Tonight i hit the blog-circuit.

"comment on blogs" vs. "write lit review"... hmmm, tough choice! i can see how someone could get hooked on blogs- or more accurately, commenting on other people's blogs. by reading the other blogs+comments i got some good insight into how others are doing... org. issues, timing, deadlines, typos... i don't feel so bad (badly?)

i liked susan's photo of neatly stacked printed articles! the "devil horns" comment is gaining a life of its own! i had to stop collecting articles for my lit. review for now and decide which ones to read from beginning to end. tommorow will be a good day for that (i'll be the only person in the auto-shop waiting room actually doing work!) Although nowhere near the "ideal" number or articles, the due date is rapidly approaching. "reading is good, writing is better" where'd i hear that again? [ss]

PS: Oh yeah- I also discovered Blogger will let you post entries from your cellphone!!

Playing Catchup

This weekend was a great weekend to get out, enjoy the nice weather,
see the family, and catchup on a lot of necessary projects around the
house. Instead, I spent a lot of time beefing up my Lit. Review
fodder.

I've found that I prefer EBSCOHost over the slew of other online
resources available from our Library website. In EBSCO I can narrow
my searches to only include "Peer Reviewed" [check] "Scholarly
Journa"l [check] "Full Text" [check] "After 1990" [check]... When
you click a link off one of the "hits", on the sidebar next to the
article abstract, the page shows the "keywords" associated with that
article, which is a great way to broaden the scope of reading yet
stay within the subject matter.

I kinda feel like I'm cheating!

"...the conclusion is the "meat" of any [well-written] thesis..."
- Newberry
04/18/06

Devil Horns

I thought this was funny enough to repost (taken from a comment to a comment on another blog*):

"...I refused to allow my photo to be posted because I know how easy it is for images to be manipulated. Sure enough, within a month, I caught a student in my class with another teacher's photo open in Paint, drawing devil horns and a mustache."


*(One day I'll figure out how to link to blogs correctly!)

Reality Sets In

After reading a few brief descriptions on what/how others completed the first assignment, I'm realizing I did mine all wrong. It will be interesting to see the grade I get. I really need to get a handle on this whole "time-management" thing! :(

*No Excuses!* My motto for the next eight weeks.

On the Internet, no one can hear you spew

"No excuses!" Is what my dad would say on his way out to a field of switchweed...

Turned in: Preliminary Thesis, ETEC644

"During the development of the project, a number of limitations were noted..."

More later. It's late.
//oo\\

ATTACHMENTS

I downloaded the IRB form last night. Deceptively short- until you start reading. In addition to everything else that does not apply to my project:

8. ATTACHMENTS. I have included copies of all relevant project materials and documents, including (check all that apply):

[ ] Surveys, questionnaires, and/or interview instruments.
[ ] Informed consent forms or statements.
[ ] Letters of approval from cooperative agencies, schools, or education boards.
[ ] Debriefing statements or explanation sheet.
[ ] Participant recruitment materials, including flyers and advertisements.



Hmmm.... Attachments. Surveys. Informed Consent. Eeenteresting. Mild setback at the onset of this journey... //~~\\

Turning Japanese?

For the last three of four days, all the blogger.com/blogspot.com pages show up in Japanese for me (Bloggers' posts where in Engrish, but everything else showed up in Kanji). I could clunk along, and even reply to postings, based on my understanding of the Blogger UI, but I couldn't figure it out how to turn off Japanese! I tried multiple browsers on several machines and they all show Japanese. It wouldn't be so bad, except I can't read Japanese.

I had to track down my Japanese friend. She rifled through everything and my account and personal information, until she finally found where I had set it show Japanese at the account level. I have no idea how I did that. (Damn the Baileys!)

But I've learned that "ユーザー アカウントが見つかりませんでし" is japanese for "thats not the right password buddy"!

Ya-ta! //oo\\

The Road To Nashville

My proposed "timeline/deadlines" I hope to complete this dramatic event known as a Masters' Thesis (not to be confused with the massacre of a film, "Timeline" with Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Anna Friel, and Michael Sheen or that TV show with Oliver Platt):

IRB Proposal - Apr 14

Project Prototype - May 29

"Chapter Three" - Jun 30

Project Alpha Test - Jul 10

Project Beta Test - Jul 17

Project Implementation - Jul 24

Completion of Project - Aug 7

write, edit, proofread, sleep, write, edit, write, taco, write - Aug 18

Submit to 1st Reader - Aug 21

Re-Submit to 1st Reader - Sep 11

Submit to 2nd Reader - Oct 2

Grad Check Deadline - Oct 31

Turn for Final Format Review - 9:22am, Oct. 30

Final Format Review Deadline - Nov 27

Binding Payment Deadline - Dec 4

Watch TV - Dec 15

Is this realistic? I'm so sure this going to change over the next few weeks as I think of things I forgot like Silly Cap and Gown kinda stuff. Help me remember!

//oo\\

No floors may be pulled out, either in the parking lot or on campus for championships.

Welcome to my online journal/calendar and tracking device. On today's show we'll be talking about Micheal Jackson, Java, and 19" CSL Replica Wheels, for M3 and non-M3 BMWs. I mean, My Masters' Thesis. For the first time viewers, my thesis topic is... (drumroll, fade lights)

(Working Title) "STANDARDIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY METHODS OF TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS"

The Party Blurb:
"As training in computer literacy, technology skills, and business skills becomes more reliant on computer-based delivery, the need arises for a means of assuring consistency in the quality of content and delivery. With as many methods and techniques available to create training materials as there are content developers who create them, there should be a way to standardize the development (process) and delivery of technology oriented workshops."
//oo\\

All The Great Names Are Taken

All The Great Names Are Taken

I can't believe it. 3 hours of blogger.com surfing and can't find a single name I'd actually *want* to use, that isn't already in use. Shoulda paid for TypePad i guess. [ss]