Something that I ask delegates to do in the study skills course I run is how to do a BOOK BLITZ which is also a great technique for anyone researching or studying. If you’re working on any piece of work that requires doing some research and reading, for example, preparing for a conference talk, carrying …
Carrying out a literature review? Here are some questions to ask, whilst reading. I wanted to share an idea with you today, that I’ve found useful as a research student. I’m a real bookworm, reading a few books each week. You’ll often find my head buried in a book! Something that I’ve always done ever …
Dictionaries relating to research methodology Jupp, V. (ed.) (2006) The Sage Dictionary of Social Research Methods, London, Sage. Miller, P. McC. and Wilson, M. J. (1983) A Dictionary of Social Science Methods, Chichester, John Wiley. Miller, R. L. and Brewer, J. D. (eds.) (2003) The A-Z of Social Research, London, Sage. Payne, G. and Payne, …
I’m building up quite a catalogue of index cards from all my reading. As I read a book or a journal article, I like to make notes on record cards and catalogue them. I find that I remember things much better if I write and mindmap etc rather than typing notes online. I always like …
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, …
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 …
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 …