Welcome to Volume 15 of The Quest
by the Sanford College of Education
at National University
3 Years of Publishing!
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, August 15, 2016 for Publication in September
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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
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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., 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.
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Journals, Book Chapters, & Other Pubs
Editors: Dr. Patricia Dickenson
pdickenson@nu.edu
and Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler cchandler@nu.edu
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. &
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.
Doyle, T.; Evans, S.; & Gilbert, S, (2015, October). Gender Equity, Identity, and
Conformity in Picture Books T
he International Journal of Early Childhood
Learning
, 2:2.
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: http://faculty.nu.edu/jrit/
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.
Gehrke, E., Myers, M., Evans, S., Garman, K. (2016). Pilot study on the impact on the
balance of the
autonomic nervous system during equine-assisted coaching:
simultaneous heart rate variability in horses, coach, and client. International
Journal of Human Caring.
20: 1, pp. 12-14
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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., 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.
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Interested in Writing a Book, Book Chapter or Journal Article?
Call for Book Submissions by Publishers
Call for Book ChaptersDecaBooks
IGI Global Books and Book Chapters
Routledge
Call for Proposals for Journal Articles
Kappan (By Phi Delta Kappa)
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CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
Coming Up: Calls and Conferences
Editor: Dr. Robyn Hill,
rhill@nu.edu
AABRI 2016
Academic and Business Research Institute
September 29-October 1, 2016
Albuquerque, NM
DEADLINE: September 4, 2016
ACSSC 2016
Annual Conference on Social Studies, Communication, and Education
November 1-3, 2016
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
DEADLINE: July 20, 2016
AERA 2017
American Educational Research Association
April 27-May 1, 2017
San Antonio, TX
DEADLINE: TBA
ASCD 2017
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
March 25-27, 2017
Anaheim, CA
CATE 2017
California Association of Teachers of English 57th Annual Convention
February 17-19, 2017
Santa Clara, CA
DEADLINE: TBA
CQIE 2016
Critical Questions in Education Symposium
October 3-4, 2016
Salt Lake City, UT
DEADLINE: July 1, 2016
CSI 2016
Center for Scholastic Inquiry International Academic Research Conference
October 5-7, 2016
Scottsdale, AZ
DEADLINE: September 1, 2016
CUE 2017
March 15-18, 2017
Palm Springs, CA
DEADLINE:
3-hour and 90-minute Workshop Deadline July 24, 2016
Concurrent & Poster Session Deadline September 23, 2016
CUE Tip deadline November 30, 2016
E-LEARN 2016
World Conference on E-Learning
November 14-16
Washington, DC
DEADLINE: June 15, 2016
HICE 2017
Hawaii International Conference on Education
January 3-6, 2017
Honolulu, HI
DEADLINE: August 8, 2016
ICE 2016
International Conference on Education
October 2-5, 2016
Las Vegas, NV
DEADLINE: September 5, 2016
ICE 2017
International Conference on Education
January 1-5, 2017
Maui, HI
DEADLINE: December 6, 2016
HICE 2017
Hawaii International Conference on Education
January 3-6, 2017
Honolulu, HI
DEADLINE: August 8, 2016
ICEEPS 2017
5th International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Society
January 19-21, 2017
Hokkaido, Japan
DEADLINE: October 11, 2016
SITE 2017
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
March 5-9, 2017
Austin, TX
DEADLINE: October 16, 2016
WCLTA 2016
7th World Conference on Learning, Teaching, and Educational Leadership
October 27-29, 2016
Budapest, Hungary
DEADLINE: June 24, 2016
CALL FOR EDITORS
AERA
Review of Research in Education
Volumes 42 and 44
DEADLINE: June 30, 2016
Looking for a Conference in a certain part of the world, try CONFERENCE ALERTS WORLDWIDE
www.theconferencecalendar.com
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www.theconferencecalendar.com
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CONFERENCES TO ATTEND
Looking for a Conference in a certain part of the world, try CONFERENCE ALERTS WORLDWIDE
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Conference Presentations, Paper Presentations, & Blogs
Editors: Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler & Dr. Patricia Dickenson
Beyer, C.K. & Evans, S. (January, 2016). Applying Huna principles to education. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
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.
Evans, S. & Hexom, D. (October, 2015). Mindset & grit in the classroom: Finding the sweet spot in
teaching and learning. International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL) Conference,
Savannah, GA.
Evans, S., Doyle, T., & Gilbert, S. (November, 2015). Teacher selection and use of gender
nonconforming picture books in early education classrooms.
Association of Literacy Educators &
Researcher. Costa Mesa CA.
Evans, S. & Dean, C. (November, 2015). Implementing the ELA common core: Applying shifts to literacy
courses in special education teacher preparation programs
. Association of Literacy Educators &
Researcher, Costa Mesa, CA.
Ferguson, M.T., Evans, 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..
Kaye Gehrke, E., Myers, M., Evans, S., Garman, K. (2016). Pilot study on the impact on the
balance of the
autonomic nervous system during equine-assisted coaching:
simultaneous heart rate variability in horses, coach, and client. International
Journal of Human Caring.
20,:1, pp. 12-14
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Kaye Gehrke, E., Myers, M., & Evans, S. (November, 2015). A horsemanship program for healing Veterans - An evidence-based study on combat veterans who learn horsemanship skills to improve their quality of life. Poster presentation the 143rd American Public Health Association, https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/Paper328990.html
Klinger, K. (2016). Effect of Learner-centered Courses on Research Topic Selections. In
Proceedings of Global Learn 2016
(pp. 274-282). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Moore, M. (2016, April). Using technology to assist with learning difficulties.
International Literacy Association Online.
Retrieved from
Pacis, D. & Traynor-Nilson, P. (2016, February).Planning for School Safety in a World of Terrorism
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Presentation, ASBBS Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Sistek-Chandler, C. (2016, June). Get SET for Science SAMR: Conceptual thinking in Middle and High School Science, ISTE Conference Presentation, Denver, CO, USA.
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.
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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.
TOPICS
Dr. Dan Cunniff, Dr. R.D. Nordgren, Dr. Wayne Padover
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?
Link to Recording: Contributing Author for a Book Chapter
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Book Club Review
Coordinated by: Dr. Peter Serdyukov and Dr. Lucinda Kramer
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.
Schedule for 2015-16
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education. Sir Ken Robinson with Lou Aronica. Penguin, 2015
Facilitated by: Jo Birdsell
Thursday, November 26, 2016 .T
he 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, May 26 at noon. Presented by Dr. Marilyn Moore 
Bowen, W.G. (2013). Higher education in the digital age. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
William Bowen, president emeritus of Princeton University, wrote this
book based on the 2012 Tanner Lectures at Stanford University. He talks about the costs and productivity in higher education and the potential of technology and online learning for an online "fix." An integral part of the
book is 150 endnotes that report the sources of opinions and other materials cited in the text. In addition to the endnotes, I particularly enjoyed the discussions about the chapters by contributors such as John L. Hennessy, president of Stanford University.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMING YEAR!
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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
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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.
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Library Liaison: Scholarship and Research in SCOE
The Latest from the Library: Enhance your Courses with Library Resources
Integrating links to library resources within your Blackboard courses is a great way to encourage students to use the high quality information sources offered by the Library. Your friendly NU Librarians can help you link directly to specific library resources within the pages you create in Blackboard. This is ideal when you would like all students to read a particular article or watch one of the library's streaming videos. For more information, check out the
Contact your Library Liaison, Barbara Stillwell
(858) 541-7943 or bstillwell@nu.edu
What's New!
by Carolyn Norman, User Experience, SOE Liaison
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
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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
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