International Student Classroom Interaction

I have turned in my final paper on this topic as part of the completion of my Master's degree.

I am considering taking some of the findings and breaking them out into another paper but that will have to wait until after my job search and moving are complete.

http://www.jamiemcatee.com/portfolio/papers/capstone.pdf

I hope to have time to post a summary of the findings soon.

I have noticed a lot of traffic from overseas to this blog. If you are an international student coming to study in the United States I would encourage you to spend some time with my thesis. It is long but there is some good information in there. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions.

I presented my capstone last Friday. The reaction were very positive especially from the international students in the department. I was really touched by them giving me some roses and all of the kind words they had to say.

I hope to post a video of the presentation soon.

I am working on a write up of the project which I will post when that is finished.

It looks like someone else will be taking on the project after I leave. We are meeting this week to discuss the details. I will have more about that later.

I completed one final test last week with an undergraduate class. There wasn't a great deal of participation or enthusiasm for the concept. I got a few good survey responses and was able to test a few refinements to the system.

Now I am gathering my thoughts for the poster and presentation on the 22nd. I have a lot of data so I need to pick and choose what I present.

After I present I still have to finish the paper the accompanies the presentation. I'd also like to get at least one more paper from just my survey data.

Right now I am in a data analysis phase. I have a bunch of survey data that I need to look at and come to conclusions with. After that I will prepare my poster, presentation and paper. Right now I am targeting a journal with my full capstone and possibly a separate paper on my twitter concept. I need to see what the data looks like.

My presentation date is May 22nd and I have to have my poster and presentation completed by then. The paper is due by May 30th.

I am considering one more test next week with another class for my twitter concept. I have to see if the instructor would be receptive to the idea.