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EDUC 380

Course Project Instructions

The course project for EDUC 380 is an assignment that each student will individually complete. Remember it is imperative to abide by plagerism laws and necessary to cite all work that is not your own. This project is a research-based assginment, which means that you will need to infuse various educational materials. In addition to the course textbook, you should locate scholarly, peer-reveiwed academic journal articles to find current information concerning your chosen topic. Your journal articles need to be within the last 5 years. However, you will not submit this assignment in the form of a research paper; instead, the information that you find will then be applied to your project idea using the form of communication most suited to the nature of your topic. You can use a YouTube video, iMovie, Photo Story, PowerPoint, Prezi etc.

Example: If your topic was Substitute Folders, you would conduct research to find related information (i.e. needs of substitutes, tips for planning for substitutes, etc.). After you collect and review relevant information, you could create a Substitute Folder that incorporates the findings of your research. This would then be presented using one of the formats above with the actual finished folder of information. Within the project you will cite your research wihin the slides or the movie that you create.

You will upload and submit all parts of the completed Course Project in LiveText by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8. All documents and PDF files must be condensed into ONE attachment.

Project Ideas

The purpose of the Course Project is to create a resource that would be useful to an educator (i.e. teacher, administrator, etc.). Therefore, you may choose a topic anywhere within the broad field of education as the basis of your idea, but keep in mind that a lesson plan or unit plan is not acceptable as a project. Your idea will determine the format in which your project will be delivered (i.e. YouTube video, iMovie, Photo Story, PowerPoint, Prezi). It may also determine how much research you will need to incorporate into the development of your project assignments. A minimum of 3 sources is required. Your articles must be within the last 5 years.

Possible project ideas include:

· Ways to incorporate technology into the classroom presenting 10-15 different options

· A seating arrangement study to address elemetary, middle, and high school variations

· A current concept that is found in the field of education

These are just ideas to help guide you. You may choose a different topic. However, you may not use a project from another course. For example, you may not use your classroom management plan or any other assignment that you submitted for course credit. This is considered self-plagiarism.

Before submitting your final project, review the rubric in LiveText. You will need to address SCRIP and the Conceptual Framework. These documents are found in the UGuide: www.liberty.edu/uguide.