Type of Research Design

I am very clear about the direction of my research.
When I am about to write Chapter 3 where it requires me to explain what,why and how my research design will be, I am a bit blurred.

My research is more about exploring & investigating.
At last, I guess my research design would be Ethnography Research.

Brief view about type of research design

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Most Useful Facebook's Features (up to this observation)

Current observation and short analysis:

1. In my observation at this point, it gave me clue that the useful features of Facebook that could enhance student engagement in learning is the Group, Wall, Video & Tagging.

I might consider to provide more video format learning content to assist collaborating learning in Facebook Group.

So far, students gave positive feedback towards it.

Having videos of instructor delivery learning content & instructions, making announcement really help create the social presence of an instructor in the learning environment.

In learning environment, expert/instructor views in knowledge construction is important as to ensure the quality and strength of the newly constructed knowledge.

So, the newly constructed knowledge is somehow trusted by others because it comes from the experts of the course.

Week 4

What I had done:
1. Uploaded videos on Facebook
2. Continue monitoring student's participations on Facebook Group.
3. Continue doing research on which model to use as content analysis.

There are lots of model for content analysis. I have hard times to pick the most suitable one that well-suited my research purpose.

I discovered several of them and might considering to use more than one model in order to get my data analyzed with realibity and validity.

Framework of Evaluating Online Collaborative Learning Interaction

Analyzing collaborative learning through:
1. Group interaction
2. Group scaffolding

High level of collaborative learning is depends on these indicators:
1. Task performance (learning outcome)
2. Group functioning (participation/interaction behaviour)
3. Social support (task/process scaffolding)
4. Help service (task/process scaffolding)


Indicators that model task performance:

SKILSS:
1. Basic active learning skills
2. Supporting active learning skills
3. Information processing (perception) skills


Indicators that model group functioning:

SKILLS:
1. Active participation behavior and peer involvement skills
2. Social grounded skills
3. Task processing skills
4. Workspace processing skills
5. Communication processing skills


Those indicators would suggest the level/quality of collaborative tasks performed by students

Week 3

What I had done:
1. Consult my complete literature review with my supervisor. There is some amendments to be made.
2. Recording supervisor's video(reminder, advises, teach how to do literature review)and soon to be posted on Facebook Group.

Henri (1992) Model

Henri (1992) Model is a content analysis of computer-mediated communication.
Any electronic transcript can be analyzed using Henri (1992) Model such as online discussions, edublog, wiki, youtube, just to name a few.

There are 5 variables of Henri Model in analyzing the content of computer-mediated communication which are:

1. Student Participation Rates
2. Electronic Interaction Patterns
3. Social Cues within Student Messages
4. Cognitive and Metacognitive Components of Student Messages
5. Depth of Processing (surface/deep) within Message Postings

So, I will be using Henri Model to analyze the Facebook Group activity in my focus group based on the variables above.

This would help suggest the level of engagement of students using Facebook for educational purposes.

Method of Research Instrument

At first I thought it will be an observation.
But now it is more to content analysis where I need to analysis the online activity on Facebook.
Need to refer to Henri (1992) model.

Current progression status:
1. Literature Review DONE as first draft. Hopefully no major changes to be made.

Week 3

What I had done:
1. Done with LR 2.3, 2.5, 2.9(refer Lit. Review Content Outline)
2. Continue documenting Facebook activity

P/s:Nothing much I can do because currently I am down with fever.Gahhh
Hopefully I can get well soon and continue doing my work.

Content Outline for Literature Review

Lit review content outline29june2010

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Chapter 1_INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1

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Week 2

What I had done:

1. Structuring content outline for Literature Review
2. Start the edublog
3. Done with 2.10-draft

Week 1

What I had done:

1. Setting up the Facebook group as my focus group approach
2. Refer engagement models, collaborative learning models and guidelines to be applied in the focus group
3. First face-to-face discussions with other peers under Ms Nazirah's supervisions
4. Start collecting data by doing offline observations of the Facebook group

Timeline of the project paper

Hopefully I can work within my targeted timeline.
Even better if I can speed up! :)

Proposal Defense Slide

Check out my proposal defense slide.

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