This is a power point used for the presentation at The Global Educational Conference 2011. In this presentation, I share my experiences and insight on doing action research projects that can promote global connection, global collaboration, as well as cross cultural understanding.

1. Action research in
education
Hery Yanto The
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
The Global Education Conference
November 16, 2011

2. Agenda
Research & educational practice
Why action research?
Action research & the global persepective
My personal experiences & insight
Closing notes – Q&A

3. The quality of International
education National
Local
Educational
Practice
Research

4. Educational Practice
Identify
Assessment
Problems
Evaluation
Needs
Program
STUDENTS SUCCESS
- STUDY
- JOB
- SOCIETY

5. Constrain - Research
Time Work
Money
load

6. Action research
(research – job)
Course Course Course
Test
Design
Test Test
Evaluate
Improve
Instructional Instructional Instructional
Participation Participation Participation
Engagement Engagement Engagement
Etc. Etc. Etc.
Individual Collaborative
project

7. The global perspective of
education
Holistic
Cross
system
cultural
Global
Education
Connection – Collaboration

8. Action research & Global
education
Group
works
Community of
Collaboration
practice
Cross cultural
understanding

9. Example #1
Educational Curriculum Local based
standard development curriculum course
• International • Focus group • The school
• National • Team work competitive
• Local/Province • Survey advantage
• School • Test drive • Local problem –
Ethnicities
• Dissemination
• Teachers –
• Evaluation
Students
• Implementation
• School program

10. Example #2
Open access Design & Evaluation &
learning Implementation – Redesign
• Distance & online Pilot project 1 Pilot project 2
learning • Design the course
• International/global • Under development
• Feedback from
program (English • Accommodate
colleagues
academic writing) participants needs
• Pilot the and feedbacks
implementation
• Feedback from
participants

11. Closing notes
O Long term goal – assurance quality: students
success
O Students success: * Get jobs * Active
participate on their community * Be able to
take a chance on global participation
O Teachers & faculty members relate their
professional tasks with quality research

12. Contact information
Hery Yanto The
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Email:
herythe@hotmail.co.uk
hery@hawaii.edu
Twitter & Skype: herythe
WizIQ: http://www.wiziq.com/uhmherythe
Linkedln:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Hery/The