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College of Education Graduate Student Conference 2025

Thank you for your interest in presenting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Education Graduate Student Conference 2025.

We are accepting submissions for developing works or finished original scholarship.

Please follow the guidelines below for your submission. If you have questions, please email gsc@education.illinois.edu.

Roundtable Session Details

Roundtable sessions allow maximum interaction among presenters and attendees. Roundtables are intended for the presentation of research projects that are not yet completed but are sufficiently far along for the researchers to share their work and to contribute to a substantive discussion. Graduate students presenting at the roundtables should be able to prepare a working paper that sets forth their research, specify their current stage in the research process, and describe salient issues related to their research project such as findings. Several researchers are grouped by theme and give a short “elevator pitch” about their work (2-3 minutes). Informal discussion between researchers and guests about the topic will follow.

You may bring a handout to share with the audience or a single slide which you would share on your laptop screen.

Research shared in roundtable sessions often includes tentative findings and conclusions to set the stage for discussions. Presenters will not be able to change their format after December 31, 2024.

Eligibility

Conference abstract submitters must be a student enrolled in an accredited graduate program or registered for a graduate class in an accredited university.
Interested applicants may submit more than one abstract form and may present more than once at the conference.

General Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Preferred E-mail*

Preferred Phone Number

This will be used on the day of the conference if we need to contact you.

Current Institution*

Planned Graduation Term*

(i.e. Fall 2021)

Are you presenting as an individual or as part of a group?*

I am presenting alone

I am presenting with others

Please list the names and institutions of others you are presenting with

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All presenters must be graduate degree seeking students in Spring 2025.

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must be between 250 and 400 words in length to provide an overview of your research in progress and describe the current stage of the project
Abstracts must be free of tables, graphs, and illustrations

The abstracts should include:

A clear statement of the main argument and rationale for research,
A description of the research goals and questions,
An overview of the study’s methodology, population, and materials,
Anticipated or actual results/findings,
Conclusions (for studies that have been finalized),
Implications/applications
Optional: A statement about the relevance of the submission to the theme: Education in the 21st Century: Designing a More Inclusive Future..

Session Information

Roundtable sessions will consist of 3 -5 papers grouped by the committee and clustered around shared interests. Each roundtable at a roundtable session will have a designated chair who will facilitate interaction and participation. Because the emphasis will be on interaction, there will be no discussants or formal presentation of papers as there are in paper session. Each roundtable session will be scheduled for a 50-minute time slot. Because of the emphasis on brief presentations and discussion, no audiovisual equipment or a power source will be provided. Authors wishing to display brief information may do so from their own tablet or laptop computer. Authors participating in virtual roundtable sessions may use the share screen function in Zoom, if they wish to display information.

Title*

Please keep title to under 20 words

Abstract Content (250 to 400 words)*

Which of the conference areas best fits your submission? (select all that apply)*

Compassionate Design

Diverse Perspectives in Language and Literacy

Critically Examining Policy for an Inclusive Future

Intentional Technologies for Diverse Futures

Inclusive Assessments

Honoring the Knowledge and Practices of Communities

Diverse and Innovative Perspectives on Education in the 21st Century

Other

How far are you in the research process?*

Proposal

Recruitment

Data Collection

Data Analysis

Complete

Other

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As we try to find the best fit for everyone's presentation, if we contacted you about this, are you open to presenting in a different format (poster or paper)?)?*

Yes

Final Checks

Once you submit your application you will not be able to return to make updates.

By checking this box, you agree that all information submitted is accurate to the best of your knowledge and that content is your own or part of your research group. Additionally, by submitting the abstract, the author(s) grant permission to the College of Education Graduate Student Conference Committee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to publish their information in whole or in part for the purposes of the Graduate Student Conference.*

Graduate Student Conference Roundtable Abstract Submission

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