The impetus for blogging the journey came from a class in the Global Leadership Program at Indy Tech, LDS 7015, facilitated by Dr. Jonathan Westover. Two readings in one week's module focused on blogging through research processes and experiences (Bodenham, 2013; Carrigan, 2013). The author wrote during this particular week,
- Self-knowledge and thought formulation are some byproducts of blogging about research: a) it helps me to be aware of how I am studying. 'Why am I doing this? - meaning why am I studying this way” (Bodenham, 2013, para. 5) and b) it helps ensure you can continue to develop strands of thought which, for now, don’t have any practical implications but might at some point in the future. (Carrigan, 2013, point 11).
The author plans to make two inital posts during 2016 as she prepares to produce her qualifying paper in early 2017, at which point the goal will be to make a blog entry every 1-2 weeks from that time through the end of the dissertation.
Questions, suggestions, and critique are welcome in comments.
References
Bodenham, L. (2013, December 2). Good
reasons why you should blog about your research. London Connection.
Retrieved from http://www.londoninternational.ac.uk/community/londonconnection/articles/toptips/good-reasons-why-you-should-blog-about-your-research
Carrigan, M. (2013,
August 29). 40 reasons why you should blog about your research. The
Sociological Connection. Retrieved from http://sociologicalimagination.org/archives/13910
Photo by Lenore Morales, 2015. Lincoln Road walkway from beach, Miami Beach, Florida.
