Office of Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs Vol. 6, November 2009 Faculty Scholarship Forum Mrs. Lipscomb Goes to Washington The Fall 2009 Faculty Scholarship Forum was held on October 9th. The topic of the forum was “Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Research in the Arts and Humanities: The Crafts to Culture Project at Lincoln Memorial University.” Faculty members Ms. Elissa Graff, Assistant Professor of Art, Dr. Joanna Neilson, Assistant Professor of History, and Mr. Wayne Wells, Assistant Professor of Broadcast Communications, discussed the work they did with several Lincoln Memorial University students, through an Appalachian College Association/University of North Carolina-Asheville Undergraduate Research Project titled “Preserving Traditional Crafting Methods in the Cumberland Gap Region.” According to Ms. Graff, Dr. Neilson, and Mr. Wells, this project had two main goals. The first was to record and preserve the crafts- people in Bell County, KY, Claiborne County, TN, and Lee County, VA. The second, and greater goal, was for this project to give students practical skills in the areas of history, art, and communications. Photos by Joey Gilbert Pictured at top: Mr. Wayne Wells Left: Dr. Joanna Neilson As a fast-growing, traditionally undergraduate institution that has made the jump to Level V with an increased focus on scholarly activity and research, compliance is a top priority. As one of the people at LMU charged with the day-to-day compliance for our sponsored projects, I am always searching for information and training that will help me with this area of my job. Compliance is a difficult task, it changes frequently (go figure) and with each new administration in the White House comes new guidelines and policies. So, given the chance to attend the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) 51 st Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., I took it. Since the beginning NCURA has been, and still is, a great resource for our office, and this meeting was no exception. It was my first trip to D.C. and to the national meeting, so my expectations were high. I was not disappointed. The sessions were very informative and making contacts with other experienced research administrators was invaluable. Being able to call or email someone who has been there done that, can really make a difference. In the end, I came away with some great information that will help me do my job better and help our office better serve the needs of our growing university. Photo and article by Pauline Lipscomb, Executive Director of the ORGSP. ORGSP Grants Bulletin
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Office of Research, Grants
and Sponsored Programs
Vol. 6, November 2009
Faculty Scholarship Forum
Mrs. Lipscomb Goes to Washington
The Fall 2009 Faculty Scholarship Forum was held
on October 9th. The topic of the forum was
“Mentoring Undergraduate Students in Research
in the Arts and Humanities: The Crafts to Culture
Project at Lincoln Memorial University.” Faculty
members Ms. Elissa Graff, Assistant Professor of
Art, Dr. Joanna Neilson, Assistant Professor of
History, and Mr. Wayne Wells, Assistant Professor
of Broadcast Communications, discussed the
work they did with several Lincoln Memorial
University students, through an Appalachian College Association/University of North
Carolina-Asheville Undergraduate Research Project titled “Preserving Traditional
Crafting Methods in the Cumberland Gap Region.” According to Ms. Graff, Dr. Neilson,
and Mr. Wells, this project had two main goals. The first was to record and preserve the
crafts- people in Bell County, KY, Claiborne County, TN, and Lee County, VA. The
second, and greater goal, was for this
project to give students practical skills in
the areas of history, art, and
communications.
Photos by Joey Gilbert Pictured at top: Mr. Wayne Wells
Left: Dr. Joanna Neilson
As a fast-growing, traditionally undergraduate institution that has made the jump to
Level V with an increased focus on scholarly activity and research, compliance is a top
priority. As one of the people at LMU charged with the day-to-day compliance for our
sponsored projects, I am always searching for information and training that will help me
with this area of my job. Compliance is a difficult task, it changes frequently (go figure)
and with each new administration in the White House comes new guidelines and
policies. So, given the chance to attend the National Council of University Research
Administrators (NCURA) 51st Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., I took it. Since the
beginning NCURA has been, and still is, a great resource for our office, and this meeting
was no exception. It was my first trip to D.C. and to the national meeting, so my
expectations were high. I was not disappointed.
The sessions were very informative and making
contacts with other experienced research
administrators was invaluable. Being able to
call or email someone who has been there
done that, can really make a difference. In the
end, I came away with some great information
that will help me do my job better and help our
office better serve the needs of our growing
university.
Photo and article by Pauline Lipscomb, Executive Director of the ORGSP.
ORGSP Grants Bulletin
Office of Research, Grants
and Sponsored Programs
Vol. 6, November 2009
Appalachian College Association (ACA) 2009 Summit
ORGSP Grants Bulletin
Seventeen members of the LMU community participated in the 2009 ACA Summit on
October 15-17, held in Abingdon, Virginia. The title of the Summit was “Reaching the
21st Century Learner.” Presenters discussed topics such as undergraduate research,
technology, and faculty development.
Building an Undergraduate Science Research Program - Making It Work
Aggy Vanderpool, Professor of Biology -- This presentation focused upon factors
required for successful undergraduate student research programs in the sciences
including developing faculty buy-in, administrative support for faculty/student research,
budgeting for and funding undergraduate science research, using undergraduate
research to build community presence and to promote college and university science
programs, and finding and developing research partners for undergraduate science
research.
Getting the Most out of your Money in a Library 2.0 World
Laura Slavin, Technical Services Librarian, and Joshua Dodson, Technical Services
Technician —Presented cost-effective examples of ways to maximize a library's
potential, while getting the most out of your money.
Increasing the self-directed learning potential of distance education students: Adult
learning theories in the development of an online information literacy course. Tiffani
Conner, Extended Sites Librarian — This presentation explored the development of an
online course wherein adult learning theories and models are considered as
foundations for empowering college students in their continued learning endeavors as
adults.
Development of Valid Rubrics Measuring Achievement for Business School Disciplines
Ron Dickinson Associate Professor of Business, Dave Hinkes, Assistant Professor of
Business, and Kathy Hulley, Professor of Graduate Education —Herb Simon’s
Administrative Behavior in 1949 founded the information processing paradigm, and also
received a Nobel Prize. The development and validation process at LMU applies
information processing to assessments used across all 7 disciplines currently in the LMU
School of Business curriculum. The process uses research from multiple disciplines on
human information processing and decision-making that are so central to a business
education. A consistent set of rubrics is better for students. To meet LMU QEP and SACS
requirements, software tools have been created to support creating and tracking a
family of such rubrics.
Web-based Course Design for the Rest of Us
Jeff Burleson, Director of Online Learning —This presentation highlighted the features
of a standardized web-based course template and its relevance to the adult learning
milieu. Presenters explained the conceptual underpinning of the template components
and provided examples of online learning units. The presentation concluded with a
discussion on challenges faced in the design of web-based courses.
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Flashy Flash: Using Advanced Tools for Classroom Presentations
Sydney Beckman, Dean of Duncan School of Law — This session will cover software
tools such as Swish, Smartdraw, Snagit, Video Studio and others that may be used to
enhance classroom presentations.
LINC-on is On!: Information Literacy QEP Begins at LMU
Philip Smith, Information Literacy Librarian, Christy Cowan, Associate Professor of
Psychology, and Jacques Debrot, Assistant Professor of English -- Presented some of the
highlights of putting together Knowledge Incorporates Source Selection, Evaluation and
Synthesis (KISSES), aimed at integrating information literacy competencies into two
undergraduate courses at LMU. The plan was a success and served as a pilot for LMU’s
QEP, LINC-On (Learning Is Now Connected, including publicity, assessment, and
curriculum planning).
Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in the Community: The Crafts to Culture
Project at Lincoln Memorial University
Joanna Neilson, Assistant Professor of History, Elissa Graff, Assistant Professor of Art,
and Wayne Wells, Assistant Professor of Communication — The presenters discussed
their work with several Lincoln Memorial University students through the ACA-UNCA
Undergraduate Research Project entitled ‘Preserving Traditional Crafting Methods in
the Cumberland Gap Region’ that the presenters have been teaching as an
interdisciplinary junior-level course.
Take Note with Office OneNote 2007
Karen Carter, Instructional Technologist — Microsoft® Office OneNote™ 2007 was the
focus of this presentation. During this hands-on session, participants learned to
organize notes, lecture materials, meeting minutes, lists, capture graphics from the
Web, record audio notes, and more through customized notebook sections, folders, and
pages providing easy access to locate the correct, complete information.
Art - Relevant or Frill?
Elissa Graff, Assistant Professor of Art – This presentation focused on the push for job
readiness at college campuses, and how the liberal arts curriculum is fighting uphill to
prove its worth. The presentation discussed adapting programs to meet the needs of
our students, without giving up the arts core values.
An Exploration of Burnout among Online University Professors
Jack McCann, Dean of School of Business — This study examined the correlation
between years of online work experience, gender, educational level, academic training,
and burnout. The correlation was not found to be significant among these areas. In
addition, this research examined stress among higher education faculty members with
online courses. Random selections of online instructors were contacted. The analysis
revealed there were appreciable differences in syndromes for burnout when comparing
online and traditional teaching methods. In fact, it appears as though the online
instructor is less stressed than his/her counterpart.
For more information about these presentations and the ACA,