Timeline

= Timeline  =

(I did not see a draft of your research plan where you pull together and edited all that has been written into a coherent and meaningful document) October 27-- Discuss research plan with school's professional learning committee

January 10-- Submit IRB paperwork

January 28-- Distribute consent forms to staff

February 4-- Consent forms due back, participant groups randomly assigned

February 8-- Participants take initial survey

February 15-- First meeting of technology-based group to learn how to download podcasts/vodcasts and participate in Moodle community

March 1-- First face-to-face professional learning meeting/ First podcast and discussion forum open

March 8-- Second face-to-face professional learning meeting/ Second podcast and discussion forum open

March 15-- Third face-to-face professional learning meeting/ Third podcast and discussion forum open

March 22-- Mid-study survey

March 29-- Fourth face-to-face professional learning meeting/ Fourth podcast and discussion forum open

April 12-- Fifth face-to-face professional learning meeting/ Fifth podcast and discussion forum open

April 19-- Sixth face-to-face professional learning meeting/ Sixth podcast and discussion forum open

April 26-- Participants complete final survey

Throughout-- Look for emerging themes from open-ended survey responses, online discussion forums, and transcripts from face-to-face sessions

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