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 …
A Critical Evaluation of : Lindroth, T. & Bergquist, M. (2010) “Laptopers in an educational practice: Promoting the personal learning situation”, Computers & Education, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 311-320 The focus of the ethnographical research study by Lindroth and Bergquist (2010) is based on the question “What characterizes laptoping within an educational practice, such …
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An essential way to keep up to date with the latest journal articles is to set up zetoc alerts I finally got around to setting up Zetoc Alerts today. If you haven’t done so, I definitely recommend it. A great service, where you select journals that are of interest to you and receive automatic emails …
Following on from my last point on Getting Things Done, are you a list maker? I love lists and find them very inspirational! I can’t live without them . I like using Ta-Da for electronic lists. I always have so many ideas and thoughts floating around my head, that lists help me download, provide order …
I’ve been reading “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. If you don’t plan reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen, you may want to have a look at this handout for an pictorial overview. It is very interesting and helpful. I am enjoying reading this book because David Allen offers a functional and …
Editorial Reviews I am currently reading Hanging Out,Messing Around and Geeking Out Review “Mizuko Ito and her team have put together an extraordinarily perceptive series of essays about what it means to grow up in a digital era. They cut through the myths that cloud our conversations about ‘kids these days’ and what they are …