Ep 177: Dr. Laura A. Pasquini on Researching Support Structures for Learning

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Laura Pasquini, a seasoned learning designer, curious learner, and active investigator. As an early career scholar-practitioner, Dr. Pasquini’s teaching and research explores mentoring experiences, networked practices, online communities, student support/advising, digital professional identity development, and open online learning environments. She consults with various education institutions, non-profit and corporate associations on the stewardship of technology for designing networked learning, improving organizational culture, and enhancing open, collective projects. To encourage storytelling from peers, she co-hosts and produces two podcasts you can follow and find on Twitter: @InVinoFab and @BreakDrink. To escape from her digital life, you can often find her running, doodling, playing ukulele, and hiking with her pup, Jack.

Segment 1: Researching support structures for learning [00:00-17:42]

In this first segment, Laura describes some of her research on different support structures for learning outside of the traditional classroom space.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• The MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
• Creative Commons licensing
• Laura's research publications
  • How Learners Overcome Challenges in Open Online Learning environments
  • Mentoring Research — Doctoral Scholars & Higher Ed Professionals
  • Higher Ed Podcast Project
  • Networked Communities & Practice
• Netnography
  • LeCompte, M. D., & Schensul, J. J. (1999). Designing and conducting ethnographic research (Vol. 1). Rowman Altamira.
  • Schensul, S. L., Schensul, J. J., & LeCompte, M. D. (1999). Essential ethnographic methods: Observations, interviews, and questionnaires (Vol. 2). Rowman Altamira.
  • LeCompte, M. D., & Schensul, J. J. (2012). Analysis and interpretation of ethnographic data: A mixed methods approach (Vol. 5). Rowman Altamira.
  • Kozinets, R. V. (2015). Netnography: Redefined, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
• a previous RIA epsiode with Paul Eaton
• Connect with Laura
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Website

Segment 2: Learning and development for higher education professionals [17:43-32:18]

In segment two, Laura shares about some of the modalities that higher education professionals are using for their learning and development.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• a previous RIA episode with George Veletsianos
• Research Shorts videos/YouTube channel Laura helped to create to animate projects, ideas, and scholarship
• University of Minnesota Open Textbook Network

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-2:29]: The Open Higher Ed Learning & Development Digital Library

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Open Higher Ed Learning & Development Digital Library
  • Laura's blog post about this project

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