------------------- Call For Papers Mid-Western Educational Researcher Call for Papers: Special Issue on Institutional Data and Research The Institutional Research office plays a unique and important role in the higher education environment, especially with the increased focus on the use of student data in decision making. Most IR offices support a broad range of university planning initiatives, and assemble a variety of qualitative and quantitative reports to be used in decision making. These offices oftentimes also dually handle assessment of student learning, house university surveys, and provide vital research support to key stakeholders. The Editorial staff of Mid-Western Educational Researcher, in collaboration with Guest Editor Tasha Almond-Dannenbring of the South Dakota Board of Regents, issues a call for manuscripts to be published in 2018 that will highlight Institutional Research and its role in higher education. The Editors welcome manuscripts that explore an array of topics related, but not limited to, these themes or topics: Research addressing: · Measurement and analysis of student-level data to inform policy and decision making in higher education. · Key institutional operating metrics used in planning, program review, or finance. IR Office Practices: · Role of IR office in strategic planning. · Use of data visualization and business intelligence tools to translate data-heavy information into a manageable form. · Review of data warehousing/data marts - challenges and solutions for IR office. · Use of IR data and information to articulate strategic priorities and drive institutional change. · Use of data related to assessment of student learning to inform policy and decision making at the campus or system level (if multi-campus system). · Essays/commentaries on the evolution and practices of IR, and the IR office/position. · Use of mixed methods research to generate new information needed to inform policy and/or guide decision makers in planning. Best Practices: · Best practices in IR for small, medium, and large colleges and start-up IR offices. · Best practices/examples of uses of Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data for benchmarking. · Best practices/use of data in measuring student learning outcomes, persistence, or retention. · Best practices and process in collection of student learning outcomes specifically related to assessment of general education. Timeline and Submission Guidelines: Proposal will be accepted on a rolling basis until the deadline of January 15, 2018 Interested authors should email a proposal to the Guest Editor that includes the following items: 1. Author Information: Name(s), position(s), mailing address(es), phone number(s), and e-mail address(es). Please note the corresponding author for the submission. 2. Title of proposed article. 3. Proposal components: · relevance of the topic to IR in higher education · clearly stated contribution to knowledge base or understanding of IR in higher education · description of perspective and/or guiding framework (theoretical/conceptual/ practical) · description of literature review · for empirical studies – clear description of research methods (participants, research questions/hypotheses, instruments, proposed analysis, etc.) · current status of proposed manuscript · explanation of significance, implications, relationship of conclusions to findings, generalizability, or usefulness 4. A bio of less than 100 words for each author that includes relevant experience with topic. Publication Timeline: Proposals due by January 15, 2018 Authors informed of decision by February 15, 2018 Manuscript submission due by approximately May 1, 2018 Peer review completed within 6-8 weeks Revision and resubmission by August 1, 2018 Publication in late 2018 All proposals should be emailed with the subject line: “MWER Special Issue – IR” to Tasha Dannenbring<mailto:Tasha.dannenbring@sdbor.edu> Authors whose proposals are accepted will be expected to submit a final manuscript that is formatted in accordance with the Author Guidelines<http://www.mwera.org/MWER/info-for-authors.html> provided by MWER. Each submission will be peer reviewed and edited to meet the journal’s specifications for publication. Please note: positive review of a proposal and an invitation to submit a paper does not mean automatic acceptance of the full paper. The Guest Editor and MWER Editorial staff reserve the right not to publish papers if the full paper is not written to the journal’s standards and expectations. ---------------------------------------- Position Announcement # 1: Loyola University Chicago [Inline image 1] Higher Education: The School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, announces a one-year Clinical Assistant Professor position with primary teaching and some administrative responsibilities for the Higher Education M.Ed. and Ph.D. programs starting Fall 2017 through Summer Session A 2018. The M.Ed. and Ph.D. programs prepare educational leaders for administrative, instructional, and research roles in post-secondary institutions and agencies within the Chicago metropolitan area and beyond. The selected individual will teach graduate courses in: leadership, student development, organization and governance, evaluation, and/or the student affairs profession. The successful applicant must demonstrate a commitment to serving a diverse student body and profession in alignment with the School of Education’s focus on preparing professional educators for social action through education. Desired qualifications include: 1) earned doctorate in Higher Education, Student Affairs or related field by August 2017 (ABD considered); 2) 3 years or more of administrative experience in postsecondary education; 3) demonstrated record of effective teaching at the graduate level preferred; and 4) desire to focus teaching on issues related to preparing higher education administrators and scholars to engage in transformative change for social justice. Loyola University Chicago is a Jesuit Catholic, research extensive university, offering 32 doctoral, 42 masters, and 40 undergraduate majors across nine schools and colleges. The NCATE accredited School of Education offers degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral level (Ed.D. and Ph.D.). For more information on our school please visit: http://www.luc.edu/education. Starting date is August 2017 with review of applications beginning July 17, 2017. Applications must be submitted to www.careers.luc.edu<http://www.careers.luc.edu> Applicants are asked to submit a 1) letter of interest in and qualifications for this position, including areas of teaching interests, prior teaching and administrative experience, and philosophy of social justice in education; 2) full curriculum vitae, and 3) name, email and phone number of three references. Applicants who have not yet completed their doctorate should also submit an official transcript of their doctoral program. Please send inquiries to Dr. OiYan Poon, Higher Education Program Director, 11th floor, School of Education, 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, via email at opoon@luc.edu<mailto:opoon@luc.edu>, or by phone 773.621.2154. --------------------------------------------------------- Position Announcement # 2: Job Posting #2: Director, Educational Technology NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) Center for Academic Excellence and Support (CAES) The NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs is seeking a Director of Educational Technology to provide leadership in the strategic planning and implementation of existing and emerging educational technologies to support excellence in teaching and learning. The Director will support the Assistant Dean in leading NYUSPS to international prominence in online learning assuring that all courses and programs align with the school and university’s mission and provide high quality global opportunities for students. S/he will be responsible for researching and evaluating high quality existing and emerging technologies, including learning management systems (LMS), synchronous communications tools, media asset creation, classroom technologies and integrated social networking tools. The Director is also responsible for developing and implementing data collection and evaluation methods, including LMS data extraction. S/he will support and consult with the Director of Faculty Development and academic departments on designing and delivering new online programming appropriate for a diverse student body and a variety of disciplines. The Director will serve as a thought leader in the cultivation of teaching and learning research and scholarship as it relates to higher education technologies and online learning. The Director will report to the Assistant Dean for Academic Excellence and work within the Center for Academic Excellence and Support (CAES). CAES is a faculty-centered service group dedicated to supporting the improvement of teaching practice and the use of emerging technologies to advance student learning in traditional and online courses and programs. The department currently supports all academic programs within SPS, which includes 2100 faculty members and 3,100 unique courses per year with approximately 4,300 credit students and 20,000 noncredit students. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in postsecondary instruction and student engagement in learning through the use of innovative and advanced technologies in a variety of modalities. The candidate should be able to speak to and show evidence of innovative and effective online curriculum design and teaching excellence with technology enhanced pedagogies and speak about key concepts of learning, such as active learning, metacognition and the transfer of knowledge from multidisciplinary perspectives on learning. Prior work experience should provide evidence of the ability to integrate media, gaming, and other technology tools and utilize technologies for data-driven decision making and quality assurance. Qualifications: Media: Master’s Degree required, Ph.D. preferred Minimum of 7 years with designing curriculum for online formats within higher education Demonstrated teaching effectiveness utilizing higher education technologies Demonstrated knowledge and application of research of the learning sciences to technology enhanced classroom Experience in evaluating technology and online programming Experience in evaluating and measuring teacher and student performances in technology enhanced classrooms. Experience in managing staff, budgets, and schedules Research experience highly preferred The review of credentials will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For more information about working at NYU and to apply for this position, (posting # 2017-3135), visit our website at:www.nyucareers.com<http://www.nyucareers.com/>;. When asked “How were your referred to NYU?,” please select the appropriate source from the. drop-down menu. 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