2021 Call for Proposals for Graduate Poster Session

Big Ten Academic Alliance: Music Education

“Oh, What a Year It’s Been: RU Focused 2021?”

The Rutgers University Music Education Program invites graduate student proposals for the 2021 virtual meeting of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Music Education Conference on Thursday, October 21, 2021.

Proposal Deadline: September 1, 2021 - DEADLINE EXTENDED to September 13, 2021

Conference Theme:

“A way of seeing is also a way of not seeing” (Eisner, 2002)

The theme for the 2021 Conference is “Oh, What a Year It’s Been: RU Focused 2021?” The past year has brought a renewed energy and focus to many pre-existing inequities within music education at the PK-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels. We invite music educators from across the Big Ten to reflect upon the past 18 months and consider what is both seen and unseen by the field of music education. Here are a few questions for consideration: How has the past year altered our individual and collective perspectives, professional goals, and vision for the future of music education? What has recently become seen after years of being unseen? How does the field move beyond this pandemic-driven moment to ensure that new ways of seeing music education remain part of the lexicon?

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 Thursday, 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 his/her 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. Category of presentation (see above)

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

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

6. Sources of data or evidence

7. Findings or results

8. Conclusions and recommendations

In addition, authors should prepare a 30-60 word description of the poster for the conference program. All proposals should be submitted using the form below. Proposal abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. The deadline for submission is September 1, 2021. Presenters will be contacted no later than September 8, 2021 and online posters will be due September 19, 2021. Notices will be delayed due to the deadline extension to September 13.

Reference: Eisner, E. W. (2002). The arts and the creation of mind. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

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