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tcpipThe past few days I've been working my way through the third chapter, "Methodology and Methods", of my MHEd thesis. A meeting with my supervisor this afternoon went quite well, especially with regard to how I can tie the research question with the quantitative aspects (computer science, macroeconomics) with the qualitative assessments (user and technical experiences of learning management systems). My plan at this stage is to find a dozen people or so who have significant experience with various online learning platforms for qualitative interviews to start at the end of the month, so if anyone is interested and has such experience now is a very good time to make yourself known. Apropos, there's a Higher Education Development Centre postgraduate symposium at the University of Otago coming up soon as well, which I would love to attend in person. It's been too long since I've been to Dunedin, let alone the rest of New Zealand.
In another educational technology musing, I have also finished up my English teaching at the University of Rojava. I wish I could say it was a good experience, because it is certainly a valuable endeavour (and, I guess it was a "valuable experience" in that regard as well). But the coordination from the beginning was very poor, with no set LMS in place (it might even serve as a case study in my thesis!), and with an extremely vague curriculum. I am almost certain that none of the tutors assessed the course in the same manner, let alone even with the same content. For my part, I stuck very closely to the Oxford University Press "Intermediate English" textbook, along with the exercises, but despite my thrice-weekly engagement in tutorials and video, the engagement of most of the class was pretty poor at best.
In a vicarious educational sense, I caught up with Wajeeha for the second time on the weekend and this time with her children as well. In an item of excellent news, Wajeeha has been told, quite early, that her PhD on key performance indicators in local councils has been subject to minor amendments, so a stiff piece of cardboard is coming soon. In a sense, it was a sort of a celebration of that achievement. We went to ArtVo, which is basically a gallery art pieces which give a 3D effect when photographed. Cute fun, but probably could be more extensive and some of the pieces could be touched up. After that, because it's next door, a visit to the Melbourne Star was in order. This once featured in a project management course guide on how not to run a project, but now it seems to be turning a dollar. The journey views are quite spectacular and overall it's an enjoyable experience even for one who is not entirely comfortable with heights, such as myself. The engineering fascinated me and I found it rather reminiscent of a harbour ship more than anything else.
In another educational technology musing, I have also finished up my English teaching at the University of Rojava. I wish I could say it was a good experience, because it is certainly a valuable endeavour (and, I guess it was a "valuable experience" in that regard as well). But the coordination from the beginning was very poor, with no set LMS in place (it might even serve as a case study in my thesis!), and with an extremely vague curriculum. I am almost certain that none of the tutors assessed the course in the same manner, let alone even with the same content. For my part, I stuck very closely to the Oxford University Press "Intermediate English" textbook, along with the exercises, but despite my thrice-weekly engagement in tutorials and video, the engagement of most of the class was pretty poor at best.
In a vicarious educational sense, I caught up with Wajeeha for the second time on the weekend and this time with her children as well. In an item of excellent news, Wajeeha has been told, quite early, that her PhD on key performance indicators in local councils has been subject to minor amendments, so a stiff piece of cardboard is coming soon. In a sense, it was a sort of a celebration of that achievement. We went to ArtVo, which is basically a gallery art pieces which give a 3D effect when photographed. Cute fun, but probably could be more extensive and some of the pieces could be touched up. After that, because it's next door, a visit to the Melbourne Star was in order. This once featured in a project management course guide on how not to run a project, but now it seems to be turning a dollar. The journey views are quite spectacular and overall it's an enjoyable experience even for one who is not entirely comfortable with heights, such as myself. The engineering fascinated me and I found it rather reminiscent of a harbour ship more than anything else.
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