[EDM613] Week 4 - Journal Research

Wow, so in thinking about where I wanted to post my leadership project it was definitely a shore to try to find the right journal. I started with the Metaverse Journal which I subscribe to because if it is happening in virtual world it is being reported in the Metaverse Journal.



Then I was looking at Hypergrid Business...but then it really did not fit the education arena.



Then I check out the resource section provided by Professor Joe B. and I looked into TechTrends Journal and Education Technology Research and Development Journal.





With the chosen journal being the TechTrends. Just looking at their demographic and what they were looking to share with Educational community was why I chose them.

See more insight on my AR Website Blog post...

[EDM613] Week 4 - Comments to Bryan

I admit I am skeptical person, and a lot of people I know would say I’m hard-headed. While blogging about the book The Art of Possibility, I have questioned a lot of the tactics as they do not always align with my personal theories.

But I really liked the section on “enrollment”. That is something that I think can be helpful in any person’s life, including my own. While I’m not sure about the terminology and associating it with college or a yoga class, I fully support the idea of being excited about things, especially in the workplace. While people may not adopt or agree with your ideas, the concept of offering your excitement, to put it out there, is a wonderful idea.

As the book says, they may not always be receptive, but the possibility is there that they could be receptive. And at what cost to you? Very little. Maybe exposing some passion you have for you job? Big deal. That’s a good thing. And sincerity goes a long way. Maybe they won’t be receptive the first time, but upon seeing numerous, sincere attempts on your part, you could whittle away at any barriers.

In such a busy, stressful time for me, this was a nice closing section to reflect upon.

Man Bryan I hear you, trust me, I began reading I had to read others post just to see if others thought this book was rather interesting. But it made me reflect back to the movie on the author, he was a very interesting character. I definitely found myself looking deeper into it and rightfully so that was where the message was. Glad to see you found a way to look past the rather interesting parody and get something out of this book as well.

[EDM613] Week 4 - Comments to Scott

I love being the enroller! I constantly am the one looking for the next big change, finding a possible solution that meets the requirements and then enrolling others in my new project. Or the flip side, I enjoy being the one enrolled. When I see a good idea, I am usually the first one to join the charge ahead. The one thing I am constantly aware of though, is not to get too far out there. A good leader must make sure that everyone's voice is heard and has enrolled in the new process.

Chapter 10, Being The Board was especially interesting to me, because I constantly love to sum up this chapter in a few words, "Quit your complaining, Man Up!" or more concisely, "Nut Up Or Shut UP!"

I find that building a framework for possibility is probably the most difficult of all. To constantly pushing into the realm of possibilities can be a very tiring experience, because you'll spend most of your time fighting the good fight. And you'll take a lot of kicks to stomach along the way. Keep your guard up!

For the past several years, I've had the pleasure to work with teenagers at my church. This has been sometimes a very trying process and sometimes a very rewarding process. When you see a extremely shy young man step out of his comfort zone, learn something new to support the ministry and then take it to the next level...that brings a big smile to my face.

Hey Scott,

Gotta love your statement, "Nut Up, or Shut Up!" almost sounds a bit military! But its a great one!

Truly hear you on the enroller section, I just could not find myself in that parody as much as the board. Your totally right fighting the good fight for the greater good gets you beat down. But I also found from this section is that if position yourself correctly that universe of possibilities opens up a whole new dimension where you don't necessarily have to take a complete beating therefore the small reward becomes refreshing, almost a new found rejuvenation in the end.

[EDM613] Week 4 - WIMBA

After an extremely gratifying discussion with my colleagues and peers regarding my final project and my journal submission. For most of them it was their very first time getting a glimpse at what I had been working on for my action research project. The responses were clear across the board...

Alex Devereux, Critical Friend
"Be sure to take this thing one step at a time and nurture it into what it really can be for the students another opportunity for them to learn differently without boundaries, without the worry of failure."

Stan Clark, Colleague Faculty Member at Institution
"Wow! I never knew it was this involve, this is truly amazing so how do we implement something like this on campus!"

From this comment we lead in to discussion regarding a research study that proved that I was on the right track. This study showed that the new generation of student is becoming so technologically enabled either by their parents, providing them the hottest new gadgets, or their institutions providing them technology opportunities early in their development that neurologically they are conditioned to learn somewhat differently. The more children begin to fall into this "bubble" the more we as educators will be challenged use new methods of teaching and instruction to reach out to our students. No more will it be acceptable to use only traditional methods of instruction as a means to success because our student will be looking for something far greater and failure to get that in the end will mean possible shut down in the classroom. How many of us are going through this today in the classroom?

So this really peaked my interest to say the least...

The last comment I will share comes from a colleague of mine whom has been involved with the development of Project Virtu-Arc which is the virtual education facility that I look to open up shortly after school is over to begin teaching and training inside a virtual environment.

Julio Birman, Critical Friend
Post-Graduate Candidate University of Phoenix Education Leadership Program
"Look forward to seeing your work progress in your doctorate program! Your new found passion for change in the classroom will lead to great things with this firm base you stand upon right now. Be careful not to let technology drive what you are doing in the classroom, it (technology) is just the tool in which you are using to reach out and effectively manage and facilitate classroom instruction."

There were obviously other comments, but I wanted to just share some of those that really drove home the fact that I now have the ability to begin to study the effects technology has on adult education while hopefully obtaining some opportunities to teach other instructors how to effectively utilize technology in their respective classrooms.

See my Publishing/Leadership blog post...

[EDM613] Week 4 - Reading Post

This image is a true description of how I see the practice of being on the board. Life for me is about staying a float and circumstances that I had part in creating now place me on the board causing things to get extremely rocky from time to time.

One of the parts that really jump out to me in this weeks reading was the about "being the board". I like how Zander uses driving a car to explained what being the board is all about. The practice of being the board meant you had to see yourself as being in control of your own life. The lesson here was simple you take ownership of the situations you go through don't go pointing fingers at anyone when you put yourself in the situation in the first place. Love it! When I actually set back and begin to look at the second practice module that is when everything clicked for me. Once I stood up and took responsibility for my actions as a co-conspirator to some of the things that have taken place the feelings of new life really hit me. I had to stand up and accept the things that I had help to create and this is something that I never thought to do because typically it is everyone's fault but my own when things don't work. The question for me always is, "...ok...what went wrong?" Never with the possibility that I help to bring this on myself. So this section right here hit home for me!

With this new found understanding, I would really like to thank Professor Joe B. for providing me with the opportunity to read this book. It truly help me to see a entirely different side of myself that allows me to stand, not on the board, but in a new universe of possibility.

[EDM613] Week 3 - WIMBA

Though not able to attend the Wimba session, I was able to watch the archive. In watching the archive I was glad that the week 4 projects were discussed because I already was behind and I needed to make sure of what needed to be done. When I heard that I needed to get feedback from others it really got me to thinking about how I was going to do that. Lucky my critical friends were able to assist me in this feat in such short notice. Also if I can share the part of these chapters that hit home for me it was Chapter 5 "Leading From Any Chair". This along with the section how much greatness are you willing to give really hit home and made me re-review why I teach. After looking into myself understanding why I teach, I found that my motives were in some cases mixed as it had to do with supplying the industry with better entry level industry professionals and help individuals that under other circumstances would not have the opportunity to do what I have been fortunate to do in my career.

This book really got me once I got into it and I could not put it down. In some cases self reflection is the best reflection you could ever have.

[EDM613] Week 3 - Free Post

As I near the end I worry if I have what it takes to finish. With alot going on around me I have to stand amist the craziness. My research is done and I am working through interpreting the data now, but I also have to write a journal entry...oh boy! I'm excited about this and nervous at the same time.

The picture says it best the end is near and I will be happy to feel the light on my face!