RESEARCH - ELEMENT 1: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
Candidates demonstrate foundational knowledge of the contribution of research to the past and current theory of educational communications and technology.
Artifact: Research Proposal on Inclusion and Assistive Technology
Description:
GREV 701: Research Methods & Design, Summer 2013
The goal of this project was to design a research proposal based on a topic of interest. I chose the research the inclusion classroom and the use of assistive technology for students with special needs. We were to complete a literature review based and said topic and come up with research questions based on that literature review. I designed a mix method to student teachers perceptions of assistive technology. This artifact demonstrates the foundational knowledge through the literature review, as well as current theory in inclusion classrooms and instructional technologies.
Candidates demonstrate foundational knowledge of the contribution of research to the past and current theory of educational communications and technology.
Artifact: Research Proposal on Inclusion and Assistive Technology
Description:
GREV 701: Research Methods & Design, Summer 2013
The goal of this project was to design a research proposal based on a topic of interest. I chose the research the inclusion classroom and the use of assistive technology for students with special needs. We were to complete a literature review based and said topic and come up with research questions based on that literature review. I designed a mix method to student teachers perceptions of assistive technology. This artifact demonstrates the foundational knowledge through the literature review, as well as current theory in inclusion classrooms and instructional technologies.
Reflection:
Even though the field of educational technology is continuously adjusting to the rapid increase in new technologies and new theories of best practice in implementing technology into the classroom, it is important to understand the framework that formed the initial theories in the field. The field that would become educational technology began as visual education, as educators explored the potentials of motion pictures and projected slides at the turn of the 20th century. As radio, sound film, and recorded audio developed, the field evolved into audiovisual (AV) education. This, in turn, moved from film, to radio and television, to AV materials, to programmed instruction, to CAI, to digital media, to Internet and Web-based learning, and to blended learning and mobile media. This research proposal was a very new process to me at the time of completion. I had very little experience with literature reviews and choosing appriopriate methodologies based on research questions. Therefore, personally, I gain extensive knowledge of the elements necessary in constructing a research proposal by using the theoretical framework from theories of experts in the field, both past and present. It ranged from Skinner's behaviorist theories of learning to the cognitivist theory of learning. Professionally, I was able to use my foundational knowledge of educational technology to construct common themes as part of the literature review to further my understanding of best practices and research techniques in the field of educational technology. The impact on students is a greeting understanding of research methods based on literature, designing research questions based on said literature, and choosing and appropriate method (qualitative, quantitative, mixed method) based on those questions.
Even though the field of educational technology is continuously adjusting to the rapid increase in new technologies and new theories of best practice in implementing technology into the classroom, it is important to understand the framework that formed the initial theories in the field. The field that would become educational technology began as visual education, as educators explored the potentials of motion pictures and projected slides at the turn of the 20th century. As radio, sound film, and recorded audio developed, the field evolved into audiovisual (AV) education. This, in turn, moved from film, to radio and television, to AV materials, to programmed instruction, to CAI, to digital media, to Internet and Web-based learning, and to blended learning and mobile media. This research proposal was a very new process to me at the time of completion. I had very little experience with literature reviews and choosing appriopriate methodologies based on research questions. Therefore, personally, I gain extensive knowledge of the elements necessary in constructing a research proposal by using the theoretical framework from theories of experts in the field, both past and present. It ranged from Skinner's behaviorist theories of learning to the cognitivist theory of learning. Professionally, I was able to use my foundational knowledge of educational technology to construct common themes as part of the literature review to further my understanding of best practices and research techniques in the field of educational technology. The impact on students is a greeting understanding of research methods based on literature, designing research questions based on said literature, and choosing and appropriate method (qualitative, quantitative, mixed method) based on those questions.