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 * RESEARCH PROPOSALS**


 * Jessica Swanson -**

My topic proposal is using personalized online instruction to teach Science. I wonder if the personalized environment increases student achievement and student confidence. My biggest wondering right now is HOW to personalize instruction. I will use Moodle, but what exactly I do with it is another issue. I am also working in Secondary Science and this summer I am creating a module for 8th grade science formulas. Some of my students really can't use formulas unless they are plugging-in numbers. I hope to scaffold the instruction to build up to applying multiple formulas to solve the problem presented in an authentic scenario. Since I teach F2F I will use what I develop to blend with my classroom.

**Julia Carpenter -**

My research questions are as follows: 1. What specific instructional strategies and methods motivate virtual students to favorable learning outcomes? As part of the creative team who developed and launced the first online course offerings at Florida Virtual School (English III/American Studies) I am planning on conducting my research at FLVS. Right now I'm exploring a variety of validated survey instruments which measure motivation in learners to find those that are appropriate. I've read lots of research on Keller's ARCs model of motivation and am exploring research, scholarly articles, dissertations connection with the motivational needs of learners in K-12 environments.
 * Research Questions**
 * //2.//** Do learner-learner interactions (collaborative projects, group discussions, peer assessments) motivate secondary school virtual learners to favorable learning outcomes?
 * My goals are to:**
 * //a. Explore factors which positively affect motivation, performance and self-directed learning in virtual school environments//**
 * //b. Discover instructional strategies which contribute to successful virtual learners’ success//**

**Mary Edwards -** The topics of interest to me include distance education, online teaching and learning, and new literacies (specifically information literacy). The particular intersection of these topics I will focus on is the provision of information literacy and library instruction for distance learning students. My research questions include: 1) Are the information literacy and research skills needs of education graduate students enrolled in distance programs different from students in traditional face-to-face programs? What type of literature review support do distant students need? 2) Is there a difference in the quality of literature review between face-to-face and distant doctoral students? If there is a difference, what does the difference mean for library instruction and support? These questions have been explored to some extent in the literature, but much of the evidence is anecdotal and not supported by solid research. Minnie Ogburn -

**Wendy Athens -**

I am using a Google platform to differentiate instruction in my Honors Physics course. I am using assignment options and e-journals as data collection devices. I will profile my students' learning styles using VARK model. = =