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"Scholarly Publishing: Finding Support Through Peer Mentoring"
Three non-tenured assistant professors in the School of Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham formed a professional learning community called S.N.A.P., Support Network for Assistant Professors, in 2007 as a way to offer structured support for the School of Education's non-tenured Twelve of the School's assistant professors joined the group and began meeting monthly for peer mentoring, writing workshops, informative presentations by senior faculty, and the development of supportive, collegial professional relationships with one another. The objective of S.N.A.P. was for faculty peers to give each other 'a leg up' to 'go up' for tenure and promotion. At the end of the first year of S.N.A.P., leaders conducted a survey to determine the effectiveness of the group. More than 80 percent of the group's members said that participation in S.N.A.P. motivated them in writing more or publishing more. Eighty-two percent of the group's members said they had had articles accepted for publication. Seventy-five percent of the group's members said that they met the goals they set for themselves at the first S.N.A.P. session, and all said they would participate in the group the next year. Linda Searby, the project's principal investigator, who wrote a scholarly paper on the project, will share how she created the support group, describe the success that they have had, and tell how you can develop a similar group on your campus. Learn more about S.N.A.P.: Click here About the Presenter
Dr. Linda Searby has been in the field of education for over 25 years. She established and directed two successful private preschools early in her career. She was an elementary school teacher for seven years and served as a public elementary school principal for 10 years. Her passion as an administrator was leading her schools in staff development and systemic change. Dr. Searby joined the faculty in Educational Leadership at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in August, 2005. At the UAB, Dr. Searby teaches courses in Leadership and Administration, Curriculum and Supervision, Politics of Education, Mentoring, and School-Based Problem Solving. Dr. Searby is a graduate of Lincoln Christian College (B.A.), Eastern Illinois University (M.S.), and Illinois State University (Ph.D.). She has presented extensively to principals and teachers on topics such as The Power of Reflection, Characteristics of Stuck and Moving Schools, Engaging Women
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for Dr. Linda Searby: Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities Phone: 409-898-0575 Directories are published in Accounting; Economics and Finance; Management; Marketing; Educational Curriculum and Methods; Educational Psychology and Administration; Educational Technology and Library Science; and Psychology and Psychiatry. "Scholarly Writing: Strengthening Your Literature Review"
"The presenters did an excellent job of speaking clearly, and making it easy to follow. You've hosted some very good discussions. Thanks!" "This teleconference was much better than my expectations! The steps and explanations they offered were clear and offered relief because they seem so doable for many kinds of projects and purposes. I would like to pass on this information to my graduate students immediately. Now I know I do not have get bogged down again, nor do my students! I also liked the format for the presentation, and they followed it: They talk, take a break at good spots, ask for questions, and then continue with the next chunk of the process. (I conduct conference calls with my students, and I will follow this format from now on.) I helps to know that this was recorded, and that will be available. ALL of this teleconference is VERY valuable to me, and this info will make my teaching much easier. It's good to know there is still more in their book." "The content was excellent. Thanks to both speakers! The TAA offerings are of great value to me as a beginning academic writer." "I thought the teleconference was excellent and am looking forward to trying this method for the article I'm working on now." "Overall, very good and very useful. Thanks." "Thank you, again, for a fantastic session. It's just what I needed to hear, at just the right time." "Great job. Thanks so much for offering this. It was well done." You've written a literature review before -- perhaps many, many times. But are you happy with the process and results? Most scholars aren't. Perhaps you have a method that works to compile and synthesize the relevant literature, but what you write is a tedious list of studies that readers are likely to skip over. Or perhaps you sit at your desk facing several huge piles of books and several piles of articles asking yourself "How am I supposed to begin to tackle and process all of this material? Isn't there a more useful way to organize a literature review?" Even if you felt like you could get through it, how are you supposed to keep track of everything you read? How will you synthesize it and put it all together? In this teleconference, Foss and Waters will share a method you can use that will make processing and writing your literature efficient and manageable. It is also a method that allows you to make connections among your literature in an original and unique way -- connections that elevate the quality of your thesis, dissertation, or articles. There's an added bonus, too. After you've completed the process, the literature review almost writes itself. Join us for this teleconference, which will cover:
Sonja K. Foss is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver. Her research and teaching interests are in contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism, feminist perspectives on communication, the incorporation of marginalized voices into rhetorical theory and practice, and visual rhetoric. She is the author or coauthor of the books Destination Dissertation: A Traveler's Guide to a Done Dissertation, Rhetorical Criticism, Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric, Inviting Transformation, Feminist Rhetorical Theories, and Women Speak. Her essays in communication journals have dealt with topics such as invitational rhetoric, agency in the film Run Lola Run, feminine spectatorship in Garrison Keillor's monologues, visual argumentation, and body art. Dr. Foss earned her Ph.D. in communication studies from Northwestern University and previously taught at Ohio State University, the University of Oregon, the University of Denver, Virginia Tech, and Norfolk State University. William Waters is an assistant professor of English at the University of Houston-Downtown. His research and teaching interests are in writing theory and practice, the history of the English language, linguistics, and modern grammar. He is the coauthor of Destination Dissertation: A Traveler's Guide to a Done Dissertation and was the managing editor of La Puerta: A Doorway into the Academy. He also has published several poems in national journals. Dr. Waters earned his Ph.D. in language and linguistics from the University of New Mexico and previously taught at the University of Maine; University College in Galway, Ireland; and Cheongbuk National University in Korea.
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for Sonja K. Foss and William Waters: Destination Dissertation: A Traveler's Guide to a Done Dissertation "How to Craft a Winning Textbook Proposal"
"Mary Ellen really knows her stuff. Excellent teleconference for beginning authors." "I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation. Mary Ellen is certainly very knowledgeable. It was also an added bonus (and real pleasure) to have someone of Robert Christopherson's experience as an author in particular items to consider in a proposal. An author's perspective on this topic was VERY helpful! Thanks for a fantastic presentation...I'm hooked!" Most publishing houses have similar proprietary forms for prospective authors to use in drafting a book proposal. Those forms do not explain, however, the underlying needs and expectations of the publishers or editorial boards that will review your prospectus and decide whether to offer you a textbook contract. This teleconference is designed to explain those needs and expectations and to answer your questions about getting a publisher. First, how can you be sure you are ready to write your proposal? What steps can you take to be ready? What should you include—and not include--in your prospectus? How can you best showcase your credibility, market savvy, competitive edge, content organization, and authorial voice and style? What are some hallmarks of winning proposals? When and to whom should you send your package? How can you be sure you are sending it to the right places? What is the likelihood that your proposal will be accepted? About the Presenter Mary Ellen Lepionka is a developmental editor in higher education and has worked with many major textbook publishers, such as Allyn & Bacon, Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill, Wiley, Houghton Mifflin, Sage, and others. She is also the founder of Atlantic Path Publishing in Gloucester, MA, and author of Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, second edition (2008) and Writing and Developing College Textbook Supplements (2005). Mary Ellen is a proud member and sponsor of the Text and Academic Authors Association.
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Presented by David Brake, founder and CEO of Content Connections. "This was a great teleconference and David is truly a wonderful presenter. His vast knowledge can be barely introduced in an hour or so, and yet he conveyed an incredible amount of knowledge and ideas today." "I'm still working on the super suggestions from this conference:)" "I really appreciated D. Brakes session — he was comprehensive, clear, and impactful." If you haven't been asked to take an online survey recently, maybe you've been living in the Peruvian Jungle without Internet access. The fact is it's never been easier to create and launch an online survey. Same goes for other "feedback applications" that help you get inside the heads of your market. The evolving world of social media enables new kinds of relationships with your market. But the tools don't matter if you can't use them strategically and skillfully. In this session David Brake, CEO and founder of Content Connections, a company that specializes in market research, audience analysis, and feedback loops for publishers and authors shows you how to create simple but effective "author-driven" surveys that can be created, managed and launched online. If you would like to learn how to tap into the collective wisdom of your market and establish relationships with potential buyers and adopters, you won't want to miss this session. What You'll Learn:
Go to http://bookdev.com/vfg/vfg.php?id=301 while listening to this recording. The presenter will walk you through the website as you listen to the recording, and you will be able to go back to this website later to enhance your learning. Contact information
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Presented by Seth Maislin, Managing Partner, Potomac Indexing. Writing an index isn't just the last thing an author has to do. It's the last thing an author wants to do. Seth Maislin, professional indexer and managing partner at the indexing firm Potomac Indexing, LLC, has prepared a list of insider secrets to getting that index out of the way fast, and without compromising quality. This seminar is chock full of time-saving nuggets like "Leverage the TOC," "Cross-Reference? Wait-Reference!," and "Netting the Page Number Swarm." Written specifically for the do-it-yourself author-indexer, this teleconference might just pique your interest, too.
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Presented by authoring attorney Stephen Gillen. In this one-hour teleconference, Gillen covers his ten tips for negotiating a publisher's standard contract: 1) You have more
leverage than you think Comments from participants: "Excellent presentation, and the speaker was very knowledgeable." "It was a great teleconference. I appreciated the handout, too."
Download "Book Publishing Contracts: 10 Tips & 20 Questions" (PDF 800 KB) Contact information
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Presented by Dave Harris, Ph.D., academic writing coach and editor, helps writers rework their writing process, fine-tune their final drafts, and everything in between. (www.thoughtclearing.com; dave@thoughtclearing.com).
Download "Finishing A Dissertation" (Word doc) Contact information
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Presented by Paul Rosenzweig, Former President of Royalty Review Service, a company that represented authors who wished to confirm the accuracy of their royalty statements. He is now a consultant to the successor firm, Royalty Review LLC.
Audit Clause: Author has the right to conduct an independent audit of any such statement, using professional representatives of its own choosing, acceptable to Publisher at Author's sole expense. Publisher agrees that if your auditor's audit reveals underpayments to you of 5% or more in any royalty period, we will reimburse you for costs of the audit up to an amount equal to 1/3 of the underpayment. Contact Information
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Moderated by Tara Gray, presenter of the TAA-sponsored workshop "Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar"
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Presented by Dr. Sonja Foss, Professor of Communication, University of Colorado, and Dr. William Waters, an assistant professor of English at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Presented by Mary Ellen Lepionka, Higher Education Developmental Editor, and Founder of Atlantic Path Publishing.
