Diversity Reflective Response

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Diversity Reflective Response

For this week’s assignment, you will watch two videos and write a personal, reflective response (much like a journal entry) – two pages. First, you’ll watch “Why Cultural Diversity Matters” by Michael Gavin. This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Michael Gavin, Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, researches biological diversity and discusses the importance that history, language, and tradition have in the preservation of culture. Second, you’ll watch “Recognizing Individual Characteristics.” In this video, Dorothy Strickland discusses the importance of learning the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of each of your students. After you have watched both videos, you will write a reflective response to them.

Reflective writing is a great way to process what you’ve read and develop your understanding of the text. You are able to clarify your thoughts on what you have read or viewed, solidify your reactions to and opinions on the text, and organize your thoughts. As you respond, you will question, relate, and interpret information to gain new understandings. Be sure to reference the videos and other readings for this session in your response.

Keep in mind that this type of writing is more informal than an essay. Some describe it as “stream of consciousness.”

Describe reasons for modifying the menu options and display of a Learning Management System (LMS)

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Assignment 4: Entering Assets into the Learning Management System (LMS)

Due Week 8 and worth 150 points

Once your curriculum and assets have been approved by your professor, upload them into CourseSites.com at https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-BBLEARN/pages/index.html or Schoology.com at https://www.schoology.com/home.php to demonstrate how your material is delivered through an LMS.

Note: These are both free sites. Please check with your professor if you have access to a different LMS that you would prefer to use it instead.

In the LMS, complete the following:

I want you guys to pick one of your choice. You don’t have to upload the curriculum. I will do that. But it you want to upload it feel free to do it. My email is ratliff_larry@hotmail.

1. Create a course using your curriculum. Note: The course can be short and simple depending on the topic and curriculum of your course. The goal is to test whether the assets work functionally in the LMS.

2. Upload your learning assets into the course.

3. Invite your instructor to participate in the course as an instructor.

4. Invite two to three (2-3) classmates to participate into the course as student.

5. Perform two to three (2-3) tasks (e.g., respond to a discussion question, view a video, etc.) in the course that you are invited to participate.

Write a four to fix (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Explain the method and process that you used for uploading and maintaining your assets into the LMS (e.g., determining where to place the assets, in what order, etc.). Next, explain how you will document the need for revisions to the course as well as the process you would recommend to keep your course design agile.

2. Examine your experience as an end user in the course in which you were invited to participate. Evaluate whether or not the navigation and display of the learning assets supported your ability to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the course material. Include at least one (1) example of such experience to support your response.

3. Determine the main constraints of the course in which you were invited to participate. Suggest at least one (1) change that you would make to the menu options and the display in order to improve the user experience. Provide a rationale for your response.

4. Compare and contrast your experience as the person creating the assets in the LMS and your experience as a student in the LMS. Next, discuss on at least one (1) change that you would make in order to improve the learning assets and the display for your own course.

5. Provide at least two (2) reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references (no more than one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the paper’s claims.

6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

  1. Typed, double spaced, using      Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
  2. Include a cover page containing      the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the      course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required      page length.
  3. Include      a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The      reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Describe reasons for modifying the menu options and display of a Learning Management System (LMS).

· Recognize various roles of users in a Learning Management System (LMS).

· Utilize an LMS to perform tasks and communicate to users.

· Design learning assets based on end user or organizational needs.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in technology tools to manage learning.

· Write clearly and concisely about issues in technology tools to manage learning using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the rubric.

To prepare for this Assignment, review page 5 in the DBA Doctoral Study Prospectus Guide, as well as Section 1.13 of the Doctoral Study Rubric and Research Handbook for details on the Significance of the Study.

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This assignment, will require you to develop major components of Section 1 of the Doctoral Study according to the DBA Doctoral Study Rubric standards.

To prepare for this Assignment, review page 5 in the DBA Doctoral Study Prospectus Guide, as well as Section 1.13 of the Doctoral Study Rubric and Research Handbook for details on the Significance of the Study. Consider the ramifications of your proposed study for both business practice and promoting positive social change.

Submit your Doctoral Study Prospectus draft, using the Doctoral Study Template, and include the following elements:

  • Problem Statement
  • Purpose Statement
  • Nature of the Study
  • Central Research Question and Interview Questions (qualitative) or Research Question(s) and Hypotheses (quantitative)
  • Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
  • Significance of the Study
  • Review of the Professional and Academic Literature
  • Minimum of 10 peer-reviewed references

Please refer to the DBA Doctoral Study Prospectus Guide for more specific information about the length/requirements for each component in the Doctoral Study Prospectus.

Note: Be sure to use the Doctoral Study Template, found in this week’s Required Readings, to complete this Assignment. Also, refer to the Week 7 Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work.

What data did you collect, and which pre-approved data collection tools did you use?

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  • Think about the data you collected, why you chose those particular data, and your data collection processes, including how you used collaboration in your process.
  • · After analyzing your data, create a visual representation of the analysis of the data. This can be in the form of graphs, tables, and/or charts.

Assignment:

Write 1 page for Part F and Part G using APA style and reference

Part F:  Methodology: Collecting Data : Write 1 page

Answer & Respond to the following:

  • · What data did you collect, and which pre-approved data collection tools did you use?
  • · Why did you choose these particular data collection tools? Provide a rationale for their use.
  • · What process or steps did you take in collecting your data? Describe these steps in detail.
  • · Was the data you collected formative, summative, or both?
  • · How did collaboration with colleagues in designing and/or implementing your data processes/tools impact your research? For example, what strategies did the collaborative stakeholders share that you used?
  • What ideas did they share to better engage and/or motivate students? In what areas did they provide support in helping your instruction improve? How did the collaboration bring new insights, information, and ideas to helping you solve your dilemma and to improving your teaching and student learning?
  • · How did the development of the timeline contribute to the overall success of this part of the implementation phase?
  • Part G:  Methodology: Analyzing and Graphing Data Using Triangulation: (Write 1 page)
  • Answer & Respond to the following:
  • · How did you use the triangulation process to analyze the multiple pieces of data?
  • · How did the visual representations assist in analyzing the data?
  • · What did the data reveal?
  • · Did the data help you answer your research question(s)? Why or why not?
  • · What did the data reveal about teacher practice and student learning?
  • · How did your analysis compare to the research findings from your literature review? Do the results of your analysis support your literature review? In what ways? Or, why not? What does this mean to you in your specific educational setting?

(Review assignment attachment & copy Literature Review and Revised research question draft)