The squeaky wheel gets the grease – proven true once more. After my public call-out of the UH Foundation for their questionable research ethics, I got this email from the Controller of the Foundation: Dear Betsy, I am sorry to hear that you are not pleased with the Foundation’s actions. I would like to clarify [...]
Betsy’s Eclection
Language + Technology
4
Apr
Research ethics FAIL: UH Foundation
Published in Language, PersonalI applied for and was awarded a grant for $645 in April 2008, and I have yet to receive the funds. Beyond the money, however, I am upset about the complete ethical FAIL on the part of the foundation that awarded the grant. This grant is from the ‘Oihana Maika’i Fund, which is administered by [...]
24
Feb
Dimdim vs. Elluminate: Fight!
Published in OpenSource, UncategorizedMy colleagues and I at the Distance Course Design & Consulting Group presented some research at the Hawaii Educational Research Association conference earlier this month, and based on that, I put together the VoiceThread presentation embedded below. (By the way, “Elizabeth Lavolette”? Yeah, that’s my alter-ego.) The research is a comparison of two virtual classroom [...]