February Research Forum

February 28, 2004

 

Dean Budd Hall welcomed 51 attendees at 9:00 am on Saturday, February 28^th, 2004 at the February Research Forum.

The Forum was hosted by the Faculty of Education’s Research Culture Committee.

 

The Association of Graduate Education Students (AGES) representatives welcomed participants. (left to right) Sheryl MacMath, C & I; Catherine Etmanski, EPLS and PhD Network; Susan Corner, Grad Rep C & I; Lia vanWinkle, Grad Rep EPLS. Missing: Tracie Smith, EPLS. AGES is the pulse of the graduate student community in the Faculty of Education.

 

Dr. Geraldine Van Gyn presented invaluable information about how to prepare conference proposals, presentations, panels and posters. The two sessions were in room 128 in the Centre for Innovative Teaching. Graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals to present their evolving or completed research at the Faculty of Education’s tenth Connections Conference on May 6^th, 2004.

 

The two sessions about presentations involved becoming more familiar with the various components of posters by viewing and discussing two posters.

David Stolls taught beginner and advanced use of Power Point in the MacLaurin Computer Lab room 282.

 

 

Graduate students were pleased with the forum. It was an opportunity to interact, learn and share. Feedback from the day will be used to help shape the upcoming July Research Forum.