EDLD 5301: Action Research: Reflection for Week 2

The process of action research is beginning to make a little more sense to me. As I talk to classmates, my site mentor, and friends I am receiving examples of action research topics and how they have been used. I have not only received topics that have been put into effect in education, but also in business settings and homes. Until recently, I never knew that discussing the financial situation of a family could be turned into action inquiry. This family decided to make a major shift in how they were saving for retirement. They established their wondering, reviewed financial literature to arm themselves with knowledge, and have decided to change the direction of their retirement funds. When I began talking to them, they already had six months into this project. They reminded me that a stable financial future was nothing to joke about. These examples are what helped me understand that action research can be used in any manner in which there is a question or wondering that needs to be answered. In reflecting on wonderings that affect my school, I seem to come up with several ideas from an administration viewpoint, but I have to keep reminding myself that since I am a technology student, my plan must be technology based. Since I do not have a lot of experience as an educator or with using technology, this is where I have trouble. Hopefully if I continue to talk to people, something somewhere will eventually turn on a light bulb in my head.