Just create an account and sign in. Enrol and complete the course for a free statement of participation or digital badge if available. Action research sometimes known interchangeably as practitioner research can be a great process to help you make informed choices about pedagogy and technology in online learning. This type of research is focused on solving particular problems and enhancing your practice. It is focused on doing research that is relevant to you as a teacher.
It might seem daunting to undertake a research project but action research is an easy approach to get you started, particularly because it helps you to focus on understanding and changing your practice. If you already do other forms of research, you might find that this requires some adjustment to how you think. Read this article at EdFutures to understand more about practitioner research [ Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab.
Hide tip ]. As you read, think about the following questions. Afterwards, write a short response for each one:. This activity is designed to help you to combine several of the elements covered in this course. You should consider learning analytics, action research, networking and sharing, and how they could all be brought together to enable you to effectively evaluate your own online teaching practice.
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Read our guide on Where to take your learning next for more information. Not ready for formal University study? Then browse over free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new free courses as they are released. What is learned through this inquiry on practice is generally recycled into one's professional practice or, if done collectively, into a growing spiral of understanding of the organizational and social context of teaching and learning.
Thus, practitioner action research forms a reciprocal relationship between inquiry and action with the goal of acting with a greater understanding of how to design more effective and equitable actions. Some action research also Lesson Study as Action Research 1. Have you created a personal profile? Login or create a profile so that you can save clips, playlists and searches.
Navigating away from this page will delete your results. Please save your results to "My Self-Assessments" in your profile before navigating away from this page. Summary Contents Subject index This handbook presents and critiques predominant and emergent traditions of Educational Action Research internationally.
Gary L. Increased provision of electronic versions of readers and the use of blog-style texts which could be read and annotated easily on digital devices were requested, too. Simple yet innovative systems were created to make reading more accessible.
Colour-coding of texts by challenge level or categorisation of books by genre made it easier for learners to locate their preferred styles and topics. I was particularly struck by the creativity of one OTLA team who refined the action research paradigm as well as developing their professional practice.
The project investigated digital approaches to rethinking the English classroom and took the learner-led approach one stage further.
Teachers engaged English learners in their own action research working group, encouraging them to investigate how they learn best. OTLA teams concluded that encouraging learners to take the lead made for motivational learning. Unique perspectives brought by learners enabled teachers to reimagine the English curriculum in creative, engaging ways. Crucially, for me, the concept of learners working as curriculum co-creators in collaboration with teachers and peers provided a powerful development model for the sector.
I strongly encourage readers to take time to explore the richness of the OTLA reports and associated, rich online case studies. London: ETF. Learners take the lead — prompted by practitioner action research Home » Blog » Learners take the lead — prompted by practitioner action research.
Posted on June 29th,
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