I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansans
Anymore: A Reflection on My Journey
Christina Johnson
Portfolio Presentation
May 20, 2015
Marshall University
College of Education and Professional Development
Reflection
Leadership
Research &
Scholarly
Activities
Area of
Emphasis
Professional
Growth
Theoretical
Orientation
Diagram by mcunningham
Dorothy: Dazed and Amazed
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
• LS 707 Ethical Theories
– Self-doubt
– Do I belong here?
• LS 703 Research Design
“Omniscient”
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
• LS 707 Ethical Theories
– Self-doubt
– Do I belong here?
• LS 703 Research Design
– A glimmer of hope
– Maybe I do belong here!?
“Lacuna”
• I do belong here, and I can do this!
If I Only Had a Heart…
• Family
– Support
– Patience
– Growth and Change
My Heart
If I Only Had a Brain…
• Dorothy’s Leadership style
– Transformational Leader
• Motivation
• My leadership style
– LS 710 Principles of Leadership
• Transformational
• Transactional
• Path-goal theory
Path-Goal Theory of Leadership
• “Survival of the Fittest” ~Charles Darwin
– Organisms whose variations best fit them to the
environment are the ones who are most likely to
survive, reproduce, and pass those desirable variations
on to the next generation.
• “Survival of the Most Adaptable”
• Leadership styles are adapted to different situations or work
environments
– Style depends on the characteristics of the followers and
nature of tasks
If I Only Had a Brain…
• Curriculum and Program Emphasis -Adult Education
– Teaching and learning theories
– Leadership and administrative styles and theories
– Higher education law and finance
– Politics of education
– Ethical theories
– Administration of community colleges
– History of higher education
If I Only Had a Brain…
• Research and Support Courses
– Research
• Design and methods
– Statistics
• Methods
• Statistical software programs (SPSS)
– Survey design
Wicked Witches and Flying Monkeys
• Self-doubt
– Confidence
– The Witch is melting!
• Exhaustion
– Mental and physical
If I Only Had the Nerve…
• Courage to seek leadership opportunities
– Professional growth
• Self-confidence to seek learning opportunities
– Research and scholarly activities
Leadership Opportunities
• In the program
– 2014 Doctoral Seminar Planning Committee Chairperson
• Professional
– Department Chair - Collaborative Studies
– Lead Instructor of Sciences
Research and Scholarly Activities
• AP Research and Presentation,
– SPSS
– SRCEA Conference
• Co-teaching – LS 690 Leadership Capstone Course
Words of Warning
Dissertation beware!
I’ll get you, my pretty!!!
Special Thank You
Husband and Children – Patience and support
Dr. Cunningham – Co-teaching opportunity
Dr. Nicholson – Research opportunity/SRCEA
Dr. Edna Meisel and Jessi Hanna – Doc Seminar help and support
Graduate college – Tuition scholarships; Travel funds (SRCEA)
BridgeValley CTC (formerly Bridgemont CTC) – Tuition reimbursements
Thank You to My Committee
Dr. Bobbie Nicholson PhD– Committee Chair
Dr. Michael Cunningham EdD
Dr. Feon Smith PhD
Dr. Beverly Jo Harris EdD