Building a Research Team!

Christopher J. Devers

Overview

• Research agenda• Mentors• Collaborators• Students

Research Agenda

• Align scholarship, teaching, and service• Resources -- human and time

• Provide foundation and direction• Set narrow focus• My research agenda (three lines of research)• Online education > Cross-cultural• Online video learning > Self-explanation• Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) > Technology focused

Mentors

• Direction• Journals• Conferences• Networking• Ideas• Career

• Adviser• Experts

• Lab meetings• Virtual meetings• Classes

• Guest lectures

Collaborators

• Coauthors• Ideas• Editor• Guest lectures• Lab meetings• Virtual meetings

Mentors and Collaborators

• Network• Facebook• ResearchGate• LinkedIn• Mendeley• Academia.edu• Google+

Students

• Recruitment• Class• Colleagues

• Levels• Graduate students• Paid undergrads• Unpaid undergrads

• Mentor• Academics• Researchers• Writers

• Publications• Conferences• Journals• Book chapters

• Lab meetings• Weekly

• Graduate school

Students: Cody

• Connections• Students• Professors

• Preparation for the future• Different research lens• Beyond research• Love of learning• Genuine

Students: Emily

• Research experience• Grad school classes• Evidence-based practice• Building on existing knowledge

• Collaboration with others• Sharing ideas• Learning from mentors• Cody and Allie• Jess and Christine

Students: Allie

• Gained a new perspective on research• Hands-on experience• Research articles• Passion for research• Professional opportunities

• Research team: learning from others• Working towards a common goal• Individual strengths

• Relationships change everything!• Research community• Graduate school applications• Mentoring

Summary

• Research lines• Mentors• Collaborators• Students

Questions

• christopherdevers@gmail.com

• EdProfessor.com