ERES 800 - History of Educational Technology
Educational Research Methods with Dr. Warren Noonan was my second grad class. I chose to take it early in my program after talking with many M.Ed. program graduates. They explained that learning about research methods and reviewing how to write academically would be a great way to launch into my grad program. It was overwhelming at first, but it opened my eyes to the behind the scenes process of what goes into a research study and all of the factors and styles that can impact your findings.
It's also the class in which I met Jon and Carey. We worked together on a presentation that compared collecting research by questionaire vs a survey. It was a great experience to work with them as their shared experience in the grad program was very helpful to me as a beginner.
I also developed a research proposal in which I examined the Implementation of Digital Citizenship in the North East School Division.
What's 800.3 about?
Research Methods
(Online option)
Introduction to research methods, with special reference to research in education. The basic principles of research, both qualitative and quantitative, are discussed. Skills necessary for the production of research proposals are developed, eg: techniques for surveying the research literature, and the collection and analysis of data.
Class Info from:
http://www.usask.ca/education/ecur/etad/courses-requirements.php
Connections....
Color By Amber:
ERES encouraged me think about research based practices that could support my team and how in a simpler way I could go about collecting data from my team. It encouraged me to think about data from a variety of perspectives and appreciate the time and effort that goes into collecting and analyzing information.
Education:
It opened my eyes to the diversity of research styles. Prior to this class, I was more interested in what the research reported than how they went about collecting and analyzing the information. As with anything, there is so much more behind the scenes that impact the final conclusions that what you see if you only skim for the final conclusions. There's always more than meets the eye. For example, what was their population sample? How large was it? What location did it come from? When did it happen?