“Writing The Prospectus and Defining Ourselves ” Heather Lynch, Doctoral Candidate, LL October 13,

Moderator of Conversations in Doctoral Preparation Dr. Peggy Albers, Professor, Language and Literacy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA,

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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 Ourselves Presented 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 Readings O Tip: Be thoughtful about designing your program of study. O Discussions with Advisor O Research Librarian O 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 ProblemMethodLiterature

Methodologies Galore: Finding What Fits Narrative Case Study/Life History Narrative Mediated Discourse Analysis Analytic Autoethnography Mediated Narrative Mediated Discourse Analysis Case Study Methods Case Study

Taking Risks O “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 Scholarship Professional Identity Innovative Methods Research Identity Sound Alignment of Ideas Philosophical Identity

Organizing to Write: OneNote

Organizing to Write

Building My Committee O Criteria for My Committee: O Shared Philosophies About Research O Shared Perspectives Relating to What Matters in Literacy Education Writ Large O Productivity in their Own Work O Responsivity Towards Me Over Time O Interest in My Future Goals O Faculty Research Status

Presentation: PPPPP Be aware of OAA guidelines Plan backwards! Check to see if faculty members want hard copies.

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,

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