The Skype session today couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time as a large part of the discussion was about how we collate our findings.
We have researched , read books , journals , blogs etc but what do we now do with our research ?
We know what we need to do - turn it into an essay !! But how ?
The timing of the Skype was perfect as just last night I was attempting to read another book on the suggested reading list ;but after not connecting with it and feeling I wasn’t absorbing any information I decided to take a step back and go back to my roots ! The trusty module one handbook. I wanted to see where I would be able to use some of the references I have found within my essay.
I tend to write notes as I go along on my phone but I also have lots of individual papers with information on them. I am also a big fan of spider diagrams :)
Initially I plan to go through my notes , and then go back to look at it all through again with each lens.
A module three student offered a good piece of advice, of colour coding key words that you have come across a lot and then categorising them.
We need to go back and take a look at what is of value and which references we will use. I feel as long as we can justify then any would be suitable to use.
An interesting part of our discussion today was by looking at our ideas from a different perspective.
Adesola suggested that contrast is another facet that we should consider.
Contrasting views can also be featured in our work, as long as we can link it all up.
I feel this would make the essay an interesting read and will be looking into this more.
A special mention to the great book ‘ The Creative Habit’ by Twyla Tharp. This book was informative and interesting and has really resonated with me. It was an easy read from the start.
