Sunday, May 13, 2012

Research for Teachers Course Reflection:


Lectures:

Throughout this course there have been many things that I have learned and look back at that help mold and shape my action research plan.  I though the lectures throughout the study were very informative.  The professor’s knowledge and leadership being communicated was vital in my guidance of this course.

Readings: 

I also thought the readings were very helpful in executing my assignments.  Without the readings I believe I would have been left wondering if I had done things right in my action research plan.  The readings were very pertinent and aided me throughout this course. 

Searches:

The research and topics that were studied were awesome because I got a great deal of knowledge from these.  It allowed for me to look at things that I probably would have never even thought of before this course.  I really felt like I grew as an educator through this research and I’m glad for that.

Assignments and activities:

All the assignments and activities were very relevant to enhancing my studies of the action research plan.  I really enjoyed doing them because I got to develop my own plans and discuss them with other scholars and see my strengths and weaknesses within the plan.

Discussion Boards: 

The discussion board was incredibly helpful.  This is a place where I could post what my plan was about and get feedback from other students.  This was neat because they (students) were all in the same spot I was in.  We were all in it together so to speak.  I received a lot of encouraging feedback in this area and it helped fuel me to go for it!  I really think this is the most important part of the course because you get to share and reflect while receiving feedback from your peers and professors. 

Blogs:

The blog is fairly new to me in my studies.  It is similar to the discussion board but with the blog it allows for a more personal touch.  Anyone can visit your blog and give feedback over what I am doing.  It’s a great place to go and reflect over what were working on.  I can log in and look to see what everyone else is doing and give them feedback as well.  We all can critique and give each other pointers and tips on how to improve on are own action research plan.  Blogging was a great part of this course and I enjoyed it.