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<h3>Educational Psychology and Educational Technology Doctoral Student Research Group at Michigan State University</h3>
 
The EPET Student Research Group is: 
1) Meant to be a sanctioned forum outside of classes where EPET graduate students can share their work and develop their scholarly skill set 
2) Meant to contribute to the development of a richer culture of intellectual inquiry and collegiality 
3) Meant to promote the sharing of half-baked ideas -- because getting feedback early and often on the projects we're dreaming up leads to better outcomes 
4) Meant to be a community of scholars who support and mentor one another through every stage of the EPET doctoral program 
5) Meant to be a place where faculty and students can interact and collaborate 
 
As such, we imagine the group's core values to include: 
<ul><li>critical questioning</li><li>the devleopment of personal learning networks</li><li>the leveraging of the collective intellect to support individual growth</li><li>risk-taking -- putting yourself out there in a safe and non-judgmental academic environment</li><li>active participation and engagement with the ideas discussed/presented</li><li>student leadership</li></ul> 
This group is not a writing group. Although students will be encouraged to share their work, the mainstay of this group's activities will include (list to be expanded, revised and established by steering committee): 
<ol><li>Shared readings on topics, methods or theoretical frameworks of common interest.</li><li>Presentations of research followed by discussion</li><li>Brainstorming ideas to support the development of a colleague's work</li><li>Practicing for milestone presentations (e.g, dissertation defenses, conference presentations)</li><li>Professional development on topics such as grant writing, the tenure-track process, early career challenges and how to overcome them</li><li>Sharing ideas and processes for publication</li></ol>