First of all, I have to admit going into the annotated bibliography assignment, I had not committed completely to one topic nor did I really have any plan framework ideas established in my mind. At the time I didn’t really see the value of the annotated bibliography assignment. Half way through the annotation process I began to see the exercise for what it was. It was a sort of Daniel-san exercise of repeated analysis. After completing the annotated bibliography, I felt more confident about writing my capstone proposal draft and really think that the process of synthesizing that amount of research helped me further refine my ideas about my capstone project. Really, the whole exercise of the annotated bibliography made me appreciate and not take for granted the amount of pre-planning involved in research projects.
In a recent post to the class, Dr. Wright said, “You can find the articles, you understand the articles, but have a hard time critiquing them. You are not confident in your research analytical skills”. He then later said this is normal and to be expected. I certainly feel like I have some room to grow as a researcher. There are so many different variations of qualitative and quantitative research and then the mixture of those two into mixed-methods. I definitely do not feel confident about my analytical research skills and for the most part feel like that is a skill that is emerging. However, I do feel like I have a broader awareness of all of the various research types.
Overall, this class has been one of the most challenging classes that I have ever participated in. My favorite parts include TAMUC’s Rusty Waller and his videos, Chris Flipp and his videos, and Dr. Wright’s sync session discussions of the book material. The amount of information and material that was covered this semester is awe-inspiring. As a class, I think we should pat ourselves on the back because we covered a lot. And that is a credit to the KSU ITEC program. By the time we are through, I feel we will be very confident in our abilities as technology coaches. My hopes are that as we begin to evolve into our roles as technology leaders that we will make time in our busy schedules to conduct research to inform our processes and the processes of our colleagues.
In a recent post to the class, Dr. Wright said, “You can find the articles, you understand the articles, but have a hard time critiquing them. You are not confident in your research analytical skills”. He then later said this is normal and to be expected. I certainly feel like I have some room to grow as a researcher. There are so many different variations of qualitative and quantitative research and then the mixture of those two into mixed-methods. I definitely do not feel confident about my analytical research skills and for the most part feel like that is a skill that is emerging. However, I do feel like I have a broader awareness of all of the various research types.
Overall, this class has been one of the most challenging classes that I have ever participated in. My favorite parts include TAMUC’s Rusty Waller and his videos, Chris Flipp and his videos, and Dr. Wright’s sync session discussions of the book material. The amount of information and material that was covered this semester is awe-inspiring. As a class, I think we should pat ourselves on the back because we covered a lot. And that is a credit to the KSU ITEC program. By the time we are through, I feel we will be very confident in our abilities as technology coaches. My hopes are that as we begin to evolve into our roles as technology leaders that we will make time in our busy schedules to conduct research to inform our processes and the processes of our colleagues.