BDay

So, turning 41 today… on my way to planning the next 40+ years of my life 🙂

Got myself the new AppleTV which now accepts Apps from developers! Exciting possibilities I see for education… potentialize “Joint Media Engagement” to enhance cognitive gains of educational entertainment.

At night went out with Dri, Ricky and Marcos to the Sundance Steakhouse for dinner then some drinks in downtown Palo Alto. Nice and calm 🙂

HCI Seminar – Week 6 – Class Notes

Captivating talk by Janet Vertesi – she studied the team working on the Mars Exploration Rover mission!

Seeing Like a Rover: Visualization, embodiment, and teamwork on the Mars Exploration Rover mission

(nice vanity URL janet.vertesi.com)

EdCareers – Work With Purpose

LDT Seminar – Who Am I?

So my turn came up to talk about myself for all the LDTers in class 🙂

I am pretty sure they recorded – going to ask Keith to send it to me.

Here are the slides:

The second half of the class was VERY productive. Working with Reuben we explored the problem area we are searching about : scaffolding the scaffolder; how to help people create good courses.

One big take-away for me was to look at how do extract value from experts.

Qualitative Research – Tech Adoption – Interview with Anita

Raw Notes:

Tech 4 Learners – Week 6 – Class Notes

Great class – thought provoking.

Qualitative Research – Week 6 – Class Notes

Another amazing class – all about Coding.

Text we read for the coding exercise in group:

Next Assignment

Qualitative Research – Week 6 – Reading Notes

Assignment

Making Sense of the Data

Taylor, S., & Bogdan, R. (1998). “Working With Data,” Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods. (Third Edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 134-160.
Charmaz, K. (1983). “The Grounded Theory Method: An Explication and Interpretation,” In R. Emerson (Ed.) Contemporary Field Research: A Collection of Readings. Boston: Little, Brown. pp. 109-126.
Graue, M. E., & Walsh, D. (1998). Studying Children in Context: Theories, Method, and Ethics. Thousand Oaks: Sage. pp. 201-206.