UWill Discover Journal Research Reflection
Proposal
This presentation focuses on my role as a Student Editor for the first UWill Discover Journal, a student-led publication featuring award-winning research and creative work from the UWill Discover Conference. Along with peers and faculty advisors, the team collected and edited submissions using a hybrid of the Human Development and Capability Approach (HDCA) and Kolb’s Learning Cycle. HDCA is a framework focused on the individuals’ well-being, moving away from economic resources to focus on capabilities and opportunities to lead meaningful lives (Alkire & Deneulin, 2009). Along with Kolb’s Learning Cycle which describes a person’s learning process as a combination of hands-on experiences, theory development, and reflection (Kolb & Kolb, 2017). The journal’s objective is to showcase research projects across faculties and offer undergraduate students the opportunity to be published on an institutional repository called scholar.uwindsor.ca. Ultimately, this journal stands as a testament to students' contributions, magnifying the role of undergraduate students in research, enabling them to articulate their involvement, while simultaneously providing professors a chance to mold future scholars (Walkington, 2015). Through the publication of this journal, students receive due recognition for their dedication and provide models of learning for future undergraduate students.
UWill Discover Journal Research Reflection
This presentation focuses on my role as a Student Editor for the first UWill Discover Journal, a student-led publication featuring award-winning research and creative work from the UWill Discover Conference. Along with peers and faculty advisors, the team collected and edited submissions using a hybrid of the Human Development and Capability Approach (HDCA) and Kolb’s Learning Cycle. HDCA is a framework focused on the individuals’ well-being, moving away from economic resources to focus on capabilities and opportunities to lead meaningful lives (Alkire & Deneulin, 2009). Along with Kolb’s Learning Cycle which describes a person’s learning process as a combination of hands-on experiences, theory development, and reflection (Kolb & Kolb, 2017). The journal’s objective is to showcase research projects across faculties and offer undergraduate students the opportunity to be published on an institutional repository called scholar.uwindsor.ca. Ultimately, this journal stands as a testament to students' contributions, magnifying the role of undergraduate students in research, enabling them to articulate their involvement, while simultaneously providing professors a chance to mold future scholars (Walkington, 2015). Through the publication of this journal, students receive due recognition for their dedication and provide models of learning for future undergraduate students.