Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-07-08

  • New comment on “Reflective Journal for My Doctoral Studies – Do It Online?” http://bt.io/T8 #
  • I submitted a membership request for the Qualitative Research Consultants Association last week; no response yet. http://www.qrca.org/ #QRCA #
  • New comment on “Reflective Journal for My Doctoral Studies – Do It Online?” http://bt.io/Sv #
  • Check out my new SlideShare Presentation : Project Management 4 Training – Class 2 http://tinyurl.com/mkjm4a #
  • Getting ready to teach my online “Project Management for Training” class. #
  • Heading out to the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing to pick up some materials for an event tomorrow. #
  • I have been coordinating a ceremony for one of my projects tomorrow. I need some air now! #

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Next Research Project Ideas

This is my first foray into sharing my doctoral journey, specifically through my decision to share my 5-10 minutes a day of writing about my process and thinking as per my program’s recommendations in our current module (and which I discussed here and here). I hope that reflecting aloud may be helpful for others who are considering this for themselves—either as a model for what can be done, or as a suggestion for what to avoid (the challenges or the process of sharing here itself).

I have to begin thinking about my research ideas for this module, which is entitled Development of Professional Practice. I really like this concept, and think it is more than fitting that I am developing this practice, and exploring it in my own life, here, where my colleagues (both current and future) can join me on the journey.

As I am beginning to formulate my ideas for this mini-project (around 3800 words, +/- 10%), I am going to consider some of the concepts that interest me, as I think some brainstorming is in order:

  • identity and learning
  • autoethnographic inquiry (both as a researcher and as studied in others who engage in this)
  • exploring various personal identities, and the transition from one to another
  • transformative learning
  • reflective practice related to constructivist / critical frameworks
  • individual identity development and self-definition within communities of practice
  • juggling of identities as a process of personal learning

Will have to play around with these, and see what feedback my cohort offers.