Hello ETEC 644...
Well, it's hard to believe that we are finally going to start working on this thesis after talking about it back from ETEC 500. Although I am excited about it because we are halfway through the program, I am nervous about all the work that is ahead of us.
For my thesis, I plan to do design and development. I wanted to do something for the school I am at that would be meaningful for me as well as all those who attend our school. Our school has really been striving to be a technology school, and we have made leaps and bounds to get there. I was thinking of something that the families of our school need, is used every year, but is not in digital form.
With this in mind, I am planning on turning our "Parent Handbook" into a digital format presentation. The parent handbook is given out at the beginning of each year, listing all the rules, regulations, and expectations of our school. It is a long book that is supposed to be read by the parents and then shared with the students. Who knows if they read the book, but if it was put in digital form (whether on DVD or on the Internet), maybe parents would take that time to watch it with their children, and the information of our school and district will be better understood.
I've already discussed it with my principal, and she loves the idea. I have a lot of ideas with the design and development of it. What I'm most nervous about is finding the right literature to back it up.
Well that's it for session 1.
Heidi :)
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Heidi, I love the idea for your thesis. There are so many great ideas from everyone--I would love to see the final products. When you put the handbook, on say a DVD, are you planning on "acting" out the parts? Meaning, are you going to put words up from sections and do voice overs. I picture our high school handbook with images of kids in sagging clothes and gang attire with a big X through it :-)
ReplyDeleteYour thesis idea is a great one. I look forward to seeing what you come up with in this class in the way of analysis activities that will help you determine the best delivery mechanism and perhaps even answering Mark's question about how to structure the format of the resource.
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