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I started this semester with a great expectation and goal that I would be able to contribute more into this class. We started with the reports on the summer project. Even though, the project ran into some obstacles (dropping out off members and Scott’s new position), that didn’t stop the project from going forward. Each member seems to learn a lot from investing his/her time on the project. Due to my personal circumstance, I really regret that I was not able to work on it through the end. I, however, have learned a great deal from assessing ASTRO’s lessons (Lesson 3 and 4). I had a chance to realize that as a future instructional designer, it is very important to ensure that not only your lessons are mapped to Learning Cognitive, but also the lessons given match your learning objectives.
As a required part of the class, I set my research goals for this semester. There are four goals I would like to succeed.
- Collaborate with Eugeniu and other members to complete and present a paper at E-Learn.
- Apply the knowledge learnt from Quantitative and Qualitative research classes in E-Learn paper and class participations.
- If possible, contribute and share knowledge with class members through teaching opportunity.
- Develop research topic idea(s) from other member experiences.
At E-Learn conference, Eugeniu and I are expecting to present the best practice’s paper on “Unobtrusive Measure of Attitude in Online Discussions: Implications for Crafting Discussion Triggers”. Since we had a couple of meetings with suggestions from Dr. Grabowski, this presentation becomes much clearer than it did in the past. Special thank to Khusro who contributed his NVivo expertise, I have learned new sophisticated software, NVivo, that I strongly believe it would empower me in the field of qualitative research. As part of what Eugeniu and I would like to find from ASTRO’s thread discussion, we use NVivo to code attitude toward sciences, attitude toward course, and engagement.
From my course work this semester, I hope, as INSYS594’s participant, I will be able to apply the knowledge and resources from EDPSY475 (Quantitative Research) and ADTED550 (Qualitative Research). In addition to applying knowledge, I would like to share it with other members.
Through out the conversation regarding learning theories and E-Learn paper, I have come to realize that there are various topics being discussed that I need to start getting familiar with. Those topics include: MSLQ, SEM (Structural Equation Models), Attitudinal Instruction, Gagne’s 9 events, Merrill’s First Principles, Socio-cultural Theory, self-regulate learning, community of inquiry, etc. As I am working toward the educational research and instructional design fields, I need to pick up my speed in learning or getting to know this knowledge. I am very confident that I would learn a lot about these subjects through the team discussion and my research.
