Introductions and Adobe Connect Practice

Assigned: Aug 29  Aug 30

Due: Sept 4 Sept 5

Assignment Post your Introductions and goals in the Forum

Sept 6 2:00pm EST
or
Sept 7 2:00pm EST

Using Adobe Connect - Mandatory practice: Session 1 or Session 2

Unit 1: Formulating a Strong DBER Research Question (RQ)

Assigned: Sept 5

Due:  Sept 12

Pre-Webinar 1 Assignment

Sept 14, 2:00pm EST

Dr. Loretta Taras

Webinar #1 - Formulating a Strong DBER Research Question (RQ)

Objectives:  

• Identify learning/taeaching problem
• Describe the types of RQs
• Describe the attributes of a strong research question
• Formulate your research question

Assigned:  Sept 14

Due:  Sept 18

Post-Webinar 1 Assignment

Unit 2: Types of DBER research/questions, study designs and data sources

Assigned: Sept 19 Sept 21

Due:  Sept 26

Pre-Webinar 2 Assignment

Sept 28, 2:00pm EST

Dr. Cynthia DeBoy

Webinar #2 - Types of DBER research/questions, study designs and data sources

Objectives:  

• Describe and identify types of DBER research/questions in the papers
• Identify, describe, and evaluate the study design in the papers
• Identify and evaluate the types of data sources in the papers (e.g. sources, appropriate? triangulated? )
• Draft study design to answer RQ with data sources likely needed

Assigned:  Sept 28

Due:  Oct 2

Post-Webinar 2 Assignment

Unit 3: Types of data, methods, and analysis and Human Studies protocols in DBER

Assigned:  Oct 4

Due:  Oct 10

Pre-Webinar 3 Assignment

Oct 12, 2:00pm EST

Dr. Laurence Clement

Webinar #3 - Types of data, methods, and analysis and Human Studies protocols in DBER

Objective(s):  

• Identify and evaluate the types of data sources in the papers (e.g. affective/cognitive/performance data, data gathering methods and tools)
• Describe the data analysis and inferences
• Evaluate the pros/cons of the study design, data sources, and analysis
• Identify the type(s) of human studies (IRB) protocols
• Identify your local IRB application procedures

Assigned:  Oct 12

Due:  Oct 16

Post-Webinar 3 Assignment

Unit 4: Mid-point check in/progress reports

Assigned: Oct 17

Due: Oct 24

Pre-Webinar 4 Assignment 

Oct 26, 2:00pm EST

Dr. Loretta Taras and Stephanie Gardner

Webinar #4 - Mid-point check in/progress reports

Objective:  

• Identify questions and concerns with the formulation of the research question and preliminary study design and IRB protocols

Assigned: Oct 27

Due: Nov 6

Post-Webinar 4 Assignment --- ADDED TO SYLLABUS *

Unit 5: Qualitative data and analysis in DBER

Assigned: Nov 7

Due: Nov 14

Pre-Webinar 5 Assignment

Nov 16, 2:00pm EST

Dr. Stanley Lo

Webinar #5 - Qualitative data and analysis in DBER

Objective(s):  

• Describe qualitative data
• Identify methods for collecting qualitative data
• Perform thematic coding of text
• Identify ways in which qualitative data are summarized
• Identify appropriate inferential statistical tests that can be used with qualitative data

Assigned: Nov 16

Due: Nov 20

Post-Webinar 5 Assignment

Unit 6: Quantitative data and analysis in DBER

Assigned:  Nov 28

Due: Dec 5

Pre-Webinar 6 Assignment

Dec 7, 2:00pm EST

Dr. Stephanie Gardner

Webinar #6 - Quantitative data and analysis in DBER

Objective(s):  

• Describe quantitative data
• Identify methods for collecting quantitative data
• Identify strategies for statistical analysis of quantitative data in DBER
• Evaluate the appropriate means for summarizing quantitative data in DBER
• Summarize quantitative data

Assigned:  Dec 7

Due: Dec 11

Post-Webinar 6 Assignment

Unit 7: Next steps and wrap up

Assigned: Dec 12

Due: Dec 19

Pre-Webinar 7 Assignment

Dec 21, 2:00pm EST

Dr. Loretta Taras and Stephanie Gardner

Webinar #7 - Next steps and wrap up

Objective(s):  

• Identify the challenges and overcomes for DBER scholarship
• Reflect on the purpose and extent of DBER scholarship in your career
• Identify funding opportunities and professional development resources to support your DBER

Assigned:  Dec 21

Due:  Dec 31

Evaluation and reflection on webinar series