Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide a forum within AERA for the involvement of individuals drawn together by a common interest in a field of study, teaching, or research when the existing divisional structure may not directly facilitate such activity. The Association provides SIGs program time at the Annual Meeting, publicity, scheduling, staff support, viability, and the prestige of AERA affiliation.
We are pleased to offer five webinars intended to familiarize you with the concept of a Networked Improvement Community, and each of the four important components and elements of a successful NIC. An introductory 30-minute webinar will feature one or two experts from out team providing key background information about the focal challenges of building a NIC. A facilitated discussion forum will continue for two weeks after the video is posted to this site. At the end of the two weeks, another live webinar with the same expert will be featured. This follow-up webinar will focus on the topics that have arisen through the online forum, as well as questions that are asked live during the webinar.
Eddy-Spicer, D. H. (2018). Improvement Science Through Networked Improvement Communities: Leadership of Continuous Improvement with, of, and Through Information Technology. In J. Voogt, G. Knezek, R. Christensen, & K.-W. Lai (Eds.), Second Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education (pp. 567–574). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71054-9_111
Eddy-Spicer, D. (2019). Applying Realist Methodology to the Study of Collaborative Capacity in Networked Improvement Initiatives. AERA Annual Meeting. http://tinyurl.com/y9zz3w2f
