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Publishing on the College Student Experience

Publishing on the College Student Experience. Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience February 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada. The Toolbox.

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Publishing on the College Student Experience

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  1. Publishing on the College Student Experience Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience February 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada

  2. The Toolbox An electronic newsletter published six times per year. Its primary purpose is to provide practical strategies for improving teaching and learning. The audience includes full-time and adjunct faculty; academic advisors; and administrators focused on faculty development, teaching and learning, academic success, and the first college year. https://sc.edu/fye/toolbox

  3. The Toolbox – Suggested Topics • Faculty-student relationships • Principles and practices of effective course design • Active-learning strategies for face-to-face venues • Applications of digital technology to face-to-face and online venues • Alternative strategies to assess student learning • Strategies and techniques for meeting the learning needs of diverse student populations

  4. The Toolbox - Guidelines • Highlights strategies easily transferred to practice • Adopts informal and conversational tone • Includes no more than 3-5 references • Uses active voice, third person • Is evidenced-based • Roughly 1,500 words

  5. The Toolbox

  6. What Makes a Good Article? • Strategies for tackling issues/problems in the classroom, with an emphasis on helping faculty think through the process and improving student success • References to professional literature concerning the issue/problem. • Examples of practices that can transfer to a range of course types • Applications of technology to learning in and outside the classroom, and • An eye toward the future of teaching and learning (i.e., will this strategy still be applicable in five years?)

  7. How To Submit Upcoming Deadlines • March 22, 2019 (May 2019 issue) • May 13, 2019 (July 2019 issue) https://sc.edu/fye/toolbox/submissions

  8. E-Source for College Transitions an electronic newsletter published by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition three times a year. Its primary purpose is to provide practical strategies for supporting student learning and success. https://sc.edu/fye/esource

  9. E-Source Suggested Topics • Strategies for addressing a variety of student transitions at different types of institutions • Strategies for assessing student learning or experiences, programs, or courses • Innovative teaching strategies • Descriptions of assessed institutional initiatives • Alternative funding sources • Programs addressing the needs of special student populations • Short descriptions for new and relevant print and online resources

  10. What Makes a Good Article • Focused on practice • Parsimonious use of external literature (3-5 references; current and relevant) • Description of initiative, assessment efforts, and assessment results are clear and well-organized • Offers insights related to bringing initiatives to scale, implementing in other contexts, etc. • Word Limit: 1300-1500 words • No abstract necessary

  11. Writing About Practice: Key ?s • What is the problem or issue? • How does it impact student success? • How did you address it? Describe the strategy or strategies used to address the problem. • How did it work? Report assessment results. • What are the implications for the future, for other populations, or campus contexts? • How can readers benefit from your strategy?

  12. How To Submit Upcoming Deadlines • May 10, 2019 (November 2019 issue) • Early January 2020 • (July 2020 issue) https://sc.edu/fye/esource/submissions

  13. Editorial Review Board • Serve a three-year term and are identified in the newsletter masthead and on the website • Hold a master’s degree or higher • Have a minimum of two years’ experience in one or more of the following areas within a higher education setting: instruction, first-year programs, transfer initiatives, sophomore initiatives, academic support initiatives, retention initiatives, assessment • Are affiliated with an accredited college or university • Have strong writing and editorial skills • New terms begin in July • Application deadline is April 15, 2019.

  14. Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition A semiannual refereed journal disseminating empirical research findings on student transition issues

  15. Suggested Topics • Explorations into the academic, personal, and social experiences (including outcomes related to success, learning, and development) of students at a range of transition points • the first college year • the transfer transition • the sophomore year • the senior year and transition out of college • the transition to graduate work

  16. Suggested Topics • Transition issues unique to specific populations (e.g., nontraditional, traditional, historically underrepresented students, transfer students, commuters, part-time students, first-generation students) • Explorations of faculty development, curriculum, and pedagogical innovations connected to any of the transitions identified above

  17. Characteristics of Strong Journal Articles Overall Evaluation • New/important findings related to the study of college student transitions • Compelling rationale for the study • Research as opposed to assessment • Theory and/or concept based • Clearly written for a journal audience General Organization • Accurate, descriptive title • Well-crafted abstract • Standard components of a social science research article

  18. Characteristics of Strong Journal Articles Methodology • Clearly stated hypotheses/research questions • Adequate descriptions of sample/sampling method • Clear descriptions of measures/treatment procedures • Appropriate research design • Appropriate statistical test or qualitative analysis used • Clear presentation of findings • Discussion/recommendations section congruent with results • Results situated in context of previous research/literature

  19. How to Submit www.editorialmanager.com/fyesit/

  20. Editorial Review Board • Serve a three-year term and are identified in the journal masthead and on the website • Hold a Ph.D. or equivalent • Have a minimum of five years’ experience in higher education • Are affiliated with an accredited college or university • Have expertise in quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed-methods research design and analysis • New terms begin in January • Application deadline is October 31, 2019.

  21. Contact Us • Brad Garner, Toolbox Editor brad.garner@indwes.edu • Christina Hardin, ESource Editoresource@mailbox.sc.edu profhardin@yahoo.com • Forrest Lane, Journal Editor nrcjour@mailbox.sc.edu forrest.lane@shsu.edu • Todd Money, Editor tmoney@mailbox.sc.edu • Tracy Skipper, Assistant Director for Publications, tlskippe@mailbox.sc.edu

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