Phase 1 is complete so it is now time to create the artefact taking the feedback from the learners into consideration. I believe that it is important that the course has a strong theoretical grounding. The following will take a quick look at the theoretical grounding and the development of the artefact. It will finish with Read More …
December was a busy month which consisted of the following milestones: Work in Progress Presentation Phase 1 of Research Work In Progress Presentation The Work in Progress Presentation was also another means to combine all elements of the research and trying to simplify and construct it so that it could be easily understood within the Read More …
Phase 1 Research On 19th December I carried out Phase 1 of the research. This comprised of an informal visit to the class to give them an overview and ascertain who would be interested. I carried out the actual research on the following day enabling them time to reflect and digest the information on the Read More …
The leaves are falling off the trees which signifies the passing of the weeks. For the month of November I have carried out the following: Finalised application as External Research Reader in UCC Libary Finalised application as External Research Reader in UCC Library I finalised my application for Boole Library in UCC and will Read More …
Back to college on 20th September 2016 and it was great to catch up with everyone after the Summer break. I was delighted to find out that my supervisor would be Dr Pauline Rooney who was our lecturer for the Trends in eLearning module. Here is what I have done during the month of October. Read More …
The Summer break has gone beyond the halfway mark and I have decided to become more adept with Articulate Storyline as I plan to use this in September. As I have already used it briefly in the Instructional Design module it was much easier this time around. Again, I have tagged some useful tips I Read More …
Overall, this was a very informative and valuable module which will be a solid foundation for our research project in Year 2. Having the proposal submitted is a great relief and the break for the Summer will be a great way of recharging the batteries and perhaps reflecting on what lies ahead. However, sometimes intentions Read More …
The following is a reflection on Week 7 of the Educational Research Design module using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Description Today was an informative session hearing from past students on their journey through their research in Year 1 and Year 2. Frances Boylan also discussed the different ethical issues that need to be taken into consideration. Here Read More …
The following is a reflection on Week 6 of the Educational Research Design module using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Description Today’s class focused on qualitative methods where research is about depth rather than breadth. It is associated with text whereas quantitative is more associated with numbers. We discussed the validity, reliability and sampling in qualitative research. Triangulation Read More …