Sunday, May 2, 2010

Week 4 - Publication/Leadership Post

As I have been preparing my AR project for publication, I have had a few interesting thoughts I wanted to explore.

First, I find it amazing how much I have learned about research in the last year.  There is a method to it that the structured person in me finds quite understandable.  As I noted with APA formatting, it's kind of a language that people have evolved over time. Once things are formatted and processed in this way, it becomes easy to take somebodies work and evaluate it. You don't have to mess with figuring out where things are, it just all kind of fits.

Second, I am inspired to contribute to the educational field.  I think I have a great deal to offer and now feel like I have the tools and credentials to begin. I started my real blog in mid January and it just passed 3000 visits.  This is pretty cool.  I am making friends and connections on the Internet of like minded people.  Knowing I am not alone and there are other people willing to improve education is a good feeling.

So, onward to month 12!  Before I know it, the training wheels will be off and it will be up to me to continue my learning and research.
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  1. MargaretMay 2, 2010 at 2:39 PM

    OK...you already know how "alternative" I am in my thinking...so you will understand that I was "caught" by your mention of "training wheels."

    There is a mountain of information about training wheels, their use, timing, type, and whether they are necessary or not...and even, whether or not they are actually evil impediments to real learning.

    I am of the mind that the precise reason I chose to drop my investment on Full Sail, is because they do not use training wheels. There seems to be a philosophy of "just do it." We created and published; I really don't think we practiced (except maybe on our own.)

    Maybe that is part of a development in learning...letting go of the idea that anyone needs training wheels. Why operate with a less than optimal tool or practice in a less than optimal environment? Why not get right into the real deal? Practice by doing in the real world...put your game out there from step one. I am pasting in below a link to one of those parents who says, "forget the training wheels."

    http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hause011/article/Learn_to_Ride_Bike.html

    Gosh, someone could do a whole action research project on the idea of "training wheels!"

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