Sharing Ideas--Conference Presentations/Publications

If there's one thing that professors of English and Psychology prepare their undergraduates for, it's WRITING!

Last summer, I spent a month sifting through boxes full of my assignments and research papers that varied in size from the concise 5 pager with 15 sources to the 15 plus paper with double the amount of related sources!

The plus side to all of this writing experience was that I began to hone my  skills in a way that enabled me communicate my ideas and thoughts clearly, along with academic sources to back it up.

As a result, this newly developed talent caught the eye of one of my professors. It was his belief in my work that allowed me to share my perceptions on a topic with other academics, both learners and professors.

Until this day, I feel honoured and even humbled by the experience. In addition, I was able to learn from like minded people and have them appreciate and understand my research interests.

Recommendations:

• Connect with your professeers to learn about student conferences in your field of study, especially if you received an amazing grade of one of your papers;
• Check within your department or other departments for upcoming conferences that you can attend; and
• Don't forget to network with others to find out the potential career and research opportunities available for 'alternative' educators.

MY CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

Martin, Peggy, Ogungbemi-Jackson, La Donna, et al.  Nissitotamaawin-Understanding cognitive processes of Aboriginal children learning Cree and English. Aboriginal Education Research Forum: “Shawane Dagosiwin”. Victoria Inn.  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 1, 2, 3 2005).

Dumas, William and Ogungbemi-Jackson, La Donna.  Toward Language Mastery: Report on Research in Progress.  Diverse Northern Reflection focusing on Language, Literature, Music and Art: Inter-Universities of the North.  (Thompson, Manitoba, February 1-2^nd, 2005).

Ogungbemi-Jackson, La Donna. Kitohewimaacik pineshiishak: <<He’s calling birds>>. The 5^th Annual Student Linguistic Colloquium: University of Winnipeg.  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 16^th, 2004).

Ogungbemi-Jackson, La Donna. Masu Komi- Mass Communication [of Loanwords in Japanese] . The 3^rd Annual Student Linguistic Colloquium: University of Winnipeg. (Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 22, 2002).

Ogungbemi-Jackson, La Donna. Malagasy Linguistics: Ho aizi iano izany?-Where are you going? The 2^nd Annual University of Manitoba: Anthropology Undergraduate Student Association (UMAUSA). (Winnipeg, March 2, 2002).

MY PUBLICATIONS

Dumas, William, Margaret Dumas, Loretta Dykun, George Fulford, Peter Geller, Barbara Hart Daniels, Peggy Martin, La Donna Ogungbemi-Jackson, Michael Reid. 2005. E kakwe nisitōtamāk nisitōtamāwin ‘Making the Connection:Learning and Understanding through Language’. Final Report of the Language Mastery Project. Thompson MB: School District of Mystery Lake. Copies may be obtained from SDML.

Ogungbemi-Jackson, La Donna.  2003.  “The Linguistic Breakdown of Proverbs Dealing with Success”.  The 13^th Annual Anthropology, Physical, Anthropology Linguistic, Archaeology Conference (APALA). pp 154-161.  January 31-February 2, 2003.