EME5054 Confusion Untangled

So I think I've been a little bit confused over the assignments, so I'm using this entry to clear up and plan out each of them.

Weekly Weblog: I've been blogging although I feel like I've fallen a little bit behind in it as well as commenting on other blogs. This is one of the things I will catch up on in the next few weeks. The blogs that I do have, incorporate multimedia so I'm ahead with that one.

Positioning Yourself in the Field: My final product will be the RPG from my Game Theory Class along with reading the book Swords and Circuitry and a list of ideas from the book that I've used in my game.

Authentic Technical Development: I've been working on learning RPG Maker and the RUBY Programming Language which is used in RPG Maker for advanced features, but is also the up and coming web programming language. I'll be posting my contract tomorrow as well as printing it out for class tomorrow.

Personal Progress Toward My Degree: Next Tuesday I'm going to start looking at my Plan of Study and complete some of the paperwork as well as email Dr. Dawson and Dr. Ferdig about times that I can meet with them about my Plan of Study. I also want to talk about what I would have to do if I wanted to apply for my PhD or EdD. I haven't decided on anything yet, but I'm having such a great time with my graduate studies so far and feel that continuing my education is definitely an option. I've researched a few jobs and will continue to, but I think my RUBY technical professional development will greatly aid me in job searching when it comes time.

Contribution to the Ed Tech Program: I'm working with Bryan on writing a letter to accepted graduate students to give them a more personal experience and help them decide on a graduate program. So far no progress so I have to talk to Bryan this week about it.

Group Project: Based on chapter 6. My assignment is to explain Constructivism in 5 mins, and add to the wiki at http://eme5054.pbwiki.com

Other assignments and self assigned projects: Although I'm not required to at this point, I'd like to start using RefWorks and make it a point to remember to use it while researching for this class as well as others. Also as I am thinking about going for my Ph.D or Ed.D if I have time this semester, I'm going to do a book review like the rest of the doctoral students.

I think that about wraps it up for EME5054 Foundations. To be continued for my other two classes as well as things that I have to do for the class I teach.