In this class, we will do the following.

What is a research notebook?

Prof. Stephens-Martinez will discuss how each group will create a research notebook as a communication tool for feedback on their project.

Assignment: What else to read in the handbook (due 10/13, 11:59 pm)

In addition, we will have a discussion on what chapters we will read in the handbook. There are 3 class periods left slated for this (10/18, 11/1, and 11/15). On the Ed post for this class, like the 3 chapters (there is one comment per chapter) that you think we should discuss, and add a comment on that chapter’s comment with 2-3 sentences on why we should discuss that chapter.

Grading

This will be out of 10 points:

• Exemplary (10 points) – There are three comments 2-3 sentences long on the Ed post.
• Satisfactory (9 points) – There are two comments on the Ed post.
• Not yet (6 points) – There is one comment on the Ed post.
• Unassessable (2 points) – Not applicable.

(If time) BYOPaper Labels and ICER Makeup

We ran out of time to discuss the BYOPaper labels. So if there is time, we will go over them here and those that missed the BYOPaper ICER day will briefly discuss how their paper would be labeled given the labels we have.

Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF)

Learning Innovation will run a Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) session for the second half of the class.

Read Tomorrow’s Professor and also add an entry about this pair of readings to your QQC Doc.

• Writing Scholarly Manuscripts—Briskly and Well
• Revising Scholarly Manuscripts—Briskly and Well

Reading academic papers is hard. In this class, we will discuss reading academic papers, how to apply this process, common pitfalls, and paper reading mindset.

Afterward, I’ll leave time for working on finding and forming groups. To help prepare for that, there is also a reading below on designing research questions.

Reading

• How to Read a Paper by S. Keshav – This covers a kind of “algorithm” to “read” (more like extract value from) a paper.
• How to Read Academic Papers without Freaking Out – This is some about how to do it and is full of more the attitude on how to approach a paper.
• Research Design: Research Questions by Lauren Margulieux

Things to note

The above reading was not written by a CER researcher, so here is some interpolating:

1. Here are some categories for CER papers
   1. Experimental studies
   2. Case studies
   3. Quasi-experimental studies
   4. Literature review
   5. Opinion paper
   6. Experience report
   7. Introduction of or application of an educational/CER theory
2. CER Theories
   1. We have some, but there are not many
   2. Moreover, they are not widely used. If a paper does use one, this often strengthens the paper
3. Mathematical proofs are rare in CER, the equivalent in CER is more the nitty gritty details of the method and data. It’s okay not to fully understand those after the second pass.