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http://globalconversationsindoctoralpreparation.wordpress.com. “ Writing The Prospectus and Defining Ourselves ” Heather Lynch, Doctoral Candidate, LL October 13, 2011. Moderator of Conversations in Doctoral Preparation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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“Writing The Prospectus and Defining Ourselves”
Heather Lynch, Doctoral Candidate, LL
October 13, 2011
http://globalconversationsindoctoralpreparation.wordpress.com
Moderator of Conversations in Doctoral Preparation
• Dr. Peggy Albers, Professor, Language and Literacy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, [email protected]
• Online interactive and participatory web seminars with a purpose to prepare doctoral students to work in the Academy
• Website: http://globalconversationsindoctoralpreparation.wordpress.com • Doctoral students at all stages in their program are invited to
present; Please contact Dr. Peggy Albers, [email protected]
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Tonight’s Presenter: Heather Lynch, Doctoral Candidate• Doctoral student• Research interests:
video gaming and literacy; adolescent readers who struggle; multimodality
• Defended her prospectus fall of 2011
• Doctoral advisor: Peggy Albers
Writing The Prospectus and
Defining OurselvesPresented by Heather L. Lynch
What comes to mind when you imagine writing your prospectus?
“The only journey is the journey within.”- Rainer
Maria Rilke
Conceptualizing My Prospectus
Is there anything worthy in
video games?
Students As Gamers
Husband As Gamer
Parents, Teachers, and the “Establishment” vs. Gamers
Where to Start?O The Literature!O Helpful first steps:
O Course ReadingsO Tip: Be thoughtful
about designing your program of study.
O Discussions with Advisor
O Research LibrarianO Directed Reading
So Much to Read…I focused on the work of researchers who…O Make me nod my head as I read their
work.O Talk about ideas that have room for
development?O Would get along well at the
ideological “dinner table” or…O Fill in gaps for each other.
Developing Questions
Questions
Problem
MethodLiterature
Methodologies Galore: Finding What Fits
• Narrative• Case Study/Life
History
Narrative
• Narrative• Mediated
Discourse Analysis
• Analytic Autoethnography
Mediated Narrative • Mediated
Discourse Analysis
• Case Study Methods
Case Study
Taking RisksO “Avid Gamers”O “Symbiotic Flow”O Mediated
Discourse Methods
O Understandings of Quality
O Participant Selection- emic/etic
Defining Myself in My Prospectus
Potential for Future Scholarsh
ip
Professional Identity
Innovative
Methods Research Identity
Sound Alignment of Ideas
Philosophical Identity
Organizing to Write: OneNote
Organizing to Write
Organizing to Write
Building My CommitteeO Criteria for My Committee:
O Shared Philosophies About ResearchO Shared Perspectives Relating to What
Matters in Literacy Education Writ Large
O Productivity in their Own WorkO Responsivity Towards Me Over TimeO Interest in My Future GoalsO Faculty Research Status
Presentation: PPPPP
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Helpful Technology: Prezi.com
Helpful Technology: Dropbox.com
Show Time!O Logistics:
O Practice ahead of time.O Get there early!O Have presentation available by multiple means.O Be prepared to record notes without distracting
you for being in the moment.O Remind yourself that you know your stuff!
O Aesthetics:O Coffee?O Snacks?O Have everything ready before professors and
supporters show up.
Celebrate!O Revel in the successes
along the way (even the little ones)!
O Include your loved ones in moments of celebration.
O Take time to collectively look at your accomplishments.
O Remind yourself of how far the journey has taken you!
“The only journey is the journey within.”- Rainer
Maria Rilke
Thank you to
Heather Lynch (and best of luck on your
dissertation!)
October 13, 2011
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Please join us for our final Fall Doctoral Web Seminar
Featuring
Alisha WhiteDoctoral Candidate
“Writing for Publication”October, 27, 2011
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