Through Our Lens

In this episode we talk with LaShawndra White and Laura Shears who are also in the doctoral program at Appalachian State University with us. We discuss meeting each other, surviving orientation and feelings of imposter syndrome, supporting each other during course work, and how we kept each other accountable during the independent writing process of our Qualifying Exams (QE).

In this episode we discuss our progress this semester. We celebrate turning in our first two articles for review by our committee chair and members. We also discuss how our data collection is going and look to our next steps in our sacred timeline.

In this episode we talk with our final committee member Dr. Salinas. Through our conversation we discuss her background, research interest, and why she chose to be part of our committee. We also talked about being women in leadership roles and in academia.

In this episode we have one of our committee members join us, Dr. Amy Cheney. We talk about her research and career journey and why we felt like she was a great addition to our committee.

In this episode we talk with our Dissertation Committee Chair, Dr. Patrick O'Shea. We discuss why he decided to join our adventurous journey of a co-dissertation. We also discuss how educational technology has changed over the past 2 years throughout the pandemic and ways education can grow from these changes.  

In this episode we talk with one of our committee members, Dr. JuanEs Ramirez. He shares his dissertation process, his why of working with us, and shares great advice on the process of writing and defending your work. We are so lucky to have him on our committee and excited to continue our work with Dr. Ramirez.

In this episode we recap the Prospectus along with the IRB process. We also talk about how we are both officially doctoral candidates:) 

In the episode we discuss finalizing our prospectus and getting the approval of our committee! We also celebrate our completion of our last class for our coursework!!!! 

In this episode we discuss our problem statement which led us to our research questions. We also delve into the writing process in the doctorate program and our journey thus far.

In this episode we discuss the history of podcasting, educational uses, and pros/cons. We recorded this special edition for EDL:7040 project on Technology Trends. As we utilize podcasting in our dissertation work, we also wanted to highlight how podcasting is a technology trend that can be beneficial in K-12 classrooms as well.