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Engaging in Action Research During a World-Wide Pandemic

By Margaret Riel, Center for Collaborative Action Research The full article is available in the fall 2020 Newsletter and the ARNA STAR website. The unseen virus has altered my social life practices. Social distancing from family and friends is difficult. But for academic work, my changes have not been as intense as for others. As … Continue reading Engaging in Action Research During a World-Wide Pandemic →

How Does Teaching Action Research Change During a Pandemic as it Moves to an Online Format?

By Ronald D. Morgan, National University The full article is available in the fall 2020 Newsletter and the ARNA STAR website. Impact of The Pandemic As so many instructors of Action Research continue to be impacted by the current pandemic, what impact does having to teach it online have on these instructors as well as … Continue reading How Does Teaching Action Research Change During a Pandemic as it Moves to an Online Format? →

Learning Circles and Action Research: Crafting Identity as Action Researchers

Introduction The Learning circle model is a collaborative structure for working on projects. Circles can be very helpful in teaching online as participants in learning circles are much more active than are students in traditional learning contexts. The learning circle model is described with examples online and in the May 2020 Supporting the Teaching of … Continue reading Learning Circles and Action Research: Crafting Identity as Action Researchers →

Language Teachers Ask: Am I planning a teaching unit OR planning action research

*Contributing Author: Christine Lechner The ECML (European Centre for Modern Languages) project “Action Research Communities” project brought together university languages teachers from Austria, Iceland, Roumania, UK, Switzerland and Italy with a background in action research and convinced that action research has the potential to contribute to the quality of teaching and learning. We set out: … Continue reading Language Teachers Ask: Am I planning a teaching unit OR planning action research →

Teaching Action Research: Four Guiding Principles

Kathryn Shafer shares guiding principles that support the design of her action research courses. ************************************************* Image by newsong from Pixabay #1. The Teacher/Researcher is a Teacher First My goal is to help teachers conduct research, not make them into researchers. It is important to make sure a teacher keeps instruction of their students the main … Continue reading Teaching Action Research: Four Guiding Principles →