This is just a personal update on my studies and life posting.
I have spent all weekend, hours upon hours, perfecting an action research proposal (EDUC 611). The topic: Reading and Technology. Star Reading to be precise. I went to propose my idea to the appropriate people and kaboom!- disaster! They were very open minded and would love to have let me carry it out, but I just didn’t have the “stuff” it takes to convince them that I could do it in four weeks. As all my work on that proposal seems to have gone to waist, they offered several solutions and contacts as to how I may reshuffle the research project. Like I said before, they were very accomadating.
In the end, my original project had made an impression in all the right places and I will be looking forward to making a presentation to the Tech. Committee. Wish me Luck 🙂
As for my personal endeavors and I know many are asking where I find the time, I want to run my own Action Research Project. That is what I will be confronting the Tech. Committee about. I have jabbered endlessly to many about the Alice System. For those interested in further readings on a program that can enhance Reading, Mathematics, and Computer Literacy…here is the Preface to the Instructor.
I am also using Alice for my game development in my EDUC 688, Gaming and Simulation class, to create a video game. This is going to be a toughy. I have yet to be fully schooled in Alice, so I need to teach myself the software and it’s a pretty thick book. – but fun –
EDUC 685 has kept me busy with my readings and contemplating the qualitative value of an online teacher. A lot of work goes into forming a personality of a person behind the keyboard. Of course the development of the course is very key to a successful and smooth running course, but an open communication is what I believe to be top priority. Speaking of 685, I need to go finish reading Chapter 10.
Good night classmates and congrats, were to week 9 🙂
Intellectual Anarchy 