UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #557

Submission information
Submission Number: 557
Submission ID: 9056
Submission UUID: a7349863-d95a-4e0d-a6b5-a351b640682f

Created: Wed, 08/23/2023 - 03:40 PM
Completed: Wed, 08/23/2023 - 03:54 PM
Changed: Fri, 09/15/2023 - 02:28 PM

Remote IP address: 144.174.212.79
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Daniel Moraguez
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns He/Him/His
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) dm22w@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Education
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Headshot (optional) Moraguez, D.jpg
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) Seunghee Park
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns She/Her/Hers
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? Ms.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) sp22a@fsu.edu
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Title of the Project Leveraging Simulation-Based Rehearsal Opportunities for the Development of Leadership Competences
Project Keywords simulations, simulated learning, educational technology, educational leadership, principal, principal preparation
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description Although common in other fields and growing in teacher education, the use of simulations in educational leadership is just emerging. The mentor has experience establishing a simulated learning program, for both student learning and research. This initiative will be a first step in a broader effort to create and embed a focused simulation practicum with various types of simulations as a complement to current pedagogies. Ultimately, this simulation practicum will provide research opportunities, novel understandings of the affordances of simulations in educational leadership, and contribute to the development of aspiring school leaders’ competences.

Numerous courses in the educational administration program currently use SchoolSims simulations. These simulations are digital, click-driven interfaces that use video and audio to present the scenario. SchoolSims provides students with an asynchronous experience in which they choose among a set of predetermined options and then learn the outcomes of their decisions. Students often referred to these simulations as “choose your own adventure.” Via SchoolSims, we currently have access to over 30 scenarios to engage students in simulated learning. The scenarios, however, are aligned with the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) and do not address the specific needs of Florida students or our aspiring leaders.

BranchTrack software allows us to create content and scenarios in alignment with Florida’s leadership standards and our unique, ethnically and linguistically diverse, local contexts. Research mentor and mentee will create BranchTrack scenarios with input from faculty, program graduates, and community members. The suite of new scenarios will be used to collect data for a new study, and simultaneously address existing gaps in our simulation program. Further, the simulations will be embedded in EDA courses to facilitate engagement by all students enrolled in the Master’s and Specialist degree programs.

Research Tasks literature review, content development, simulation creation, simulation testing, research design, data collection and analysis
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Strong writing skills recommended
Mentoring Philosophy Student-centered mentoring. Will meet mentee where they are and help them to set and accomplish achievable goals. Work will be conducted in warm, positive, environment.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://education.fsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/dr-daniel-moraguez
Please add any additional information here (if applicable):
Roundtable times and Zoom links 9/5 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM; Zoom link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/9857878982
9/7 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM; Zoom link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/9857878982
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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