A Faculty Seminar
The Disciplined Inquiry in Education Seminar is sponsored by SUNY Potsdam's School of Education and Professional Studies. Since its inception in 2007, the School has hosted about 150 presentations as part of the series. All events are free and open to the public.
Spring 2023
All seminar meeting will be at the Literacy Center Balcony and virtually from noon to 1 p.m. For more information regarding virtual attendance, please contact Billijean J. Elliott.
- February 8, 2023
Victoria Hayes (Department of Elementary Education)
Topic: "You don't spell it... you feel it." Winnie-the-Pooh
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- February 22, 2022
Jennifer A. Jeffery, Edward M. Komara, Tamara F. Mason (SUNY Potsdam College Libraries)
Topic: Academic Libraries: Spaces of Connection
View Flyer (PDF) - March 22, 2023
Donald C. Straight (Department of Secondary Education) and Tanya K Hewitt (Department of Public Health & Human Performance)
Topic: Personal Data-Driven Decisions and the Science Behind Them
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- April 12, 2023
Mei Shen (Department of Advanced Studies in Education)
Topic: Engaging Pre- and In- Service Teachers in Applied Learning Research Projects
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- April 26, 2023
Samuel J. Santich (Department of Public Health & Human Performance)
Topic: Student Experience on a 3-Night 4-Day Backpacking Trip
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Fall 2022
All seminar meeting will be at the Literacy Center Balcony and virtually from noon to 1 p.m. For more information regarding virtual attendance, please contact Billijean J. Elliott.
- September 7, 2022
Sergei Abramovich (Department of Elementary Education)
Topic: Can Mathematics Be Appealing to Those Who Want to Teach PK-6?
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- September 21, 2022
Robert E. Vadas (Department of Secondary Education)
Topic: Interactive Discussion on Survey Results from Ten Area Schools Concerning EdTPA.
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- October 5, 2022
Jessica Burnett (Assistant Director of Student Success Center)
Topic: Assistive Technology to Foster Student Learning and Retention.
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- October 26, 2022
Laura A. Brown (Department of Secondary Education)
Topic: School gun violence in YA literature: Representing environments, motives, and impacts.
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- November 9, 2022
Eudora A. Watson (School of Education and Professional Studies)
Topic: Translation Provided: Working Together for Better Student Outcomes.
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Spring 2022
All presentations will be delivered at the Literacy Center Balcony and via Zoom, Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m unless otherwise noted.
- February 9, 2022 (via Zoom only)
Nazely Kurkjian (SUNY Potsdam Chief of Staff)
Topic: SUNY Potsdam President Dr. John Leon Graham: In Memoriam
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- March 2, 2022
Savita Hanspal (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Self-Regulation of Advertising
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- March 30, 2022
Karen Caldwell (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Learn Out Loud: Theory & Practice of Knowledge Building in Digital Spaces
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- April 20, 2022
Lynn A Hall (Department of Advanced Studies in Education)
Topic: Reading Education as a Colonizing Practice: The Roots of Lap-Reading From Early Colonial Conversion to Family Literacy Campaigns
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- April 27, 2022
Sarah Solley (Department of Elementary Education)
Topic: Integrating Social Justice Pedagogy Into The Classroom: How We Got Here And Why We Need It
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Fall 2021
All presentations will be delivered at the Literacy Center Balcony and via Zoom, Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m.
- September 8, 2021
Allen C Grant (Dean of SOEPS)
Topic: Exploring Community School Strategies
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- September 29, 2021
Karen Caldwell (Dept of Business Administration)
Janelle Jacobson (Dept of Public Health and Human Performance)
Jennifer Jeffery (Libraries)
Karen Kus-Misiak (Career Development)
Jenica Rogers (Center for Applied Learning)
Topic: Experiential Learning through Digital Literacy
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Seon A Levius (Departments of Business Administration)
Topic: The Pursuit of Purpose: Unleashing Your Highest Potential
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- November 3, 2021
Tanya K. Hewitt (Department of Public Health and Human Performance)
Topic: Physical Activity & Health: An evidence-based approach to practical interventions
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- November 17, 2021 - CANCELLED
Eudora A Watson (SOEPS)
Topic: Translation Provided: 3 Steps to Effectively Communicating Expectations for Written Work
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Spring 2021
All seminar meetings will be online via Zoom, Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m.
- February 10, 2021
Blair F. Madore (Chair of Faculty Senate)
Topic: Role of Shared Governance at SUNY Potsdam
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- February 24, 2021
Heather Sullivan-Catlin (Departments of Environmental Studies and Sociology & Criminal Justice)
Topic: Hope and Sustainability: Teachable Moments at Ecovillages
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- March 17, 2021
Christopher M. Torres (Department of Public Health and Human Performance)
Tibisay Hernandez (SUNY Albany, Assistant Director Diversity and Inclusion)
Topic: Changing Demographics in Academia
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- March 31, 2021
James J. Donahue (Departments of English & Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies)
Topic: Decolonizing the American Literature Survey Course: Some Thoughts Toward a Native-Centered Pedagogy
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- April 21, 2021
David L. Milligan and Arcadii Z. Grinshpan (University of South Florida)
Sergei Abramovich (Department of Elementary Education)
Topic: Action Learning of Mathematics: The Case of Pandemic
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Coordinated by Sergei Abramovich, Department of Elementary Education
Secretarial support: Billijean Elliott