Monthly Archives: March 2021

Mental Health with Technology. Good or Bad?

Your initial research idea and your current research idea. If there are changes, tell us how they are different and why. What led you to change your focus? For my first research post I did not have anything chosen. I was more focused on just beginning the class. But after doing some reflection on what … Continue reading Mental Health with Technology. Good or Bad?

So Many Ideas. . . So Little Time

1. Initial Idea & current research idea.  What led to your focus if there were changes? I had a few ideas to begin with: how artificial intelligence (informatics) influences a traveler’s destination choice, learning a foreign language, photography or Astronomy.  Ultimately, what led to me choosing artificial intelligence (Informatics) influences a traveler’s destination choice was … Continue reading So Many Ideas. . . So Little Time

Week 8 – Thoughts about my research proposal

As I had mentioned in my Week 1 Blog post, I am personally interested in the idea that one of what is considered to be a major drawback of the internet, the increasing social isolation in reality, could also be of benefit to people who have difficultly functioning in a physical social setting. As I … Continue reading Week 8 – Thoughts about my research proposal

Impact of Technology on Education for Virtual Learners

My current research idea is the one I decided on at the beginning of the semester. I will look for the pros and cons of virtual vs in-person learning for middle school students. I want to put together an experiment that looks at the virtual resources middle school math students are using and how they … Continue reading Impact of Technology on Education for Virtual Learners

Informatics Applied Research Proposal

The research journal component of this assignment confuses me. The term is unfamiliar and suggests several possibilities. It could be a collection of summaries of articles that I find pertinent to my research topic. It might be a discussion of research methods employed in various projects reported in the articles. Perhaps a research journal is … Continue reading Informatics Applied Research Proposal