You want to test your teaching performances. You are thinking of making evidence-based changes in the education of your students. Or you simply want to find out how to properly research education. If so, you are on the right page! Join us and find out how to perform proper research on education! Educational research is the application of the scientific methods to study educational practices.
Educational research uses an organized approach to asking and answering questions and reporting the results. Thus, educational research is as systematic as scientific research. The goal is to evaluate, develop, share and improve teaching/educational practice for students, academics, and policy makers.
There are key aspects to be considered when conducting an educational research. This workshop will focus on designing an educational research, identifying a research question, reviewing the literature, and choosing appropriate research methods to collect, analyse and interpret the data.
4–5 October 2022 - Zagreb, Croatia
This workshop is jointly organised by FEBS Education Committee and Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (HDBMB)
Registration:
Open until 29 September 2022. The workshop is limited to 25 participants; places will be granted according to reception of payment.
The registration fee is 30 €. Registration will cover all the workshop related materials. Registration form.
Bursaries:
- FEBS will provide 7 registration bursaries to young researchers (<40 years old) who should apply with a motivation letter.
- HDBMB will provide 7 registration bursaries to its members (any age) who should apply with a motivation letter.
- Prepare your motivation letter prior to filling the registration form, and copy it at the end of the registration process. Registration fee has to be paid in full regardless the Bursary application. Bursaries awardees will be announced on 26th September. Bursaries awardees will be reimbursed the full cost of registration at site during the Workshop.
Aim and outcome:
This workshop will describe the process for effectively conducting educational research. At the end of this workshop, the participants should be able to specify a problem within their area of interest in education/teaching, select the methods needed to address a research question, and collect and analyse data, either quantitative and qualitative.
Target participants:
Educators of all levels (from teaching assistants to full professors) who are willing to improve their teaching through asking questions and collecting data are invited. No previous educational research experience is required.
Lecturers and tutors:
- Ferhan Sağın (Izmir, TR), FEBS EdCom Chair
- Luciane V. de Mello (Liverpool, UK), FEBS EdCom
- Manuel J. Costa (Minho, PT), FEBS EdCom
- Marco Antonio de Carvalho-Filho (Groningen, NL)
Organisers:
- Nino Sinčić (HDBMB and FEBS EdCom)
- Jerka Dumić (HDBMB and FEBS EdCom)
- Morana Dulić (HDBMB)
- Igor Stuparević (HDBMB)
- Damjan Franjević (HDBMB)
- Ferhan Sağın (FEBS EdCom)
- Luciane V. de Mello (FEBS EdCom)
Workshop's website with full information.
Program:
1st day
| 14:30-15:00 | Registration | |
| 15:00-15:05 | Opening and Welcome addresses | Ferhan Sağın & Damjan Franjević |
| 15:05-15:20 | The importance of research in education. | Ferhan Sağın |
| 15:20-15:50 | Scholarship of teaching and learning: Right steps to set up a research plan. | Marco A. Carvalho Filho |
| 15:50-16:20 | Understanding the context, analyzing the teaching activities and defining the researchable teaching question. | Luciane V. de Mello |
| 16:20-16:50 | Quantitative research methods. | Manuel J. Costa |
| 16:50-17:10 | Qualitative research methods. | Marco A. Carvalho Filho |
| 17:10-17:30 | ···(coffee break)··· | |
| 17:30-18:30 | Practical 1: Brainstorming, discussing the research topic, defining the theme. | Small groups (facilitators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa) |
| 18:30-19:00 | Feedback from the groups . | Moderators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa |
2nd day
| 9:00-9:30 | Developing a plan, combining teaching activity and data collection and analysis, and disseminating the results. | Luciane V. de Mello / Marco A. Carvalho Filho |
| 9:30-11:15 | Practical 2: Developing the research project, designing the study, selecting appropriate methodology. | Small groups (facilitators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa, Sağın) |
| 11:15-11:30 | ···(coffee break)··· | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Check point - short group discussion. | Moderators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa, Sağın |
| 12:00-13:00 | Practical 3: Finalizing the project design. | Small groups (facilitators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa, Sağın) |
| 13:00-14:30 | ···(lunch)··· | |
| 14:30-15:10 | Practical 4: Finalizing the project design. | Small groups (facilitators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa, Sağın) |
| 15:10-15:15 | Getting ready for the presentations. | |
| 15:15-16:15 | Presentation of projects (Part 1) - 10 minute presentations of Groups 1 , 2 & 3 and feedback. | Small groups (facilitators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa, Sağın) |
| 16:15-16:30 | ···(coffee break)·· | |
| 16:30-17:30 | Presentation of projects (Part 2) - 10 minute presentations of Groups 4, 5 & 6 and feedback . | Small groups (facilitators: Mello, Carvalho Filho, Costa, Sağın) |
| 17:30-18:00 | Feedback, General Discussion and Closing | Moderators: Ferhan Sağın & Nino Sinčić |