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Demonstrates ability to describe common research methods in
Educational Technology, applies research findings to the solution of common
problems in Educational Technology and demonstrates ability to read and
evaluate Educational Technology research
Artifact: Online Education, EDCI513
For this competency, the research project for Foundations of Learning Design and Technology, EDCI513, my review of online education will serve as the demonstrating artifact. This was my first experience with research in the field of educational technology and while I discuss the existing research on online learning and its impact on learners, I would probably go into more detail about the common research methods in this field. I can see that it is important to provide more detail on the methods of gathering data. I clearly mention where the research came from such as the Sloan Consortium and the Department of Education but I don’t discuss how they arrived at that data. If were to approach this research project again, I would discuss their methods in more detail since I think this is helpful in understanding the process and the results.
In this paper, I applied research findings to its impact on learners but not necessarily to the solution of common problems in educational technology. Included in this research project were several examples of statistics and data from different research organizations. I purposefully included data that showed that online education is a great concept and is a positive experience for learners and conversely, data that showed the opposite. It was interesting to see how different researchers arrived at opposing results.
Artifact: Online Education, EDCI513
For this competency, the research project for Foundations of Learning Design and Technology, EDCI513, my review of online education will serve as the demonstrating artifact. This was my first experience with research in the field of educational technology and while I discuss the existing research on online learning and its impact on learners, I would probably go into more detail about the common research methods in this field. I can see that it is important to provide more detail on the methods of gathering data. I clearly mention where the research came from such as the Sloan Consortium and the Department of Education but I don’t discuss how they arrived at that data. If were to approach this research project again, I would discuss their methods in more detail since I think this is helpful in understanding the process and the results.
In this paper, I applied research findings to its impact on learners but not necessarily to the solution of common problems in educational technology. Included in this research project were several examples of statistics and data from different research organizations. I purposefully included data that showed that online education is a great concept and is a positive experience for learners and conversely, data that showed the opposite. It was interesting to see how different researchers arrived at opposing results.