EDU 651 
Understanding & Conducting Educational Research 


Spring, 2007    

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Announcements

You should check this page regularly for announcements, notes from the class in PowerPoint and other formats. All announcements are retained, but the most recent announcements appear first in the list below.

I can be contacted via email (shis@cortland.edu), by office phone (607 753 2468) to leave a voice mail, or by cell phone (607 342 2828) if you need to make an appointment or if you have burning questions that need immediate help. I enjoy meeting with students and being readily available. Please do not hesitate to make an appointment. Also, if you happen to be near my office (Van Hoesen B224) feel free to stop by for questions, comments, or just to chat. I will try to respond your voice message or email within 24 hours (weekends and holidays not included).

Week 15th, May 1st

  • The class will meet regularly in the classroom. The whole class seminar will go from 4:20-6:00pm. The last 50 mintues will be for individual meetings.
  • Please check Snack page and take your turn to bring snack and/or drinks to cater the class.
  • Pointers to Final Presentation - what to focus on?
    1. Title of the study with your name
    2. Study purpose in a nutshell
    3. Major research questions
    4. Research site & participants in brief (how many classes/students/teachers/parents? How are you related to them - for instance, do you teach there or substitue or else?)
    5. Data sources to answer your research questions - highlight one of the sources to answer one of your questions
    6. How will you increase the validity, reliability and credibility of your study? What critical ethical issues could there be (or not)?
    7. Show one of your instruments from appendix and explain, for instance, did you design the instrucment? Is it valid - can it answer your question?
    8. Timeline and justify your timeline (only focus on the total length of data collection process)
    9. Significance – what will you learn from doing this research? How will this improve (or not) your teaching?
  • Each presenter will have about 7-8 minutes (no more than 8 minutes).
  • Each presentation will be followed by a live discussion. Please take this as another chance to self-critique and to invite critiques from your peers and the instructor so as to improve your research (and therefore to be better prepared for your Master's Thesis in EDU652)

Week 10, March 27th

  • We'll have Hot Topic discussion at the begining of the class from 4:20-4:50. Discussion Leaders please get ready well before class so that we can start right after class starts.Discussion leaders are:

    Hot Topic 6: Does School Violence Warrant a Zero-Tolerance Policy?

    Discussion Leaders:

    Samantha Schneider
    Rebecca Hansen
    Christine Medicis

  • Please remember to bring your textbooks - Mills and The Concise Rules

 

Week 9, March 20th

  • We'll have Hot Topic discussion at the begining of the class from 4:20-4:50. Discussion Leaders please get ready well before class so that we can start right after class starts.Discussion leaders are:

    Hot Topic 4: Is Home Schooling a Danger to American Society?

    Discussion Leaders:

    Joe Marzullo
    Gretchen Obrist
    Melissa Powers
    Steve Riggs

  • Research Proposal Draft #2 is due today. Submission of hard copy due in class (please make sure you PRINT and bring a HARD COPY to class). Posting of digital copy as attachement to WebCT due by midnight of the day. To post your works on WebCT, go to Homepage > Classroom > Working Pages > Discussions> Draft #2 Liaterature Review.
  • People who will bring snack to class this week are Joe & Steve.
  • Exemplary Works for Draft #1 were posted in Discussion area.

 

Week 5, Feb.20th

  • All Hot Topics throughout the semester have been moved down by one week. To check your turn, please visit the Schedule Page of the Course Website: http://web.cortland.edu/shis/651/schedule.htm. The Hot Topic for this week is: Hot Topic 2: Is Full Inclusion of Disabled Students Desirable? Leaders for discussion are:

    Jessica Carvel;
    Katie Dougherty;
    Brain Radcliffe &
    Megan Kappauf

  • The Hot Topic Debate will go in the begining of the class. Discussion leaders, please contact each other and get ready for the discussion before class.

Week 4, Feb.13th

  • New files uploaded to Schedule Page: Draft#1 Rubric and Format (Week 4); Your signed up time for Hot Topics Debate (Week 4);
  • We agreed that the class needs some food/snack during class time each week and you will take turns to bring food to class each week. A sign-up sheet will be passed around this week on class and later posted on Snack Page. Thank Paula and Kathy for voluteering to bring food to entertain the class this Tues.

Week 2, Jan.30th

  • Tuesday - Library Time. Class will meet in Memorial Library, 2nd floor, the Interactive Reference Area, the ususal class time, 4:20-6:50. I have invited tech support and senior librarian to provide the class expert training and guidance. Instructional Materials Design Specialist, WebCT Tech Support Chris Widdall will provide WebCT training so that you will know how to post your course projects, how to participate online discussion, how to check grades, etc. Senior Assistant Librarian Lorraine Melita will provide workshop in using library to do research. Please be in class on time. After the training will be workshop and self practice time. Please feel free to ask the experts questions and make good use of the library time so that you will have fewer problems during the semester as we move along.

Week 1, Jan.23rd

  • Tuesday - Welcome!

This page was last updated on April 28th, 2007
For comments or questions contact:
shis@cortland.edu
Dr. Shufang Shi