The Long Overdue Research Update
For whatever reason, overwhelm, lack of confidence,
indecision, or, perhaps, sheer avoidance, I have been lacking in my research
update posts. It isn't for lack of reading and thinking; goodness knows I've been doing a lot
of that. So, here goes...the much anticipated update.
The positives:
- My #tiegrad reading group is an absolute god-send. While resources have been shared, I find that the greatest value gained from participation in the reading group is moral support. We seem to take turns encouraging and supporting each other from week to week, through periods of dead-ends or overwhelm, confusion about reference tools and theories, and balancing life between family, work, fitbits, research and blogposts. I am immeasurably grateful for my fellow #monkeyminds in #tieinquiry.
- Finding appropriate research articles hasn’t been the problem I thought it might be. I’ve been using search terms such as
- educational reform
- inquiry learning
- personalized learning
- shifting teacher practice personalized
- shifting teacher practice
- shifting teacher practice inquiry
- pedagogical reform
- obstacles reform practice teacher
- factors reform practice teacher
- teacher professional development inquiry
- shifting practice inquiry support(s)
The challenges:
- While finding articles hasn't been a problem, finding the time to meaningfully scan, read and absorb their content has been more difficult.
- Determining my curation method and organization of information has been daunting. I still have not confirmed my referencing tool.
- Figuring out the best way to incorporate or refer back to my theoretical frameworks is on the back burner. I'm hoping it will become more apparent as I work through my articles. Originally I was considering constructivism and social theory as my two main theories, but now I'm leaning more towards constructivism and connectivism as mypoints of reference.
I’m hopeful that, as I continue to read through the many
articles, the themes that surface will help to guide me towards a logical
outcome. Perhaps I should continue to look at the big picture, considering the whole idea of educational reform in the context of the BC Ed Plan—obstacles that impede and strategies/practices that support teachers shifting their practice. Thanks to Jason Fisher, a member of our fab #tiegrad cohort, for encouraging me to map out my research ideas. My brainstorming so far, in the form of a coggle.it mindmap, looks like this:
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