Blog: Having explored several capstone websites, write a blog about who you think the audience of your capstone is going to be and why. Also, what content do you think you will need to have on your website in order to engage and teach them about your research.
At this point, my audience will possibly expand to include students, their families, teaching colleagues, administrators, and stakeholders who support education. The audience expansion is due to the potential change of my capstone focus, which is going through a third version. Instead of being a resource website of "How-to" reference videos, it will probably be a website defending/encouraging the use of technology to support and sustain learning for all students, especially English Language Learners (ELLs) or students with limited English proficiency (LEPs). Because of my original action research project, which I initially thought was going to be the focus of my capstone website, I learned of the important benefits regarding the student use of a managed threaded discussion to increase student engagement in reading and writing. Then, during a think aloud with Dr. Redmond, I shared that I'd like to deepen my focus toward ELLs. So, Dr. Redmond suggested I consider broadening my DQ to "How Technology Sustains Learning for ELLs," which is when I came up with what I considered the innovative idea to create my capstone website as a "24/7, one-stop resource center of 'How-to' videos/screencasts showing the use of technology applications" for ELLs, their families, and teachers. It was an innovative idea to me because there was nothing like it available at our NVUSD and/or COES sites that I was aware of. Later, though, I felt that idea would not work because our Capstone Seminar course instructor caused me to feel as if it could not be a viable path due to the reality that there were possibly too many resources I would need to cover in a limited amount of time. Therefore, my third idea might be about a Capstone website on student blogging; however, there have been several Capstones on that topic, which means I would not be adding to the body of knowledge. So, my latest thought (which I recognize could change again) is that my Capstone website will be a poignant presentation about the importance, benefits, and ways of using technology to meet the needs of ELL student learning through myriad ways including differentiation of pace, learning styles, gamification, accessibility, etc. I want to present research that supports my position as well as examples of relevant resources that students, their families, and teachers can use for those purposes. Also, the research will show administrators and stakeholders concerned with education about the need to provide technology and its accessibilty for students at school and home to support and sustain their learning. The website also needs to have a level of aesthetics and entertainment value to draw and hold their attention, so the presentation of my research, etc. needs to include Baggio's ideas of CRAP.
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Kris Drew
2/20/2017 01:09:34 pm
I understand the twists and turns of this Capstone, you have gone through quite a myriad of ideas. It is hard to really pin it down. You are doing a good job explaining your journey here. I wish you well!
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