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Former EMR 6520 Students Traveled to the American Evaluation Conference 2006
From left to right: Maxine Gilling, June E. Gothberg, Willis Thomas, Nadini Persaud, Dr. Liliana Rodríguez-Campos, Fatma Ayyad, Michelle Bakerson, John Hoye, Wes Martz, Julien Kouame, Ryoh Sasaki, Otto Gustafson, and Michael Nokes.
For the fifth consecutive year, several former students of the course EMR 6520: Evaluation Practicum in the Evaluation, Measurement, and Research (EMR) program represented WMU at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference. The Annual AEA Conference held in Portland, Oregon had the participation of 15 students who were previously enrolled in the course EMR 652, taught by Dr. Liliana Rodríguez-Campos. Since Dr. Rodríguez became the professor of the graduate evaluation courses in the EMR program, she has motivated her students to go beyond the courses objectives in order to represent WMU in important evaluation events. With Dr. Rodríguez’s encouragement and guidance, every year her doctoral students have prepared and submitted their evaluation proposals to be presented at the AEA Conference. As a result, once again this year students’ proposals were accepted and they traveled to Oregon to present their work. In addition, five of these students received related awards (Fatma Ayyad, John F. Hoye, Wes Martz, Nadini Persaud, and Ryoh Sasaki). The following are the doctoral students who represented WMU at the AEA Conference this last November:
- Fatma Ayyad and Julien Kouame with the paper entitled: “Evaluating Needs for Children Exposed to Violence: Teaming up Parents, Youth and Youth-Centered Program.”
- June E. Gothberg and Michelle A. Bakerson with the poster entitled: “An Analysis and Metaevaluation of Public Health Evaluation Reporting Processes.”
- Maxine Gilling and John F. Hoye with the paper entitled: “Building Collaboration Capacity: A Case Study in Higher Education.”
- John F. Hoye with the paper entitled: “Digital Libraries: A Qualitative Study of Design and Functionality.”
- P. Cristian Gugiu and Nadini Persaud with the paper entitled: “A Case Study on Using the Value-Driven Approach in an International Context.”
- Otto W. Gustafson with the paper entitled: “Driving Customer Value in New Product Development Evaluation.”
- Mukaria Itang’ata with the papers entitled: “Neighborhood-Sensitive Transit: Evaluating the Impacts of Light Rail Transit on Urban Neighborhoods” and “A Trend Analysis Comparative Evaluation of the United States and Canadian Social Welfare Policy Reform Initiatives.”
- Wes Martz with the paper entitled: “Building Shareholder Value Using Formative Evaluation.”
- Michael S. Nokes with the paper entitled: “Model for Collaborative Evaluations MCE in the DOC: Implementing the Model for Collaborative Evaluations in a Department of Corrections Program.”
- Nadini Persaud with the paper entitled: “How Can Multiple Evaluative Statements Be Synthesized Into A Summative Evaluative Conclusion?”
- Ryoh Sasaki with the paper entitled: “A Consequence of the Policy Evaluation Law in Japan.”
- Willis Thomas with the paper entitled: “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Business and Compliance Training at Pharmaceutical Companies.”
- Brandon Youker with the paper entitled: “How can Values and Standards be Used to Formulate Evaluative Conclusions.”
This is another example of encouragement and hard work at WMU!
The Higher Education Leadership doctoral students of EDLD 6890: Policy Development and Enactment, presented their research and recommendations on implementing the Cherry Commission recommendations in public forum in the Capitol Rotunda on December 7, 2005. Dr. Andrea Beach, assistant professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, taught the course and worked with the Office of Legislative Affairs to plan the public forum. More information...
Former EMR 6520 Students Traveled to the American Evaluation Conference 2005
From left to right: Michael Nokes, Nadini Persaud, Hong Zhong, June E. Gothberg,
Michelle Bakerson, Donghai Xie, Susan E. Nyce, Dr. Liliana Rodriguez,
Cristian Gugiu, Xuejin Lu, and David MacQuarrie
For the fourth consecutive year, several former students of the course EMR 652: Evaluation Practicum in the Evaluation, Measurement, and Research (EMR) Program represented WMU at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference. The Annual AEA Conference held in Toronto, Canada had the participation of 12 students who were previously enrolled in the course EMR 6520, taught by Dr. Liliana Rodriguez-Campos. Since Dr. Rodríguez became the professor of the graduate evaluation courses in the EMR Program, she has motivated her students to go beyond the courses objectives in order to represent WMU in important evaluation events. With Dr. Rodriguez’s encouragement and guidance, every year her doctoral students have prepared and submitted their evaluation proposals to be presented at the AEA Conference. As a result, once again this year students’ proposals were accepted and they traveled to Toronto, Canada, to present their work. In addition, four of these students received related awards (June E. Gothberg, Cristian Gugiu, Mukaria Itang’ata, and Nadini Persaud).
The following are the doctoral students who represented WMU at the AEA Conference this last October:
- Michelle Bakerson and June E. Gothberg with the paper entitled: “Evaluating the Language Usage within Individual Education Plans in Relationship to District and State Statistics.”
- Xiaofan Cai with the paper entitled: ”What to Observe and Analyze in a Multicultural Context? Evaluate Teacher-Student Relationship from a Multicultural Perspective.”
- June E. Gothberg and Michelle Bakerson with the paper entitled: “Evaluating an Individualized Education Plan Process and Measuring Excellence in Conjunction with State Transition Requirements.”
- P. Cristian Gugiu and Nadini Persaud with the paper entitled: “Marketing Evaluation to Small Developing Countries.”
- P. Cristian Gugiu with the poster entitled: “Evaluation Certification Exam: A Call to Arms.”
- Mukaria Itang’ata with the papers entitled: “Using the Outcome-Based Approach to Compare, Contrast, and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning and Traditional Curricula Models on Medical Student Learning Perception and Satisfaction.” and “Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling and Growth Curve Analysis in Outcome Based Evaluation.”
- Xuejin Lu and Donghai Xie with the paper entitled: “Democratic Transformation in a Hierarchical Mechanism: An Analytical Study of the Educational Evaluation Practice in China’s Higher Education Institutions.”
- David MacQuarrie with the paper entitled: “Internal Program Evaluation of the Quality and Growth of Teaching and Learning of Career and Technical Education Classes.”
- Michael S. Nokes with the paper entitled: “When Gates Open but Doors Close: Evaluating a Prisoner Residential Placement Program.”
- Susan E. Nyce with the paper entitled: “Evaluation of a Shift in Educational Paradigms: No Adult Left Behind.”
- Hong Zhong with the poster entitled: “Evaluation of a Spiritual Care Service in a Hospital.”
The EDLD 6820 computer applications class field tested a portion of a voluntary superintendent's certification program entitled Champions for Teaching and Learning. The certificate which may be approved in Michigan is an on-line course developed in conjunction with the Department of Education, MASA, Michigan Virtual University, WMU, MSU and Learnport. Dr. Pat Reeves directed this project and Dr. Walter Burt and Dr. Dennis McCrumb were on the development committee.
Educator of the Year Award
Congratulations to Bob Leneway who was named Educator of the Year by the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning. Bob was also be nominated for the national award and traveedl to the national meeting of the Association of Computer Users in Learning. In addition, Bob Leneway has contributed to a new book to be published by ISTE titled "Integrated Technologies, Innovative Learning: Insights of the PT3 Program." The book included a chapter on the WMU PT3 program. ISTE hosted the online supplement of this book on their website.
Three Educational Leadership Higher Education doctoral students led roundtable discussions at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Philadelphia on November 17-20, 2005. They were:
- Betty Dennis -- The Politics of Race and Gender in the Professoriate
- Maryann Lavendar and Sharon Peterson -- Entrepreneurship and Higher Education in Distance Learning
At an informational meeting on October 6 at Western's Grand Rapids Regional Campus, over 50 interested candidates attended to learn more about the Educational Leadership Ph.D. program. Of specific interest to potential candidates was "Beginning a Doctoral Program with the End in Mind." Educational Leadership faculty explained the importance of completing preliminary plans for starting dissertations during the first two cohort seminars. In addition, the seminar plans will also focus on classroom work related to investigating contemporary issues in education, as well as school system needs statewide.
Professor Jianping Shen Designated the John E. Sandberg Professor of Education
Dr. Judith Bailey, President, announced during her State of the University Address of September 27 that Professor Jianping Shen was designated the John E. Sandberg Professor of Education. Dr. Shen receives high teaching evaluations from his graduate students, has successfully chaired or served on 35 doctoral committees during the past ten years, published 45 refereed articles and serves as guest editor for six national journal publications. Professor Shen is also a grant writer of distinction with three recent awards from the Wallace Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education totaling more than $4.25 million. The Sandberg professorship honors a longtime dean of the College of Education, who served in that position from 1971 to 1984.