July 2009 – Page 2 – Silence and Voice

WordPress for the BlackBerry

Just learned that there is active testing of a WordPress app for the BlackBerry. While this is still not ready for prime time (it is not WYSIWYG!!!), it has taken more years for this to happen than I would have expected.

Perhaps some news is good news?

Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge

One of my tutors at Lancaster University recommended I read some of the work of Ray Land, a graduate of my department who does work with Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge. Seems this may be similar to Mezirow’s Transformative Learning theory.

Will have to investigate more, as there may be some nice impact with my autoethnographic inquiry I am preparing.

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-07-28

Just saw a bus with an electronic billboard on the side rather than a static poster. Engaging but distracting revenue source. #
Huge peel of thunder outside; sounded like an explosion. #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27

Ordered a pepperoni calzone at Two Boots. That and a little wine, and a nice, quiet evening home with the pugs. #
Horrible storms in Manhattan. Drove through severe rain. Saw lightning strikes and 3 rainbows. #
Correcting some papers. Drizzle outside, so no lawn mowing this weekend. #

Writing: A Method of Inquiry

I am reading Laurel Richardson’s (2000) article Writing: A Method of Inquiry, in the 2nd Edition of the Denzin and Lincoln Handbook of Qualitative Research.

It has been some time since I read this, and is the first reread since I met her when she facilitated a session at the 5th International Qualitative Congress. Her words are so powerful:

I consider writing as a method of inquiry, a way of finding out about yourself and your topic . . . . Writing is also a way of ‘knowing’–a method of discovery and analysis (p. 923).

I will certainly need to include this as I explain my reasons for using narrative inquiry in my research.