Reminder to send me drafts!

I am doing written feedback for all modules - please get in touch for verbal feedback or send me the drafts for written feedback. Thanks everyone.

Time Berners-Lees speaks out about WWW

This is an audio file about the issue of the government having access to our www searches

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17755902

Advice for the Module 2 Plan from Reader 6

p. 34 Reader 6 


The brief could include such information as:

• topic for the inquiry or the research problem
• research questions or hypotheses being explored
  
• background of research (context an purpose of the inquiry),
  
• explanations of the research approach or methodology - quantitative/qualitative/mixed,
  
• descriptions of the tools of inquiry undertaken during the module e.g. observations,
  sampling approaches used, methods - interviews, focus groups, or surveys, the literature
  that you sourced and reviewed
  
• description of the tools of inquiry to be used in the professional inquiry
  
• how you will handle the data and analyse the findings from the inquiry
  
• ethical considerations, aspects of validity and reliability of framework
  
• reflection from the learning process undertaken 
• timetable for the professional inquiry 
• the learning agreement with workplace signature where required
  
• the resources that you might need to carry out the inquiry
  

You might find other elements or artefacts that are necessary for the

planning of your professional inquiry... what have you accomplished and where do you need to go from here?

Has there been discussion within your SIG or your other networks that has influenced your thinking?

Theatre Survey for Practitioner - see link

Revisit the rewards bit in this previous blog...

MODULE 2 more about practitioner research...

p. 34 of Reader 6 talks about the things you need to consider to carry our practitioner research for your inquiry

A number of research books mentioned in this reader are useful to planning your

professional inquiry. The following list (indebted to Mason, 2002 and Bryman, 2008) is

indicative of the kinds of elements that are often found in proposals for practitioner

research. The brief could include such information as:

WORKING TITLE

• Explanation of the topic for the inquiry or the research problem WHAT ARE YOU DOING in the context of the Inquiry - is this research going to be carried out in conjunction with other training ? workshops? 
• research (inquiry) questions or hypotheses being explored
• background of research (context and purpose of the inquiry),
• explanations of the research approach or methodology - quantitative/qualitative/mixed,
• descriptions of the tools of inquiry undertaken during the module e.g. observations,
• sampling approaches used, methods - interviews, focus groups, or surveys, the literature that you sourced and reviewed WHAT DID YOU TRY OUT IN THIS MODULE THAT HAS INFORMED YOUR PLANNING?
• description of the tools of inquiry to be used in the professional inquiry
• how you will handle the data and analyse the findings from the inquiry
• ethical considerations, aspects of validity and reliability of framework
• reflection from the learning process undertaken (THIS IS IN CRITICAL REFLECTION ON BLOG and put into an Appendix of the Plan) 
• timetable for the professional inquiry
• the learning agreement with workplace signature where required (EMPLOYER SUPPORT FORM)
• the resources that you might need to carry out the inquiry (People, things, studio space, travel?)

Updates from Paula 2/4/12

Sorry to be late going over the blogs everyone - last week was a bit rushed. I had my own PGCHE APEL due on Pebblepad - an online eportfolio - interesting - but completing this took longer than I had anticipated!! Adesola and I also spoke about the course at the UALL WBL Network conference on Monday. I went to visit Southgate College on Wednesday...well the week just went!

I will be sending an email to everyone before I go on annual leave for Easter. I will be away form the 4th April and back on the 16th - but I will be looking at emails for urgent problems.

Please note many things are due coming up for draft feedback - that is - my feedback on your drafts.

also ... PLEASE comment on my blogs if they have been useful... or ask questions if not...   especially Module 3. I am trying to keep up with the SIGS - esp. LinkedIn.