Navigating between Academic and

Non-academic Worlds

J. Alison Bryant, Ph.D.

A Life in Translation/Transition

Why I Believe in Navigation

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•  Topic Area Summits

Speak the Language

Being a Translator

Translate Academese

Provide Actionable

Insights Be Succinct

Respect their Work

Be Constructive

NOTE: These ideas are respectfully adapted from the ever-awesome David Kleeman from the American Center for Children and Media."

Be Visual Understand Timelines

Consider their

Constraints

Understand their Issues

Build Your Brand

Engage in Partnerships

5 Ways to Partner

Informal Partnerships

Formal Partnerships

Ad Hoc Research

Intermediary Partners

D.Y.O. (Develop Your Own)

Developing Navigators

Our New Imperative as Educators

1. Acknowledge (and accept) the reality that not everyone will be an academic (and that’s a good thing!)

2. Educate for both theory and practice (for everyone)

3. Develop and support programs that allow “toe-dipping” (e.g., internships, symposia)

4. Foster a sense of community and giving back

Thank You!

Please  feel  free  to  contact  me  with  any  comments  or  

ques4ons!    

J.  Alison  Bryant  alison@playsciencelab.com  www.playsciencelab.com