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Sanford College of Education 
Scholarship & Research Newsletter  

EDITOR in CHIEF 
 Cynthia Chandler, Ed D 

EDITORIAL BOARD 
Wayne Padover, Ph D, 
Peter Serdyukov Ph D, 
Bermardo Gallegos, Ph D, 
Patricia Dickenson, Ed D,
Dan Cunniff, Ph D,
Robyn Hill, Ph D 

VOLUME 14
March 2016
 
 
Welcome to Volume 14 of The Quest
by the Sanford College of Education  at National University

About the Quest 

Each quarter, the Scholarship and Research Committee asks faculty, both full-time and part-time to share, contribute, collaborate, and invest in developing our Scholarship and Research learning community. Each quarter, we feature faculty scholarship:

  • Faculty Authored Books 
  • Published Journal Articles
  • Published Conference Presentations
  • Call for Proposals and Submissions
  • SOE Book Reviews
  • Collaborative Online Information w/Upcoming Conferences, Updated Research Interests, and more! 

We look forward to your continued contributions!  

Next Call for Submissions, May 15, 2016 for Publication in June  

Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching  

SCOE Faculty Submissions 
Begin to prepare for the next round of submissions due October 1, 2016  
 
Coming Soon! Publishing with Emerald Publishing!
 
Peter Serdyukov, Editor-in-Chief 
Teacher Education Department  
National University
11255 North Torrey Pines Rd. 
La Jolla, CA 92037 
   
 
  

Featured SCOE Scholar 
Dr. Nilsa Thorsos, Ph. D.  
Professor, Special Education Department
Program Lead, Moderate to Severe
Lead Faculty, Special Education
Los Angeles Campus
5245 Pacific Concourse Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045 
 
Recent Publications 2015-2016
Conference Papers
Thorsos, N. J., Johannessen, B. G., Beck, M., & Nganga, C. (2015). Synergy, care, and constructive Chaos: Conceptualizing the dynamics of an international global co-mentoring network. Paper session at the American Educators Research Association (AERA) Chicago, IL.

Thorsos, N. J., & Brashear, N. (2016, January). Bridging home and school with literacy: Building strategies in the 21st century: A parading shift for teaching literacy to digital natives. Paper session at the Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE) in Oahu, HI.  

Thorsos, N. J., Dobrenen, D., & Jones Wardsworth, J. (2015). California master teachers' legacy: Effective mentoring & supervision practices for special education teacher candidates. Paper session at the California Association of Resource Specialist Plus (CARS+) conference in Sacramento, CA.

Thorsos, N.J. & Johannessen, B. G. (2016, January) The paradigm shift in higher education: Meeting the demands and expectations of the millennial learners. Paper session at the Eighteenth Creative Teaching Conference (ACT 18), Rome, Italy. 
  
Thorsos, N. J., Wu, K., & Kern, A. (2016, April). Strengths and challenges of communications in a global, informal women researchers peer mentoring community. In K. Wu (Chair) Mentoring as a Touchstone for Reinvention, Transforming, and Transitioning. Symposium conducted at the American Educators Research Association (AERA) in Washington, DC.
 
Journals 
Thorsos, N. J. (2016). Sense of Belonging in Higher Education: Voices from a Latina Professor. In F., Obiakor, & J. Martinez, (Eds), Latin@ Voices in Multicultural Education: From Invisibility to Visibility in Higher Education, (pp. 90-95). New York: Nova Science Publications to be published January 5, 2016 https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=56471&osCsid=71b6d8f641fe54377d82da19dd37dc93 

Thorsos, N. J., Johannessen B. G., Beck, M., & Nganga, C. (2016, In Press). Synergy, care, and constructive Chaos: Conceptualizing the dynamics of an international global co-mentoring network. In B.G., Johannessen (Ed.), Global Co-Mentoring Networks in Higher Education Subtitle: Politics, Policies, and Practices. New York City: Springer Publications.
 
Journals, Book Chapters, & Other Pubs 

   
Editors: Dr. Patricia Dickenson    [email protected] and Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler [email protected]

Book Chapter Publications
 
Amador-Lankster, C. (2015, Marzo). Destino Desconocido, Paraderos de Suenos. CTA: 25 Historias, 25 Hitos,  25 Historias. Medellin, Colombia: Sello Editorial Centro de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Antioquia, ISBN 978-958-8470-27-6
 
Dickenson, P., & Montgomery, J. (2016) The Role of Teacher Leadership for Promoting Professional Development Practices. In Innovative Professional Development Methods and Strategies for STEM Education. Hershey, PA. IGI Global.   http://www.igi-global.com/book/innovative-professional-development-methods-strategies/132775#table-of-contents  
 
Dickenson, P. & Sistek-Chandler, C. (2016). Blending Digital Content in Teacher Education     Programs. In Handbook on the Active Learning and the Flipped Classroom Model in the Digital Age, Hershey, PA. IGI Global. 

Hanover, N. & Hardin, S. What really works in science education in Murawski, W., & Scott, K. L. (Eds.). (2015). What really works in secondary education . Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA.                                        
A SPECIAL WELCOME TO THE QUEST!
DR. SHAILA MULHOLLAND
New SCOE Faculty Member 
 
Mulholland, S. (2016). Enhancing creativity. In M. J. Bresciani Ludvik (Ed.), The Neuroscience of Learning and Development: Enhancing Creativity, Compassion, Critical Thinking, and Peace in Higher Education (pp. 177-193). Sterling, VA: Stylus. 

https://sty.presswarehouse.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=435156 
    
Journals
All JRIT Articles can be retrieved from:  

Amador-Lankster, C. & Monsalve, M. & Rincon, A. (2015, May). Learning By Doing: Assessment of Student Learning through the use of Semi-Contextualized Measures in Medellin. European Scientific Journal, European Scientific Institute, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

Amster, S.E., Campbell, S., & Sistek-Chandler, C. (2016, March). Mobilizing the newsroom in an online class: How master's journalism students capture, edit, and publish the news, Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching, 9 (1), 126-141.
 
Germaine, R, Richards, J., Schubert-Irastorza, C., & Koeller, M., (2016). Purposeful use of 21st century skills in higher education. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching, Teaching, 9 (1), 19-29.

Dickenson, P. (2016). The flipped classroom in a hybrid teacher education course: Teachers' self-efficacy and instructors' practices. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching, Teaching, 9 (1), 78-89. 
  
Hill, R. (2016). Real world connections: A case for integrating environmental education into preservice teacher education.  Journal of Innovative Teaching, Teaching, 9 (1), 68-77.
Johannessen, B. G., Thorsos, N. J., & Dickinson, G. (2016). Bilingual education perspectives: Current conditions of bilingual teacher preparation programs in public universities in USA. Manuscript submitted to the NABE Journal of Research and Practice (NJRP). 

Johannessen, B. G., Thorsos, N. J., & Dickinson, G. (2016, March). Perspectives on bilingual education teacher preparation programs in the USA. Paper session at the National Associations Bilingual Education (NABE) in Chicago, IL. 

Ke, W., Thorsos, N., & Kern, K. (2016). Dynamics of Tension and a Sense of Belonging in a Mentoring Community of Women Faculty. In B.G., Johannessen, (Ed.), Global Co-Mentoring Networks in Higher Education Subtitle: Politics, Policies, and Practices. Springer.

Pohan, C. A. (In Press, 2016). Motivating and engaging students in the ESL/EFL classroom.  TESOL-Chile Newsletter.
 
Thorsos, N. J. (2016). Sense of Belonging in Higher Education: Voices from a Latina Professor. In F.,Obiakor, & J. Martinez, (Eds), Latin@ Voices in Multicultural Education: From Invisibility to Visibility in Higher Education, (pp. 90-95).  New York: Nova Science Publications to be published January 5, 2016 https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=56471&osCsid=71b6d8f641fe54377d82da19dd37dc93

Thorsos, N. J., Johannessen B. G., Beck, M., & Nganga, C. (2016). Synergy, care, and constructive Chaos: Conceptualizing the dynamics of an international global co-mentoring network. In B.G., Johannessen (Ed.), Global Co-Mentoring Networks in Higher Education Subtitle: Politics, Policies, and Practices. New York City: Springer Publications in press, 2016.
 
Submit your APA formatted work to this new link: http://tinyurl.com/majmrlh 

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INTERESTED IN WRITING A BOOK?

Call for Book Submissions by Publishers 
  
Call for Book ChaptersDecaBooks 
IGI Global Books and Book Chapters 
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/submit-a-proposal/ 
  
Routledge http://www.routledge.com/info/authors/#submitproposal 

Call for Proposals for Journal Articles 
Coming Up: Calls and Conferences
Editor: Dr. Robyn Hill,   [email protected]  

CALLS FOR PROPOSALS

Coming Up: C alls and Conferences
Editor: Dr. Robyn A. Hill,   [email protected]  

ACMASS 2016
6th Annual Conference on Management and Social Sciences
August 9-11, 2016
Hawaii, USA
Call for Proposals: http://www.acmass.org/ 
DEADLINE: April 30, 2016
 
AIIC 2016
4th Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference
May 27-29, 2016
Pamukkale, Turkey
Call for Proposals:   http://aiiconference.net/ 
DEADLINE: May 12, 2016
 
ASMSS 2016
Annual Symposium on Management and Social Sciences
July 5-7, 2016
Seoul, South Korea
Call for Proposals: http://www.asmss.org/  
DEADLINE: March 25, 2016
  
CONFSS 2016
International Conference on Social Science
July 19-21, 2016
Hokkaido, Japan
Call for Proposals:   www.confss.org  
DEADLINE: March 30, 2016
 
EdMedia 2016
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology
June 27-30, 2016
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Call for Proposals:   http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/  
DEADLINE: April 22, 2016
 
GAM 2016
5th Global Academic Meeting
March 24-26, 2016
Budapest, Hungary
DEADLINE: March 10, 2016
 
ICEAP 2016
International Conference on Education and Psychology
November 22-24, 2016
Kyoto, Japan
Call for Proposals: www.iceap.org  
DEADLINE: August 5, 2016
 
ISESS 2016
International Symposium on Education and Social Sciences
September 13-15, 2016
Singapore
Call for Proposals: http://www.isess-conf.org/  
DEADLINE: May 30, 2016
 
ISETL 2016
International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning
October 13-15, 2016
Salt Lake City, UT
Call for Proposals:   http://www.isetl.org/  
DEADLINE: May 15, 2016
 
ISS 2016
11th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
August 2-4, 2016
London, England
DEADLINE: May 2, 2016

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Chaparral Suites & Hotel
Scottsdale, Arizona
October 5-7, 2016
Education Business Conference 
 
THE LEARNER 2016
23rd International Conference on Learning
July 13-15, 2016
Vancouver, BC, Canada
DEADLINE: April 13, 2016
 
MCCSIS 2016
10th Annual Conference on E-Learning
July 1-3, 2016
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Call for Proposals: http://www.conf-system.org/confman_el2016/author_new.asp 
DEADLINE: March 14, 2016
 
MRA 2016
Multidisciplinary Research Association
April 21-23, 2016
Sydney, Australia
Call for Proposals: http://www.scholarly-conferences.com/sydney2016/call-for-papers/ 
DEADLINE: March 20, 2016
 
NAAEE 2016
North American Association for Environmental Education
October 19-22, 2016
Madison, WI
DEADLINE: March 31, 2016
 
 
Looking for a Conference in a certain part of the world, try CONFERENCE ALERTS WORLDWIDE
www.theconferencecalendar.com
www.iceap.org
 
 
 
CONFERENCES TO ATTEND
Looking for a Conference in a certain part of the world, try CONFERENCE ALERTS WORLDWIDE 
 

Conference & Paper Presentations 
    
Editors: Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler & Dr. Patricia Dickenson   
 
Dickenson, P. (2016) Project-based learning for Deeper Mathematical Learning with Web 2.0 tools. Presented at the Monterey Bay Area Mathematics Project (MBAMP) Conference: Leveraging the Power of Technology in the Mathematics Class, California,  February 27, 2016.  

Dobrenen, D., Thorsos, N.J., & Jones Wardsworth, J. (2016, February). Effective mentoring & supervision practices for special education teacher candidates. Paper session at the California Association of Resource Specialist Plus (CARS+) in Riverside, CA.
 
Ferguson, M.T., Evan, S. F. , & Thorsos, N.J. (2016, January). Finding "inclusion "in children's literature: Disproportionate and inaccurate representation of characters with disabilities in children" stories. Workshop session at the Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE) in Oahu, HI.

Four-Babb, J., Kern, A., Esnard, T., Cobb-Roberts, D., & Thorsos, N. J. (2015). Lived experiences of women in academia: Shaping and reshaping mentoring and scholarship. Paper session at the American Educators Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Gilbreath, J. & Thorsos, N. (2016, February). Free and Low-Cost Apps for special education teachers. Workshop session at the California Association of Resource Specialist Plus (CARS+) in Riverside, CA..
 
Hill, R. and Kinberg, M. (2016, February 19).  Writing in Nature: Using Natural Experiences to Enhance Creativity.  California Association of Teacher of English Annual Conference.  Costa Mesa, CA.
 
Johannessen, B. G., Thorsos, N. J., & Dickinson, G. (2016, March). Perspectives on bilingual education teacher preparation programs in the USA. Paper session at the National Associations Bilingual Education (NABE) in Chicago, IL. 
 
Moore, M. (2016, January).  Making use of digital tools a habit in meeting the literacy needs of Common Core State Standards.  Paper presented at the 14th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education.  Honolulu, HI.
   
Pacis, D. & Traynor-Nilson, P. (2016, February).Planning for School Safety in a World of Terrorism , Presentation, ASBBS Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Thorsos, N. J., & Brashear, N. (2016, January). Bridging home and school with literacy: Building strategies in the 21st century: A parading shift for teaching literacy to digital natives. Paper session at the Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE) in Oahu, HI.   

Thorsos, N.J. & Johannessen, B. G. (2016, January) The paradigm shift in higher education: Meeting the demands and expectations of the millennial learners. Paper session at the Eighteenth Creative Teaching Conference (ACT 18)
Rome, Italy.

Thorsos, N. J., Wu, K., & Kern, A. (2016, April). Strengths and challenges of communications in a global, informal women researchers peer mentoring community. In K. Wu (Chair) Mentoring as a Touchstone for Reinvention, Transforming, and Transitioning. Symposium conducted at the American Educators Research Association (AERA) in Washington, DC.

Traynor-Nilson, P. (2016, February). Increasing student engagement in an online setting. Presentation, ASBBS Conference, Las Vegas, NV.


 
Quest Webinars  
Wednesday Webinars- Typically the 1st Wednesday of the Month 1X per Quarter
Featuring faculty scholars on the topic of scholarship and presentations of published research. Webinars are online and recorded for playback.
Join us on this journey as we learn from each other.

Webinars 2015-2016  

TOPICS 
Allie Jordan Library Presentation: Citations in the Cloud, Mendeley
Recording:  http://nu.adobeconnect.com/p37lk6lc2h3/  
 
Dr. Dan Cunniff, Dr. R.D. Nordgren, Dr. Wayne Padover
Adjunct Faculty Study
Date of Webinar: January 13, 2016 1:00 p.m.
Recording: http://nu.adobeconnect.com/p3ggladj1u6/ 

Overview of IRB Net Presented by Briann Mongeon
Date of Webinar: March 2, 2016
Recording: Zoom  www.tinyurl.com/questzoom  
Zoom Recording Link: IRB Zoom Recording

Dr. Tom Reynolds and Colleagues (Tentative)
MOOC's Around the World
Date of Webinar: May 2016

CALL FOR SCHOLARS 
May or June 2016, Fall 2016 and Spring 2017
 
Recordings 2014-2015 
Dr. Gangaram Singh, October Quest Scholar
Recording: http://nu.adobeconnect.com/p8x6uz3ujqc/   
 
Dr. Terri Marcos, January Quest Scholar
    
Archived 2013-2014 Scholars
R. D Nordgren: September 25, 2013

Donna Elder: November 20, 2014 Collaboration Among Colleagues at NU Book Publishing 

Peter Serdyukov: January 29, 2014
Link to Recording: Are Our Students Autonomous Learners?
 http://nu.adobeconnect.com/p7wbogpktpn/ 

Patricia Dickenson: April 23, 2014
Link to Recording: Contributing Author for a Book Chapter
 
Book Club Review

Coordinated by: Dr. Peter Serdyukov

Goal: To interact as a community of learners around timely topics of pertinence to education. Book Review sessions are open to the entire university community.

Desired Outcome: Exploring new topics through reading + Intellectual growth + Building relationships=Faculty focused professional development + Research = SOE Learning Community

Meeting Schedule: The 4th Thursday of each month from 11 to noon.  The meeting is held in person in Torrey Pines and available on Adobe Connect so that all interested faculty might attend.

Adobe Connect  Meeting Link:
A World Class Education: Learning from International Models of Excellence
http://nu.adobeconnect.com/booktalk/ 

Schedule for 2015-16
Thursday, September 24, noon. Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education. Sir Ken Robinson with Lou Aronica. Penguin, 2015, Facilitated by: Jo Birdsell

Thursday, October 22, noon. Robert Weiss. Learning from Strangers. The art and method of qualitative interview studies. The Free Press, 1995,  Facilitated by: Patricia Dickenson
Summary: Learning from Strangers Book Summary from Dr. Patricia Dickenson 

Thursday, November 26, noon. The future declassified. Megatrends that will undo the world unless we take action. By Matthew Burrows. Palgrave MacMillan, 2014, Facilitated by: Peter Serdyukov

Thursday, February 25, noon. Rise of the Robots: technology and the threat of a jobless future. By Martin Ford. Brilliance Audio; MP3 Una edition (May 5, 2015) Facilitated by: Harvey Hoyo
Book Summary:  Rise of Robots Summary by Harvey Hoyo

Thursday, March 24, noon. The Triple Focus: A New Approach to Education by Daniel Goleman and Peter Senge. More Than Sound (2014) Facilitated by: Lucinda Kramer

Thursday, April 21, noon. OPEN

Thursday, May 26, noon. OPEN
 
Book Reviews by NU Faculty

Goodstein, Phyllis Kaufman. (2013) How to Stop Bullying in Classrooms and Schools: Use Social Architecture to Prevent, Lessen and End Bullying. New York: Routledge. Reviewed by Thomas Doyle, National University http://www.edrev.info/reviews/rev1281.pdf.

Beghetto, Ronald. (2013). Killing ideas softly? The promise and perils of creativity in the classroom. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Reviewed by Thomas Doyle, National University http://www.edrev.info/reviews/rev1334.pdf.
   

Library Liaison: Scholarship and Research in SOE

by Carolyn Norman, User Experience, SOE Liaison  

What's New!
Aug. 28: The Library's new landing page is now live in Blackboard! It includes research guides relevant to your course, a search widget for the library, contact information, and other useful links. Click on the "Library Resources" link on the left side your course shell to check it out!

Need assistance on formatting your APA submission?
Mendeley: New Citation Manager
Certified Trainer, Allie Jordan 
Phone: (858) 541-7947 
Want to Create Your Own Newsletter? A Monthly or Weekly online news coordinator that culls news sources from journals such as the Chronicle automatically for you!  http://paper.li/learn-more.html 
  

 
Contact:
Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, Ed D
[email protected]  858.642.8322