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AERA 2012: Lessons Learned
Against the backdrop of the spectacular Vancouver Harbour, the AERA 2012 proceedings unfolded. Picture courtesy of Angi Shelton My schedule was very full and so, regrettably, I had limited opportunity to take in the magnificent sights, sounds and tastes of Vancouver. However, I can attest that what I saw this time around – I was in Vancouver in 2007 — was an improved Vancouver; cleaner, with a subway. My reflections that follow on AERA 2012 are attempts to think of how future conferences can be improved and what I take…
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What no course can teach me?
Someone asked me what it is I learned at AERA that no formal course can teach me? It was a good question — I began to think a bit more about it beyond the big idea that I had learned a lot, things I could never get from a structured, formal learning setting for PhD students. 1. I got to watch how AERA operates from the inside — from one view — Division C.There is this humongous machinery that churns out different sorts of activities and events to cater to…
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AERA 2011 Learning Experience
AERA NOLA Apr 7-12. It is taking me a while to resettle into Syracuse. I feel out of touch with my dissertation writing after all my professional duties at AERA. But I wouldn’t have given it up for anything. This is an experience no formal course can ever teach me. I love meeting and working with people from other universities who are now my friends. When I go to AERA, I don’t feel alone or lonely; I belong to a community. Being a GSC rep will definitely count as a…
