EDT6040

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is a capstone course focused on professional capacity to facilitate the adoption and diffusion of a new technology initiative. The project requires conducting an action research project, writing a technology plan for implementation, and sharing a prototype and data results with an established local or global learning community. Candidates will be involved in shared decision-making and collaboration while demonstrating fluency in technology. Topics explored include adoption and diffusion, data-driven decisions, legal issues, professional development, and professional leadership capacity. (Course Description was taken from the course syllabus located on Blackboard.) PROCESS TO COMPLETE PROJECT: The process to complete this project was made easier by breaking down the project into the required sections and completing one section at a time. It made the project more manageable in my opinion and alot less stressful. I had an idea of what I wanted to do and knowing the requirements of each section and doing just one section at a time made this project easier to complete.

SEA PROJECT: Vision and Philosophy of Education Needs Assessment and Identification of Focus Area Initiatives to Address Needs Addressing Standards Hardware and Software Components and Licensure Funding Professional Development Maintenance Procedures and Recycling Times Evaluation and Modification Strategies Bibliography

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Looking back over this project, I definitely feel that it was a good project to incorporate into the course. Being a business education teacher this project has made me feel more comfortable in making requests for different types of technology and being comfortable in writing a proposal for it. There was alot of research that had to be done for this project and alot of time was involved. But this was a highly engaging project that continually kept my interest. I have learned alot from this experience and I am glad I was able to do it. As far as my technology initiative is concerned I believe there is a need for it in our current curriculum. I believe that alot of the ground work has already been done to allow for such an upgrade and I think it will work and achieve the results we are looking for. There is no doubt in my mind that we need to be more competitive with other schools and the courses they offer and I think by implementing this technology initiative we will become more competitive and our students see the benefits as well.