I feel like McNiff really broke this down into easier language than Whitehead tends to use (no disrespect, just love the way she breaks AR down in this article).
Margaret sent this out via email and wanted to make sure everyone has it in one more place:
http://www.jeanmcniff.com/ar-booklet.asp

for the record......it seems to me, Margaret really did a great job at emulating the process description within the CCAR website. A lot of structural similarities and "step-by-steps" -- I like!!

A company that found an ISSUE and brought forth solutions....so many ways in which research can be turned into reality....and more research into further reality....and so on....
http://www.bowesfastrac.com/index.html

Interesting viewpoints - maybe not appropriate for all...but some?

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/integrating-social-media-into-online-education/?c=FF&t=F100908a

You can't help but love these free suggestions!

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/save-time-and-teach-better-with-screencasting/?c=FF&t=F100818a

Customized Learning....

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/instructional-design/nine-ways-to-customize-learning-experiences/?c=FF&t=F100816a

not a bad list...I'd change around a few things...but it's a terrific article!

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/philosophy-of-teaching/good-teaching-the-top-10-requirements/?c=FF&t=F100811a

Cool descript:

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/instructional-design/digital-storytelling-brings-a-human-connection-to-online-education/

Check this out:

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/trends-in-higher-education/twitter-in-the-college-classroom-engaging-students-140-characters-at-a-time/?c=FF&t=F100728a

I'll admit, I stole this from Noah Sparks...but I really like the idea. Especially if specific LEARNING apps were created ... more FB time in the classroom.
Just a thought.
Check it out...see what you think:
Here's a CNET article on the concept with links for you to peruse ;-)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20013914-248.html