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Leading educational scientists share insights during
COE's annual Research Wednesdays Speaker Series
 Leading educational scientists throughout the U.S.
will share their research and insights as part of the College of Education's annual Research Wednesdays Speaker Series, which begins Sept. 8.
The series is designed to fulfill three goals: to provide a platform for explorations of new ways of conducting and disseminating educational research, to discuss new methods of mentoring doctoral students in an effort to enhance their development as researchers, and to fill a professional development need by providing access to cutting edge researchers at the state and national levels.
"As a major city research university, it is crucial that all of our work is at the leading edge of knowledge in education, human development and related fields," said COE Dean Randy Kamphaus. "The world-renowned researchers that are coming here to share their expertise with us will allow our faculty to ensure that they are creating new knowledge and innovations with the potential for global impact. The quality of the researchers who have agreed to join us for these seminars is also a testament to the rising reputation of our institution."
This fall's speakers, who come from as close as Emory University and as far away as Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, will discuss a variety of topics, from career education and professional development to cognitive impairments and geographic information systems.
The speaker series was developed in direct response to the recommendation of the research committee of the COE's 2008 Strategic Planning Committee. The committee recommended that a research and scholarship colloquium be established where faculty and students share their work with colleagues and the community-at-large.
For more information on the Research Wednesdays Series and to view a listing of upcoming speakers, click here.
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Upcoming Events in the College of Education
Research Wednesdays Speaker Series
 September 8, 2010
12 noon
College of
Education, Room 1030
30 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Billett
Topic: Vocations and learning:
Organising and integrating experiences in practice and educational settings
Dr.
Stephen Billett is professor of adult and vocational education in the School of
Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University in Brisbane,
Australia. Billett has worked as a vocational educator, educational
administrator, teacher educator, professional development practitioner and
policy developer within the Australian vocational education system and as a
teacher and researcher at Griffith University. Since 1992, he has researched
learning through and for work and has published widely in the fields of
vocational learning, workplace learning and conceptual accounts of learning for
vocational purposes.
Research Wednesdays is held every Wednesday of the month. An
RSVP is required to attend this event. To confirm your attendance, please
contact Erin Whitney in the COE's Educational Research Bureau at (404) 413-8090
or ewhitney@gsu.edu.
For more information on Dr. Billett and the college's Research Wednesdays
Speaker Series, click here.
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