Sharing Is Caring - Group Discussion 26th Feb 2019

I always enter into the group discussions with apprehension, it's not until everyone starts sharing that I feel at ease. It is reassuring to hear that we are at similar stages and once the conversation starts flowing, it's easy to share ideas and give and take advice. It's also nice that I now recognise most of the voices and now have an understanding of what the practices are behind those voices. Last night we discussed the following.

What to do with our research?

By the time we reach Module 3, we will have accumulated a lot of research, those currently on Module 3 suggested creating something visual with it to see what was relevant and how to arrange it. 

Lists of For or Against/High or Low Importance

Create a mindmap 

Hi-Light Keywords to see the themes.

Diagrams and Artifacts 

We then discussed our Diagrams from Module 1 and how the ideas behind them continue to develop through all the modules. Here is my diagram from Module 1.

I found it helpful, to consider building on this original idea and improving it for my literature review for module 2.

Method & Methodology 

I was thankful for Helen clarifying that method and methodology have 2 different meanings. While I understood that we are using Qualitative Research there are other considerations that will help determine our methods. 

Do we want to capture real thoughts, processes and emotions? 

Are we looking for people to share their experiences instead of just giving YES/NO answers?

Are our methods relevant to our practice?

Will we learn something new instead of angling our research towards our own thoughts?

This part of the conversation has reminded me that I need to concentrate on researching how to research and reading the recommended module list as well as looking into the inquiry topic.

The conversation continued into the method of Observation and how we are encouraged to Observe as much as we can. However, we must keep an open mind and not have preconceptions of what we are looking for. 

I was concerned that my participants may feel that I may be critical of their work, but I was reminded by Andrew, that as professionals we are used to feedback and it can come from a positive place. Sharing is how we learn. 

If you have anything to share or any questions on our Group Discussion please do comment