Thursday, 8 November 2012
Please read - Module 2 plan and Outline from the Handbook
The next steps for Module 2: please comment after reading is this is helpful!
Finish looking at professional ethics and the ethical planning that will be needed to your inquiry plan... REFER TO THE FORMS NOW UP ON LIBGUIDE under the Module 2 tab.
Reader 6 and your trial tools and literature. So try out an interview, a survey etc. with your special interest groups or friends - this is not the real research - it is trying out the methods so that you can do them with more confidence during Module 3. Generally trying out the first time is a bit strange but might also remind you of having done similar things before - Ahmet talks about this on his blog.
3 pieces of literature - this is looking to find information and other's research about your topic - this will add to your ability to think critically - using expertise that is beyond your experience. Google is a search engine but also try out Summon from the Library - CHOOSE your key words carefully - this is all about digital literacy and finding out things you did not know... fun stuff! I love collecting sources - BUT - also scan things and only gather sources that you actually want to read and then - you actually have to slow down and think about what they say and what that means to your inquiry planning. It is preparing you to be able to investigate and explore - setting the seeds for further growth...
Last year we had a number of different suggestions for organising the plan - but people fed back to us that having one main outline might be helpful to planning (the plan or proposal). So this is a generic outline that you can change as needed to explain what you are going to be doing for your inquiry - it includes planning for your practitioner research elements - but also how you might take what out found out back to your professional practice...
This is on the final page in the Module 2 Handbook
Use this to draft - edit - and present your final plan (proposal) for assessment. Advisers will give you feedback - send your draft pan to advisers by the end of week 10 (7th December) or earlier if you have gotten it done.
Finish looking at professional ethics and the ethical planning that will be needed to your inquiry plan... REFER TO THE FORMS NOW UP ON LIBGUIDE under the Module 2 tab.
Reader 6 and your trial tools and literature. So try out an interview, a survey etc. with your special interest groups or friends - this is not the real research - it is trying out the methods so that you can do them with more confidence during Module 3. Generally trying out the first time is a bit strange but might also remind you of having done similar things before - Ahmet talks about this on his blog.
3 pieces of literature - this is looking to find information and other's research about your topic - this will add to your ability to think critically - using expertise that is beyond your experience. Google is a search engine but also try out Summon from the Library - CHOOSE your key words carefully - this is all about digital literacy and finding out things you did not know... fun stuff! I love collecting sources - BUT - also scan things and only gather sources that you actually want to read and then - you actually have to slow down and think about what they say and what that means to your inquiry planning. It is preparing you to be able to investigate and explore - setting the seeds for further growth...
Last year we had a number of different suggestions for organising the plan - but people fed back to us that having one main outline might be helpful to planning (the plan or proposal). So this is a generic outline that you can change as needed to explain what you are going to be doing for your inquiry - it includes planning for your practitioner research elements - but also how you might take what out found out back to your professional practice...
This is on the final page in the Module 2 Handbook
Use this to draft - edit - and present your final plan (proposal) for assessment. Advisers will give you feedback - send your draft pan to advisers by the end of week 10 (7th December) or earlier if you have gotten it done.
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Guidance on Structure of Assessment – INQUIRY PROPOSALThese can be the elements or sections for the plan (proposal).Title of InquiryContext of the Inquiry – why it is important and who will benefit.What are the Inquiry Questions / ObjectivesLiterature and Publicly available Ideas – what is already known about the topic of your inquiry?Inquiry tools that you will use and why (based on your review of pilots conducted with SIGs)Approach to analysis of information you will collect in the inquiryEthical practice in your inquiryResources NeededScheduleConclusionYou also need to submit your CRITICAL REFLECTION which should be blogged and included as Appendix.Submit your Professional Inquiry Forms (2 this year – they are up on the Libguide under Module 2 tab – the Awards Title and Ethics and a separate Employer Support form that you need to print out – get signed – and rescan for your digital submission – we sign the university signatures.
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Thursday and Friday this week - virtual wanderlust
Virtual Wanderlust (a nod to Jessie here) - in the blue ridge mountains?
I will be blogging and doing tutorials (skype of phone) Thursday and Friday this week to catch up - so please get in touch on these two days! I never know how long this process will take... - they certainly make me think and I sometimes go off in tangents while in the process.
PLEASE COMMENT - it really helps me know where I am in the process.
I have not seen it but I've heard it is good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgr2syY_OU4
Ethics links from Lester - Module 2
I am loking at Lester book Visual Communicaiton at the moment and ran across his site for wthics - sharing it now....
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/ethics/books.html
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/ethics/books.html
Catching up this week - its time - update 6th November (Election day in the USA)
This week I will try to be catching up with all the tasks I have not done yet. I must admit not having Avni helping as much has taken more of my time. Apologies for any late administrative tasks.
UVAC- Last week we went to the UVAC annual conference and Alan, Joanna and I were able to present our work about BAPP Arts with a 'Connectivity' theme (see below) Rosemary present with a learner and a member of staff from Tribal (in regards to their Early Years Inspectorate services) about their degree programme that Rosemary did last year.
Module 3 - Campus Session 2 for Module 3 went well - we had Victoria, Rhoda, Rozana, Tiffany, Alice, Sarah, and Lily in the pm and Hannah, Charlotte (B) and Corinda in the am session - so there should be blogs up form some of these people. Slides are up on this blog that we used during the session. I will be doing emails and looking at blogs today.
Module 1 - I will be doing emails and looking at blogs today.
Module 2 - I will be doing emails and looking at blogs today.
My next tutorial days are Thursday and Friday this week - I need to catch up myself!
I am getting concerned about contacting people this term. The time goes so quickly but there are some who are on top of this and many who are not! Communication and working with others are important elements of the learning - and assessment in terms of engagement. Collectively let's try to get on top of this so that we can all be happy with the amount and the level of the work that we do. It is about the experience and delivery in difficult times (economic and the lack of time!).
All modules - my best advice is to make this week (Week 6 of the study period) the time that your evaluate where you are in the process and take action. FYI for my advisees - I am going on a trip from the 7th -14th December - but will have internet contact for a good deal of that time - however - I will also be working before that to ensure everyone has the feedback that they need from me (feedback is not my doing the job).
UVAC- Last week we went to the UVAC annual conference and Alan, Joanna and I were able to present our work about BAPP Arts with a 'Connectivity' theme (see below) Rosemary present with a learner and a member of staff from Tribal (in regards to their Early Years Inspectorate services) about their degree programme that Rosemary did last year.
Module 3 - Campus Session 2 for Module 3 went well - we had Victoria, Rhoda, Rozana, Tiffany, Alice, Sarah, and Lily in the pm and Hannah, Charlotte (B) and Corinda in the am session - so there should be blogs up form some of these people. Slides are up on this blog that we used during the session. I will be doing emails and looking at blogs today.
Module 1 - I will be doing emails and looking at blogs today.
Module 2 - I will be doing emails and looking at blogs today.
My next tutorial days are Thursday and Friday this week - I need to catch up myself!
I am getting concerned about contacting people this term. The time goes so quickly but there are some who are on top of this and many who are not! Communication and working with others are important elements of the learning - and assessment in terms of engagement. Collectively let's try to get on top of this so that we can all be happy with the amount and the level of the work that we do. It is about the experience and delivery in difficult times (economic and the lack of time!).
All modules - my best advice is to make this week (Week 6 of the study period) the time that your evaluate where you are in the process and take action. FYI for my advisees - I am going on a trip from the 7th -14th December - but will have internet contact for a good deal of that time - however - I will also be working before that to ensure everyone has the feedback that they need from me (feedback is not my doing the job).
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