Project Topics: suggested
- Select
a specific technology that you have been able to observe in one of
the partner schools. Develop a
description of the technology, trace some of the steps involved in
utilizing the technology including some of the obstacles along to way to
fully implementing the technology.
Describe solutions to better utilization of the technology and
provide some data and/or observations in the partner school to support
your description.
- Do a
similar study of technology as applied to a specific academic area, such
as, math, science, language, etc.
- Review
and assess current literature available describing the “digital divide”
and compare these observations to one of the partner schools. Support your comparison using suitable
data obtained by experience in the school, interviews, and other
documentation.
- Select
a specific problem that you have observed in one of the partner
schools. Do research to identify
the similarity of this problem in other (national or local) schools. Conduct interviews to obtain first hand
descriptions of the problem where it occurs. Suggest a solution or a few good
solutions to the problem and include supportive evidence in your report
based on your readings and other consultations. Brainstorming among the group will help
here also.
- Consult
with a partner school on resource availability. First determine what areas the schools
have looked for resources: specific academic help, teacher planning,
administrative tools, peripheral resources such as e-labs, etc. What resources does the school make use
of? What resources are difficult to
find? What resources provide the
best information, what resources provide less than adequate assistance? Develop documentation (by means of
interviews, surveys, etc.) to support your project.
- Topic
of your group’s choice. If you have
another topic, describe it in detail and submit the description to your
instructor before you begin your research/project.
Check the reference in the class webpage on how to
cite electronic information.
See: http://condor.depaul.edu/~psisul/e-citations.html