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You can also post this at the GED Facebook page, as well. Regards, Eric Pyle On 9/11/11 5:27 PM, Julie Sexton wrote: > Colleagues, > > I am teaching 2 workshops on education research methods at the GSA > Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. If you haven't registered for the > workshops already, please do so soon. You can register for the > workshops through GSA at http://geosociety.org/meetings/2011/courses.htm. > > 518. *Education Research I: Conducting Qualitative Geoscience > Education Research. * > Sat., 8 Oct., 8 a.m.–noon. > $90; includes lunch. Limit: 35. CEU: 0.4. > Julie Sexton, Univ. of Northern Colorado. > > Participants will learn qualitative education data collection and > analysis methods used in science education research. Case studies, > demonstrations, and hands-on activities will be used to teach > participants how to develop qualitative education research studies, > collect qualitative data (e.g., interviews), and analyze qualitative > data (e.g., coding). This short course is designed for students, > university and K–12 educators, and researchers who are engaged in or > who plan to be engaged in geoscience education research. This course > can be taken alone or in conjunction with the short course “Conducting > Education Research II: An overview of quantitative education research > methods” (course 523). > > 523. *Education Research II: Conducting Quantitative Geoscience > Education Research. * > Sat., 8 Oct., 1–5 p.m. > $90; includes lunch. Limit: 35. CEU: 0.4. > Julie Sexton, Univ. of Northern Colorado. > > This activity-based course serves as an introduction to quantitative > education research methods. It is designed for geoscience faculty or > students who are or will be conducting quantitative education studies. > Topics will include developing quantitative education research > questions, designing a quantitative study (e.g., selecting appropriate > designs), collecting quantitative data (e.g., surveys), and > investigating causality. This course can be taken alone or in > conjunction with the short course “Education Research I: Conducting > Qualitative Geoscience Education Research” (course 518). > > > If you have questions about the workshops, please contact me at > [log in to unmask] > > --Julie > ---------------------- > Julie Sexton, Ph.D. > Research Associate > University of Northern Colorado > [log in to unmask] > > [log in to unmask] > >