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Goals
The Fall 2009 semester held a significant change for me. When I first began the pursuit of
doctoral studies, I had two goals in mind. Now, as I focus on completing my first full year of the LDT
program, I find that neither of these goals holds any significance to me. I see now that, while well
intended, they were ill-formed conceptions that failed to look at a bigger picture. Thus, my current goals
are simple and focus more directly on potential, viable research topics. In turn, these goals fit neatly under
the larger objective of graduating with a Ph.D. and beginning a lifelong pursuit to contribute positively to
the common body of knowledge through research and teaching. These goals, in no particular order, are as
follows:
Become more intimate with the individual principles of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia
Learning
Activities
It is my plan to also engage in professional development activities that will further these goals
both directly and indirectly. Some of the completed and in progress activities may be repeated under new
Completed
• [Co-]Present a seminar/workshop
Observed SeungWon Park, Liz May, Daisyane Barreto, and Jin Wei Tsao present at EERA
2010
Completed a collaborative research study with Diane Igoche and Dr. Rob Branch in January
2010
In Progress
Member of AECT
Member of EERA
Program Rep for GREPIT (Graduate Educators in Educational Psychology & Instructional
Technology)
Completing a scholarly paper that summarizes the collaborative research with Diane Igoche
Planned
Planning to assist Dr. Rob Branch teach EDIT8150 (Instructional Message Design); Fall 2011
Planning to develop course instructional materials in conjunction with GTA and graduate-
2010 marks the UGA Graduate School Centennial; as such there are many on-going plans that
Planning to assist ITSA with guiding and/or housing visiting accepted and prospective LDT
students
Planning to develop and submit a grant proposal as part of EDIT7460 by the end of Spring
2010
Return the favor that colleagues have provided this semester by reviewing their own articles
Planning to assist Dalinda Bond with volunteer coordinating activities at AECT 2010 in
Anaheim, CA
Kristi Leonard and Diane Igoche have proved to be an invaluable resource to me in my first
year; I would like to return that favor in the years to come to new students
Planning to serve as SPS Project Manager for EDIT7460 during the 2010-2011 academic year