Dr. Martha Osei-Yaw

EDTC 811-Summer Institute III

• (No Assessments Required for the Qualifying Exam)

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EDTC 803-Data Analysis and Report Writing (3 credits)

This course will focus on the content and the mechanics of effective data analysis and report writing. Candidates will analyze textual and graphical data from many sources, process data in ways that readers can understand, and generate comprehensive academic and business reports.

Faculty: Dr. Cordelia Twomey

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• Assessment 1-Constructing Visual Aids

  • Rationale​:  This project provided the necessary guidelines of how to utilize data in report writing.

• Assessment 2-Using Secondary Data

  • Rationale:​ This assignment provided hands-on practice on analyzing textual and graphical data.

• Assessment 3-Using Primary Data

  • Rationale:​  This project provided me with an opportunity to learn how to gather the necessary data to make informed decisions.

• Assessment 4-Analyzing Data for a Statistical Report

  • Rationale:​  This assignment afforded me with the opportunity for real-world applications using data.

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EDTC 806-Research Methods in Educational Technology Leadership (3 credits)
With the program’s emphasis on the scholarship of teaching and innovative learning experiences, this course is an in-depth treatment of the research process and techniques for planning and designing research projects. Emphasis will be placed on the appropriate choice of methodologies for a variety of problem situations.

Faculty: Dr. Cordelia Twomey

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• Assessment 1-Article in Refereed Journal

  • Rationale:  This project provided my group with an opportunity to conduct research and publish our work in the Journal of Applied Learning Technology.​

• Asessment  2-Creating a Table of Contents

  • Rationale: This project afforded me with the ability to reflect upon the major components of a dissertation.​

• Assessment 3- Chapter III (Final Draft)

  • Rationale: This assignment provided me with an opportunity to begin writing one of the chapters of my dissertation. ​

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EDTC 809-Assessment and Evaluation (3 credits)

This course provides an introduction to systematic inquiry using assessment methods to understand, evaluate and solve user and organizational needs. Candidates will integrate their knowledge of research methods with the real-world challenges of conducting and analyzing research in educational and corporate settings.

Faculty: Christopher Carnahan

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• Observational Excercise

  • Rationale:​  For this project, I decided to conduct my observational records at the Makerfaire in Queens, New York.  I was interested in learning about how adults interacted with their children and with one another in this type of environment.   

• Qualitative Research Project

  • Rationale:​  This assignment provided an opportunity for real-world applications on how to conduct qualitative research.  

• Proposal of Field Research Study

  • Rationale:​  This project afforded me with the ability to gain greater insights on how to create a field research study proposal.  As part of the project, I decided to delve deeper into the role of librarians in maker education.

• Pilot Field Study with IRB

  • Rationale:​  As part of the pilot field study, I conducted a research project on "Redefining the Role of High School Librarians in Maker Education" which is an area of interest.

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EDTC 810-Statistics for Educational Research (3 credits)

Candidates will develop competence in applying, synthesizing, and evaluating statistics from sources including dissertation, journals, technical reports, and Web sites. With an emphasis on the scholarship of teaching, candidates will move from basic to context-driven statistics, applying the fundamental concepts and procedures of descriptive and inferential statistics to real-world applications.   

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• Reading and Writing with Statistics

  • Rationale:​ This project provided me with an opportunity to investigate statistical inferences in the media as it relates to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 

• Group Project

  • Rationale:​ The group project enable the members of our team to create online tutorials on descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

• Peer Evaluation

  • Rationale:​  The peer evaluation project afforded our team with the ability to learn about statistics from one another.

• Analysis Paper

  • Rationale:​  The final analysis paper provided me with an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge gained throughout the course.

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EDTC 901 Dissertation I

EDTC 902 Disseration II

• (No Artifacts Required for the Qualifying Exam)

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