2020 Call for Proposals for Doctoral Student Poster Session

Big Ten Academic Alliance: Music Education

“RU Focused 2020?”

Rutgers University Music Education Program invites graduate student proposals for the Virtual 2020 meeting of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference on October 21, 2020. The poster session will be held from 4:00-4:45 PM EDT.

Conference Theme:

The theme for the 2020 Conference is “RU Focused 2020?” The choice of this theme is an indirect reference to the field of music education’s Vision 2020 statement written in 1998. Our hope is that music educators across the Big Ten will take this opportunity in 2020 to reflect on challenges and inequities faced by their universities, their programs, and the field of music education in the past and consider how these entities are or might work to move beyond these challenges. In light of COVID-19 and the recent protests of police brutality and racial inequity, what new injustices have arisen that need to be addressed?

Session Format and Guidelines:

The graduate student poster session at the Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference is a unique opportunity for graduate students to share their completed or in-process work with faculty across the Big Ten. The content of presentations may include one of the categories listed below. Please indicate the category into which your research falls in your abstract.

1. Reports of completed research (such as an early research project or dissertation)

2. Research in progress

3. Literature reviews

4. Position papers on critical issues in music education

5. Presentations of “promising” music education practices

Presentations for the virtual conference will take the following forms:

1. All selected posters will be displayed on the BTAA music education website. Doctoral students should prepare either a jpeg of their poster or a 1-minute voice-over video of their poster as a jpeg/PowerPoint slide. Additional details and specifications will be available upon selection.

2. Virtual Poster Session: On Wednesday, October 21, all selected doctoral students will be assigned to a thematic poster session. Moderated thematic sessions are 45 minutes in length. Each doctoral student will present their poster for 2-3 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of questions/discussion. Posters should be prepared as a PowerPoint slide or jpeg that can easily be shared virtually through the screen sharing functionality of the virtual session.

Proposal Procedures:

Those interested in submitting a proposal should prepare an abstract of no more than 500 words (excluding title and references). This proposal should address the following:

1. Title

2. Purpose of the poster/presentation

3. Brief discussion of past research related to the topic (if appropriate)

4. Mode of inquiry for research or program description for “promising” practices presentations

5. Sources of data or evidence

6. Findings or results

7. Conclusions and recommendations

In addition, authors should prepare a 30-60 word description of the poster for the conference program. Proposals should be submitted on the BTAA Music Education website via the online form (below). Proposal abstracts will be reviewed anonymously.

The deadline for graduate poster session proposals is August 15, 2020. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 21, 2020.

Presenters will be contacted no later than September 1, 2020.

Online Posters will be due September 15, 2020.

Doctoral Student Poster Session Proposal Submission Form