3rd LEAPS Symposium Schedule

"Navigating the Technology Landscape in Graduate and Professional Education"

SMC Campus Center

April 2, 2025

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8:30 am

Breakfast and Registration
 
8:45 - 9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Donna Parker, Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Medicine
  • Dr. Bruce E. Jarrell, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore

9:00 - 9:40 am

"An Overview of Formulating a Research Question, The Research Funnel"

Violet Kulo, EdD, PhD, School of Graduate Studies

9:45 - 10:25 am

"How Educational Theory Informs a Research Question"

Dr. Michael Soh, PhD, School of Graduate Studies

10:30 - 11:15 am

"Critical Appraisal of Education Literature"

Karen Gordes, PhD, PT, DScPT, School of Graduate Studies

11:15 - 11:30 am

Break

11:30 - 11:50 am

"Library Research Support"

Emilie Ludeman, MSLIS, & Amy Yarnell, MA, MLS, Health Sciences and Human Services Library

11:50 am - 12:15 pm

"An Overview of the IRB Process for Educational Scholarship"

Eric Belt, EdD, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning

12:15 - 1:45 pm

Lunch and Poster Session

  • During this time, participants and presenters may engage with the poster presenters in the adjacent ballroom

2:00 - 2:40 pm

"Applying for Educational Grants"

Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MMSC, PA-C, School of Graduate Studies

2:40 - 3 pm

Awards and Grants Presentation, Final Remarks