AHE GSA Blog
Google Scholar makes me happy!
Google Scholar is awesome! lf you haven't used it, I strongly advise you check it out. But before you do, there are two things to be aware of:
First, Google Scholar is different from regular Google. Found at www. scholar.google.com , Google scholar searches peer reviewed journals and academic databases. The results you get are from ERIC, Engenta, EBSCO and all the sources your find in the library.
Second, and must importantly, if you access Google scholar though the NCSU library, you can get pdf 's directly from the library for some articles. Any article the library has digital access to will have a link next to it on the results page.'
Fulltext@NCSU' links you to the article. This, needles to say, rocks my world. It makes research so much easier. The link is http://www.lib.ncsu.edu:2091/ bookmark it today !
Some faculty have disparaged Google as a research tool. I don't think they have experienced google scholar, linked through the library. Using Google this way expedites database searches . the only caution you needis to make sure that the article center from a place that the faculty finds 'appropriate'. Some faculty require an ERIC heavy research, So be careful citing to much from other places. Or don't. I cite lots of psychology and anthropology-they are concerned with adult learning and have a different useful perspective
Posted at 04:50PM Oct 05, 2006 by hjoseph in General | Comments[2]
Research Open Space sucess
So we had our research open space last night, and by all acounts it went well. Between 12-15 people were there (some came and went) and it looked like most people gained some clarity around thier work while connecting with possible resources.
We'll have some pictures to put up soon on the main page, and for those students online or in Charlotte, we are working on translating the activity in a way that will be useful for you. Expect to be able to participate in this activity by the end of the semester.
Cheers,
JOE
Posted at 09:50AM Sep 21, 2006 by hjoseph in General | Comments[0]
Amusing warning about length of your thesis
An article from the onion about what happens to your copmuter when you over write for grad school....
Heroic computer dies...
JOE
Posted at 11:52PM Sep 09, 2006 by hjoseph in General | Comments[0]
Welcome to your Blog!
Welcome to the AHE GSA blog. Our goal is to use this as a method of disseminating information and creating some ocnversation around items that matter to grad students in Adult Ed, T&D, Community College Ed, and Health Ed. Posts will regularly be about once a week during the school year, with some occasions more frequently.
We will have guest writers joining us to share ideas. Later this week, Rhonda Welfare, a graduate of the online T&D M.Ed. program and current Ed.D. student will share some of her insight into surviving grad school. In the coming weeks, we wll have faculty and other students writing blog posts as well.
If you are interested in occasiinally or regularly posting here, let us know. The more people we get to post, the more interesting the blog will be. Even if you aren't interested in posting, fee free to respond in the comments. All you need is to know your unity account, which is also your lifeline to the journal database in the library and registration.
Again, Welcome! and we look forward to all of you joining us on the blog.
JOE and Tieshia
Posted at 08:08PM Aug 21, 2006 by hjoseph in General | Comments[0]
Each step...an aphorism backwards
The Toa De Ching says "A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step". I study taiji, and in doing it have learned to look at Taoist sayings in a new light. If a journey of a thousand miles begin with a step, then what does a singel step mean? Sure, we look to long-term goals (like a graduate degree) and get overwhelmed. When this happens, thinking about the power of the next step I take is helpful. However, looking at this through taiji, an inverted idea comes to mind.
Each step we take is potentially the beginning of a thousand mile journey. we may begin today to move towards a goal without even knowing it. So understanding our steps, and where they may lead us, is essential.
With that in mind, I hope this blog is a step to move to a strong community for the AHE GSA. We will use this to connect ideas and people so that we can have a better graduate experience and develop networks that will help and support us past the next few years.
Future posts will likely be a little less esoteric. Likely.
Posted at 04:27PM Aug 09, 2006 by hjoseph in General | Comments[0]