ELT 652 Action Research Learning Circles:
The interaction takes place in learning circles which meet weekly together and every other week with the faculty advisor for the learning circle. The learning circle model takes place in phases. This is how the phases map onto circle interaction this semester.
- Opening the Circles: Students share an overview of the workplace problem students have chosen to study
- Planning the Projects: Circle reviews the plans for cycle one helping with predictions about what might happen
- Exchanging Work: Circle members support each other while planning and carrying out cycles of action research; they work as a team to analyze a data set and then work to help each person think through plans for collecting data; they helps in the process of data analysis;
- Publishing Work: Circle partners read and edit multiple drafts for cycle 1 and 2 for each person Student each move their drafts to their web portfolios.
- Closing the Circle: Student thank circle members and end the semester