I met with my site supervisor to discuss my action research plan. Though this was the “official” meeting, I have been in constant contact with him throughout the evolution of my plan. Since we have talked numerous times I thought there would be no changes to my plan. However, we had a lengthy discussion about the plan and the expected outcomes. This discussion did lead to some proposed changes for me to consider. Overall the plan remains the same. The modifications are in the details.
Part of my plan is to host a meeting of all the Cisco Academy instructors on October 15, 2010. The agenda for the meeting is primarily focused on reviewing the results from the surveys that I will conduct and discussing some ways that Web 2.0 tools can be used. I had then planned on taking the feedback from that meeting and designing online training that I will offer later. The discussion with my site mentor turned to talking about the possible issues with introducing the online training without allowing the instructors a chance to ask face-to-face questions. We wondered if this plan might cause a drop in the participation rate once the training is released. As a result of this conversation, we decided that I will unveil an example of the training. This means that instructors will have the opportunity to ask questions or make comments on the training while we are all together. I will then make adjustments and release the final version of the training as planned.
We also discussed the possibility that there will be instructors that are already using Web 2.0 tools. How could I take advantage of their experience? We decided that we would ask these instructors to host an online training based on the tools they are using. This will give these instructors recognition for incorporating this engaging technology in their classroom as well as get more individuals involved in the project.
This is the Final Version of my Action Plan (maybe)...
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Great plan, Lauri! I will check back to see how its going. Love you picture/girls! My twins are coming August 24th! Can't wait (that is grand-twins though). They are girl/boy! How do you prepare for that? I try to warn my son that his life will never be the same. They already have a 2 1/2 year old (girl).
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ReplyDeleteI agree that you should do a training that allows discussion and then post the follow up training. I tried looking at your plan but, googledocs says that I don't have permission!
Asking other instructors to host training, if they are able and willing is a good use of them as a "resource."
I would appreciate you thoughts on my plan!
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