Library: Scholarship Resources for Faculty: 2017 Mini Symposium on Scholarly Writing and Presenting 10/19/2017

Symposium Program, Welcome, and PADLET

2017 Mini-Symposium on Scholarship Program
Frontier hosted a symposium in October 2017 with experts to describe ways to disseminate scholarship, stay motivated to do scholarly work, and tips for keeping up with evidence in an area of study. The emphasis was on clinical scholarship and the Science of Teaching and Learning (SOTL).
Welcome and Symposium Tips_2017 FNU Mini-Symposium
Information about speakers and Symposium resources.
Important Links for 2017 FNU Mini-Symposium
This document has a link to the 2017 Mini-Symposium Attendee Folder (with resources for the speakers' talks), and to Padlets with more detailed information and links associated with the topics presented.
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
This "About" site for ISSOTL displays the organization's Mission/Philosophy statement. You must register and become a member to participate in the ISSOTL community.
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"The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Inc. serves faculty members, staff, and students who care about teaching and learning as serious intellectual work. Through building intellectual and collaborative infrastructure, the Society supports the associational life that fosters scholarly work about teaching and learning."

Scholarly Work and Staying Motivated, by Dr. Diane Whitehead, author of "Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Managment" and "Leadership and the Advanced Practice Nurse."

Scholarly Work and Staying Motivated_Slides
Dr. Whitehead discusses challenges and rewards for disseminating advanced practice nursing scholarship and describes practices and resources to promote scholarship practices.
Recording of Dr. Whitehead's presentation 10/19/2017: Scholarly Work and Staying Motivated.
Dr. Whitehead discusses practices and resources to promote scholarship for advanced practice nurses, as well and challenges and rewards for disseminating advanced practice projects.
Padlet: Links for Developing the Scholarly Role
This note board (padlet) is a place where participants could share ideas and thoughts during Dr. Whitehead’s presentation at the 2017 FNU Mini-Symposium on Scholarship.
Dr. Diane Whitehead_CV 2017
Dr. Whitehead was a presenter during the 2017 FNU Mini-Symposium on Scholarship, and offered recommendations for developing a scholarly role and habits to promote disseminating scholarship.
Dr. Diane Whitehead, Brief Biosketch, 2017
Dr. Whitehead is full-time faculty at Walden University School of Nursing and teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. She has authored books on nursing leadership, and online nursing education.

Disseminating Your Work: Advice from Expert Scholars Dr. Lisa Kane Low and Dr. Karen Reed

Four Keys to a Great Paper_Slide shared (authored by Debra McDonald, Editor, Office for Research Support, U of FL College of Nursing
These slides were shared for FNU faculty to introduce FNU faculty to strategies for writing scholarly articles.
Karen S. Reed, MSN, DHSc, RN, CNL, CRRN_CV
Dr. Reed is currently Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing at U of FL, Gainesville. She has published and presented on nursing education and has worked in partnership to promote nursing education in Cambodia.
Dr. Karen Reed, Brief Biosketch_2017
Dr. Reed has a passion for studying health disparities. She has won awards from the University of FL as International Educator of the Year (2013) and as Teacher of the Year.
Publication Summary Plan of Work_Karen Reed, 2017
This summary plan of work displays strategies for building on successive scholarly projects to produce publications.
Cambodia photos from Dr. Reed_2017
Dr. Reed provided photographs showing some of the work she participated in during trips to Cambodia to promote nursing care and education.
Dr. Kane Low, Ph.D., MS, PMC
Dr. Kane is a certified nurse midwife, researcher, and clinical educator. She is Associate Dean of Practice and Professional Graduate Programs, and Associate Professor, Nursing, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, Women's Studies, at University of MI Ann Arbor.
Dr. Kane Low, Brief Biosketch

Speed Dating with Colleagues for Common Interests

FNU Mini-Symposium Speed Dating Instructions-2017
These instructions describe an exercise conducted during our 2017 Mini-Symposium where we met with others in rotating groups to explore what interests others have that may be in common and may lead to collaboration or mentoring support for scholarship.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)_Dr. Diana Sturgis

SoTL Slide presentation by Dr. Diana Sturgis
In her presentation, Dr. Sturgis offered an introduction to SoTL, describing SoTL standards and steps to design a SoTL project. She explained SoTL genres of scholarship, and the value of SoTL to nursing education.
Recording of Dr. Sturgis' 10/19/2017 Presentation
Dr. Sturgis presents to the 2017 Mini-Symposium for Faculty Scholarship on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. She presents an Introduction to SoTL, SoTL Standards and Rigor, Steps to Designing a SoTL Project, Value of SoTL, SoTL Genres, and more.
Padlet: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning_Diana Sturges
This note board (padlet) holds links to SoTL resources shared by Dr. Sturges, and participants' comments during her presentation.
SoTL Commons Conference Evaluation Criteria
Dr. Sturges provided this rubric to display the standards used to evaluate abstracts submitted for SoTL Commons conferences.
Dr. Diana Sturges_Brief Bio_2017
Dr. Sturges is a Professor in the School fo Health and Kinesioloty at GA Southern Univ. in Statesboro, GA. Dr. Sturges assumes leadership roles in SoTL in her university and nationally and has published extensively in SoTL.

Essential Tools in Microsoft Word for Scholarly Writing_Gail Spake

Word Tools OVERVIEW slides_Gail Spake_2017
These slides offer an overview of Microsoft Word functions and commands to help nursing scholars with writing.
Padlet: Word Tips & Tricks_Gail Spake
This note board (padlet) offers links to download handouts for various Word tools and features, such as Table Tools, Track Changes, Essential Command Tools, and--most importantly--how to create a PERSONAL TOOLBAR.
Personal Toolbar_Word Workshop FNU 2017_Gail Spake
Developing a PERSONAL TOOLBAR is likely the most helpful and time saving skill you can develop for using Microsoft Words. These instructions provide steps for how to create a Personal Toolbar, and a set of tools for nurse educators and scholars to include that support their scholarly and teaching writing.
Essential Command Tools in MS Word_2017
This handout includes instructions for how to use essential tools for scholarly and academic writing: how to use Show/Hide (for codes in content); page breaks vs. section breaks; using a ruler and tab functions, applyting format attributes (or styling) text or objects; how to use Ribbons (various tool sets); and creating tables and figures.
Table Tools in MS Word_2017
Creating tables in Word is easy, but you must have command of the tools that help you align and format text. These instructions introduce terms for elements of a table, and essential tools for managing table formatting. For advanced technical documents, instructions are providing for captioning tables and then generating a List of Tables.
Feedback with Track Changes in MS Word_2017
Track Changes is a way for MS Word to keep track of the changes made to a document. You can then choose to accept or reject those changes. Track Changes functions are located on the Review ribbon, controlled through tools in two sections: Tracking and Changes.
YouTube video demonstrating Track Changes proofreading functions in Word
This tutorial models using the Track Changes feature in MS Word to proofread a sample sentence in a document. It also shows how to save versions with or without the markup, and how to add comments.
Gail Spake_FNU CV_2017
Gail Spake, MA, is Writing Support Specialist for FNU, and provides support to faculty, staff, and administration for writing resources and processes.

Staying Current in Your Area of Study_2017_Billie Anne Gebb and Zach Young

What's New? Staying Current in Your Area of Study
These slides show an outline of an interactive presentation that our FNU librarians, Billie Anne Gebb and Zach Young, led to show how faculty can stay current on topics of interest. Various approaches and resources were demonstrated and mini-symposium participants engaged in searches to explore some of the resources available through the FNU Library.
Billie Anne Gebb_Bio_2017
Billie Anne Gebb, MSLS, is Director of Library Services for FNU and brings to us years of experience and leadership as a medical librarian.
Zach Young_Bio_2017
Zach Young is Assistant Director of Library Services for the FNU Library and is an Information Services Librarian.
Padlet: Staying on Top of Your Evidence_Billie Anne Gebb and Zach Young
This note board (padlet) contains resources and tips for keeping up to date on scholarship and evidence for nurse scholars and educators.

Everyday Scholarship: Getting Started; Staying Motivated_Dr. Mona Wicks

Slides: Everyday Scholarship: Getting Started; Staying Motivated_Dr. Mona Wicks
These slides presented by Dr. Mona Wicks, Ph.D, RN, FAAN, describe strategies and tips for staying motivated and disseminating sholarship for nurse educators. She explains the relationship between scholarship and the faculty role, and how to develop a personal scholarship plan.
Mona Newsome Wicks, Ph.D, RN, FAAN_2017 Brief Biosketch
Dr. Wicks is a professor in the University of TN Health Science Center College of Nursing, and an accomplished author, journal reviewer, and nurse educator and researcher.