Raymond Pun, Academic & Research Librarian, Alder Graduate School of Education, Redwood City, CA (FTE: 300) Big Talk From Small Libraries 2023 February 24, 2023 http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk

1. IntegratingAcademicWriting,
Research,andReadingSupportfor
TeacherEducationStudents
February23,2023
Raymond Pun (he/him), MLS, Ed.D.
Academic & Research Librarian
Alder Graduate School of Education
rpun@aldergse.edu
#BTSL2023

2. WhoWeAre
Alder Graduate School of Education in California
Aim: train, retain, and support excellent teachers!
MA Program in Education & Teaching Credential

3. Thinking About Resources
Making that Connection
Between Writing and Research
Note photo by m15y on Unsplash
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4. Build a
Checklist
Collaboratively
With Faculty

5. Consideration for an Academic Writing and
Reading Course via Canvas
Database Access and Search Strategies
Connecting to Scholarly Research
Interpreting scholarly papers and learning
to write and analyze critically
Connecting to Academic
Reading and Writing Skills
APA in-text cite and references
Citation Practices
Perspectives and Biases
Thinking about Writer’s
Voice

6. Session 1: Persuasive Writing
Objectives:
● You will be able to explain what academic writing involves at
Alder and the structures in place to support you throughout
the year
● You will feel confident in your ability to do the following in
your academic writing:
○ Write clear argumentative claims
○ Introduce evidence (both textual and from personal experiences)
○ Select and reference the most relevant evidence
○ Integrate evidence and practice
○ Analyze evidence to support your claim
Co-Teaching Webinars with Teaching Faculty

7. Source: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language/general-principles

8. • Be Present & resist urge to multitask
• Everyone is INVITED to speak.
• Respect each other and our lived
experiences
• No assumptions - except for best intentions
• Experience discomfort
Zoom Session with 300+ Students
- Include Virtual Gathering Norms:

9. Academic Reading Skills in Development

10. Source: “Diagram labelled ‘Wheel of
Power/Privilege’ showing the different degrees to
which a person can be marginalised or have power
over others in society based on their
characteristics.”
Adapted from ccrweb.ca @sylviaducworth
Link: https://ydrf.org.uk/2021/09/19/privilege-
wheel/

11. The lens we bring in research, writing,
and reading can bring insight into how we
interpret, describe, process, and build on
things, and how we shape others’
experiences and create meaning.
Academic Research & Power

12. Podcast Series Featuring Teacher Education
Students on their academic reading, writing,
research, and skill building (peer to peer
support)
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13. Source: Markus Winkler, Unsplash
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Explore ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/
Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT
● Questions about its usage
in ethics in AI
● Identify ways to conduct
research - reading lists
● Analyze the AI generated
expository paper itself
● Positionality statement or
section in writing

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THANKS!
What questions or comments do you have?
Raymond Pun (he/him)
rpun@aldergse.edu
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