Field of Action Research: Social Enterprise; Pandytown Youth Center, Roatan, Honduras
Problem: The problem is that non-profit donations wither in times of economic downturn. Socio-economically disadvantaged persons can ill-afford loss of resources during times of global recession. Thus, there is a need for greater stability in humanitarian outreach—especially as it relates to the effectiveness of [...]
I get a call on Monday from Susi at Oaks Christian High School, in Thousand Oaks, CA. Susi is the director of student affairs and she’s inviting me to the 3rd Annual Community Service Fair to present my humanitarian project to high school and middle school students. (tentative Action Research: connecting online youth mentors in [...]
Scott Mortensen
EDC 638B
Prof. Margaret Riel
Exposition on Action Research Plan and Literary Review
Focus of exposition: Literature Review in Games and Learning
John Kirriemuir, Ceangal; Angela McFarlane, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
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QUOTE:
In searching for information, be prepared to [...]
taken from Facebook:
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning…. Uphill…barefoot… BOTH ways Yadda, yadda, yadda
And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no [...]
I’ve been reading like a madman.
Here’s some random notes and quotes:
Educators today should act like great coaches. Simply figure out which position a student can play best and guide training to make that goal a reality. Now, figuring out what game we’re all playing that’s the real mystery.
God’s native tongue is mathematics.
Papert is pretty darn [...]
The only way to never make a mistake is to never have a new idea. Right now I’m so overwhelmed with information acquired from my research. I am inspired and yet terrified at the same time. The safe path keeps rearing its ugly head. The terrified voice in me says, “Do you the thing you [...]
Bill M. has kicked off the discussion. “How do we learn?” Such a beautiful proposition filled with a universe of possibilities. If you asked this question 50 years ago, I wonder how many people would have answered, “The Internet.” Today, the internet is the focus of most learning theory. So what I’m wondering, is how [...]
I watched this video today and I still think it’s a cool idea so I’m adding it to my Learning Technology collection.
Quick HIT:
“People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.”
– Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
What you know, is only what you think you know. How many biases, cultural, economic, religious or other do we consciously or unconsciously carry as we begin our LEARNING ADVENTURE series?
NED [...]
Okay, I’m going to start synthesizing and summarizing our class sessions to the best of my ability so I have them in one central, decentralized location.
638B Oceans12 6:00pm PT 9:00pm ET class session
Relevant links:
http://etherpad.com/9HRdYQ79lf
http://faculty.pepperdine.edu/mriel/edc638b-2009/
Elevator Pitch:
We spent the majority of this class talking about Lit Reviews as they pertain to Action Research. Our assignment is to [...]
