tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post853424975151171678..comments2024-03-25T17:34:35.600+11:00Comments on Sarah Stewart: Being a research guinea pigSarah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-20672246591853358272008-07-02T13:42:00.000+10:002008-07-02T13:42:00.000+10:00Hi susanethanks for the comment. I am never sure i...Hi susane<BR/><BR/>thanks for the comment. I am never sure if my dissatisfaction with unstructured courses is the fault of the course planners or my problem ie I need to get my head around less traditional formats of learning.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-45733082153123590892008-07-02T09:18:00.000+10:002008-07-02T09:18:00.000+10:00loose or tight structures like buildings are more ...loose or tight structures like buildings are more about what happens in them - likewise communication needs to be ongoing I expect that teaching is the same... whenever you first present front up to people to outline all the course objectives - some things will fall on deaf ears. This is why audio recordings have such a store of surprises when you listen to them more than once.susanellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872781831580220911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-79443890258764910482008-06-26T12:10:00.000+10:002008-06-26T12:10:00.000+10:00I know what you mean and I found exactly the same ...I know what you mean and I found exactly the same when I first started learning about web 2.0. Gradually as I learned more, things started to make sense, but it has taken me nearly a year to feel I have a handle on things.<BR/><BR/>Maybe what we pass on as feedback is that we need more structure? But at the same time, by leaving things loose, we are given the ability to explore what we want that suits our own personal needs.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-68501475022766251842008-06-24T11:04:00.000+10:002008-06-24T11:04:00.000+10:00I think you have hit the nail on the head more tha...I think you have hit the nail on the head more than once, Sara.<BR/>The thing you mention in the final bullet points about fully informing research participants. I would hope that researchers are being realistic about their action research objectives with this DIL research project and what this could potentially entail for participants. Particularly considering that what I originally fashioned as my Digital Information Literacy objectives is now bursting at the seams.I would hope some discussion around this issue could bring clarity and a sense of proportion to what has proved to be hard to contain.susanellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872781831580220911noreply@blogger.com