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Required Resources

Text

Mertler, C. A. (2017). Action research: Improving schools and empowering educators (5th ed.) [Electronic version]. Sage Publications.

· Chapter 1: Introduction to Action Research

Multimedia

Conscious Educating. (2009, November 7). Action research in the classroom part 1 (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDVH0u4tUWo

· In this first (10 minute) video, teachers are introduced to the topic of action research, including theory, benefits, and methods of classroom action research. Action research is compared to non-applied research methods (Parts 1 and 2). This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?). Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Conscious Educating. (2009, November 7). Action research in the classroom part 2 (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZHvpgU7pc8

· In this second (10 minute) video, teachers are introduced to the topic of action research, including theory, benefits, and methods of classroom action research. Action research is compared to non-applied research methods (Parts 1 and 2). This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?). Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

University of Washington Libraries. (2011, July 19). What is a scholarly journal article (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuyCJnv3auk

· This (2:56 minute) video discusses how to differentiate between peer-reviewed and non peer-reviewed articles. As well as, how to find peer reviewed or scholarly journal articles. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?). Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Web Pages

Refworks (Links to an external site.) . (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.refworks.com/refworks2/default.aspx?r=authentication::init

· This is an online bibliographic management program that allows users to create a personal database of references and generate bibliographies in a variety of formats, including APA. Please use the group code RWAshfordU. You can also find the link in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. Click on Getting Research Help and then Citation Help. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?). Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Websites

ERIC: Institute of Education Sciences (Links to an external site.) . (https://eric.ed.gov)

· This site provides access to educational research documents on a variety of topics housed by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?). Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Jing (Links to an external site.) . (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html)

· Website for the web-based screen recording software that allows for up to five minutes of narration for on-screen content, including a presentation, with a free account. Web-based publishing of recordings is possible as well through the associated screencast service with a free account. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Microsoft PowerPoint (Links to an external site.) . (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint)

· Website offering access to resources for download, such as templates, and references for use of the widely used Microsoft Office PowerPoint software. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

YouTube (Links to an external site.) . (http://www.youtube.com)

· Website for the web-based video creation and distribution service, which allows for webcam recordings, video uploads, video editing and narration and captioning options, and much more for public, unlisted, and private videos. If you want a video to be viewable only by those who have a direct link, select “unlisted” as the option for distributing your video. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Recommended Resources

Articles

Head, A. J., & Eisenberg, M. B. (2010, November 1). Truth be told: How college students evaluate and use information in the digital age (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535166.pdf

· This report details college students’ information-seeking strategies and research difficulties as part of Project Information Literacy. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?).

Rheingold, H. (2009, June 30). Crap detection 101 (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://blog.sfgate.com/rheingold/2009/06/30/crap-detection-101/

· This City Bright’s blog from SFGate.com features prominent local citizens and experts with unique perspectives on digital media and other 21st-century literacy issues. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?).

Multimedia

Corwin. (2012, February 23). The rewards of action research for teachers (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp37PkjTPx8

· This approximate two-minute video features the author of The Action Research Guidebook. Richard Sagor hits briefly on the impact that educational research can have on teacher self-efficacy and student achievement. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?).

Web Pages

Evaluating Resources (Links to an external site.) . (n.d.). Retrieved from http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/evaluating-resources

· This at-a-glance document from the Regents of the University of California provides tips for finding credible sources. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?).

Websites

Bing. (http://www.bing.com)

· Optional search engine that will support your exploration of comparing scholarly searches to other search formats. This resource will be used to support your work on the discussion this week (i.e., Topic Selection) and this week’s assignment (i.e. Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research?).

Google (Links to an external site.) . (http://www.google.com)

Yahoo (Links to an external site.) . (http://www.yahoo.com)