Assignment+2

Due: October 20 **A1)** __**Learning objective:**__ The MALT Community will create a better way for MALT students to access resources and stay connected. It will provide a place for graduates and current students to communicate and share resources, network and collaborate on projects as well as share the work and events that they are involved with. For prospective students, this site provides the opportunity to meet faculty and hear from our students and graduates firsthand. The goal is to organize everything in ONE PLACE (or at least enter from one place then divert to others).
 * A2: Learning Analysis: Identify problem, population, and proof (15%)**
 * Q1) Decide on your learning objective: What will your design accomplish. Answer who, what, where, when How and who?**

===**Q2) Identify your users: Be aware of human learning needs. Watch people in various situations. Identify and report on all issues/learning needs that interest you. Think about why they interest you and be aware of your teams interests**.=== **A2)** __**Users:**__ A public online platform for general visitors including prospective students and a private space for current and alum members.
 * Current MALT students
 * MALT graduates students
 * MALT Professors
 * Prospective MALT students
 * General Public

===**Q3) Analyze the learning problem. Look at the learning need from many perspectives (personal, social, institutional) and consider consequences of not meeting need. Will the needs be best met by information? interaction? motivation?**=== We would like to focus on two main problems and realize that we may encounter new problems to address in the process. 1. If you glance down the existing solutions, you see more than a dozen resources related to MALT. This disjointed effort fails to motivate users to stay current in practice and connected with future or previous cadres. 2. What is currently available is not an accurate reflection on the program. At this time only two alumni testimonials are shared. Technology is not being leveraged to showcase what we are learning.
 * A3) __Analysis of the learning problem:__ **

**Q4) Research existing solutions: What programs or resources already exist that impact the need? How have others approached the issue?**
**A4)** __**Existing solutions:**__


 * a) Alumni Quarterly Newsletter (online):** []
 * **Description:** A summary of newsmakers, alumni advancements, events, and the latest developments at GSEP
 * **Sections:**
 * Making Waves: Announcements (research, program updates, awards, etc.)
 * Student/Alumi Announcements: Individual achievements
 * Student/Alumni Resources: Links to relevant sites (Waves of Service, Career Services, Professional Development, etc.)
 * Upcoming Events: Calendar of events


 * b) Alumni Testimonials (online):** []


 * c) Pepperdine Alumni Association (PAN) online:**[| https://alumni.pepperdine.edu/Default.aspx]
 * **Description:** Free online resource to connect with classmates and strengthen your professional network
 * **Sections:**
 * Profiles
 * Post a Class Note
 * Photos
 * Discussion Boards
 * Upcoming Events
 * Search for a Friend
 * Network with your contacts
 * Find Career Resources

>> []
 * d) LinkedIn**: http://www.linkedin.com/
 * **Description:** Professional Networking tool that has existing Pepperdine alumni groups but non specific to MALT
 * **Pepperdine Groups:**
 * **University Alumni**[|: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=21612&home]
 * **Description:** There are more than 80,000 graduates of Pepperdine's five schools: Graziadio School of Business & Management, Seaver College, George Pepperdine College, Graduate School of Education & Psychology, School of Law, and School of Public Policy   Keywords: SPP, GSBM, GSEP, GPC, Seaver, Malibu, LAW, PKE, MBA, BA, BS, MA, MS, BSM, MPP, JD, MA, MS, OMET, MALT
 * **Site Access:** Request Access
 * **GSEP – Educucation and Psychology**[|: http://www.linkedin.com/groupsDirectory?itemaction=mclk&anetid=60271&impid=60271-21612&pgkey=anet_about&actpref=anet_about-gbm&trk=anet_about-gbm-group&goback=%2Eanb_21612_*2]
 * **Description:** This is a group that allows networking opportunities for current students and alumni of Pepperdine School of Educational and Psychology
 * **Site Access:** Request Access
 * **GSEP – Education Division**[|: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Pepperdine-University-GSEP-Education-Division-1861716?goback=%2Eanb_21612_*2%2Eanb_60271_*2]
 * **Description:** This is the official group for students, alumni, faculty, staff, and others affiliated with the GSEP Education division to connect, network, and keep abreast of program developments. GSEP is an innovative learning community where faculty, staff, and students of diverse cultures and perspectives work collaboratively to foster academic excellence, social purpose, and personal fulfillment. Through its integrative course work and practical training, GSEP prepares students to serve the needs of others through skilled leadership. GSEP offers six master's and five doctoral programs across its five graduate campus locations throughout Southern California and online. Programs are fully accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or the American Psychological Association.
 * **Created:** March 23, 2009
 * **Type:** Networking Group
 * **Members:** 65
 * **Site Access:** Public
 * @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwDB1eHoKWo
 * **WAVES HIRING WAVES:**
 * **Description:** The strained job market has proven challenging for both recruiting professionals seeking quality candidates and job seekers seeking quality job prospects. This group is intended as a designated space for alumni to facilitate these professional endeavors with the support of the Seaver College Career Center.


 * e) PepPro Online Career Services:** @https://gsep-pepperdine-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php
 * **Description:** Career Services Management (CSM) enhances how information is shared and processed both within the university and between students and employers. Features include: career events/workshops, job/internship searches, employer profiles, etc.


 * f)** **MyOmet**: []
 * **Description:** This web site is the home of Pepperdine University's Educational Technology Community. It provides a place for graduates and current students to communicate and share resources, network and collaborate on projects as well as share the work and events that they are involved with. For prospective students, this site provides the opportunity to meet faculty and hear from our students and graduates firsthand.
 * **Owner:** Bill Mosely


 * g) Facebook:**
 * @http://www.facebook.com/PepperdineUniversityGSEPThis is the official page for students, alumni, faculty, staff, and others affiliated with the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) to connect, network, and keep abreast of program developments.
 * [] MALT 14 Private Group


 * h) Twitter:** http://twitter.com/#!/GSEPnetwork
 * **Description:** This is the official Twitter account for members of the Pepperdine University GSEP community to keep abreast of program developments.
 * **Usage:** As of October 2011: 263 Followers, 152 Following, 575 tweets


 * i) Ning:** @http://pepperdinegsep.ning.com/ No longer active


 * j) Myspace:** @http://www.myspace.com/481785906 Aside from Tom, there is only one active member Debby Kurti


 * k) Center for Collaborative Action Research website and Interact wiki -**Here students can access information about action research and past cadre member's action research projects.Sometimes links are broken, but the most the information is helpful.


 * l) PLAN-IT MALT** Plan-IT MALT is a website intended as a resource for MALT students; however, it's not specific to any Action Research or any designed course and has no purpose other than as a link to Sakai.


 * m) XIV|One4All wiki** Here cadre members can access the buy box for buying books through amazon. Cadre members update teh calendar regularly for assignments. A page that allows everyone to edit has been used as a wiki to help in planning for the second face to face in January.


 * n) Sakai Course Resources** This is used particularly in the 650 strand classes, but once we have moved on, we loss access to the resources


 * o) Edmodo** Many MALT teachers have started classroom sites in Edmodo. There is also a section started by MALT members that lists resources for Action Research.


 * p) Diigo MALT group** an effort to save resources using a web 2.0 tool that can be accessed after the program; currently 14 members.


 * q) Pepperdine University on iTunes U** (@https://itunesu.pepperdine.edu/itunesu/app/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fitune ) Description: Pepperdine on iTunes U provides free access to Pepperdine lectures, events, and performances, via the Apple iTunes Store. Much of our content is available to everyone, but Pepperdine faculty, staff, and students can access additional recordings by logging in with a university Network ID and Password.


 * r) Pepperdine Magazine**: http://magazine.pepperdine.edu/
 * Includes:
 * "Departments": Letters, Perspectives, News, Snapshot, Alumni, In Focus sections
 * "Community": The Arts, Spiritual Life, Scholarship, and Atheltics
 * and, "Featured Articles"

t) Tapped in/Pepperdine: @http://tappedin.org/tappedin/tenants/pepperdine/
 * s) Community/Pepperdine University:** @http://community.pepperdine.edu/
 * Lists each Pepperdine College seperately; then filters content by Student or Faculty/Staff recourses
 * News
 * Events
 * Announements
 * Tapped In membership is open to adults over the age of 18 who are interested in the field of education (and in this case, also associated with Pepperdine University). If you are an elementary, middle, or high school student, //do not// use this form. Instead, ask your teacher to request K-12 student accounts.

**Q5) Apply learning theory: What theories might apply in your situation?**
**A5)** __**Learning Theory:**__ Social Learning Theory, which explains human behavior in terms of continuous reciprocal interaction between cognitive, behavioral and environmental influences, is the overarching theory we have identified. While **Social Learning Theory** (Bandura 1962) focuses on the learning that occurs within a social context it does not necessarily address the shared motivation or passion for the subject. This is where **Communities of Practice** (Lave & Wenger 1991) comes in to play. Etienne Wenger summarizes Communities of Practice (CoP) as “groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” This learning that takes place is not necessarily intentional. Three components are required in order to be a CoP: (1) the domain, (2) the community, and (3) the practice. The practitioners' regular interaction, sharing of information and experiences, provides the opportunity for them to develop personally and professionally. And while CoP does describe the learning process, there is no ignoring the network being created and so that brings us to **Connectivism** (Siemens 2005). This relatively new theory focuses on the process of nurturing connections than can develop into a network. Another idea attributed to this learning theory is that of being up-to-date and valuing continual learning--knowing that you must do more than simply maintain your knowledge in order to be current.

http://www.learning-theories.com/social-learning-theory-bandura.html http://www.learning-theories.com/communities-of-practice-lave-and-wenger.html http://www.astd.org/LC/2005/1105_seimens.htm