Final Reflection

My final reflection over this course is that I first feel that is was very useful and informative. I feel that each assignment, reading or lecture was beneficial for my future endeavors.

First, the lectures helped me to be informed of information and have everything laid out. I felt it was just enough to not make me overwhelmed, but knowing I will be able to conquer every task that was needed for this course.

Next, the readings were a great way to see the big picture of information. Since I am a visual learner, I tend to grasp material a lot easier by seeing it then listening to the information. The readings also gave us examples of how to do go about developing our research project.

Next, the various electronic searches enabled me to review over topics and to learn more about how to go about the action research project. I was able to look into different strategies to use in the project and how to collect various forms of data. I also looked at examples of past research action plans to get an idea of what layout to use.

Also, I felt the assignments allowed me to get much needed experience over action research and helped me to further understand the idea behind it. It allowed me to think outside of the box during many occasions while I completed the assignments.

I thought the discussion board was beneficial in many ways. Writing is a great way to express your ideas and I feel that is exactly what we did each week. As we go through this program, feedback is always greatly appreciated. It is also great to get a glimpse of what others are doing and what action plans they are going to work towards. I have learned after this second class in the masters’ program, that we are becoming more of a community and really helping each other. I feel that we were able to email each other with concerns and get the feedback we needed.

Finally, like the discussion boards, the use of blogs is very similar with being able to express your ideas and get feedback. Since we created only a blueprint of our research plan, input from others can only help us grow tremendously in our learning. It is critical to go forth with some of the ideas that classmates give you. It is drastically affect your plan.

To conclude, this action research course was a good stepping stone into the program. I was able to learn about something completely new to me and grasp information as well as ideas that I would have never thought about. I also feel this course can help me to be a leader for my school.