Skip to main content

Blog as Pensieve

Just came across this article: Gerstl-Pepin, C. and Patrizio , K. (2009) Learning from Dumbledore's Pensieve: metaphor as an aid in teaching reflexivity in qualitative research. Qualitative Research, 9 (3): 299-308

Perhaps a metaphor for blogging too?

Conceptualizing reflective notes as a Pensieve has the potential to expand student understanding... Like a Pensieve, these notes can function as a repository for personal reflections, document changes in understanding, and invite the sharing of memories with others so that one has an opportunity to engage in a more in-depth discussion about experiences and interpretations.

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Visual Communication module

It's not a PhD related idea, but who knows, it might becomes useful... It is still about using social media in teaching. Another idea during my long train journey back home last night: to incorporate Flickr in the Visual Comm module. I'll set up a group in Flickr, upload some pics for students to annotate and analyse in a Flickr discussion; students could also/preferably upload similar images for the group. Would be good for 'semiotics' task. I would need to do a quick Jing demo, to show students what I have in mind. In turn, that Jing demo could be used as discussion point (video demos would certainly interest the tech comm students).
5 comments
Read more

Wordle for content analysis?

Nice application of Wordle to liven up a potentially dry subject! The interface is interesting, and the application of Wordle would show interesting different different between the different US President addresses. An intro to content analysis perhaps... Could even see an application in my PhD as instant concordance... just to break up the heaps of text :-)
1 comment
Read more

Another use for Flickr: EATAW logo

This isn't a posting related to my teaching or PhD, but could perhaps be used as an example of 'real use' of Flickr. I've upload some suggestions for the EATAW logo to a Flickr group I created especially for discussing these with fellow Board members. I'll have to see their reasons - both to Flickr and to the logos.
Post a Comment
Read more