NSF-CCLI-ND Rigorous Research in Engineering Education (RREE)
Workshop Handouts -- July 16-21, 2006 (linked to agenda)
July 16 – 21, 2006
Golden Hotel, Golden, Colorado
Sunday, July 16
6:30-8:00 pm Opening reception [RREE-Best_Practices_Research-2006-v3.ppt]
Monday, July 17
7:30-8:00am Breakfast
8:00-8:30am Welcome! Workshop goals and objectives, overview and format, and workshop structure. [RREE-Day 1 Ruth Intro 06 vFinal.ppt]
8:30-9:00am Introductions [RREE-Participant_Intros-2006-D1-3v3.ppt]
9:00-9:15am Knowledge pre-survey and consent forms
9:15-9:30am Stretch break
9:30-9:45am Using journals [RREE-Day 1 Ruth Journal 06 vFinal.ppt]
9:45-11:30am Rigorous research in engineering vs. education [RREE-Rigorous Research - Larry-D1.ppt]
11:30am-1:30pm Buffet lunch and time for processing
1:30-2:30pm Scholarly Teaching vs. Scholarship of Teaching vs. Education Research; informal vs. formal studies [RREE informal vs formal research 2006 version Miller.ppt] [RREE-comparative organizer of engr ed research version 2.xls]
2:30-2:45pm Break
2:45- 3:45pm Comparison of research vs. assessment [RREE research vs assessment session 2006 version Miller.ppt]
3:45-4:30pm Introduce “the poster.” Participants start work on posters. Participants start to find their “intellectual neighbors.” [RREE-Day 1 Ruth synthesis 06 vFinal.ppt]
6:30pm Buffet dinner
Tuesday, July 18
7:30-8:00am Breakfast
8:00-9:45am What makes a “good” research question? [RREE-Day 2 Ruth Research Questions 06 vFinal.ppt]
9:45-10:00am Break
10:00-10:30am Research Questions: Work on poster
10:30-11:30am Conceptual frameworks: Finding a conceptual framework that is appropriate for your question. [RREE-D2-Marilla-conceptual1.ppt]
11:30am-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:30pm Conceptual framework: More work on posters this time adding conceptual framework.
2:30-3:00pm Break
3:00-4:30pm Reading educational literature [RREE-Read_Research-jigsaw-2006.ppt]
6:30 pm Buffet Dinner
Wednesday, July 19
7:30-8:00am Breakfast
8:00-9:30am Research design and measurement: Fundamental principles and examples. [RREE-Measurement-Larry-D3.ppt]
9:30-9:45am Break
9:45-11:30am Measurement: More work on posters [RREE-Day 3 Ruth Measurement Poster 06 vFinal.ppt]
11:30am-12:30pm Buffet lunch
12:30-on Unstructured time to work on your research plan.
Thursday, July 20
7:30-8:00am Breakfast
8:00-9:30am Qualitative research methods in educational research [RREE 06 QR.ppt] , [rree examples.ppt]
9:30-10:00am Break
10:00-11:30am Research methods: More work on posters
11:30am-1:30pm Buffet lunch
1:30-2:15pm Finding collaborators: Some pointers. [RREE Finding Research Collaborators 2006 version Miller.ppt]
2:15-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:45pm Working with Human Subjects applications [RREE-Human subjects-Larry-D4.ppt]
3:45-4:00pm Break
4:00-4:15pm NSF Post-workshop community and activities [RREE-Day 4 Ruth post-workshop community 06v3.ppt]
Russ Pimmel NSF Presentation [RREE NSF Pimmel.ppt]
4:15-4:30pm ASEE Idealog /E-mail /AREE [RREE-Day 4 Karl post-workshop community 06.ppt]
6:30pm Buffet dinner
Friday, July 21
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
8:30-9:00am Post-knowledge survey
9:00am-11:30pm Working on and reporting about your research plan in small groups
11:30am-12noon Suggestions for next steps
12 noon Workshop ends and folks head for the airport