Module Ones - As you have been thinking about RPL (areas of learning essays) it seems like ti would be time to talk to your Advisor about your ideas before you start writing one.
Thinking about research methods - this video gives a sense of the privilege it is to have people talk to us about their ideas. As you design your inquiry in Module Two or as you are carry out Module Three be reflective. They are not there to answer your questions, you are there to witness and respect their experiences. Then analysis the experience to better inform your own questions.
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Thinking about research methods - this video gives a sense of the privilege it is to have people talk to us about their ideas. As you design your inquiry in Module Two or as you are carry out Module Three be reflective. They are not there to answer your questions, you are there to witness and respect their experiences. Then analysis the experience to better inform your own questions.
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This is naturally moving to watch, however at times oversentimental. My preference was the first as children are less inhibited generally in interview situations. I am unsure as to the authenticity of recorded interview data when the participants are aware their stories are being shared on a large scale. I personally would not chose to share a deeply meaningful relationship of mine with every stranger. It has exposed possibilities of interviews and gathering data but I feel this more authentic with anonymous participants. Also how can there be an app that designs your line of questioning as surely the question structure is particular to the interviewer. Will look into this further anyway, thanks Adesola.
ReplyDeleteEasy to watch. Moving. Remarkable and Inspirational in places.
ReplyDeleteIt taps into our need to be noticed, heard and accepted, but also asks us to consider others above ourselves. There's a request for humility in there which is attractive. It has reminded me the approach I would like to take in the interviews, rather than worrying about getting answers.
I might go rogue at the end of my next interview.
Have looked into this further and it is a non-profit organization with an $8000 fee to start your own programme. Connecting and respecting people's stories is all good, but I still feel the knowledge that your story is accessible to many could distort it. A route to enable the sharing of one's problems and to know there are people out there in the same situation is good.
ReplyDeleteI've loved the Story Corps idea since I first heard about it a few years back. While some will always want their stories to be anonymous, others won't. In my own family, I never met my mother's mother or her parents, but my grandmother thoughtfully sat down with her own parents in the '80s and recorded two hours of audio interview material with them. It's the only thing I have to know them by, really, and I love the fact that I have the chance to hear their voices and get to know them a bit. My cousin did that with my grandfather as well, and that recording is so precious. My biggest regret was that I never did that with my own father before he died suddenly, because while I have my memories, it's not the same. So if anyone is reading and considering recording something like this, do it. Even if it's private (my family's are), it's well worth the doing.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good idea! I will do that :)
DeleteHannah thanks for this information. Just out of interest when you record with a family member is there a third person present during the process or can this be recorded privately with just the two people involved? Are all recordings made public? Perhaps I am more reserved and we do have family DVD material which is precious to me but I wouldn't be keen to share this with strangers. The idea presents many questions in regard to our research interview studies.
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't remember what Story Corps does. For my family, it was just someone tech savvy sat down with the interviewee and hit record! I think it would really depend on what they said as far as being comfortable enough to share it. Some of it could be really fascinating to other people (what growing up was like early 1900s in Minnesota) and some of it is probably more family specific and not that interesting to anyone else. But unless it was really private (like personal struggles and I knew they wouldn't want that shared, that sort of thing) or I thought it represented said family member in a poor light undeservedly, I'd be fine with opening it up--assuming said family member was okay with it, of course.
DeleteBut my point earlier was that if this is at all interesting, do it. Who cares if it's through Story Corps or public? And too, there's a lot of really interesting historical stuff that comes out in interviews, stuff like what it's like growing up "way back when" or the day to day stuff that people don't always think to share unless they're specifically asked.
I really like the idea of this, and I think I could really apply it to my own teaching. I have always been very open, and conversational with all of my students, and we all have a very strong relationship with each other. I know most of them more than there own parents do, and it enables me to be able to guide them to their goals with a better, and more clear understanding of them as people. This gives me the idea to actually interview students of mine, particularly my adult students. Perhaps I may learn more about what their ballet classes mean to them, and what they are getting out of it, in more than just physical exercise, and mental development. Thank you Adesola, this TT highlights some very good learning tools.
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