Building a Research Team! Christopher J. Devers

Overview Research agenda Mentors Collaborators Students

Research Agenda Align scholarship, teaching, and service Resources -- human and time Provide foundation and direction Set narrow focus My research agenda (three lines of research) Online education > Cross-cultural Online video learning > Self-explanation Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) > Technology focused

Mentors Direction Journals Conferences Networking Ideas Career Adviser Experts Lab meetings Virtual meetings Classes Guest lectures

Collaborators Coauthors Ideas Editor Guest lectures Lab meetings Virtual meetings

Mentors and Collaborators Network Facebook ResearchGate LinkedIn Mendeley Academia.edu Google+

Students Recruitment Class Colleagues Levels Graduate students Paid undergrads Unpaid undergrads Mentor Academics Researchers Writers Publications Conferences Journals Book chapters Lab meetings Weekly Graduate school

Students: Cody Connections Students Professors Preparation for the future Different research lens Beyond research Love of learning Genuine

Students: Emily Research experience Grad school classes Evidence-based practice Building on existing knowledge Collaboration with others Sharing ideas Learning from mentors Cody and Allie Jess and Christine

Students: Allie Gained a new perspective on research Hands-on experience Research articles Passion for research Professional opportunities Research team: learning from others Working towards a common goal Individual strengths Relationships change everything! Research community Graduate school applications Mentoring

Summary Research lines Mentors Collaborators Students

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