29Th Annual Midwest Research-To-Practice Conference

29th Annual Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference

in Adult, Continuing, Community and Extension Education

MichiganStateUniversity

MSU Union

September 26-28, 2010

Conference Schedule

Registration, September 26-28, 2010

Second Floor Concourse - MSU Union

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Noon – 5:00 p.m.Registration

Second Floor Concourse

MSUUnion

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.Graduate Student Pre-Conference Session 1

Gold ABDeveloping and Maintaining a Research Agenda

Facilitator: Dr. Barb Daley,University of Wisconsin

- Milwaukee

2:00 – 3:15 p.m.Graduate Student Pre-Conference Session 2

Gold ABUsing Conferences as a CareerBuilding Strategy

Facilitators:

Dr.Laurel Jeris,Northern IllinoisUniversity

Dr. Henry Merrill, IndianaUniversity

3:30 – 4:45 p.m.Graduate Student Pre-Conference Session 3

Gold ABCareer Directions in Adult and Higher Education

Session A - Career Directions in the Higher Education Context (faculty and academic administration)

Facilitator: Dr. Amy Rose - Northern IllinoisUniversity

Session B - Career Directions in all sectors other than

Higher Education

Facilitators:

Dr. John Henschke - LindenwoodUniversity

Dr. Susan Isenberg - LindenwoodUniversity

Dr. Beth Kania-Gosche - LindenwoodUniversity

Ms. Suwithida (Baifern) Charungkaittkul - Doctoral

Student at ChulalongkornUniversity, Bangkok, Thailand

Mr. Lucas Hill - Graduate Student at MSU

Dr. Meena Razvi - recent graduate of Adult and Higher

Education at Northern IllinoisUniversity

4:45 – 5:30 p.m.Graduate Student Pre-Conference Session 4

Gold ABTips for Surviving Your Dissertation

Dr. Shelly Dudka, Facilitator, BallStateUniversity

Dr. Marjorie Treff, IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversity

Indianapolis

Norseha Unin, Michigan State University

6:30 – 8:00 p.m.All Conference Welcome Reception

Gold AB

Monday, September 27, 2010

8:00 – 12:00 p.m.Registration

Second Floor Concourse

MSUUnion

8:30 – 10:15 a.m.Opening Session

Ballroom/SunporchWelcome and introductions: Dr. John Dirkx

Conference Chair, MichiganStateUniversity

Welcome: Dr. Marilyn Amey

Department Chair, Educational Administration

MichiganStateUniversity

Graduate Student Research Award Announcement

Dr. Randee Lawrence, National-LouisUniversity

Introduction to Keynote Address

Dr. Julie Brockman, Assistant Professor

School of Human Resources and Labor Relations,

MichiganStateUniversity

Officer, Michigan Association for Adult and

Continuing Education

Monday, September 27, 2010

Keynote Address – Mr. Dan Mulhern

First Gentleman,State of Michigan

"Challenges and Opportunities for Leading in

Turbulent Times"

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.Break

Second Floor ConcourseBook Signing, Mr. Dan Mulhern

10:30 – 11:20 a.m.Concurrent Session 1

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Syam / Workplace Learning through Collaboration: A Case Study
Parlor A / Armstrong
Nolley / An Evaluation of the Experiences and Needs of Adjunct Faculty at a MidwestCommunity College
Parlor B / Babchuk
Badiee / Realizing the Potential of Qualitative Methodologies: A Conceptual Guide for Research and Practice
Parlor C / Conceição
Colby
Juhlmann
Johanigsmeir / Curriculum Design for Adult Learners with an Emphasis on Health Literacy
Green Room / Syam
Folkman
Swaminathan / Methods and Issues in Doing Research in Community Settings: A Three Member Panel Presentation

11:20 – 11:30 a.m.Break

Second Floor Concourse

11:30 – 12:20 p.m.Concurrent Session 2

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Soto
Yao / Retention of Women of Color in STEM Doctoral Programs
Gold B / Doyle / UW Colleges Student Motivations and Perceptions about Accelerated Blended Learning
Parlor A / Ty / Early Freire, Scientific Freire, and Mature Freire: Complete Ontological and Epistemological Rupture or Partial Shifts?
Parlor B / Martin / Urban Adult Literacy Education: Using Concept Mapping to Reach Young Students of Color
Parlor C / Elsey
Glowacki-Dudka / Transcending Fear Thresholds through Innovative Adult Learning: Transformative Educators and their Courageous Classrooms
Green Room / Lawrence
Dirkx / Teaching with Soul: Toward a Spiritually Responsive Transformative Pedagogy

12:20 – 1:30 p.m.Luncheon

Ballroom/Sunporch

1:30 – 2:20 p.m.Concurrent Session 3

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Smith / Trust in Online Collaborative Groups - A Constructivist Psychodynamic View
Gold B / Razvi / SEWAAcademy: Leadership Training in Ahmedabad, India
Parlor A / Vicher / Faculty Perception of Effectiveness and Diversity in a Mentoring Program for New Faculty in the Applied Sciences
Parlor B / Swaminathan / Leading Urban Schools: Narratives from Leadership Trainees and their Mentors
Parlor C / Conner / The Impact of Space on Educator Practice

Green RoomRound Table Presentation

Round Table 1Brooks

Dr. Joe Levine, FacilitatorImplications of the Community College Taxonomy on

Institutions Implementing Achieving the Dream in

Michigan

Clause

Lifelong Learning in Japan: Community Centers and

Learning Circles

Round Table 2Amayah and Nelson

Dr. Julie Brockman, FacilitatorKnowledge Sharing: Types of Knowledge Shared and

Rewards

Isenberg

Merging Business and Education Models to Create an

Online MBA Program: Concern over Sustaining an

Andragogical Approach

2:20 – 2:30 p.m.Break

Second Floor Concourse

2:30 – 3:20 p.m.Concurrent Session 4

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Isaac
Calvert / African American Males’ Motivations for Participation in Health Education Activities
Parlor A / Biniecki / How Learners Perceive They Construct Knowledge as Participants in Outreach Programs
Parlor B / Nelson
Amayah / Conducting a Thorough Literature Review: Is This the Most Challenging Step in the Educational Research Process?
Parlor C / Henschke / An International Capsule of the History and Philosophy of Andragogy
Green Room / Brockman
Dirkx
Li
Polzin / Transfer to Practice: Business Solutions Professional Certification Training Program

3:20 – 3:45 p.m.Break

Second Floor Concourse

3:45 – 4:30 p.m.SPOTLIGHT: All-Conference Graduate

Ballroom/SunporchStudent ResearchAward Winner’s Presentation

Award Committee:

Chair, Dr. Randee Lawrence, National-Louis University

Dr. Amy Rose, Northern Illinois University

Dr. Henry Merrill, Indiana University

4:30 – 5:20 p.m.Concurrent Session 5

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Berry - CANCELLED / Leadership and Strategic Planning in the Community College
Gold B / Stein
Wanstreet
Glazer / Knowledge Building in Process: Adult Learners’ Perceptions of Participating in Collaborative Knowledge-Building Communities
Parlor A / Elsey / The Transformative Educator: Sustaining Initiatives in Adult Teaching and Learning
Parlor B / Weiland
Clason / Digital Literacy and Adult Learners: An Experiment in Hypermedia Reading
Parlor C / Barrett
Murk
Nickolich / How to Age Successfully: Achieving Life Satisfaction
Green Room / Ty / Education for Justice

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Steering Committee Meeting

Green RoomChair, Dr. John Dirkx, Michigan State University

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.Informal Networking Reception

Ballroom/Sunporch

7:30-9:30 p.m.Restaurant Hops/Downtown East Lansing Pub Crawl

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

8:00 – 10:00 a.m.Registration

Second Floor Concourse

MSU Union

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.Concurrent Session 6

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Dugan / HRD—Leadership Training for Women on the Lower Rungs of the Organizational Ladder: A Qualitative Study
Gold B / Cheney / Empirical Measurement of Perspective Transformation, 1999-2009
Parlor A / White / How Can Experiential Learning Address Cultural Consciousness in Professional Healthcare Internship Programs?
Parlor B / Ty
Al-Karzon
Hunting / Islam: Misconceptions, Current Trends, and the Role of Social Movements and Education in Promoting Development, Conflict Transformation, and Peace Building
Green Room / Conceição
Lehman / Faculty Strategies for Balancing Workload When Teaching Online

9:20 – 9:30 a.m.Break

Second Floor Concourse

9:30 – 10:20 a.m.Concurrent Session 7

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Konaté / The Effect of Literacy on Rural Women in Mali: Transformation through Empowerment
Green Room / Simmala / Cross-Cultural Adjustment of Lao and Vietnamese International Graduate Students: Implication to Adult Education
Parlor A / Nickolich
Feldhaus
Cotton
Smallwood
Barrett / Career and Technical Education (CTE) First Year Teacher and Experienced Mentor Life Satisfaction Study
Parlor B / Henschke / The Power of Andragogy/Adult Learning for Living a Viable Future

10:20 – 10:40 a.m.Break

Second Floor Concourse

10:40 – 11:30 a.m.Concurrent Session 8

Location / Author/s / Presentation Title
Gold A / Kania-Gosche / Using the Principles of Adult Learning to Facilitate Self-Directed Dissertation Writing
Parlor A / Roessger / Adult Learning Perspectives and Motor Learning Models: An Investigation of Commonalities
Parlor B / Martin / The GED Experiment and Policy Related Research: A Model to Inform Evidence Based Practice in Adult Literacy Education
Parlor C / Folkman
Glowacki-Dudka / From Research to Practice to Researching Practice
Green Room / Mina / Student-Faculty Interaction: Using a Webcam as a Teaching and Learning Tool

11:45a.m. – 1:15 p.m.All-Conference Closing Panel Session and Lunch

Gold AB

(Buffet tables will be located just Panel Title: “Fostering a Learning Community

outside the Gold AB rooms)in Turbulent Times: The Future of

theMWRP Conference”

Moderator: Dr. Joe Levine, Professor Emeritus,

Michigan StateUniversity

Panelists:Dr. Cliff Akujobi, Education Consultant

Manager, Department of

Energy, Labor and Economic Growth.

Dr. Marilyn Amey, Chair, Department of

Educational Administration

Michigan State University

Dr. Jean Morciglio, Dean, Extended

Learning and Professional Studies,

Lansing Community College

Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, Community and Extension Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, September 26-28, 2010