Agenda - EDIT 7340, Fall 2007

That is, usually, I will post something for you to do by Saturday for you to do in the following week.

Sep 15
SLM Research Stars

Wear your sunglasses and prepare to be starstruck!

9:00-9:45
Internship session
Room A1930

9:45
Star Schedule for all day (tentative)
Set up for Round 1 of Stars in a different room (look for note on door of A1930)
Pick up Research Notebooks from room 1910.

10:00-10:45 (approx.)
Round 1 , SLM Research Stars

10:45-11:00
Break/setup for Round 2

11:00-11:45
Round 2

11:45-12:30
Lunch and setup for Round 3

12:30-1:15
Round 3

1:15-1:30
Large group closure
Children's Lit Trivia
Wrap-up questions
Last Word

1:30
Individual conferencing available - optional

Sept 29

Why is this parrot on the agenda?
(No, its not Be Nice to Parrots day!)

12:30-3:00
(option to come earlier)
probably A1880, check A1930 if not

EDIT 6900's Agenda:
Around 9:30: Synthesizing Literature (probably not appropriate for 7340)
If time (11:30?): Critiquing Research Studies

12:30

Business

A word about APA
SLM Stars distribute feedback - followup?

Ethics of Research: the IRB (aka Human Subjects) Proposal Process

The reason why ethical research is crucial: Milgram's obedience experiments; Tuskegee Syphillis Study; Brown-eye Blue-eye/Jane Elliott
These social experiments all show the power of deception and have been famously controversial. (Results were not uniformly bad, however.)
Recent example on PBS: Great Britain, matchmaking agency, extensive experiments that did no obvious harm but people needed to know what they were getting into
Basic ethical principles

informed consent - participants and their parents (if minors)
risk - including public exposure; all kinds of possible harm; anonymous or confidential; relation to grades
distribution of benefit and burden: should not unfairly benefit one group over others
protection for vulnerable participants

The IRB process: Click here related materials. (Human Subjects; Guidelines; Applications). This site shows the enormity of the research enterprise at UGA - across all disciplines.
Class IRB Guidelines
Resource: Ethical Research from Fullerton (extensive!)
Bottom line: don't implement any elements of your project without my okay.
Questions?

Design into Development

Quick Progress Reports from each person (verbal, 2 min)(this is your deliverable for 10/6)
Design reprise as needed

Development of Instruments and Materials (the Assignment, due 11/10)

List each piece
Examples: questionnaires, pre-tests, interview protocols, observation instruments, lesson plans, consent forms, invitation messages
Keep timeline in mind
Take each piece of your design and make it
Consider pilot testing

Wrapping Up

Looking ahead
Critique due on 10/27; lesson available 10/6
Homework:

Progress report from everyone (if you're not here today, please email me to check in)
Send me trial balloons, questions as needed
Can schedule verbal consultations as needed during the week

Trivia
Last Word

Individual conferencing available til 3p

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Oct 13
Methodology Day
both classes, all day

Data collection techniques are like recipes - you need several in your box.

9:00-9:30
Advisement - Dr. Janette Hill and Dr. Greg Clinton
(advisors will be available for individual advisement)

9:30-10:20
Purpose of Today - MAF
Meaning of "methodology," "method," and "technique"
Documents/Content Analysis - Beth Friese (Cohort 4 Alum, Ph.D. Student - Children's Lit)

10:20-10:30
Break

10:30-11:20
Survey - Kristi Leonard (COE Senior Information Technology Manager; Ph.D. Student - Instructional Technology)
(Handout available in WebCT-7340-Readings)

11:20 - 12:10
Interview - Stephanie Jones (Ph.D. Candidate - Instructional Technology/SLM)
Her presentation is available in WebCT/Readings.

12:10-12:40
Lunch

12:40 - 1:30
Putting it All Together - Buffy Hamilton (M.Ed. and Ed.S. Alum, Cohort 1; Media Specialist, Creekview High School, Cherokee County)
Her AP presentation
More of Buffy's research stuff

1:30
Wrap up

Midterm Feedback and Evaluation of Methodology Day - brief, optional questionnaire
Homework
Looking Ahead
Trivia
Last Word

2:00-3:00

Group work for EDIT 6900
Individual conferencing for EDIT 7340

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Nov 10
due: Instruments & Materials

Late-breaking news!

I've decided that the best way to return your assignment to you is US Mail. Please compress your Instruments & Materials submission (with rubric) into as few a number of pages as possible. Bring an envelope of a matching size. Address it. Attach postage if you can. (If you can't get this done, don't panic - the more people who can, the better.) I will mail from a reliable post office (not UGA - therefore we will have to fund the postage ourselves).

Proposed Schedule:

(6900 meets at 9am)

10:00 - both classes meet together
Business for both classes

Discuss dates for 7460, Spring 2008 (3 short meetings are traditional).

Decision: Dates for intern meetings: we agreed on 9a-11a
Jan 19, Feb 2, Mar 15, Apr 5

Personality quiz: TypeFocus

careers.typefocus.com
password: uga4400

Topics:

Applying what is known to problems - brief (if there are questions)

Data Analysis
bring any samples you might have to discuss (Readings: Farmer 16-17, 28-36)

Lunch when we get hungry

Wrap Up no later than 1p

EDIT 7340 alone:

Open Q&A
Calendar for remainder of semester
No more readings or lessons - unless you ask for specific topics. I do want an Update from you on Nov 17. Only other deliverables are Assignments.
Links to the remaining assignments and their audiences:

Progress Report: MAF
Notebook: yourself
Reflection: MAF

A few verbal pointers about the Notebook and the Reflection:

Do not worry about making the Notebook "pretty."
Reflections should answer these questions:

What did you learn from this experience about action research, and how will you apply it on the job?
How do you feel in terms of being ready for completing your project on time?

Discuss dates (7650 + 7460) for Spring 2008
Decision: meet 11:30 - 1:30; lunch included (Michelle will organize).
Jan 19, Feb 2, Feb 16, Mar 15, Apr 5. Feb 16 will probably be a conference day, with your time arranged by appointment.
Preview of 7650 syllabus
Plans for Dec 8
Individual consultations, optional (Beth will be on duty, too)(I'm willing to take sign-ups: Bulletin Board GoogleDoc)

Dec 8
Everything Due
Attendance optional but strongly recommended

Business

Dates: 7650: 11:30-1:30: Jan 19; Feb 2; Mar 15; Apr 5. Feb 16: f2f individual conferencing by appointment.
Dates: 7460, 9-11am: Jan19, Feb 2, Mar 15, Apr 5
Purpose of log/GoogleDoc in 7460
Marathon preview: open to visitors
Course Evals (Make sure you're filling out the right one! Once you hit "submit" you can't take it back.)
Permission Forms: please send me an email in WebCT that indicates your agreement, disagreement, or partial agreement to this form. This is renewable and/or revocable at any time from now on. It covers all products, photographs, etc. generated as a part of all of your UGA classes.
Advisement Forms: update, date
Update from Advisory Board meeting Nov 30

You are strongly encouraged to attend the EDIT 6900 presentations today. Click here for Dec 8 agenda.

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