c-12+Action+Research

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
6100 Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 92045 Room 203 JUNE 17th 8:30am- 6:30pm JUNE 18th 9:00am- 12:00pm

We used two ways to invite your participation from a distance. We [|streamed the video] using ustream video. Links to video capture coming soon We use Elluminate making making it possible for those at a distance to add comments which were shared with speakers. [|Elluminate]



** Opening & Welcome **
8:30 -8:50 AM
 * Dr. Margaret Riel and Dr. Paul Sparks**

Opening Remarks: Associate Dean Eric Hamilton
Associate Dean Eric Hamilton has been an enthusiastic advocate and developer of technology tools for creating better 'sightlines' to help see and understand learning. He believes that we are entering the most exciting era of learning and technology any of us have seen. He will open the conference with some comments on the importance of distributed learning and distributed cognition.
 * 8:50 - 9:00 AM **

Session Opening Comments: Dr. Marlene Scardamalia (Presenting Virtually)
9:00- 9:15 Dr. Scardamalia is the co-author (with Carl Bereiter) of the book [|Surpassing Ourselves: An inquiry into the nature and implementation of expertise]. While action research is not mentioned in the book, it provides one of the best answers to the question of why one might engage in a program of lifelong action research.

> [|Fabiola Torres] > Kevin Long Emily Lauer Review Panel: Dr. Eric Hamilton, Jenith Mishne & Kathleen Lepori
 * Learning Circle 1: Chair and Discussant Dr. Riel**
 * 9:15 - 10:30 AM Presentations **
 * [|Igniting Purpose]
 * [|Making Strides Through Creativity]
 * Cooperative Learning: Focusing on Relationships

10:30-10:45 Informal Poster discussions (Break)

10:45 – 12:30 AM Presentations > [|Kevin McMullen] > Joy Fauntleroy > Mary Diehl > Melody MGill Review Panel Dr. Linda Purrington, Dr. Gary Stager, & Tanner Ragland
 * Learning Circle 2: Chair and Discussant Dr. Sparks**
 * [|Creating Mutual Trust-Based Classrooms to Foster a Quality Constructivist Educational Environment]
 * A Recipe for Success: Teacher Collaboration within Professional Learning Communities
 * First Kindness (privacy issues so will not be shared on the web, contact author)
 * Engaging the Disengaged (privacy issues so will not be shared on the web, contact author)

12:30 – 1:45 PM Light Lunch served next door

**Session Opening Comments: Dr. Jack Whitehead (Presenting Virtually)**
Dr. Jack Whitehead (along with Jean McNiff) authored two of the books on action research that all of the students have read many times over this past year-- //[|You and Your Action Research Project] and,// //[|All you need to know about Action Research]//. These books have helped students learn how to develop and value their own knowledge and theories as they engage in their action research. 1:45- 2:00

2:00 - 3:10PM Presentations > Michael Aquino > Nick Mattos > Juan Flowers
 * Learning Circle 1: Chair and Discussant Dr. Riel**
 * [|Momentum Shift: Creating Change Among Faculty to Better Support Student Learning]
 * [|Building Online Learning Communities in Higher Education]
 * Collaboration within Professional Learning Communities: Bringing Educational Technology Tools into the Classroom to Help Students Learn.

Review Panel: Dr. Cara Garcia, Bill Moseley, & Michael Dulay

3:10 – 3:30 PM ** Informal Poster discussions (Break) **

3:30 - 5:00 PM Presentations > James Coch III (email me for access to my report...private right now) > Carly Bowen > Jorge Ascencio > C. Dillon Martin Hall
 * Learning Circle 2:**
 * Chair and Discussant Dr. Sparks**
 * Achieving Breakthrough Innovation: The Parallels Between Expertise & Action Research
 * Cultivating Relationships and Optimizing Resources to Improve Technology Support Services
 * Improving the Decision-Making Process among Education Professionals by using Web 2.0 Technology to Communicate and Collaborate
 * Stewarding Communication Technologies for Proto-Communities of Autism Therapy Professionals

Review Panel: Dr. Nancy Harding, Bill Moseley, & Israel Valenzuela

5:00 -6:30 Open House with light refreshments for family and friends

Session Opening Comments: John Smith (Presenting Virtually)
John Smith is one of the authors of [|Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities] (along with Etienne Wenger and Nancy White). This insightful book helped many of the students understand how to use emerging technology tools to help develop community and knowledge building in their workplaces. 8:30- 8:45

8:45 - 10:10 AM Presentations
 * Learning Circle 1:**
 * Chair and Discussant Dr. Riel**

> Jason Melillo > Michael Weinstein > Scott Mortensen > Michael Truong
 * Development On-Demand: Media and Harmony in Corporate Education
 * [|THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN PRIMARY CARE:]
 * Social Entrepreneurship: Engineering a Movement
 * **Knowledge Management: The Energy Source of the Organization**

Review Panel: Jeff Lee, Melissa Loble & Maria Johnson

10:10 - 10:20-- **Informal Poster Discussions (Break)**

** 10:20 - 11:45 AM Presentations **

 * Learning Circle 2**
 * Chair and Discussant Dr. Sparks**

> Aura Poulsen > Babette Novak > Regina Vertiz > Michael Cramer
 * [|Achieving Project Management Maturity through Communities of Practice]
 * Finding a Groove: Fostering an Online Community of Sharing for Learning Professionals
 * Innovating the Political Science Classroom Using Communities of Practice
 * Group Dynamics and Fostering Collective Efficacy within a Multi-Divisional Corporation

Review Panel: Dr. Eric Hamilton, Melissa Loble & Dr. Cheryl Getz

Conference Closing: Dr. Margaret Riel 11:45- 12:00pm