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2020 Student Symposium Research And Creative Activity Book Of Abstracts, Melinda (Mindy) Pelletier, Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

General University of Maine Publications

The UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS) is an annual event that celebrates undergraduate and graduate student research and creative work. Students from a variety of disciplines present their achievements with video presentations. It’s the ideal occasion for the community to see how UMaine students’ work impacts locally – and beyond.

The 2020 Student Symposium Research and Creative Activity Book of Abstracts includes a complete list of student presenters as well as abstracts related to their works.

Finding Inspiration: Sharing Practice And Developing Authentic Multimedia Artifacts For Supervision Of Undergraduate Research In Irish Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly, Claire Mcavinia, Claire Mcdonnell

Books/Book Chapters

Supervision is a specialist academic practice that can be learnt through the experience of the practice of supervision itself. However, increasingly, supervisors can find inspiration from each other in structured, supported, collaborative professional development. This Chapter evaluates the perceived impact on faculty and student learning of sharing inspirational practices and creating multimedia artifacts which formed the assessment of an accredited postgraduate module entitled ‘Supervising Undergraduate Dissertations and Projects’ at a Technological University in Ireland. A range of themes are explored in the Chapter including the increasing demand for this form of professional development for academics; the importance of a peer …