{"id":12758,"date":"2018-12-17T19:23:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T19:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/?p=12758"},"modified":"2018-12-17T19:24:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T19:24:49","slug":"event-recap-pragmatic-productivity-creating-an-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2018\/12\/17\/event-recap-pragmatic-productivity-creating-an-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation Recap: Pragmatic Productivity &amp; Creating an Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Pragmatic Productivity &amp; Creating an Agenda &#8211; Dr. Nancy Leech<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12759\" src=\"http:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/files\/nleech1.jpg\" alt=\"Comic strip: Woman at funeral saying &quot;he should have published&quot;\" width=\"695\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Italicized notes by\u00a0Courtney Donovan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating an Agenda<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<p><u>Definition<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most people think a research agenda is what you start with<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0It is a way to think about your publications and argue they have \u201cconnected-ness\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>How to Create an Agenda<\/u><\/p>\n<p>1) Publish in early years (to show you can do it)<\/p>\n<p>2) Know what is required\/what \u201ccounts\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Going after grants and presentations may not be the best use of your time<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3) Look at publications and decide on your agenda<\/p>\n<p><em>Look at how they are connected (find themes) &amp; that will establish your agenda<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publishing<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<p><u>Definition<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Know what \u201ccounts\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Everything is publishable<\/p>\n<p><em>Nancy truly lives by this.\u00a0 She\u2019s considers everything she\u2019s working on as a potential publication and pursues it<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rejections are necessary and part of publication<\/p>\n<p><em>Many of us were a bit surprised to hear how often Nancy is also rejected.\u00a0 She says consider it a game and keep revising and finding a new place to submit.\u00a0 If you work so hard on paper don\u2019t give up on it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>How to Publish<\/u> (Doctoral programs typically do not teach you how to publish) &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Top of stove \u2013 four places for cooking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>One burner: ideas &amp; IRB, another data collection\/analysis, another writing, and the 4<sup>th<\/sup> revise\/resubmit <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>APA format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Some journals will reject outright simply due to format <\/em><\/p>\n<p>3) Make time for writing<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; time of day or week<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; think of 40%\/40%\/20% &#8211; 2 days a week for writing<\/p>\n<p>80%\/10%\/10% &#8211; 1\/2 day a week for writing<\/p>\n<p><em>Figure out what works for you! <\/em><\/p>\n<p>4) Keep writing in front of you<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bulletin board<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12760\" src=\"http:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/files\/bulletin.jpg\" alt=\"Bulletin Board\" width=\"413\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/files\/bulletin.jpg 413w, https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/files\/bulletin-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5) Know your strengths and weaknesses<\/p>\n<p><em>Find collaborators with the opposite <\/em><\/p>\n<p>6) Find a mentor(s) \u2013 doesn\u2019t have to be in your field but should be someone who has<\/p>\n<p>published<\/p>\n<p><em>Find lots of mentors! <\/em><\/p>\n<p>7) Have peers to publish with or to get feedback from<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helpful Sources <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*Treat publishing as something to learn and improve at, not something you\u2019re assumed to know and must figure out alone! <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Belcher, W. L. <em>Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: A guide to academic publishing success<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel, L. G., &amp; Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2007). Editorial: Effective use of APA style in manuscript preparation,<\/p>\n<p><em>Research in the Schools, 14<\/em>(1), i-x.<\/p>\n<p>Gray, T. (2005). <em>Publish &amp; flourish: Become a prolific scholar<\/em>. Albuquerque, NM: Teaching Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Olson, G. A., &amp; Worsham, L. (Ed.). (2003). <em>Critical intellectuals on writing<\/em>. Albany, NY: State University of<\/p>\n<p>New York Press.<\/p>\n<p>Onwuegbuzie, A. J., Combs, J. P., Slate, J. R., &amp; Frels, R. K. (2010). Editorial: Evidence-based guidelines for<\/p>\n<p>avoiding the most common APA errors in journal article submissions. <em>Research in the Schools, 16<\/em>(2), ix-xxxvi.<\/p>\n<p>Rankin, E. (2001). <em>The work of writing: Insights and strategies for academics and professionals<\/em>. 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