Riel-FETC

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Here are the two sessions that we have as a group. I will be adding more names of presentors if (when) we are accepted.

http://cfp.fetc.org/index.cfm
 * ===PRESENTER INFORMATION=== The information below is for the individual who will be the main presenter.

Upon selection for the FETC 2008 Program, the main presenter will be asked to submit the names of any co-presenters. || Department: ||||||  || You must be an FETC Exhibitor or be on the waiting list to be eligible to present. ||
 * Name: |||||| Margaret Riel ||
 * Title/Position: |||||| professor/researcher ||
 * School/Organization: |||||| Pepperdine University/SRI-Internatioal ||
 * School District/
 * Street Address: |||||| 943 San Dieguito Drive ||
 * City: || Encinitas || State/Province: || CA ||
 * Zip/Postal Code: || 92024 || Country: || USA ||
 * Email: |||||| mriel@pepperdine.edu ||
 * Phone: || 760-943-1314 || Ext: ||  ||
 * FAX: ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Have you previously presented at FETC? Yes ||
 * Are you a vendor? No ||
 * If yes, are you exhibiting at FETC 2008? No

Action research is an effective way to solve problems teachers care about using evidence-based reasoning and reflection. Come discover how a learning circle of critical friends can enrich your teaching practices. The session features a panel of action researchers and online resources for beginning your own cycles of innovation. ||
 * ===SESSION INFORMATION=== Please review the information you submitted for your Session Title, Program Description, and Session Description as these are the items that will be used in the reviewing of all applications. If this information is incomplete or incorrect, please hit your back button and enter the correct information. If this problem persists, please contact Lynn Buchanan at buchananl@fetc.org. ||
 * Session Title: Online learning and Action Research: Taking the University to Work ||
 * Session Description - used by the review committee, please do not include presenter names: Distance communication technologies enable graduate students to take the learning from the university and seat it in their everyday practice. The translation of theory to practice is not delayed to after the student leaves the university, but rather happens every day as students take on important workplace problems. This process of "taking the university to work" is one of the least-celebrated affordances of online learning, and yet it is what makes this new form of learning so valuable. In this session I will be joined by a small panel of professionals who have transformed their workplace through action research in museums and schools. We will explore the value of Action Research projects as the centerpiece online learning. We will also describe how Learning Circles can structure online learning to help students to move beyond passive reception of information to actively changing their environments. We will discuss the use of a variety of online communication technologies—including discussion forums, instant messaging, blogs, wikis, and voice over IP (podcasts and audio conferencing)—to support and sustain online learning communities. Finally the session will feature new action research resources offered by the Center for Collaborative Action Research. This web and wiki resource showcases the action research of practitioners. The goal is to share what others are doing to reinvigorate their workplace with the capacity to reflect and adapt to evolving needs. This session has a companion "workshop" session that if accepted should follow this one. In the second session we will help the audience begin their own cycles of inquiry through action research. ||
 * Program Description - used in the Conference Program:
 * Does your session address remediation strategies or techniques? No ||
 * Does your session provide measurable activities that lead to improved student performance? No ||
 * **Focus Area:** Professional Development ||
 * **Audience:** ||
 * **Level:** Non-Specific ||
 * **Classification:** Educators ||

FOCUS AREA professional development

AUDIENCE LEVEL Non-Specific CLASSIFICATION Educators

mriel@pepperdine.edu

SECOND SESSION


 * ===PRESENTER INFORMATION=== The information below is for the individual who will be the main presenter.

Upon selection for the FETC 2008 Program, the main presenter will be asked to submit the names of any co-presenters. || Department: ||||||  || You must be an FETC Exhibitor or be on the waiting list to be eligible to present. || Action research is a process of progressive problem solving in collaborative settings through cycles of action, analysis, and reflection. Join in collective problem solving to identify your research questions. Ask action researchers about their experiences and then work in small groups with action researchers to plan how to improve your practice. ||
 * Name: |||||| Margaret Riel ||
 * Title/Position: |||||| Professor/Researcher ||
 * School/Organization: |||||| Pepperdine University/SRI-International ||
 * School District/
 * Street Address: |||||| 943 San Dieguito Drive ||
 * City: || Encinitas || State/Province: || CA ||
 * Zip/Postal Code: || 92024 || Country: || USA ||
 * Email: |||||| mriel@pepperdine.edu ||
 * Phone: || 760-943-1314 || Ext: ||  ||
 * FAX: ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Have you previously presented at FETC? Yes ||
 * Are you a vendor? No ||
 * If yes, are you exhibiting at FETC 2008? No
 * ===SESSION INFORMATION=== Please review the information you submitted for your Session Title, Program Description, and Session Description as these are the items that will be used in the reviewing of all applications. If this information is incomplete or incorrect, please hit your back button and enter the correct information. If this problem persists, please contact Lynn Buchanan at buchananl@fetc.org. ||
 * Session Title: Action Research –A Panel Presentation & Learning Circle Experience ||
 * Session Description - used by the review committee, please do not include presenter names: Action research is a habit of mind as much as it is a set of practices. It is a different way of working that helps people to develop the teaching expertise that enables them to surpass themselves. This way of working can lead to a level of success that, in itself, creates a passionate pull to continue. 21st century skills are as much about communication as they are about information technology. This session will take place in three phases. In the first phase action research will be described (for those that did not go to the first session on action research). Then we will have an audience participation process of developing their action research questions. If there is internet access we will invite participants interact both verbally and by using a wiki and these results will be display at the front of the room. The second phase will involve open questions to a panel of practitioners who have incorporated action research cycles into their work. These questions will help the audience see how you move from identifying a problem to creating cycles of innovation. The third phase will be small group sessions lead by a group of 15 "critical friends" engaged in action research who will listen to and reflect on the plans that audience members develop. And recorders will be sharing the group process on a wiki that participants can later review and reflect on—both individually and collectively. This session is the second—interactive part—of a 2-session experience. Either session can be offered independently of the other, but if both are accepted this one should be scheduled second. ||
 * Program Description - used in the Conference Program:
 * Does your session address remediation strategies or techniques? No ||
 * Does your session provide measurable activities that lead to improved student performance? Yes ||
 * **Focus Area:** 21st Century Skills ||
 * **Audience:** ||
 * **Level:** Non-Specific ||
 * **Classification:** Educators ||

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