Friday Review

Well, I definitely felt my brain expand this week…it was a good week.

Research

David Wiley and I finished an article regarding open publishing that we have been working on. The final product is one that I am extremely happy with and hope to share with the world. I think it will be the basis for a lot of what I do by way of future studies.

Distance Education

All things were able to pull together for turning in “part I” of my research paper. I was disappointed that the IRB committee meeting was postponed for a week, cutting into precious research time. Argh! Spent some time in class learning how to do qualtrics and found it to be immediately applicable.

Open Education

It was a good week—had fun searching for OERs in Finance and found several. I am working with Justin Johansen and Sara Joy Pond. I was able to talk with an individual who has created a huge finance class complete with assessment about the possibility of using a Creative Commons license. It could be a great opportunity to set some content free.

Assessment

It’s exam time again and I am cranking up my efforts to pack facts into my tiny brain. We’re allowed to bring in a page of notes, and so I’ve reread chapters 7-15 of the textbook and typed notes on them. Now I just need to shrink the font to size 6 and I’ll be ready to go.

Statistics

Good news—not only did my IRB go through, but the surveys have begun. I am happy because three of the sections I’m surveying have high response rates. The fourth section is being delayed in its participation, due to circumstances beyond my control; however, I think that is the way it goes with research sometimes… 