The Leadership Studies Portfolio Defense

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The Leadership Studies Portfolio Defense

• Carol A. Perry
• LS Doctoral Student
• September 18, 2006

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My Committee

• Dr. Dennis Anderson, Chair
• Dr. Jerry Jones
• Dr. Lisa Heaton

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Program Mission

• The mission of the Doctoral Program in Education
  is to prepare practitioners to be reflective,
  ethical educators and researchers who contribute
  to the field of education. Program faculty are
  committed to creating a community of scholars
  through mentoring, engaging in collaborative
  research, and maintaining a focus on sound
  educational practices.
• Student and Faculty Handbook
• Marshall University Doctoral Program in Education
• April 2006

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Scholarship

• a. Co-authoring a proposal for submission and
  co-presenting at a regional or national
  conference in collaboration with a faculty member
• Dr. Dennis Anderson, Monica Brooks, Ericka
  Zimmerman, and I presented The Doc Student
  Portfolio Process A Meaningful Alternative to
  Comps, Sub-Theme New models for leadership
  preparation for the 45th Annual SRCEA in
  Raleigh, NC in November 2004.

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Description

• This presentation explored the newly initiated
  portfolio process to meet residency requirements
  for the doctoral program.

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Reflections

• Through the process of developing this
  presentation, the three of us developed as
  supportive cohort for our continued progress
  through the program
• Being the first activity for my portfolio, I
  recognized areas needing improvement for future
  success

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Professional/academic Pursuits

• c. Developing a course in collaboration with a
  faculty member
• Assisted in the development of CIEC 583
  Introduction to Online Course Development and
  Delivery with Dr. Lisa Heaton and fellow student
  Michael Murphy

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Description

• Created a course description to narrow the focus
  of the course
• Established outcomes for the course
• Developed assessment methods for all outcomes

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Activities
Interviews
Collaboration
Final Product
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Reflections

• This was a challenging and interesting project by
  providing me an introduction to theory of
  curriculum development
• Provided me the insight of looking at course
  development not just from a supervisory aspect
  but from a theoretical point of view

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Professional/academic Pursuits

• a. Co-teaching a course with a faculty member
• c. Developing a course in collaboration with a
  faculty member
• Assisted Dr. Bobbi Nicholson in the development
  and teaching of a course on ethics, specifically
  educational ethics

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Description

• Required background reading to prepare myself
• Discussions to determine appropriate readings to
  include
• Worked with publisher to provide customized text
  for the course

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Activities
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Reflections

• Having a quantitative background, the development
  of this course provided the opportunity to look
  at ethics more in depth and from a theoretical
  perspective
• Co-teaching the course provided the opportunity
  to apply the knowledge gained and gave me insight
  into dealing with individuals in the future

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Other Activities

• Co-authoring and submission for publication of an
  article Using the Web to Meet Rural Library
  Training and Development Needs with Monica
  Brooks in June 2005

Monica Brooks, Associate Dean of Libraries,
Marshall University Carol Perry, Associate Dean
of General Studies, Marshall Community
Technical College May 28, 2005   Using the Web to
Meet Rural Library Training and Development
Needs   Katie Lowes last job was working at the
local convenient store in her little mountain
town in West Virginia a few weeks after her high
school graduation. While she had worked her way
up to night manager, this shift was not easy to
manage with twins at home. With a more flexible
work schedule in mind, she began to look for
employment in other types of environments. A few
years later, when she started at the public
library, she
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Other Activities cont.

• Collaborated with Monica Brooks to develop Public
  Library Technology Certificate and Associate in
  Applied Science degrees currently offered by
  Marshall Community and Technical College

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Other Activities cont.

• Co-presented Web-based Workforce Development A
  Public Library Training Model at the WV State
  Joint Information Technology Conference in
  Charleston, WV in August 2004 with Heather
  Campbell and Monica Brooks

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Other Activities cont

• Presentation titled The Doc Student Portfolio A
  Meaningful Alternative to Residency and Comps
  with Dr. Teresa Eagle, Dr. Michael Cunningham,
  and Ericka Zimmerman at the NCPEA Conference in
  Washington, D.C. in July 2005

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Summary

• As a doctoral student working in the field of
  higher education, the change in the residency
  requirement to a portfolio process was very
  beneficial. The process forces the students
  continually look for projects to collaborate with
  faculty that apply the theories and concepts
  studied in the classroom.

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Summary cont.

• The portfolio process provides the opportunity
  for interaction between faculty and students as
  well as student to student that might not develop
  as full for working adult students. The projects
  that are included in the process are initiatives
  that will enhance each of the students in their
  pursuit of their career goals.

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Summary cont.

• While comprehensive exams have their merit, the
  portfolio requirement truly allows students to
  apply the theories and concepts studied in the
  classroom, which ultimately will help in the
  development of better prepared educational
  leaders.

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