Description:

If a student meets with you, how do you know they have benefited from the experience? How are you able to convince administrators that your work is of value? In this engaging and interactive session, presenters from an American institution and a Canadian one will share their experiences with measuring student learning and development and how this has led them to the area of practitioner research. They will demystify practitioner research, differentiate it from other forms of evaluation, and provide simple tips on how to get started. They will also highlight how well the skills we all have as practitioners transfer to the research world. An action-orientated discussion to enable participants to apply content will be facilitated. The session will showcase four interconnected stories: 1) The need and importance of practitioner research in career services, 2) Principles of practitioner research, 3) Examples of practitioner research in career services, 4) Ways in which practitioner research enhances practice.

Audience:

Career Services

Level:

Advanced-Level

Track:

Data Analytics & Decision Making

Type:

Panel Session

Main Speaker:

Tony Botelho, Simon Fraser University (Canada)

Additional Speakers:

Penny Freno, Simon Fraser University
Imants Jaunarajs, Ohio University