Call for Speakers - University of North Texas Law Conference (March 21-22, 2016 in Denton, TX)

Neat Opportunity from the University of North Texas 

Save the Date!

The 20th annual UNT Texas Higher Education Law Conference will be held March 21-22 in Denton, Texas, on the campus of the University of North Texas. Easter is the Sunday after conference week, and most Spring Breaks are concluded.

We are reading and in many cases acting upon your feedback from the recent 2015 conference. Some announcements about that are forthcoming.

We will begin this summer and fall to focus intensively on the 2016 program, but don't let that stop you from suggesting topics and speakers NOW.  Send to me at Marc.Cutright@unt.edu<mailto:Marc.Cutright@unt.edu> .

Thanks for your continuing interest and support.

PS  About $20,000 in scholarship aid from the conference will be committed this week to roughly 35-40 students.  You make that possible. Thank you.

Marc Cutright, EdD

Associate Professor of Higher Education

Director of the Higher Education Development Initiative

Fulbright Scholar to Uganda 2013-14

University of North Texas

1155 Union Circle #310829

Denton, TX 76203-5017

904-369-7875 (office)

Sincerely - @drjtedwardsTSU

Call for Attendees and Proposals - Cisco College Core Curriculum Conference (C5)

Here's a neat opportunity from Texas-based Cisco College!

Cisco College Core Curriculum Conference (C5)

  

Cisco College will again host a conference in the Spring of 2015 dedicated to faculty members and their classrooms, providing educators with a chance to come together and share successful teaching strategies.

 

The Cisco College Core Curriculum Conference is pleased to invite proposals that illustrate best classroom practices and innovative teaching techniques related to the following areas:

 Critical Thinking

 Communication Skills

 Empirical & Quantitative Skills

 Teamwork

 Social Responsibility

 Personal Responsibility

 Assessing the (New) Core

The conference will be held May 21 & 22, 2015, at Cisco College’s Abilene Educational Center in Abilene, Texas. 

The goal of the conference is to provide faculty members with as many learning opportunities as possible to expand their knowledge of teaching techniques. Although faculty members from all public two-year and four-year institutions are welcome to attend, the conference will focus on the special budgetary restrictions and practical needs of faculty at community colleges in Texas.

Conference flyer and registration form are attached.

--

Debra Slaton

Chair, Dev. Studies & Education

Cisco College

101 College Heights

Cisco, TX  76437

254-442-5187 Cisco       325-794-4505 Abilene

Fax:  254-442-5100/Attention: Debra Slaton

Dream  big......work hard!!

The Smart Choice for Your Future!                   

Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellowship--The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Here's a great announcement that can be found on the CRTNET listserv. 

Shawn D. Long, PhD, Shawn.Long@uncc.edu

Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellowship--The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

UNC Charlotte invites applications for our new Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellowship program (www.diversitypostdoc.uncc.edu) to support its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and building a strong intellectual community of scholars from different backgrounds. The purpose of the Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is to support the early development of scholars who show promise of distinguished research careers and who are from historically underrepresented groups.

Postdoctoral fellows will be engaged full-time in research and may teach up to two courses per academic year as part of their appointment. Fellows are required to be in-residence each semester during their appointment. The postdoctoral fellow will receive extensive university and program mentoring throughout their appointment. 

Applications for study in any discipline represented on campus are welcome. STEM applications are strongly encouraged. Please specify your discipline of interest when applying.

Applicants must have completed their doctoral degree within the past five years and no later than July 1st of the current year. The primary criterion for selection is evidence of scholarship potentially competitive for tenure track appointments at a research university. A critical secondary criterion is the support of prospective departments. 

All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents at the time of application; The University of North Carolina at Charlotte strongly encourages applications from African American, Native American and Hispanic scholars. Selection is contingent on the availability of an appropriate mentoring environment. 

Please include the following materials with your application:  curriculum vitae; a statement of research plans (1-3 pages) (this should describe your commitment to pursuing an academic career); graduate transcripts; a personal statement on why you should be selected for this program (1-3 pages); Writing samples (e.g. publications and/or dissertation chapters); three letters of recommendation. One letter should be from the applicant’s dissertation advisor or faculty mentor.

Applications are taken on-line at http://jobs.uncc.edu, position #POST40.The application deadline is December 1, 2014 at 5:00 PM EST.  Please contact Dr. Shawn D. Long at shawn.long@uncc.edu  or 704-687-0783 if you have any questions. 

UNC Charlotte is North Carolina's urban research university and has an enrollment of approximately 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in the state's largest metropolitan area, UNC Charlotte is among the fastest growing universities in the UNC system. 

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained. Therefore, we celebrate diversity that includes, but is not limited to ability/disability, age, culture, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. 

Applicants are subject to criminal background check.

Sincerely - @drjtedwardsTSU

Adobe Education Exchange - 2012 Adobe Educators' Choice Awards

Readers - Do not forget about this amazing competition - The 2012 Adobe Educators' Choice Awards. The submission deadline is October 5th.

- J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Opportunity - (Last Reminder) TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI) announces its 2012-2013 fellowship program. An online application to become a TSMRI Fellow is available at http://www.tinyurl.com/TSMRIfellowapp. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 23 and fellows will be announced May 1.

TSMRI is a multidisciplinary collaboration based at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. The institute provides research and training focused on communication technology and social media for K-12 education, higher education, businesses, and non-profit organizations. 

The Texas Social Media Research Institute Fellowship Program aims to foster research on social media and provide researchers and practitioners resources for discovery, both applied and scholarly. Fellows will work with TSMRI to connect social media to their research agendas. Fellows will receive early access to the Journal of Social Media in Society, complimentary registration to the 2012 Social Media Conference and TSMRI workshops and a one-year membership to TSMRI. Fellowships are for one year (June 1 to May 31) and applicants may re-apply for one additional year.

We are excited about offering opportunities to scholars wishing to study issues in social media. We expect to have between 2 and 5 scholars for the inaugural year of the fellowship program and hope to have applicants from universities across the United States, various disciplines and research paradigms.

For more information about TSMRI, visit http://www.tarleton.edu/tsmri/ or contact texassocialmediaresearch@gmail.com.

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Opportunity - (Reminder) TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI) announces its 2012-2013 fellowship program. An online application to become a TSMRI Fellow is available at http://www.tinyurl.com/TSMRIfellowapp. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 23 and fellows will be announced May 1.

TSMRI is a multidisciplinary collaboration based at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. The institute provides research and training focused on communication technology and social media for K-12 education, higher education, businesses, and non-profit organizations. 

The Texas Social Media Research Institute Fellowship Program aims to foster research on social media and provide researchers and practitioners resources for discovery, both applied and scholarly. Fellows will work with TSMRI to connect social media to their research agendas. Fellows will receive early access to the Journal of Social Media in Society, complimentary registration to the 2012 Social Media Conference and TSMRI workshops and a one-year membership to TSMRI. Fellowships are for one year (June 1 to May 31) and applicants may re-apply for one additional year.

We are excited about offering opportunities to scholars wishing to study issues in social media. We expect to have between 2 and 5 scholars for the inaugural year of the fellowship program and hope to have applicants from universities across the United States, various disciplines and research paradigms.

For more information about TSMRI, visit http://www.tarleton.edu/tsmri/ or contact texassocialmediaresearch@gmail.com.

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LAST DAY TO VOTE - Vote for the BEST IDEA - "Great Ideas for Teaching With Adobe Products" Contest

Readers,

Greetings everyone!

Here are the entries for the "Great Ideas for Teaching With Adobe Products" Contest! Vote for the BEST IDEA via the Google Form listed at the end of this blog post.

Thanks for your support! :)

The contest ends on March 4, 2012! Please type any questions in the comment section below.

Drs. Edwards and Helvie-Mason

SUBMISSION A - Surreal Animation

Idea Category: Classroom Ideas (Face-to-Face or Hybrid)

Adobe Product: Photoshop

How the Adobe Product Was Used: Students create the animation in Photoshop and then export the video to be edited in either MovieMaker or Premiere Elements.

Idea Description: Students collaborate in pairs to create an animated dream-like surreal animated collage using Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft MovieMaker or Adobe Premiere Elements. Students will compare and contrast the concepts of dream-time or the subconscious in work created by Aboriginals and the 

Surrealist movement with an emphasis on Salvador Dali and Frida Khalo. 

View examples here: http://vimeo.com/17954450

SUBMISSION B - Smart Boards And Adobe Connect

Idea Category: Online Instruction/E-Training

Adobe Product: Adobe Connect

How the Adobe Product Was Used: We use adobe connect for education,  for IT remote help, and inter-departmental online meetings

Idea Description: Adobe Connect is a powerfull virtual classroom application which is very suitable for distance learning university programmes. But  in math involved lectures it should be improved that the whiteboard pod can  recognize the math writings turns them into regular math equations and formulas which is input via a smart board. Also the chatpod should be improved for written math conversation between students and the lecturer. For example when i write a latex code between a tag it should render the formula and shows the actual equation.  This should be improved because smart boards are not so smart to recognize the handwritten formulas.

SUBMISSION C - Mobile Game Design Using Flash and Photoshop

Idea Category: Classroom Ideas (Face-to-Face or Hybrid)

Adobe Product: Photoshop, Flash

How the Adobe Product Was Used: 

We use Photoshop to create the graphics that we use inside Flash.  We especially use it for creating seamlessly tiling textures for use in a blitting tile based game engine.  We create sprite graphics that we can use for our character and projectile animation needs.  We use the tools in Photoshop to understand how both additive and subtractive color theory works and pixel density affects the clarity  and sharpness of images and graphics used for projected display and print media.

We use Flash to understand animation, from keyframes to tweening, timing and secondary motion.  We come to grips with the advantages of vector graphics and the drawbacks in terms of performance.  We explore the use of Action Script 3 extensively for use in animation, interaction and game design.  We finish by publishing our files for use on the web, stand alone PC through AIR and for mobile devices through Android and iOS releases.

Idea Description: I currently teach a class in Game Design.  I use Photoshop and Flash almost exclusively to bring the concepts taught in the class to life.

We first take a crash course in Photoshop, learning how the program's tools and functionality work to understand color theory, image resolution and raster graphics.  We create projects that are directly applicable to our game development by learning how to make seemlessly tiling textures, using layers to seperate out parts of a character for use in animation and building graphical user interfaces and heads up displays from scratch.

Afterwards we delve into the world of Flash where we explore all the options and tools that it presents to understand how framerate can affect animation.  We discuss using keyframes to build animations and using tweens to move from keyframe to keyframe.  We explore the differences between vector and raster(bitmap) graphics, the advantages and disadvantages of each as it pertains to game development(especially for mobile devices).  We discover the display list and how we can use it for different effects. We import graphics from Photoshop and become aware how easily we can update our movie clips, character animations and textures while moving from one program to the other.

Once we have become familiar with the graphic and animation capabilities of Flash we then dive into Action Script 3.  We use this as a base to begin learning object oriented programming.  We begin by studying the fundamentals of variables and functions and continue on towards building custom classes and interfaces that allow us an amazing level of interaction and complexity between our existing graphics and user input, be it through keyboard, mouse or touchscreen.  Flash using Action Script enables us to consider new ways to bring ideas to life, where Adobe has opened every creative avenue and inroad is an opportunity for a budding game designer to express themselves in an ever expanding marketplace of potential.  

Our final project is to take the Flash projects we have worked on and publish them for use on both Android and iOS devices.  The ease with which we are able to do this through Flash has really motivated my students' desire to learn how to develop games using the Adobe products.  The time is ripe to take advantage of such a rich feature set to not just build our dreams into reality, but to carve out careers and a deeper appreciation for the world we live in.

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Opportunity - (Reminder) TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI) announces its 2012-2013 fellowship program. An online application to become a TSMRI Fellow is available at http://www.tinyurl.com/TSMRIfellowapp. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 23 and fellows will be announced May 1.

TSMRI is a multidisciplinary collaboration based at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. The institute provides research and training focused on communication technology and social media for K-12 education, higher education, businesses, and non-profit organizations. 

The Texas Social Media Research Institute Fellowship Program aims to foster research on social media and provide researchers and practitioners resources for discovery, both applied and scholarly. Fellows will work with TSMRI to connect social media to their research agendas. Fellows will receive early access to the Journal of Social Media in Society, complimentary registration to the 2012 Social Media Conference and TSMRI workshops and a one-year membership to TSMRI. Fellowships are for one year (June 1 to May 31) and applicants may re-apply for one additional year.

We are excited about offering opportunities to scholars wishing to study issues in social media. We expect to have between 2 and 5 scholars for the inaugural year of the fellowship program and hope to have applicants from universities across the United States, various disciplines and research paradigms.

For more information about TSMRI, visit http://www.tarleton.edu/tsmri/ or contact texassocialmediaresearch@gmail.com.

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Opportunity - TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

TSMRI seeks fellows for its 2012-2013 fellowship program

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI) announces its 2012-2013 fellowship program. An online application to become a TSMRI Fellow is available at http://www.tinyurl.com/TSMRIfellowapp. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 23 and fellows will be announced May 1.

TSMRI is a multidisciplinary collaboration based at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. The institute provides research and training focused on communication technology and social media for K-12 education, higher education, businesses, and non-profit organizations. 

The Texas Social Media Research Institute Fellowship Program aims to foster research on social media and provide researchers and practitioners resources for discovery, both applied and scholarly. Fellows will work with TSMRI to connect social media to their research agendas. Fellows will receive early access to the Journal of Social Media in Society, complimentary registration to the 2012 Social Media Conference and TSMRI workshops and a one-year membership to TSMRI. Fellowships are for one year (June 1 to May 31) and applicants may re-apply for one additional year.

We are excited about offering opportunities to scholars wishing to study issues in social media. We expect to have between 2 and 5 scholars for the inaugural year of the fellowship program and hope to have applicants from universities across the United States, various disciplines and research paradigms.

For more information about TSMRI, visit http://www.tarleton.edu/tsmri/ or contact texassocialmediaresearch@gmail.com.

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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2011 Adobe Educators' Choice Awards - 1) Enter Your Project, 2) Rate Other Educator's Submissions, 3) Follow #AdobeEduAwards on Twitter!

Readers,

Remember, there are only FOUR days left in the 2011 Educators' Choice Awards. You can win prizes (and lots of recognition) by submitting projects, lesson plans, curricula, and tutorials! 

Enter the 2011 Educators' Voice Awards

Submit an entry here - LINK

Rate Other Educators' Submissions! Win a Wacom Bamboo Create Tablet

If you do not want to submit a project, then rate other educators' submissions and get a chance to get a Wacom Bamboo Create Tablet (I would LOVE one of these!)

You can vote for the best projects, lesson plans, curricula, and tutorials until Friday, October 14th. View and rate submissions here - LINK

Remember to follow the Educators' Choice Awards here!

#AdobeEduAwards

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

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Call for Articles - International Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL) Review

Readers,

Here's a publication opportunity! The International Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL) Review (http://hetl.org) is now accepting article submissions for 2011. See http://hetl.org/introduction-submissions/ for submission requirements.

Special theme for 2011-2012: University 2.0.Theme topic areas include:

- University 2.0: using Web 2.0 and other digital media technology in higher education.

Examples: virtual worlds, blended learning, social media technology, mobile learning.

- University 2.0: internationalization of teaching and learning.

Examples: multicultural learning, collaboration between universities, education for agency.

- University 2.0: social learning theories, instructional design, and learning outcomes.

Examples: assessment and evaluation of teaching and learning, syllabus/course design, curriculum design, program design.

- University 2.0: social, institutional, and policy-making challenges and opportunities.

Examples: managing learning communities, managing centers for teaching and learning, higher education reform.

Sample of on-going themes:

- Best practices in teaching and learning.

- New pedagogical approaches in teaching and learning.

- Innovation and the future of teaching and learning.- Comparative studies in teaching and learning.

- Interdisciplinary teaching and learning.

- Internationalization of teaching and learning.

- Faculty development and learning communities.

- Cooperative learning and collaborative learning.

- Active learning and student engagement.

- Group-based learning, project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, case-based learning, and problem-based learning. 

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Encourage Your Students to Enter the Adobe Imagination Challenge - They Can Win $10,000!

Readers,

This week marks the official KICK OFF of the Adobe Imagination Challenge! This is an amazing opportunity for you and your students (academic affairs AND student services)! In the Imagination Challenge, you need to show your IMAGINATION by creating a flyer, newsletter, almost ANYTHING "neat" using the Adobe Create Suite 5.5 Student and Teacher Education software. 


Students will upload their creative images (flyer, newsletter, etc.) and your students will be entered in the contest for a chance to win $10,000! There are five chances to win $10,000 and 36 chances to win $550!

Here are some ways to get involved!

- Enter the Contest! - LINK

- Vote for the Most Creative, Innovative Image (Voting Begins 9/11)

- Check out all of the Entries in the Imagination Gallery - LINK

- Get Inspired and Test Your Visual Skills by Playing Real of Fake - LINK
- Interact! Use the Twitter Hashtag - #AdobeImagination

Good luck to you and your students! I hope you have a chance to participate in the challenge! :)

Thanks Adobe Education Exchange!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Freebie Friday - Take Advantage of Back-to-School Savings Opportunities! - Texas Tax Free Holiday, Office Depot, & Staples

Readers,

In Texas, this is the LAST week before public school begins (K-12). Parents and their students are frantically purchasing the last items on their school supply lists and they are taking advantage of the TAX FREE HOLIDAY! This means that we will not have to pay taxes on school supplies and clothing items under $100.00. 

Here's my list:

- BIC Stick Pens (great for classroom giveaways throughout the semester AND paper surveys)

- Post-It Notes and Tabs

- Vera Bradley Calculator

- White Blouse from Gap

- Nine West Pumps and Flats

- Knock Knock Notebooks (and note pads) - I hope these are tax free.

***I plan to make most of my purchases online.*** :)

This includes backpacks as well. This item looks great for weekend writing sessions:

***Discover MORE about the tax free holiday here - http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxpubs/tx98_490/tx98_490.html.

Also, if you are NOT in Texas, take advantage of these great coupons from Office Depot AND Staples:

Office Depot:

http://f.chtah.com/i/48/1237020949/081711_InStore_Coupon_29530897_.pdf?cm_mmc=InternalEmail-_-20110817WedSoloENT-_-MiniBanner-_-F%26Fprint

Staples:

http://akimages.crossmediaservices.com/listingimages/Retailers/Staples/event_images/175x175_060131_New_Site/110816_14273_coupon.pdf

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Online Professional Development Opportunity - Join NGLC for Using Openness to Bridge to Success

Readers,


The Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) website always offers amazing webinars! Here's some information about their next one. :)


For students who struggle with core developmental math concepts, the journey to a postsecondary credential can often be disrupted or delayed. The Open University (OU), a fully online and open university that currently serves more than 250,000 students worldwide, has found that "bridging content"—offering open access to key developmental concepts—can increase learner capability and confidence, encourage participation, and contribute to progression and completion. Recognized as a world leader in distance learning, OU will be partnering with 10 U.S. colleges in the next year as part of a Next Generation Learning Challenges grant aimed at bringing resources from the university to bear for American students. On August 23, you're invited to join Patrick McAndrew, associate director of the Institute for Educational Technology, to learn more about the OU method and their plans for scale.


Topic: Using Openness to Bridge to Success
Speakers: Patrick McAndrew, The Open University
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT)


NGLC web seminars are free and open to all, but virtual seats are limited. Attendance is first come, first served. The session will be recorded and archived for later viewing.

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A Great Opportunity! - Sign Up for the Next Generation Learning Challenges's Learning Summer Learning Webinar Series

Readers,


Here's a great online seminar opportunity for all of you! As part of Next Generation Learning Challenges's "Summer Learning Series", these webinars are focused on the amazing role that technology can have in the classroom environment. Each of the webinars will be held in the NGLC Adobe Connect webconferencing room.


Topic: Blended Learning at the University of Central Florida
Speaker: Thomas Cavanaugh, Assistant Vice President, Distributed Learning
Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Topic: The Gamification of Education
Speakers: Steve Ritter, Carnegie Learning; Chris Sprague, OpenStudy; and David Gibson, SimSchool
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Topic: The Open Learning Initiative
Speaker: Candace Thille, Director, Open Learning Initiative
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Topic: Using Openness to Bridge to Success
Speaker: Patrick McAndrew, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET


Enjoy!


Sincerely,


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Could You Please Help Me? (Very Quick Questionnaire) - The Millennial Generation's Perceptions of College and University Library Programs and Services

Hi everyone! If you were born between 1978 and 1995 (the birth dates of the millennial generation) AND you are currently enrolled or employed by a college or university, please complete this VERY QUICK questionnaire for me.

The Millennial Generation's Perceptions of College and University Library Programs and Services - https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHYwbzdmc09ZOHJCeGloUUw1TEhOc0E6MQ

If you already completed the survey, THANK YOU! :)

Sincerely, 

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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I Remember 9/11, Do Your Students?

Readers,


In a prior post, "Life After September 11, 2001 - A Millennial's Perspective", I began my reflective journey spanning the past ten years. 


Today, Memorial Day, I think it is a very appropriate day to tell all of you about a great grant opportunity! The YSA's Youth Council and State Farm will support youth and educators across the United States to learn, remember, and honor the 10th anniversary of 9/11 through service projects.


Here's the link - 9/11 Service-Learning Grants


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Funding Opportunities - Electronic Links to University Research Office Blogs, etc.

Readers,


I hope to write at least one NSF proposal this year. My colleague and I worked on one of our mutual interests this semester (ECW2011) and I rediscovered my love of renewable energy and sustainability. As communicators, we plan to work with the science department on campus on a program proposal. I am really looking forward to this!


As a result, a large part of my summer break will be spent teaching, researching, and writing grants. Here are some great resources for grant announcements and information focused on grants.:


NMU Grants and Research Blog
http://nmugrantsandresearch.blogspot.com/


Grantopedia: From Proposal to Practice - Research Matters
http://www.grantopedia.com/


Dolores' List of CFPs
http://www.personal.psu.edu/dxf19/blogs/dolores_list_of_cfps/


Office of Research and Sponsored Programs - Appalachian State University
http://www.orsp.appstate.edu/blog


University of Texas at Austin - Research Alerts
http://www.utexas.edu/research/resources/research-alerts


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Research Support
http://research.unc.edu/news-events/research-support/index.htm


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Funding Opportunities
http://research.unc.edu/news-events/research-support/funding-opportunities/index.htm


Grantwriter's Blog
http://grantwritersblog.blogspot.com/


Enjoy the resources!


Sincerely,


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Survey Opportunity - Instructional Communication and How Instructors Use Facebook to Communicate With Their Students

Readers,

One of my dear friends, Dr. Lora Helvie-Mason, is conducting a great study focused on instructional communication and how instructors use Facebook to communicate with their students. If you have a spare moment, please help her by completing her survey. To participate in this study, participants must (a) have a Facebook account (b) be a college-level educator. Please participate by answering (10-15 minute) online survey questions about Facebook use. This study has been approved by the Southern University at New Orleans IRB. - Click here to take survey

Please forward this survey link (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2CM2RBW) to others who fit the criteria above.

Thank you so much!

Dr. Lora Helvie-Mason
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Southern University at New Orleans

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FREE Webinar Sponsored by the American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities

Readers,

This is a GREAT opportunity (sponsored by the American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities) for those of you who are focused on educational facilities (K-12 and higher education).

This FREE Webinar, "The Vulerability Assessment Process" will be presented by Dr. Arthur Cummins on February 28th at 11:00 a.m. (CST).

Here's some information about the webinar:

Dr. Cummins is currently serving youth as Director of Safe and Healthy Schools within the Orange County Department of Education. He oversees programming such as Health &amp; Wellness, Sports &amp; Physical Education, Food &amp; Nutrition, Drug &amp; Alcohol prevention, and Mental Health services. He has served as a classroom teacher and school site administrator in both middle and high school in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, and California.

Dr. Cummins also serves as the Southern California Lead for the School &amp; Law Enforcement Partnership, which facilitates collaborative relationships between law enforcement agencies and school district personnel. He serves on the Executive Board for the California School Resource Officers Association as well. Dr. Cummins sites on the Board for the Orange County Drug &amp; Alcohol Advisory Committee as serves as Co-Chair for the California Child Abduction TASK Force. Finally, Dr. Cummins serves on the Board for the Joyful Child Foundation providing prevention and intervention resources for missing and abducted children.

In addition to holding multiple certifications in emergency management, Dr. Cummins is also an approved trainer for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation which provides psychological recovery services to public and private school populations.

Register for the Webinar Today! - LINK

Enjoy!

Dr. J. Edwards

Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D. - Vice President of Education and Professional Development