The EHE Student Research Forum is an annual event that highlights the research of our graduate and undergraduate students. The forum is sponsored by the EHE Office of Research and was co-sponsored this year by the Quantitative Research, Evaluation and Measurement (QREM) Student Organization and the Educational Studies Graduate Student Council. With over 100 student presentations, both oral and poster, student researchers presented their completed, in-progress and proposed studies as well as literature reviews and instrument validations.
This year’s event was held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Ohio Union. Three oral presentation sessions and two poster sessions were held. There were 16 oral and 12 poster presentations from Educational Studies, 18 oral and 22 poster presentations from Human Sciences and 25 oral and seven poster presentations from Teaching and Learning.
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The keynote panel consisted of three faculty members Karen Beard (Educational Studies), Theodore Chao (Teaching and Learning) and Carl Maresh (Human Sciences), and one senior researcher, Jessica Logan (Crane Center for Early Childhood). The panelists offered students insight into what each would tell their former student selves knowing what they know today. Panelists answered questions from students about their experiences as undergraduate and graduate students that led them to their present roles as researcher, educator and administrator and the choices they made along the way.
A new addition to this year’s forum was the inclusion of exhibitors. Representatives from several offices and student groups across campus were on hand to answer questions and provide information about their office or group and the services they provide. Exhibitors included: Career Counseling and Support Services; Educational Studies Graduate Student Council; Educational Studies Teaching Associates (ESTA); Office of Distance and ELearning; Office of International Affairs – Study Abroad; Quantitative Research, Evaluation and Measurement (QREM) Student Organization; the Undergraduate Research Office; and University Libraries – Research Commons
This year’s event also featured a raffle drawing, with “passports” that attendees could have stamped or signed during attended sessions to qualify for the drawing. This year’s raffle donors included BalletMet Columbus, CAPA Columbus, Z Cucina Ristorante & Bar and Cup O’ Joe.
The 2016 EHE Student Research Forum will be held on Friday, February 12, 2016, at the Ohio Union. We are planning to extend the day and increase the number of student presenters by adding an additional oral and poster session. Additional details will be available on our website this fall.
