CTE 2021 SI - Turning Your Dissertation into Publication

1000 University Center Lane,Lawrenceville GA 30043

18 May, 2021

Description

This event is open to GGC faculty only. Please register with your GGC e-mail address. This event is open to GGC faculty only. Please register with your GGC e-mail address.   Turning Your Dissertation into Publication This two-day workshop is designed for faculty interested in learning about the process of developing publications for peer reviewed journals. In the first workshop the presenter will discuss the process of turning dissertation research into peer reviewed journal articles and will also illustrate how to build on that scholarship and develop new areas of interest. The presenter will also illustrate how to develop course assignments into research projects, and how to use that data for publication. In the second studio workshop participants will learn about the process of writing IRBs and consent forms, they will have the opportunity to brainstorm about possible project ideas related to their courses or dissertation and get feedback on those ideas. The participants will need their dissertation research and /or classroom research for the studio workshop. Resources will also be shared to further guide participants in their work. Facilitator Dr. Kinga Varga-Dobai - Associate Professor of Literacy Education, Interim Chair of Faculty of Elementary Education Dr. Kinga Varga-Dobai is an associate professor of language and literacy education in the School of Education. She currently teaches Language, Literacy and Culture (ELAN 3000) and Approaches to Teaching Writing (READ 3800). She has also taught Instructional Design and Delivery (ECED 3500) and Socio-cultural Perspectives in Education (EDUC 2120). Prior to her position at GGC, Varga-Dobai worked as the graduate coordinator of the Georgia Children’s Literature Conference at The University of Georgia, where she was also the editor of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education (JoLLE). Before completing her doctoral studies, she taught fifth grade, as well as ESOL and language arts classes for middle and high school students. Her research and teaching focuses on the integration of multicultural children’s literature in literacy instruction, multi-genre writing, and socio-cultural aspects of literacy education. She has published her work in national and international journals, including: Literacy, International Journal of Multicultural Education, Multicultural Perspectives and Folklore, among others.