Special Research I
This Session's Task[1-2] (Assignment)
Post your report using “Create Messege” and make one mutual comment or more using “Reply” on “Discussion Board: Imagining the 7-steps”.
→This task is part of “Assignment 1”.
*Comprehension of instructional systems research methods (10 points) : Completing tasks for Block 1 and writing a paper
[Examples of research themes] are listed below, which was also posted on the public Website of the instructional systems program.
Choose one, and think about the 7 steps as if you would conduct a chosen research example yourself.
You may not find an example that is exactly the same as the one you are interested in. Choose the nearest example on a first come, first served basis. Choose one that has not been taken by other students. Create a new message for the chosen example. However, avoid Theme 1, which has been already taken by your imaginary senior (and shown as an example).
[Submission Method]
• Choose one from among the following “Examples of research themes” and to create a new message to post your answer.
• Put the number and theme directly in the “subject” header of your message.
• Post mutual comments in the form of a reply to each message.
Deadline for new posting & mutual commenting: 31.12.2008
[Examples of research themes]
- Educational design analysis and proposal of design guidelines concerning e-Learning materials for corporate training
- Design and development of business professional development materials based on the Goal-based Scenario Theory
- Analysis of instructional design of IT-related e-Learning materials and trial production of improved materials
- Design and development of business education materials based on the Elaboration Theory
- Design and development of e-Learning materials to improve job-related problem- solving ability
- Development and implementation evaluation of a support system for e-Learning adaptors
- Implementation and evaluation of an e-Learning initiative in a corporate university
- Design and development of a learning support system of honorific expression in Japanese using hierarchical analysis
- Development of a drill-shell system for concept learning using Dimensional analysis and “Sub-drill structure”
- Research on effective visualization of learning status for learners
- Development of an authoring tool to assist the development of simulation materials
- Research on personal portal sites for learners
- Development of a tool to formulate of a curriculum linked to a competency list
- Research on LMS evaluation system
- Development of function enhancement module of an open source LMS
- Development of a course information management system that links up with an open source LMS
- Ongoing prediction of learners' mood and audio feedback
- Research on construction of a multimedia human interface for e-Learning
- Research on the usability of e-Learning materials
- Research on the international comparison of e-Learning policy
- Research on globalization and borderlessness for e-Leaning
- Research on new knowledge-learning styles by e-Leaning and its quality assurance
- Research on e-Learning policy at higher education institutes
- Research on international copyright protection system of the network and its application to educational fields
- Research on the international licensing business of copyrights of educational products
- Research on current law suits of copyright infringement on intellectual properties on the network and their application to educational fields
- Research on the international protection system of computer software and its application to educational fields
- Design and development of foreign language teaching materials geared toward Problem Based Leaning (PBL)
- Foreign language learning support using a system based on learners' record file
- Empirical research on foreign language teaching materials based on linguistics and language acquisition theory
- Application of language processing technology to e-Leaning
