iSchool Students, Faculty at AERA Annual Meeting

Two iSchool students and one faculty member were among the presenters at the 2015 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, April 16-20.
Elise Gowen, working with Assistant Professor Eric Meyers and Associate Professor Samia Khan (Education), presented the paper “I Learned That Online”: The Internet and the Professional Development of Science Teachers. iSchool alumna Kendal Bergman also contributed to this paper.
Christian Hendriks, working with Assistant Professor Eric Meyers, presented the paper “Talking Back” to the Text: Knowledge, Belief and Justification in YouTube Comments. This paper won the Media, Culture and Learning Special Interest Group “Best Emerging Media” paper award.
Meyers also presented on the “Easy as Pi” project, a collaboration with alumna Danielle Wing and the West Vancouver Memorial Library in the panel Potential Futures for School Libraries: Researcher Perspectives. Dr. Eric Meyers was also featured in an edweek article discussion Coding and Computer Science in School Libraries, read more here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2015/04/coding__computer_science_library.html
The AERA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of scholars in the field of education research. It is a showcase for ground-breaking, innovative studies in a diverse array of areas — from early education through higher education, from digital learning to second language literacy. It is where to encounter ideas and data that will shape tomorrow’s education practices and policies, and where to connect with leading thinkers from the U.S. and around the world. The 2015 Annual Meeting, with an expected attendance of more than 14,000, will feature over 2,600 sessions.