International Student Classroom Interaction

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.

I have finished two of my three tests for my capstone. I haven't had time to look at the survey results since my efforts have been concentrated elsewhere the past few weeks. I am staring a test with a medium sized class this week. I'll be finishing up the setup for that class today.

This test is going to run a little different since the CHI conference will fall right in the middle of the study. The group is also a little different than the small and large classes since it is a mix of PhD and Master's students.

I also have a campus wide international student survey open. I'll have a lot of data analysis to do once I get back from Italy.