SAS Holds Action Research Seminar-Worshop
The first Monday of July marks the start of a promising semester as the faculty members of the School of Arts and Sciences had their first in-house faculty development activity for the academic year 2018-2019. The event was a seminar-workshop on action research.
Action research, one of the recent trends in research, is ideal for classroom implementation. Among its many benefits is for teachers to facilitate better learning opportunities for students, while keeping them involved in the planning of classroom activities to enhance their learning.
The program started at 7:30 in the morning for registration and the devotional. The seminar proper commenced at around 9 o’clock, with all the SAS faculty in attendance. The resource person for the program, Dr. Ian C. Abordo, is no stranger to Mountain View College. He is an alumnus who graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Values Education. Upon completion of his post-graduate degrees in education, he served as faculty member, and later chairperson in the BSEd program of the school. MVC will always be his home. Among his many qualifications, doing research is one of his strengths. He does not hesitate to share his knowledge with people who want to learn more.
The simplified way of instruction created an avenue for questions and sharing of ideas. The attendees shared ideas and concepts for the actual research they are expected to do this year. What seemed to be an impossible task, suddenly felt possible and even exciting. By the end of the seminar, the brainstorming output were shared among attendees for evaluation and constructive criticism. The results were unique in their own right. The varied disciplines and areas of expertise of the faculty members added more flavor to the different types of output that day.
It was a day well-spent. The new information gained from the activity provided opportunities for the faculty members to be actively involved in doing research while helping the students improve their skills and performance in the process.
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