Augusta University
Raysean RicksAugusta University’s College of Education is offering a new opportunity for its students.
The Doctor of Education in Educational Innovation and Education Specialist in Advanced Studies programs, in partnership with the AU Writing Project, will host a virtual scholar series in the fall for graduate students. This series will allow students and faculty to interact with scholars in the field, talk to them about the field of study, discuss their works, ask questions and connect the conversation to their research and dissertation work.
This is the first time the College of Education will offer this opportunity. Although these are education researchers, all students are welcome.
Series schedule:
- 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, featuring Dr. Ming Fang He, professor of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading at Georgia Southern University
- 6 p.m Thursday, Sept. 9, featuring Dr. James Gee, retired Mary Lou Fulton Presidential professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University
- 6 p.m Thursday, Oct. 7, featuring Dr. Michael Apple, John Bascom professor emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Education
- 6 p.m Thursday, Nov. 4, featuring Dr. Mollie Blackburn, professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University
- 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 featuring Dr. Neil MacKinnon, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs for Augusta University
Please register for one of the events to receive virtual access.
For more information on this series, contact Dr. Rebecca Harper, associate professor in the College of Education.
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