Understanding the module guide- looking further than what's required
I have decided to change the way I research, by blogging when something pivotal changes in my thinking or just generally using my blog to articulate my research and understanding. I have found with a word document, it is a closed platform just for me, whereas using the blog means my thoughts become open and can continue to grow.
I have been continuing to digest the module guide for DAN4630, and I remember the advice given 'Don't just read the module guide once, but over and over'. This is so true, I think I must be on my fifth time of reading the guide and still trying to synthesise what research I would like to do and where to start.
I have decided to use this statement of research from the guide...
Research is...
• What you recognise you know
• What you recognise you don’t know (this is the least important of the four,
because it will change.)
• What you do not recognise you don’t know (often when you feel the most
uncomfortable, which is why discomfort can be a good sign!)
• What you do not recognise you know (which has most to do with the activity of
Module One; where you were asked to look more closely at your experiences
and challenge yourself to recognise and articulate your prior learning.)
What you recognise you know?
I know what I value as a professional
I understand the benefit of reflective practice and how it has been important to my development as a dance teacher
I now can visually understand why I am an activist and reflector and why there shouldn't be conflict between the two
I understand why I prefer qualitative research based on my experiences and teaching ethos
I understand why skyping has helped me to have a clear understanding of what I know
I understand what research methods work for me, and the type of independent study I should undertake to get the most value out of my study
What you recognise you don't know?
I'm not sure I can always see clearly what research I have undertaken and what that means to me
I have some understanding of the research inquiry I would like to do, but unsure of how that pieces together to create an inquiry project
I don't quite understand when you understand something or why a light bulb moment takes place.
It's all very generalised at the moment, but the questions I am asking are
I have been continuing to digest the module guide for DAN4630, and I remember the advice given 'Don't just read the module guide once, but over and over'. This is so true, I think I must be on my fifth time of reading the guide and still trying to synthesise what research I would like to do and where to start.
I have decided to use this statement of research from the guide...
Research is...
• What you recognise you know
• What you recognise you don’t know (this is the least important of the four,
because it will change.)
• What you do not recognise you don’t know (often when you feel the most
uncomfortable, which is why discomfort can be a good sign!)
• What you do not recognise you know (which has most to do with the activity of
Module One; where you were asked to look more closely at your experiences
and challenge yourself to recognise and articulate your prior learning.)
What you recognise you know?
I know what I value as a professional
I understand the benefit of reflective practice and how it has been important to my development as a dance teacher
I now can visually understand why I am an activist and reflector and why there shouldn't be conflict between the two
I understand why I prefer qualitative research based on my experiences and teaching ethos
I understand why skyping has helped me to have a clear understanding of what I know
I understand what research methods work for me, and the type of independent study I should undertake to get the most value out of my study
What you recognise you don't know?
I'm not sure I can always see clearly what research I have undertaken and what that means to me
I have some understanding of the research inquiry I would like to do, but unsure of how that pieces together to create an inquiry project
I don't quite understand when you understand something or why a light bulb moment takes place.
It's all very generalised at the moment, but the questions I am asking are
- Why do I want to know when understanding takes place? And why don't we know?
- How does this fit into my practice?
- What makes me curious about this? Are there experiences that lead me to feel curious about this?
- Is experience worthless without cognitive recognition?
I am going to start with these questions along with the tasks in the handbook to help me understand
Action has meaning and creates knowing.
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