PIECING TOGETHER A

FINISHED PRODUCT
BY: JENNIFER RIGGLEMAN

DOCTORAL
PROCESS
Much like quilting
Finished product
double wedding ring
First steps

KIDS QUILTS

COHORT
Highly recommended by
previous student
Supported by family and
administration
Could not afford to attend
once/week classes
Approved after first year

COLLABORATION
Started with the cohort

Group presentations from Day 1

Difficult being all over the state
Cohort provided an avenue to get to know classmates
and utilize each others strengths

COLLABORATION
Peer review Dr. Simone CI 677 Writing for PublicationSpring 2013
Intimidating
Others reading my work

My work improved with outside perspective

I had quality feedback to give classmates

COLLABORATION
Group projects taught me technology
Conference Call, WebEx, Prezi

Difficult in the beginning outcome better than if

I had completed it alone.

COLLABORATION
EDF 711 Survey Research and CI 676 Program Evaluation taught
collaboratively Spring 2013
Presented at National Social Sciences Association conference in
Las Vegas with Dr. Kolsun and Dr. Hisiro
March 2013
Learned:
IRB process
Input from others insightful
Information meaningful to others
No longer fearful of presenting nationally

COLLABORATION
Co-Teaching
LS 510 The Principalship Spring 2014
Dr. Hisiro & Sonya White
Differing backgrounds can be beneficial
Consider my audience when designing course or
assignments

COLLABORATION
COURSE DEVELOPMENT
6 other cohort members created Wired for Learning in
CIEC 715: Online Course Delivery with Dr. Heaton
Spring 2014
Professional Development on-line course.
Easy to overlook pieces - Thinking someone else had done
them
Finished product better with combined effort
Marshall offered the course

COLLABORATION SUMMARY
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress,
and working together is success. - Henry Ford
Less fearful of opinions of others
Embrace constructive criticism it is for my benefit
Not easy finished product is usually quality
Quilting like collaboration choosing a color family that
coordinates well together

SCHOLARSHIP
LS 703 Research Design with Dr. Cunningham Fall 2010
First exposure to Leadership Theory
Experiencing Servant Leadership in President Buck Smith at
Davis and Elkins College
Institution experienced increased enrollment, morale,
development as a result

A servant leader is one who thinks of others first, and puts

their well-being in front of everything else (Greenleaf, 1991)

SCHOLARSHIP
Transformational leadership can be defined based on the
impact that it has on followers. Transformational leaders,
garner trust, respect, and admiration from their followers
(Bass, 1985)
Combination of servant and transformational leadership I
believe is most effective.

Not micromanage, but empower those you lead.

Success of the organization comes first.

SCHOLARSHIP
Curriculum Theory
Phenomenological theory encourages students to describe
how they are feeling and what their experiences mean to
them (Selvi, 2008)
Van Manen (1984) suggests phenomenologist seeks a more
direct experience and encounter with the world.

This approach allows students to critically think, evaluate

and synthesize information rising to the top of Blooms
Taxonomy

SCHOLARSHIP
Experiential Learning Theory
Combination phenomenological and experiential learning
aligns with John Deweys theory:
Student experiences will contribute to their ability to add to
existing processes in society.
Schubert and Ayers (1992) state, Teachers can be the
richest and most useful resource of knowledge about
teaching

SCHOLARSHIP
Doctoral Seminars

2011 Planning committee

Not much input could not attend face to face meetings
2014 Part of panel discussion with other doctoral students
Worthwhile for students looking for portfolio pieces

SCHOLARSHIP
Writing
CI 677 Writing for Publication: Dr. Simone Spring 2012- General
Education WVIAC Paper
CIEC 700 Technology and Curriculum: Dr. Heaton
Fall 2012- My Fitness Pal app Paper
CI 706 Multicultural/Diversity Issues: Dr. Lassiter Summer 2014 Multicultural Education
EDF 711 Survey Research : Dr. Childress and Dr. Kolsun Spring
2013 Survey
Publication NSSJ Submission Dr. Hisiro and Dr. DeLuca
Fall 2014

SCHOLARSHIP SUMMARY
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.
Ben Franklin
Increased my knowledge in multiple areas such as leadership, education,
curriculum, collaboration, research and technology
Grown in my confidence level as a professional and have improved my skills
as a writer, researcher, and public speaker.
Have improved my skills as an instructor and leader because of my
coursework
Quilting: Using different stitches to connect
pieces of fabric

RESEARCH
IRB Process
LS 703 Research Design Dr. Cunningham Fall 2010 CITI
Certification
Learned what IRB was and its importance
First submission for EDF 625 Dr. Debela Fall 2012 Qualitative
Research
Difficult not quick turn-around
More difficult Medical category more extensive
Second submission for Dr. Kolsun Survey Research Spring 2013
Easier, faster turn-around, not medical

RESEARCH
Quantitative vs. Qualitative
Learned the increasing value of qualitative research even in
medical research from Dr. Debela in EDF 625 Fall 2012 and
Dr. Lassiter in CI 706 Summer 2014
Learned the intricacies and when statistical tests are warranted
from Dr. Meisel in ED 517 Spring 2012 for quantitative
research
Learned interpretation of results is not always easy from Dr.
Childress in EDF 711 Survey Research Spring 2013

RESEARCH
Research Questions

Crucially important for:

Surveys question design and order make a difference
Research questions - must be clear and concise

Interviews must address information researcher wants to

know and yet be sensitive to my audience

RESEARCH SUMMARY
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other The human
mind is our fundamental resource.
John F. Kennedy
Learned to utilize online databases
Improved use of APA format
Understand IRB process
Understand difference between quantitative and qualitative research

Quilting: Selecting different techniques for increasingly more difficult

patterns.

FUTURE

POSSIBLE DISSERTATION
TOPICS

Leadership in Behavior Change in Health

Examining outcomes in Project Life Change

POSSIBLE DISSERTATION
TOPICS
Perceptions of athletics from different perspectives
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, community.

POSSIBLE DISSERTATION
TOPICS
Curriculum
Online version of General Education for Sport
Science or development of new program after
assessing need and interest

REFERENCES
Bass, B. (1985). From transactional to transformational leadership: learning to share the vision.

Greenleaf, R. K. (1991). The servant as leader. Indianapolis, IN: Robert K. Greenleaf Center.

VanManen, M. (1984). Practicing phenomenological writing. Phenomenology & Pedagogy, 2:1, 36-39

Selvi, K. (2008). Phenomenological Approach to Education . Education in human creative existential

planning, 39-51.

Schubert, W. & Ayers, W. (1992). Teacher lore: Learning from our own experience. New York:
Longman.