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Knowing the Author
They asked, “How do you feel about research now?” I answered cheekily, “I’m open to offers of a cease-fire.” That was a week ago after a brilliantly executed research panel discussion at Royal Roads University. Today I discovered that the … Continue reading
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Place for My Voice
Two-weeks of face-to-face classes (residency) in my Graduate Diploma in Learning and Technology program at Royal Roads have ended. A year of online challenges begins. One of my challenges is reading scholarly research journal articles. The dry objectivity of academic … Continue reading
Terminology and Meaning II – What you’re saying is not what I’m feeling
In my previous blog post I introduced the new-to-me culture of inquiry called phenomenology. As I grappled with the concepts of phenomenological research, I reflected on the results and especially the limits of experiencing with my own consciousness, the lived … Continue reading
Terminology and Meaning – What you heard wasn’t what I was saying
Learning new vocabulary must be part of beginning any new discipline. It enables a way of speaking to colleagues with precision about ideas and concepts. In my Introduction to Research course from Royal Roads University I’m finding terms that at … Continue reading
Back to School
I was tempted to call this “What Was I Thinking: Part II”. I’ve enrolled in grad school – well, a 1-year graduate diploma program actually. Royal Roads University has a flexible admissions policy that let me squeak into their blended … Continue reading
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Adaptive Challenges
I keep promising myself, “I’ll do it tomorrow. “ I suspect blogging for me must be something like dieting or giving up smoking or maybe meditating is for some people. Or like any of the other good things we want … Continue reading
Pithy Gems and Lousy Weather
Before I get to complaining and excuses, let me plug a G. K. Chesterton novel I hadn’t discovered before. Gems like, “…our democracy has only one great flaw; it is not democratic.” and “As mistaken lovers might watch the inevitable … Continue reading
Virtual Altar – Real Awe
Aldon Hynes caught my attention with his title, “an altar in cyberspace ” I’m trying to imagine what that could be. What first comes to mind is the Old Testament style altar especially a the Levitical altar made of 12 … Continue reading
On Compartmentalization
Unedited (mostly) dictation for DigiWriMo from-my-mouth-to-the-page writing experiment I left a comment on someone’s excellent #altCV blog post about our “pathological ability to compartmentalize” (edit essential here – it was Mitra Emad’s Stuff that Matters post) The blog post focused … Continue reading
DigiWriMo CV (counting valuables)
The things that count may or may not be easy to count (Dictated with minimal editing – forcing myself into uncomfortable territory for DigiWriMo) I think it counts I am somewhat of a computer geek although I don’t know how … Continue reading