Lilly Conference

There were many lessons that I learned as I participated in Action (classroom) Research in the fall of 2008. One of the main lessons was how to combine qualitative and quantitative methods as I collected data. I also learned how some of my colleagues approached their classroom research. The culminating event was presenting my research findings at the Lilly Conference along with four of my colleagues. From the feedback that we received after our presentation, the session was effective. I look forward to publishing my work.

I attended two sessions at the Lilly Conference that were not pleanry meetings. The first was titled "Cultural Implications of Group Dynamics." I enjoyed the interactive nature of the session. I used one of the exercises from this session in the honors section of Fundamentals of Speech. (This course is a hybrid that combines public speaking with concepts about effective human behavior in a variety of settings.) My learners repsonded favorably to the exercise. I will incorporate it in other classes also.

The second session that I attended was titled "Optimizing Learning: Instructional Scaffolding in a freshman Compostion Class." The presenters are my peers at Winston-Salem State University. I am teaching Freshman Compostion I this semester and I related to the ideas shared in this meeting. I came away from the session with the understanding that with some writing assignments, it is only necessary to work on one part of the assignment to help build the student's confidence. The goal is for the learner to be able to work successfully and independently.

I am still reflecting on lessons learned throughout the entire Action Research process. I look forward to participating in a poster presentation about my research findings during a poster session to be held at my university in April.

Lilly Conference

There were many lessons that I learned as I participated in Action (classroom) research in the fall of 2008. One of the main lessons was how to combine qualitative and quantitative methods as I collected data. I also learned how some of my colleagues approached their classroom research. The culminating event was presenting my research findings at the Lilly Conference along with four of my colleagues. From the feedback that we received after our presentation, the session was effective. I look forward to publishing my work.

I attended two sessions at the Lilly Conference that were not plenary meetings. The first was titled "Cultural Implications of Group Dynamics. I enjoyed the interactive nature of this session. I used one of the exercises from this session in the honors section of Fundamentals of Speech, this week. (This course is a hybrid that combines public speaking with concepts about effective human behavior in a variety of settings.) My learners responded favorably to the exercise. I will incorporate it in other classes.

The second session that I attended was titled "Otimizing Learning: Instructional Scaffolding in a freshman Composition Class." The presenters are my peers at Winston-Salem State University. I am teaching Freshman composition I this semester and I related to the ideas shared in this meeting. I came away from the session with the understanding that with some writing assignments, it is only necessary to work on one part of the assignment to help build the student's confidence. The goal is for the learner to be able to work successfully and independently.

I am still reflecting on lessons learned throughout the entire Action Research process.