Current Issues in Education Study current developments impacting teaching and learning, including strategies for integrating technology into the existing school curriculum and for creating innovative instructional modules. Learn the elements of CAR and how it differs from traditional empirical research. Emphasis is on the collaborative aspect of defining a problem to research within your classroom, school or community. This module culminates with the development of a problem statement and a review of the literature. In this module, you will further refine your problem statement and design the CAR methodology.
Attention is directed at the data collection methodology and the means for evaluating data.
In this module, you will collect data, interpret the results, and develop an action plan designed to address the problem. You will complete the course by producing a final report of the CAR process. The Integrating Seminar is a week-long session held on the university campus in Biddeford, Maine. This course will help you bring together the various elements of the curriculum of study while providing an opportunity to meet other learners in the program to share ideas and facilitate problem solving. As an alternative to the Summer Seminar, you have the opportunity to do a guided self-study project, subject to the approval of the MSEd Office.