Self-directed Activities

For Your Own Understanding

Identify two personal and two organizational challenges to applying research to practice that you have either faced yourself or have observed in your work.  Write a paragraph or two describing these challenges and the effect they have had on your ability to do your job.

For Your Learning

Seek out another professional and conduct an informal interview to learn about challenges faced by others in this field.  How do their experiences compare with yours?  What did you learn from this activity?

Continue to develop your ideas for your presentation product and continue preparing your presentation.