I met with the Chair of the Computer Information Technology Department, Mary Johnson, who is my Site Supervisor to discuss the Action Research Plan I developed along with reviewing the comments made by my peers. Mary agreed with Sherri’s assessment that while we needed to start the process of identifying past students through the compilation of student information by current records, Facebook, and through student contacts; we needed to leave that phase of the project open longer. We looked at the final submission dates for Workforce Education Report Card corrections to make sure that deadline was not overlooked. The date is in March so while all resources cannot be concentrated long-term on this effort, a certain amount of hours can be utilized monthly until February 2011 to work on contacting as many students as possible. The most important goal is providing the most accurate information possible.
We also discussed the survey dates for GAME 1303, 1304 and 2332; our core courses. While this is at the beginning of the semester, we agreed to leave the survey process for September 9th for the following reasons:
• Students have the highest attendance in college courses at the beginning of fall semesters which guarantees the most participation for surveys.
• Programs of interest can be put into place that students can benefit from for the fall semester if surveys are done earlier than later.
Mary is very excited about the knowledge I have gained from this course and feels the skills I have acquired will be invaluable to the department. She would like me to share my Action Research process and progress with others in the department through a professional learning community wiki.
Here's the link to the updated Action Research Plan:
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2L1GQjiyV6uMzE5ZjU2NjMtNTBlMC00MWE1LWJiYjctNjNjYzE0OGI5ODA2&hl=en&authkey=CP_c0uMP
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