I'm thinking about the educational uses of blog rings as a community of learners...seeking to develop knowledge. As we utilize blogs in this way, I hope to further develop this idea, but I think it may be one possible method of data collection for my dissertation.
I hope to tell the story of ekphrasis in action through three different lenses, my own experience, my children's experience, and the experience of students involved in my Arts in Education course. (That's the idea right now, anyway.) Could a blog ring provide a sense of anonymity to my college students? Could it enable them to freely discuss their own reactions and emotions as we explore the interplay between painting and writing? At times it seems that they are hesitant to share these realities in class...perhaps because transparency is so threatening for all of us. We hold our innermost thoughts so close to ourselves that we build boundaries without even realizing it. I'm wondering if setting up blogs where classmates are able to post and respond to one another with "blogger" usernames might reduce some of the risk involved in this process? Hmmmmmm...
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Wow! These are great questions! Keep on seeking inquiries for your answer. I think using blog to collect data is a very creative idea. what kind of questions do you plan to examine for your dissertation study? Were those in the second paragraph your research questions?
ReplyDeleteThe questions I'm starting with are:
ReplyDeleteHow do reluctant writers respond to ekphrasis?
How do reluctant artists respond to ekphrasis?
How is ekphrasis experienced at different life-stages?
I'm just beginning to refine the ideas and questions. I hope they will be more well developed by the end of the semester.