ShareFair on UMUC Research and Scholarship

2nd  Annual ShareFair on UMUC Faculty Research and  Scholarship: A Time to Reflect and Create New Collaborations

Preliminary Call for Participation and Attendance
To All Grad School and Undergrad School Collegiate, NOL, and  Adjunct Faculty*

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Time: Noon-3 pm
Location: Largo Auditorium

Format:
(See the videos and  webcasts for the 1st ShareFair below.) 

• Noon-1:30 pm:  Lunch  and Faculty Research Poster Session
• 1:30-2:30 pm:   Birds  of a Feather Sessions/Knowledge Cafés Round Table Discussions
• 2:30-3:00 pm:  Recognition Awards for Research and Scholarship (including Best Posters,  etc.)

Interested in participating or attending?
Please contact Wendy Williams (wwilliams@umuc.edu) or Jay Liebowitz, Orkand Chair (jliebowitz@umuc.edu) by April 26, 2012 if you are  interested in participating per below (indicate title/abstract for poster or  birds-of-a-feather session): 

• Present your research during a poster session (we will send  poster guidelines later).
• Moderate a Birds of a Feather session - a round table  discussion on a multidisciplinary research topic of interest such as:    
  
  
  • Cross-Generational Knowledge Flows
    
  • Improving E-Learning Techniques through  Social Media
  • Applying Quantitative or Qualitative Research Methodologies
  • Nurturing a Knowledge Sharing Culture for UMUC Research and Scholarship
  • Conducting Team-Based Capstones
  • Online Learning Assessments
  • and other birds  of a feather research-oriented sessions
• Just plan on attending.

*Note to NOLs and Adjuncts:
  NOLs and Adjuncts should work through  their academic program director in terms of getting approval to present.

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1st Annual ShareFair 

Held Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Academic Center at Largo

Agenda:
(Please see the Full Program for details.)

Note: Free registration is required to view the videos below (except for the poster sessions).

• Keynote/Luncheon Address
  "Cutting a Path for Research Funding Opportunities in Cyberlearning: Thinking Differently"
  by Dr. Sharon Tettegah, Program Director, Cyberlearning Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, National Science Foundation
  Slides | Video (41:43)
  
• For the Webcast Audience
  "Shift Happens II:  How critical forces of change are reshaping the US higher education paradigm"
  by Nick Allen, Provost Emeritus, UMUC
  Slides | Video (36:00) 
• Faculty Research Poster Sessions
  Slides | Video (12:22) 
• Knowledge Cafes (Moderated Round Table Discussions)
  Video (24:18) 
• "How To Get Published" Panel
  Video (27:33)
  
• Recognition Awards for Research and Scholarship
  Video (22:31)
  
• One-on-One with John Wyzalek, Publisher, Taylor & Francis
  For those interested in submitting book or journal proposals for possible publication to Taylor & Francis.

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