This is the transcript from #AdjunctChat on 11/5/13, and was facilitated by Virginia Yonkers (@Comprof1). The topic was Attending Conferences.
All are welcome to our next #AdjunctChat on 11/12/13 at 4:00pm EST.
| From User | Text | Time |
| @Comprof1 | #adjunctchat about to begin in a few minutes. Today’s topic is participating in conferences. | 11/5/2013 15:55:31 |
| @Comprof1 | #adjunctchat @AdjunctChat Today’s topic: participating in conferences. See a description and preview of questions http://t.co/28mo2fwzqZ … | 11/5/2013 15:56:48 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @Comprof1: #adjunctchat @AdjunctChat Today’s topic: participating in conferences. See a description and preview of questions http://t.co… | 11/5/2013 15:58:50 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @Comprof1: #adjunctchat about to begin in a few minutes. Today’s topic is participating in conferences. | 11/5/2013 15:59:00 |
| @Comprof1 | Welcome to #AdjunctChat Hope we can share some useful information today. | 11/5/2013 15:59:11 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Looking forward to today’s #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 15:59:52 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Thanks for facilitating today’s #adjunctchat! Important topic to me! | 11/5/2013 16:00:16 |
| @Comprof1 | Hope all of you in the US voted today! #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:01:34 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Connecting 2 the World: #adjunctchat Nov 4: Attending conferences http://t.co/nk1IXaOg2s | 11/5/2013 16:01:51 |
| @Melissa_Venable | Joining in … 🙂 RT @JeffreyKeefer Looking forward to today’s #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:01:59 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Nice to see you today! #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:02:12 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Thanks! I’m actually working on a conference presentation as we tweet. 🙂 #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:02:44 |
| @Comprof1 | So I’m going to post the first question. This was precipitated by #adjunctchat follower who said he’d never participate in a conference | 11/5/2013 16:03:03 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable I just submitted two conference papers, and have 3 more waiting for me to begin #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:05:29 |
| @Comprof1 | Q1) Are conferences worth the time and effort for an adjunct? Let me try this again. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:05:48 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Wow! That’s a lot of papers. 🙂 Very cool. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:06:33 |
| @Melissa_Venable | Yes! Professional development, networking, and more RT @Comprof1 Q1) Are conferences worth the time and effort for an adjunct? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:07:23 |
| @Comprof1 | #AdjunctChat A1 Sometimes I think it’s great for networking but other times not sure it’s worth the effort | 11/5/2013 16:07:30 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @Comprof1 Q1) Are conferences worth the time and effort for an adjunct? Let me try this again. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:08:45 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 I think you have to be choosy. It can get expensive, and not all events will be a good fit. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:08:47 |
| @Comprof1 | @Melissa_Venable Can you give an example of professional development? How did it affect your adjuncting? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:09:04 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 I believe conferences are worth the time and effort, though all for personal satisfaction #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:09:16 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Q1 I believe conferences are worth the time and effort, though all for personal satisfaction #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:09:39 |
| @Comprof1 | @Melissa_Venable Do you participate in local, national, international, or online conferences? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:10:14 |
| @melovell | RT @Comprof1: #adjunctchat about to begin in a few minutes. Today’s topic is participating in conferences. | 11/5/2013 16:10:27 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 #ProfDev examples: workshops, presenting. Staying current in field is good for my work as an adjunct. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:10:27 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 All of the above at one point or another. Online conferences can be great experiences, and more affordable. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:11:23 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Is that how you choose which conferences to participate in?#AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:11:25 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Q1 I like the colleagues I see at conferences, along with intellectual stimulation and feeling part of a community of inquiry #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:11:27 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @melovell Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 11/5/2013 16:11:38 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable @Comprof1 Q1 I have a weakness for international (European) conferences, though it rarely helps my US work! #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:12:25 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Q1 I select conferences based on the attendees and the subject matter; I have to be engaged #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:12:58 |
| @melovell | Q1 I’m not sure. Done 3ish this year and while it’s a good deadline for work I do feel a bit of an outsider #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:13:19 |
| @Comprof1 | #AdjunctChat We’ve sort of addressed this next question: Q2 2) What are the benefits to participating in a conference? | 11/5/2013 16:13:32 |
| @melovell | @JeffreyKeefer Thanks good to see you guys again. Only 8am here. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:14:19 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Agreed! It’s got to be interesting in some way – topics covered, people I’ll connect with, keynote speakers. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:14:46 |
| @Comprof1 | @melovell I’ve found that is often the case. Especially if you are member of multiple faculties. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:15:20 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Q1 To this point, I know that I spend more for annual conferences than I get back in tangible costs #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:16:27 |
| @Comprof1 | A2 I’ve found some great research partners through conferences. Also some new ways of doing things. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:16:42 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 Good to see what others are working on. Often catch up with people I haven’t seen in a while. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:17:09 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 Yes – new ways of doing things! Can be helpful to hear about other perspectives, approaches. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:17:49 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @melovell Q1 Do you tend to attend the same ones every year? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:18:22 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @melovell @Comprof1 Also fun to meet in-person, people I’ve already met via social media, networks #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:18:41 |
| @Comprof1 | A3 one challenge is if I’m self financing and am teaching at multiple locations is who to id as institution. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:18:41 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer There are two I try to attend every year in person, then one or two more online. Gotta keep costs manageable. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:19:28 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Q1 One point: I never (ok, rarely) attend a conference when I am not presenting a paper; I want a line on the CV for the costs #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:19:41 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Q1 You are practical, as I try not to see the costs #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:20:02 |
| @Comprof1 | Q3 Other problem is lack of business cards. Makes me less legit. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:20:09 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Q1 Also, I have not had the most success with online conferences #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:21:10 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Does presenting increase your social capital? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:21:25 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 I always feel bashful admitting im not permanent staff and it’s almost the 1st piece of info people want to know. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:21:35 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable @Melissa_Venable Q1 The sole exception of online being #TtW12, so attended #TtW13 in person #adjunctchat #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:22:19 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Good question; I have not really considered social capital when attending conferences #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:22:46 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer @Melissa_Venable I actually have participated in more online conf over last 10 years But you are well situated #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:22:56 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer I think the online ones can mean more work, i.e. more concerted effort to log in and connect w/other attendees #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:23:01 |
| @melovell | @Melissa_Venable Yes I like that too. 😉 #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:23:11 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | How do others consider conferences and social capital, if at all? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:23:14 |
| @Comprof1 | @melovell which I think adds to the feeling of being an outsider. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:23:43 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer On one hand, needed to maintain job on other hand not useful for grants/tt jobs. #AdjunctChat They want those in permenantjob | 11/5/2013 16:25:12 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 Yes it does. Though I think it’s important to be visible and conferences are a good way to do that. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:26:14 |
| @Comprof1 | Last 2 What are some strategies finding conferences and participating in them? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:27:30 |
| @Comprof1 | 5) What are realistic expectations for participating in conferences and the impact it will have on your career? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:27:48 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 Q5 Conferences help to prioritise research by setting a deadline and are also good for name recognition. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:29:32 |
| @Comprof1 | I’ve found being on conference announcements & profess orgs are good sources of conferences #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:29:41 |
| @Comprof1 | Also, twitter network can help to id conferences and funding to participate. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:30:22 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Fascinating #adjunctchat right now on Conferences and being an #adjunct. All are welcome! #AltAc #ECRchat #phdchat | 11/5/2013 16:30:49 |
| @Melissa_Venable | A4) What conferences are your mentors, leaders in your field attending? Sponsored by your prof assns? Addressing key topics? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:31:09 |
| @Comprof1 | @Comprof1 I also “participate” vicariously by doing research w/ tt faculty who have funding to go to conferences #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:31:20 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 I have never found funding via Twitter (and rarely ever in person, to be honest). Is there any? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:31:29 |
| @Comprof1 | @melovell SOOO True. I can get a potential article written by first submitting to conference #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:32:10 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer I’ve found funding sources or conferences w/ funding through my network. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:33:14 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 THAT is my challenge, namely moving from idea to article (even after a conference) #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:33:39 |
| @melovell | @JeffreyKeefer Same. If there’s conf funding available it’s usually for students. I pay full price & have no school funding. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:33:42 |
| @fabianbanga | @AdjunctChat @ProfessorF74 @AdjunctAction @josh_boldt @TeachWrt we are here #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:33:56 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 Ooh that’s a good idea. I keep meaning to do that. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:34:29 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer You need to visit the publishers at all of the conferences. Ask what they’re looking for. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:34:45 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer I’ve also had my papers solicited for submission by editors. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:35:33 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 Yep using this month’s #acwrimo to try to work a conference paper into an article. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:35:58 |
| @fabianbanga | Brutal experience I had in this area a month ago; a conference empty with a big majority of the population grad students. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:36:33 |
| @Melissa_Venable | RT @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer You need to visit the publishers at all of the conferences. Ask what they’re looking for. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:36:33 |
| @Comprof1 | @fabianbanga @AdjunctChat @ProfessorF74 @AdjunctAction @josh_boldt @TeachWrt Jump in at anytime! #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:36:42 |
| @melovell | @JeffreyKeefer Yeah that’s my challenge too. Trying not to let conference papers languish unpublished after conference. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:38:10 |
| @Comprof1 | @fabianbanga One way around this is to see who is organizing. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:38:31 |
| @Comprof1 | @melovell @JeffreyKeefer Why is that? One option is to id publications being pushed at conference and target for submission #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:39:56 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable A4 This is such a challenge for us interdisciplinary people, also what makes it interesting! #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:40:39 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @fabianbanga Welcome! #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:40:54 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Perhaps this may be something to hear more about, cf. funding for #adjuncts #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:41:19 |
| @fabianbanga | @Comprof1 I think a symptom related to job market #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:41:29 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 @melovell I agree; the challenge is finding the time to write for publication without the pressures to do so #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:41:55 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Yes! It can be good to be on the “outside” sometimes -change of perspective, cover niche area of a larger topic #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:42:05 |
| @fabianbanga | A problem I see often is the recycling of presentations = to the recycling of articles. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:42:26 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @melovell If only 1 had a publication for every paper I presented . . . #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:42:28 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Just the usual time pressures of teaching & the search for more work. Need to keep writing a priority #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:43:03 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Our contract has reimbursement. Also some funding opportunities w/ research funds #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:43:07 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Sometimes working with TT faculty on research project gives access to conference funding. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:43:55 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @fabianbanga What happened with that? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:44:18 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 That is a great idea! #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:44:33 |
| @fabianbanga | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer We have stipends for conferences for everyone at my college/ (universal) #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:44:55 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @fabianbanga Can you talk more about what you mean regarding this recycling? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:45:00 |
| @melovell | @JeffreyKeefer He he, me too! Though sometimes I have presented a couple of different iterations of one paper to confs. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:45:08 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Local conference sometimes allows you to participate for free if you volunteer to help out. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:45:45 |
| @melovell | @JeffreyKeefer It helps to push my thinking forwards. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:45:49 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @melovell Can you talk about your experience with #acwrimo from an #adjunct / PT instructor perspective? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:46:31 |
| @fabianbanga | @JeffreyKeefer You see a scholar offering a presentation in conf 1 and 80% similar presentation in conference 2 (or identical) #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:47:05 |
| @Comprof1 | @melovell @JeffreyKeefer I’m with you there! just not sure it helps with the job search. #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:48:08 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @fabianbanga Ahh, got it. I have definitely seen that before #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:48:19 |
| @melovell | @JeffreyKeefer I am trying to write my own stuff in the mornings and grade in afternoons. #adjunctchat #acwrimo | 11/5/2013 16:49:10 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer @melovell I’ve been a volunteer moderator and it really keeps me motivated to write. #AdjunctChat Problem w/ keeping up grade | 11/5/2013 16:49:27 |
| @fabianbanga | @JeffreyKeefer I saw the same presentation twice in a month in October (Identical PowerPoint presentation) #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:50:10 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | To all this point about conferences and #adjuncts, I think I want to do some research into the #adjunct experience #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:50:14 |
| @Comprof1 | Has anyone participated in professional (non academic) conference? How is that different? Useful? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:50:36 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @fabianbanga Really, identical?!?! #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:50:47 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 I’m not sure anything helps with the job search. Just kidding (kind of). 😉 #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:50:53 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer @fabianbanga I’ve seen the same. Also read basically same journal articles by same author in different journals #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:51:57 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 yes – have attended web developer events (as an instructional designer) and social media conferences (as a blogger) #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:52:02 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @melovell: @Comprof1 I’m not sure anything helps with the job search. Just kidding (kind of). 😉 #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:52:48 |
| @Comprof1 | @melovell Actually, job search helped me to complete an article for submission! Wanted it as sample of writing #AdjunctChat #AcWriMo | 11/5/2013 16:53:11 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 Useful from the standpoint of prof dev in alt-ac environment. Can be very different atmosphere, in a good way. 🙂 #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:53:45 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer @fabianbanga Many journals checking for that not with plagiarism software. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:53:58 |
| @Comprof1 | @Melissa_Venable Did you get different things out of it than in academic conference? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:54:13 |
| @fabianbanga | My problem with conferences is when the mix presentations from companies/vendors and scholars; very unprofessional #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:54:26 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 That’s a good motivator 🙂 #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:54:56 |
| @Comprof1 | @Melissa_Venable Wonder if this is advantage to adjuncts. Perhaps should be looking also at prof conf #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:55:01 |
| @fabianbanga | @JeffreyKeefer yes, identical; just conversational changes #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 16:55:33 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @fabianbanga Is that a reason to make conference intentions clear? #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:56:15 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 Yes, new convos. Practical application focus can change the way you see things. Can try your skill set in new arena. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:56:27 |
| @Comprof1 | Well, it’s been 55 minutes so we should begin to wrap up. What did you take away from the #adjunctchat today? | 11/5/2013 16:57:49 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 I take away that publishing is part of the conference experience, and I want to make that clearer in my experience #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 16:59:32 |
| @melovell | @Comprof1 Wow that went quick. Good to see you all again. I’d better start my work day. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 17:00:15 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Do you mean paper to article? #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 17:00:46 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | This has been a very valuable discussion today in #adjunctchat Thanks everybody!! | 11/5/2013 17:00:51 |
| @Melissa_Venable | @Comprof1 Take-away:Conferences can be helpful for adjuncts in different ways. Can be a personal and professional decision. #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 17:00:54 |
| @Comprof1 | @melovell Seems strange to hear that since I’m just about to start dinner! #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 17:01:39 |
| @fabianbanga | Thanks everybody / #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 17:01:45 |
| @Melissa_Venable | Thanks everyone! Have a good week. 🙂 #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 17:01:58 |
| @Comprof1 | Don’t forget next week we’ll have guest facilitators who have filmed interviews with adjuncts (just down the street from me!). #AdjunctChat | 11/5/2013 17:03:04 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer I wonder if you have more opportunities due to your location near NYC than those of us in more provincial cities #adjunctchat | 11/5/2013 17:04:29 |
