Research And Evaluation - Assessment Task 3

Research and Evaluation Assessment task 3

Description:

Select a topic associated with research and evaluation that is a current focus in educational technology (e.g., online community development; mobile learning, social networking, training of remote professionals, security etc.). Perform a literature search to identify a range of academic research or evaluation studies that inform or are related to your topic. The studies should refer to qualitative and or quantitative data.

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Info about Assignment 3

The intent of this task to have you engage with current research literature in the area of educational technology. If you notice, you are asked to find a minimum of 10 articles in a chosen topic area. You will then choose 4 of those articles to annotate. The four points you are being asked to address in the annotations are in the task description. 

You should choose a topic you are interested in and is potentially useful for your work, it will make the task much easier. I would expect the 10 articles you are using to be referenced at some point in your Introduction. You can double-up the citations. You can use the articles we have used in this course. If you choose to use any of articles from the subject in the annotated list I will expect the summaries for these articles to be very in-depth, as we have already used them in class.

Your assignment will include:

1. A minimum of 10 sources to include in a reference list
2. A fully referenced introduction to the topic you are addressing
3. Four annotated sources, including:

• A concise summary of the central theme and scope of the article
• A comment on the intended audience
• A description of what was done, what was found – the purpose of the study, methodology (design, participants, setting, analysis), results, conclusion
• A comparison to other work you have cited
• An explanation of how this particular work informs or supports the topic.

You also complete a Peer Review, which will be addressed in M3T3. The Peer Review will take place in Week 12 and 13. It is intended to help your group members finalize their assignment. This portion of the task is not included in the rubric. It is marked on participation only.

You are to present your work in a wiki., a blog,  a website or a similar media. Please see the following samples to see how to organize your presentation (Note. These are only suggestions, feel free to modify):

• Website (using Webs, Yola, or similiar)
• Wiki (using Wikispaces)
• Blog (using Blogger)
• Google Doc or Slides
• Slideshare