Another weekend in the Anti-Cell state
I love Vermont. I love its natural beauty and the luscious green surroundings, and the peace-loving people and their loyal Red Sox fans. But can't they throw some cell phone towers up SOMEwhere up there?
I go to one of the most technologically advanced grad school programs in the country, but its buried right in the heart of one of the least technologically accepting states in the country.
And I come from Maine, so that's saying something.
Anyway, on Saturday, just prior to the wedding reception for Jimmy and Carrie Goodreau in Holyoke, Mass., I met with Elaine at the Tech Center in Brattleboro, Vt. Because I was a loose mental canon with educational technology research pouring out of my ears, Elaine and I sat down and tried to pound out an intelligent timeline for all of my project deliverables so I'd have something to work with.
Here's what I have for tasks to accomplish in the coming weeks:
By 6-1-04 - Email Mary Ann Fitzgerald (the creator of Connected Classrooms) with a progress report, as well as Claudine Keenan (the Director of Academic Programs for the Persons School) with a request for some research help from those in the school's teaching program. We figure we can harvest my teaching classmates for survey purposes and user studies and such.
Check! Both of those things have been done.
By 6-5-04 - Update my Capstone Proposal online to better reflect the actual work I'm doing, which is really a marketing plan more than anything.
By 6-12-04 - Market Summary, including Market Needs and Market Trends.
By 6-22-04 - SWOT Analysis, including potential customer analysis, critical issues and competition.
By 6-26-04 - A finished display board for the Capstone Fair.
After that, I've got all sorts of stuff that'll still need to be done, but this at least maps out my next month or so.
I also got word back from Mike Muir, with some more resources to check out and encouragement that he'd be able to help me out in person if I gave him some more specifics about what I needed.
Nice folks all around.
I go to one of the most technologically advanced grad school programs in the country, but its buried right in the heart of one of the least technologically accepting states in the country.
And I come from Maine, so that's saying something.
Anyway, on Saturday, just prior to the wedding reception for Jimmy and Carrie Goodreau in Holyoke, Mass., I met with Elaine at the Tech Center in Brattleboro, Vt. Because I was a loose mental canon with educational technology research pouring out of my ears, Elaine and I sat down and tried to pound out an intelligent timeline for all of my project deliverables so I'd have something to work with.
Here's what I have for tasks to accomplish in the coming weeks:
By 6-1-04 - Email Mary Ann Fitzgerald (the creator of Connected Classrooms) with a progress report, as well as Claudine Keenan (the Director of Academic Programs for the Persons School) with a request for some research help from those in the school's teaching program. We figure we can harvest my teaching classmates for survey purposes and user studies and such.
Check! Both of those things have been done.
By 6-5-04 - Update my Capstone Proposal online to better reflect the actual work I'm doing, which is really a marketing plan more than anything.
By 6-12-04 - Market Summary, including Market Needs and Market Trends.
By 6-22-04 - SWOT Analysis, including potential customer analysis, critical issues and competition.
By 6-26-04 - A finished display board for the Capstone Fair.
After that, I've got all sorts of stuff that'll still need to be done, but this at least maps out my next month or so.
I also got word back from Mike Muir, with some more resources to check out and encouragement that he'd be able to help me out in person if I gave him some more specifics about what I needed.
Nice folks all around.
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