Week 5

Brian Kelly

·         Lectures

·         Readings

·         Searches, like electronic searches of topics and questions

·         Assignments and activities

·         Discussion Board

·         Blogs

    I have learned a tremendous amount in this course, not only will I use the information learned in my educational world yet I will use the information in my world as a father and all other aspects of my life. The lectures have been informative and very helpful in my action research project. The professors have set up a clear and concise format to follow in my action research plan. This was something very new to me and their help was priceless in setting the ground work for my project. The readings have explained possible subjects for research and they have also elaborated on the lectures given already. The readings were very simple and easy to follow; this made the class fun and exciting. The readings created curiosity and a need to learn more. All of my searches were done through Google and or blogging. The electronic portion of this course was something I would have never ventured into if I had not taken this course. Blogging was something that never made any sense to me, yet the information gained from others through their blogs was extremely valuable and it also created an atmosphere of collaboration which is an area that all educators need to build on. The replies on my blog have helped me advance my research project and also gave me the confidence that my research project was important and helpful. The assignments and activities definitely created collaboration. Reading the discussion posts was the most helpful part of the assignments. Critiquing other peoples discussion board posts helped me see areas where I needed to work on as well. Overall, this has been an experience that will help me become a better administrator in the future. The action research project will help me focus on other areas of improvement in the school system of today and in the future.