Virtual Poster Competitions: A way to involve non-traditional and on-line students in research

• In Event: Pedagogy and Learner-Centered Teaching in Criminal Justice Education

Abstract

In academia, we often tend to teach to the traditional graduate and undergraduate students when we are undertaking traditional academic research projects. The modern university has a wide variety of diverse students who may or may not have the opportunities to participate in traditional academic research projects. Virtual poster competitions foster opportunities for students to showcase their research and participate in academic research opportunities. By encouraging students who might not normally participate in academic research activities to participate the faculty can enhance the overall learning opportunities available for all students.

Authors

• Gregg W. Etter, University of Central Missouri

• Carter Smith, Middle Tennessee State University

• Sarah Gross, Middle Tennessee State University

• Stacia Pottorff, University of Central Missouri