I finally got around to sending off my form today for a Sconul card. It is going to be much better having full access to my local university’s library and I’ve taken the plunge on signing up to Mendeley. I really like the way you can add friends and share resources on Mendeley. Here’s a …
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Things to consider when choosing a journal There are plenty of journals in the Ed Tech related field. One of the crucial factors in terms of academic rigor is whether the journal is ‘peer reviewed’. In these journals each paper is reviewed using a set of rigorous criteria, by at least two reviewers, and this …
De Laat and Lally (2003) argue that the nature of theory-informed tutoring and learning in networked environments is so complex that no single theoretical model can be utilised and that a multi-method approach is more appropriate. One such perspective to draw upon is Sociocultural Theory; rooted in the work of Wertsch (1991, 1998) and Vygotsky, …
I have been reading more on grounded theory and thinking more on coding. I’ve been mapping the questions of my questionnaire to the coding categories.
Questionnaire Design and Analysing Results Working through the questionnaire results today for my research dissertation for my MSc in research methods for educational technology with The Open University. I find the replies really interesting and some key themes beginning to emerge. The questionnaire was designed for the young people completing them with a fun and …