Lab tour - Mike Bonnette, AVP for Development 10/6/2025

IRML Tour for Mike Bonnette, Associate Vice President for Development

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10/13/2025

Agenda

1. Origins & Evolution of the IRML
2. The IRML Team
3. Funding
4. Partnerships
5. Current Activity
6. Dissemination
7. Future

1. Origins & Evolution of the IRML

2014

2024

2025

The Dream:

• Democratize access to research literacy
• Help develop an inquiry culture among educators
• Challenge traditional approaches to teaching & learning research

2018

2023

NSF 23-510 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education ($397,911)

2023

Branches of the IRML: UR - BogotáCCSECETL

2022

2020

2. The IRML Team

The IRML team in numbers

16

IRML Team Members

11 Active Faculty1 Librarian 1 Staff 1 Research Associate1 Retired faculty 1 Fulbright Postdoc

5 Departments4 Units 6 Nationalities

The IRML team | Awards

3. Funding

Current & Past Funding | $1,124,411.00 (14 awards)

Current & Past Funding

1. Evaluation of Georgia Reads Awards. GeorgiaForward ($10,500) (Active)
2. IRML Opening a branch of the IRML at the Fernbank Science Center. Fernbank Science Center ($43,000) (Active)
3. Hopscotch 4-All: Leveraging AI to Enhance Equitable Research Literacy in High School AP Research. Grand Challenges Interdisciplinary Seed Grant by the Office of Research ($200,000) (Active)
4. IRML at Universidad del Rosario (Colombia). University of el Rosario ($70,000) (Active)
5. Hopscotch 4-Scientific Investigation. NSF 23-510 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (DUE) ($397,911) (Active)
6. Impact of Evidenced-Based Research on Firefighting Operations and Outcomes. UL Research Institutes. Fire Research Institute (2023-2025) ($45,000) (Active)

Current

Past

1. PPEM Surveys Validation Study. Georgia Professional Standards Commission ($20,000.00) (Finalized in 2024)
2. Atlanta's Think Tank Hub. Opportunities and challenges of driving social sustainability in urban centers through a coordinated approach to computing education. Google ($40,00.00) (Finalized in 2024)
3. Xplorlabs-Fire Forensics Claims and Evidence: A collaboration between UL Research Institutes, Cobb and Cherokee County Schools. UL Research Institutes (2021-2022) ($104,393) (finalized in 2002)
4. Development of an interactive teacher induction rubric. Georgia Department of Education ($40,00.00) (Finalized in 2023)
5. Qualitative Analysis of SELFIE. (eTendering JRC/SVQ/2021/MVP/0074). Joint Research Center. European Commission. 2021-2022. ($100,000) (Finalized in 2022)
6. Usefulness of Hopscotch 4-SoTL: An open-source framework and web tool for generating well-Informed research designs. Education Economics Center. January 2022-December 2022. Education Economics Center. ($15,000) (Finalized in 2022)
7. Does Advanced Degree Matter? An Examination of areas of impact in Marietta City Schools from the perspective of leaders and teachers. Bagwell College of Education & Marietta City School District. (2016-2019) ($30,000) (Finalized in 2019)
8. Evaluating and refining the Hopscotch Model and Supporting Webtool: A Model to bring paradigmatic and Pragmatic Approaches to Teaching and Learning Qualitative Research in Graduate courses. Kennesaw State University. FY 17 OVPR Pilot/Seed Grant to Attract External Funding. (2016-2017) ($8,282) (Finalized in 2017)

4. Partnerships

Partnerships

National Center on Education and the Economy

Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement

Examples of work produced in partnership

Examples of work produced in partnership

Examples of work produced in partnership

Tool for the creation of Logic Models

https://irml.kennesaw.edu/logic-model.php

Examples of work produced in partnership

Examples of work produced in partnership

5. Current Activity

Current Activity

• Provide Students and Faculty with Methodological Support
• Sessions within courses, consultation, open hours, development of guides & resources.
• Community engagement
• Sessions swith school districts, NGOs, corporations, etc
• Host Events
• Research Week, Global Forum, RCC Write Days, etc
• New branches of the IRML
• Cass High School & Woodlang High School (Bartow), Fernbank (Dekalb), etc.
• Research
• Hopscotch 4-All
• Intellectual Property & Commercialization
• IRML-AirLab
• IRML Web App
• Magnetic Hopscotch Kit
• Bitacora

Example of Current Activity | Provide Students and Faculty with Methodological Support

Sessions with students enrolled in ARCH 5006 (9/29/2025 & 10/01/2025)

Example of Current Activity | AirLab

IRML-AirLab: A toolkit to Make Research Literacy Accessible to All High School Students

Current Activity | AirLab

Current Activity | Hopscotch Labs

Current Activity | Hopscotch Labs

Current Activity | AP Research Toolkit Usage | 35,000 users since May 29th

Current Activity | Hopscotch 4-All

Hopscotch 4-All” (H4-All), a generative AI-powered, open-access educational recommender system developed to helphighschool students learn research design. Utilizing Large Language Models, H4-All will deliver personalized, adaptive, and engaging learning experiences, enabling high school students to strengthen their research literacy skills while preparing for college success.

6. Dissemination

Dissemination | Overview

50+

Workshops

200+

IRML Sessions

Book

Keynotes

Book Chapters

12

Journal Articles

7. Future of the IRML

Future of the IRML

• Transform the IRML into a self-sustainable Research Center.
• Grow Hopscotch 4-AP Research in partnership with the College Board.
• Bring the IRML-AirLab to every school in Georgia.
• Finalize Hopscotch 4-All

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Keynotes

• Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (2021, October 7). Playing Hopscotch to Generate Well-Informed SoTL Research Designs. [Plenary Workshop]. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summit. Atlanta, Georgia. https://facultydevelopment.kennesaw.edu/sotlsummit/
• Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (2020) "Desterrando modas-Aprendiendo a investigar: Dos herramientas tecnológicas para el fomento de la cultura investigadora en los maestros/as" (Banishing fashions-Learning to investigate: Two tools for the promotion of teacher's research culture.) I International Congress of Educational Psychology, Coruña (Spain), December.
• Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (2017) “Construyendo Rayuela: Un modelo y herramienta web para el diseño de investigaciones cualitativas.” International Congress of Psychology, Health and Education, Oviedo (Spain), November.
• Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (2016) “Where Research Ideas and Inspiration Come from: Lessons Learned Through my Personal Journey in Academia.” Dean´s Speaker Series. Kennesaw State University, November.
• Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (2016) “Information and Communication technologies for better or for worse, or the fable of the astronaut kid who became a face booker.” International congress on Curriculum Instruction and Supervision: Art Science and Technology toward the Education Quality and Creativity Civic for the 21st Century." Silpakorn University, Thailand, January.

Jorrín-Abellán, I. M., Fontana Abad, M., & Rubia Avi, B. (2021). Investigar en educación. Síntesis.

What is a logic Model?

• A logic model is a visual representation or framework that outlines the logical connections between the various components of a program or intervention.
• It provides a systematic and structured way to understand and communicate the inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts of a program.

• Logic models are highly used in program evaluation. They serve as a roadmap for assessing if a program works.

How can this tool be of help?In the case of the GSLA's Induction Support Teacher and Teacher Leader Programs, a logic model could be used to:

• Help develop the capstone projects that are required for participants (Capstone - Part 2: Initial planning and outline action steps, further reflection and refinement of goal, identification of the goal metrics)
• Add an evaluative component to the capstone project (Capstone - Part 3: Review of progress, revisiting the goal and adjusting action steps)

• 1. 03/10/2024 Spencer Foundation grant convening session
• 2. 01/26/2024 Tour of the IRML- Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent
• 3. 01/10/2024 Board of Visitors Meeting
• 4. 01/23/2024 Tour of the IRML for the Georgia Deeper Learning Network
• 5. 01/24/2024 GA Highlands College (confirm if there will be a tour of the lab)
• 6. 01/25/2024 GSLA Workshop for participants in Induction Support Leaders
• 7. 03/20/2024 Tour of the IRML for visitors from Atlanta Public Schools
• 8. 02/07/2024 Tour of the IRML for Urban Ed. Academy partners
• 9. 02/08/2024 Tour of the IRML for "Profound Gentlemen"
• 10. 02/27/2024 Tour of the Lab for Dr. Monica Nadan's partners - Wellstar College
• 11. 03/07/2024 Tour of the IRML. President of the Southern Regional Education Board
• 12. 03/18/2024 Session in the lab with Pope High School- 26 Students
• 13. 03/06/2024 Workshop - Hopscotch: Framing Your Research Study (G. College)
• 14. 02/23/2024 Tour of the Lab for "Leap Year"
• 15. 03/05/2024 Tour of the Lab for Principal. Our Lady of Assumption School
• 16. 03/07/2024 Session in the IRML with Cobb County STEM LT
• 17. 04/10/2024 Tour of the IRML for Paulding County School District
• 18. 04/29/2024 Tour of the IRML for Odyssey Atlanta
• 19. 03/13/2024 Tour of the IRML for Superintendent of Forsyth School District
• 20. 04/12/2024 Tour of the IRML for Georgian Highlands faculty and students
• 21. 04/02/2024 Workshop University de Oviedo (Spain)- Hopscotch & the IRML
• 22. 04/15/2024 Tour of the IRML for Cherokee County Superintendent
• 23. 04/22/2024 Tour of the IRML for Dekalb County School District
• 24. 04/19/2024 Tour of the IRML for City Schools of Decatur's Superintendent
• 25. 05/09/2024 Tour of the IRML for 22 members of iTeach Team
• 26. 05/15/2024 Session for 5 teachers from McEachern High School in Cobb County
• 27. 07/09/2024 Tour of the IRML for Primrose Schools
• 28. 05/14/2024 Tour of the IRML for Ron Clark Academy.
• 29. 08/08/2024 Tour of the IRML for Assistant Dean of Research. Southern Poly
• 30. 05/31/2024 Session in the IRML for Cobb Teacher Leader Academy
• 31. 06/06/2024 Tour of the IRML for The Galloway Schools
• 32. 06/11/2024 Host retreat of Cartersville City Schools
• 33. 06/18/2024 Walkthrough of the IRML with Dr. Darlene Rodríguez (Wellstar College)
• 34. 08/21/2024 Tour of the IRML for Dekalb County School District and the IGNITE
• 35. 08/29/2024 Session in the IRML with FSRI Project Impact
• 36. 09/05/2024 Session in the IRML with AP Research teachers- River Ridge
• 37. 09/11/2024 Visit USG - Follow up
• 38. 09/03/2024 Visit Bartow County School District
• 39. 08/29/2024 Meeting Fernbank Science Center
• 40. 09/26/2024 Session with Bartow County AP Research Teachers
• 41. 12/12/2024 Tour of the IRML for Landmark
• 42. 09/25/2024 Tour of the IRML for Dr.Felipe Salazar-Tobar
• 43. 10/08/2024 Session with AP Research teacher Elizabeth Jamison North Cobb High
• 44. 10/11/2024 Tour of the IRML for Dooly County School District
• 45. 10/15/2024 Visit teachers from the Science Department at McEachern High School
• 46. 10/24/2024 Meeting Fernbank Science Center
• 47. 10/28/2024 Visit of NCEE - GOSA- KSU Partnership
• 48. 10/29/2024 Session with Dr. Elizabeth Jamison (North Cobb High School)
• 49. 12/04/2024 Tour of the IRML for Forsyth County Supt. Mitch Young
• 50. 11/07/2024 Workshop - University Complutense (Spain) - Hopscotch & IRML
• 51. 12/06/2024 Design session Partnership with Fulton County Innovation Academyvation Academy

51 Sessions in 2024

Publications

Jorrín-Abellán, I. M. (2016) Hopscotch Building: A Model for the Generation of Qualitative Research Designs, Georgia Educational Researcher: 13: (1), Article 4. DOI: 10.20429/ger.2016.130104. Jorrín-Abellán, I. M. (2019) Hopscotch 2.0: an enhanced version of the Model for the Generation of Research Designs in Social Sciences and Education, Georgia Educational Researcher, 16 (1) https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gerjournal/vol16/iss1/3 Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (2019). Rayuela 2.0: Una herramienta para promocionar la labor innovadora de maestros y maestras mediante la generación de diseños de investigación rigurosos. Revista Latinoamericana de Tecnología Educativa, 18 (1), 23-39. Chang, M., Jorrín-Abellán, I. M., Wright, J., Kim, J., Gaines, R.E. (2020) "Do Advanced Degrees Matter? A Multiphase Mixed-Methods Study to Examine Teachers’ Obtainment of Advanced Degrees and the Impact on Student and School Growth," Georgia Educational Researcher, 17 (1), Article 5. Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gerjournal/vol17/iss1/5 Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. & Steiner. H. (2021). Hopscotch 4-SoTL (Version 1.0) [Computer Software]. https://hopscotchmodel.com/4-sotl/ Jorrin-Abellan I.M. (2021). Hopscotch 4-Teachers. In: Hopscotch 4-Teachers [Internet]. Version 1.0. Kennesaw: Kennesaw State University. Available from: https://hopscotchmodel.com/4-teachers/ Jorrín-Abellán, I. M., Gaines, R., Vasquez, A., Chang, M., Koz, O.,Kim, J. (2021). Developing the Interactive Research Methods Lab 4-Teachers. In García-Valcárcel Muñoz Repiso, A. & Casillas Martín, S. (Eds.), Nuevos Horizontes para la Digitalización Sostenible en Educación(pp. 265-276). Dykinson. Jorrin-Abellan I.M. (2022). Hopscotch 4-Scientific Investigation. In: Hopscotch 4-Scientific Investigation [Internet]. Version 1.0. Kennesaw: Kennesaw State University. Available from: https://hopscotchmodel.com/4-scientific-investigation/ Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (2023). The Interactive Research Methods Lab: A Hub for the Promotion of Educational Change based on Methodological Equity. Revista Electrónica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado, 26(2), 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.558951 Jorrín-Abellán, I. M., Steiner, H. H., Koz, O. (2023). Hopscotch 4-SoTL: An open Access Framework and Webtool for generating Well-Informed Research Designs. In San Martín Alonso, A., Gallardo Fernández, I.M. y Peirats Chacón, J. (coords.). Libro de Actas. XXIX Jornadas Internacionales Universitarias de Tecnología Educativa. Aprender entre imágenes y pantallas (pp. 593-598). NauLlibres. Steiner, H., & Jorrín-Abellán, I.M. (under editorial review). Design, methodology, and data analysis. In S.M. Sipes, N.L. Chick, & L. Cruz (Eds.) An applied introduction to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Indiana University Press.