Division C – Learning and Instruction 

Welcome to the Division C Graduate Student Resources website!
The following is a set of resources that are of interest and assistance to us as graduate students in learning and instruction academic programs. This is a work in progress, so your comments and suggestions are certainly welcome as we continue to update and evolve this shared space.

Resources:

AERA 2010 Graduate Student Events
Graduate Student Seminar
Current AERA Division C Student Leaders
Apply for a student leadership position in AERA Division C  
News Grad Students Can Use 

GSC Division C Fireside Chat: Understanding Motivated Learning for Academic and Career Success

Dr. Dale H. Schunk (University of North Carolina - Greensboro) will discuss motivation and self-regulation in his scholarly agenda and higher education career, and address the relevance of motivated learning for successful academic and career development.

New Directions in the Field of Learning and Instruction

Drs. Jessica J. Summers (University of Arizona), Annemarie M. Conley (University of California - Irvine), and Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia (Duke University), will be presenting on the growth and development of their research pertaining to motivational issues in education.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Plans are underway for the 2010 Division C Graduate Student Seminar, which will be held April 29 (Thursday) and April 30 (Friday) just prior to the AERA Annual Meeting in Denver. This year Akane Zusho (Fordham University) is serving as chair and Jennifer Cromley (Temple University) is serving as vice-chair.  

The objective of the seminar is to provide graduate students who are members of AERA Division C with an opportunity to receive mentoring and advice from current faculty members and to begin developing professional relationships with current and future leaders within the field. The seminar is intended for full-time, advanced level doctoral students who are approaching the dissertation phase of their programs. Students who will have finished their dissertation by the end of April, 2010 should consider applying for the Division C New Faculty seminar instead. 

In addition to presentations on topics such as surviving the dissertation process, and grants and funding opportunities, the seminar will consist of panel discussions on teaching, research, and publishing within the context of this year’s conference theme, “Understanding Complex Ecologies in a Changing World.” Students will also participate in a manuscript review with mentors, as well as a workshop on perfecting the vita.  

Students interested in participating in the Graduate Student Seminar should submit the following by 5:00pm on Sunday, December 21, 2009. All email attachments should be sent to the chair of the seminar (zusho@fordham.edu). 

• Completed online application, which can be accessed via the AERA Graduate Student Seminar Website: http://groups.google.com/group/aeragss?hl=en. You will be asked to provide the following: 1) general statement of why you are interested in attending the Division C Graduate Student Seminar and what you hope to gain from this experience, 2) demographic information, 3) abstract of dissertation study, 4) timeline for completing dissertation, 5) research interests, 6) career goals and job search timeline and, 7) preferences for mentors.
• A 2-page summary of your dissertation research. 
• A vita that includes name, address, institution, telephone, fax, e-mail, educational background, awards, professional publications and presentations, teaching experience, and service activities sent directly to Seminar chair.
• A letter of recommendation from your advisor, major professor, or dissertation chair sent directly to the Seminar chair (this must be sent to us in order for your application to be considered).

Upon acceptance, participants will also be required to submit a writing sample (e.g., a manuscript to be submitted for publication) to their assigned mentor(s) at least 45 days prior to the seminar, by March 15, 2010. A limited number of participants will be selected for the 2010 Seminar based on graduate status, clarity of research interests, and match with participating mentors. Notifications will be sent out by January 30, 2010. Students who attend the seminar will receive a small stipend ($300) to help defray the expenses of travel to Denver. To be eligible, students must be members of Division C and must register for the annual meeting.  

We look forward to seeing you with our Division C colleagues in Denver next April.

Division C Graduate Student Leadership
Graduate Student Co-Chairs
The graduate student co-chairs are responsible for coordinating the communication among Division C graduate students, primarily through the Campus Liaisons, newsletters, AERA business meetings, and (now) this website. Generally, the co-chairs also plan 2 special graduate student sessions at AERA – one session is generally focused on thriving in graduate school programs and the other is developed based on topics of interest.

Graduate Student Committee Representatives
The Division C Graduate Student Council (GSC) representatives primarily represent Division C graduate students within the AERA GSC, providing input and feedback in both directions. As members of the GSC, they are involved with AERA graduate initiatives throughout the year. They also plan the Division C Fireside Chat each year at AERA.

Faculty Advisor
Roxana Moreno
moreno@unm.edu 

Campus Liaisons
Campus Liaisons help disseminate important information to fellow graduate students on their campus about AERA resources and activities for graduate students. This group also provides important feedback to the Division C Graduate Co-Chairs and GSC Reps on important issues throughout the year.

Become a Campus Liaison! We are hoping to continue to expand the Liaison network – both in terms of number of campuses involved and in terms of interactions with amongst each other and Division C graduate student leadership. If you have an interest in joining this program, please contact Jonathan Boxtic (jdbostic@ufl.edu).

Current Liaisons:
Jenna Bachinski, University of Connecticut
Yasemin Demiraslan, Iowa State University
Pamela Gourley-Delaney, University of California, Davis  
David B. Morris, Emory University
Christopher Rakes, University of Louisville  

Become one of the graduate student leaders in Division C!
If you would like to become more involved with the Division C Graduate Student Committee, we will be looking for graduate students who would be interested in serving on the committee. Each year, the positions of Division C junior co-chair and Graduate Student Council junior representative open for applications, as the previous year’s junior members move to the senior level. Both positions are two-year commitments.

Download Call for Applicants  

To apply for one of the two committee positions, we request that interested individuals submit:

• A vita;
• A brief personal statement indicating reasons for wanting the position;
• Qualifications for the position;
• A description of their goals for the position;
• Two letters of reference

For descriptions of the responsibilities of the Division C Graduate Student Representatives to the AERA Graduate Student Council and the Division C Graduate Student Committee Junior Co-Chair, please contact Jonathan Bostic and Janice Hansen.

Send:  All materials as attachments (this “Call for Applications” with preference rankings; letter of interest; vita; and 2 letters of reference) to Jonathan Bostic, the current Junior Co-Chair (jdbostic@ufl.edu) and Janice Hansen, current Junior Division C GSC Representative (hansenj@uci.edu) by January 20, 2009. Notifications will be sent in February, Download Call for Applicantsand officers will begin their positions at the Division C business meeting.

Announcements about Division C Graduate Students
We want to hear about and share your good news!
As we continue to build our community, we hope that you will share the distinctions you receive in publications and presentations, as they are accepted in various journals and annual meetings. We hope that these stories will inspire and inform the direction of our field.

Also, are you finishing up your program and heading to a new and exciting position? Let us know, so we can congratulate you and keep building our professional network.

Send your items to Janice Hansen (hansenj@uci.edu).

News Grad Students Can Use
Career News, Events, & Tips

The Chronicle of Higher Education – Faculty/Research Positions in the Education Field
http://chronicle.com/jobs/100/300/allindex.htm

The Chronicle of Higher Education – Non-Academic Positions in the Education Field 
http://chronicle.com/jobs/900/250/allindex.htm 

Submit an item to include in the news section (hansenj@uci.edu).