Matt Kurnick
"I only been to the ISU for 11 years. You allowed me to be more balanced, a person doing research and teaching, and service relationships with the right to enjoy. I really like the focus on teaching. The idea that do everything, I think that is a really good place to develop professionally and try new things. "— Barb Fulk, Professor, special education
(1 April 2009) Barb Fulk, Professor of special education at Illinois State University, needs no x-ray vision or special glasses to see disability cannot detect the media eyes.
"You can't tell by looking at the student that there is nothing going on, but still have problems reading" Folco described. "They call them invisible disabilities. Students are of average intelligence, some have high vocabulary when talking about, but cannot read a book of second-level ".
Is the problem solving; you're working with students; It is the teaching reading; is the process of evaluation; and then it is the decision of what teaching method to use. These components are what first drew fulk of special education and are today, what spark his interest in teaching, consultancy and research.
Fulk teaches courses at the undergraduate, graduate and doctorate. Over the years his load several course included classes such as evaluation for special education, diversified learning methods and the preparation of the staffs. Classes that involve teaching reading are those that contain a special place in the hearts of Fulk.
"This is my love, teaching reading to students from skills very early," said Folco. "My experience of teaching was mostly with students with learning difficulties who have reading problems, and about 80 percent of students with disabilities have reading problems, so it's not unusual".
In addition to teaching, fulk devotes much of his time to advise master and PhD students during their dissertation and thesis writing process. Sitting on these committees Fulk offers several opportunities she savors.
Depending on its position on the Committee Fulk gets to work hand in hand with students, as they pass through the stages of research. As rewarding as the process of research and writing is, fulk recalls from his own experiences that the final step is more enjoyable.
"Ultimate defense is the most fun, especially when it goes well," said Folco. "If we have done our job as members of the Committee to the end, will be fine. I remember just how you like a ton of bricks gets taken off their backs because they are working on this project for a couple of years and then suddenly it's like, ' Yo, you did and it worked, and life is good. Is a time so rewarding and are usually quite busy students then ".
When Fulk has a less active role, she is able to bounce his ideas off other members of the Faculty of not only help the student to ensure that their research is of the highest quality, but on other research projects possible for herself. This collaboration has opened my eyes to Fulk to a whole new side of the search.
Fulk, who began his career in higher education at Purdue University, was educated in strictly quantitative research. Since his arrival in Illinois was 11 years ago, fulk was introduced and participated, as well as qualitative research.
"You get to work, not only with the student, which is fun, but you get to reflect with other faculty members," said Folco. "A lot of times, you get some really good ideas heard what someone else said. You will learn a lot about search. I learned a lot about qualitative research. Wow, is that rich and really, really fun to do. "
The most recent qualitative work Folco helped is designed to help special education teachers learn how to help adults with disabilities. Their findings include things like helping people with disabilities set goals.
Folco has spent his entire career in special education. When he started, he was recognized as an area with a shortage of teachers, and hears the same thing today. However, now she has the power to assist not only fill the void, but filled with excellent teachers.
"The entire faculty here working hard," said Folco. "Our graduates are ready and are competent. The deans and directors to say what we're doing is working fine. I was just at ISU for 11 years. You allowed me to be more balanced, a person doing research and teaching, and service relationships with the right to enjoy. I really like the focus on teaching. The idea that do everything, I think that is a really good place to develop professionally and try new things. "
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