Wondering about blogging as an adjunct to ethological research tracking. With more emphasis on qualitative, investigatory studies in which the researcher almost becomes a participant, this would seem to be a valuable way of keeping a process journal that adds to the depth of information available for interrogation. Is anyone doing this? I’m sure I’ve heard. Which means I’m not sure really! C’mon, if you know, share! Continue reading Blogging as a research tool
I was just about to post about an upcoming meeting with the innovator behind a telehealth service for people with dementia when I realised that Dem Tigerpaw will not be a part of this research if it comes off. She won’t have a lot to do with another project bubbling under either, involving digital cameras and positive psychology. There are more potential SL related projects in the pipeline so she’s hardly going to become redundant but should she be compartmentalised I wonder. I’m for giving Dem the role of mediator or ‘front woman’ for all the tech-based research I would like to report … Continue reading Ah, now what…
Got to see our incomplete participant today. Not that she was incomplete, you understand, her session was. It’s not easy to elicit memories of experiences people didn’t have and the eliciting part comes next week. Hopefully, she won’t feel driven to jump ship before we’ve finished that! Continue reading Catching up
Today I’m having a rationalising session and that has included coralling several of my disparate online presences (if there is such a word) into one enclosure. WordPress has a nicely manicured lawn, tidy edgings, and neighbours with eclectic tastes so it makes sense to move in and put up the curtains. I came here on a visit from MySpace, hauling along a nascent blog offering views on the world that may or may not be shared by others. It liked what it saw and pitched its tent so I went back to fetch Dem and now I won’t get lost making my … Continue reading Migrating from MySpace
Dr Suzanne Conboy-Hill 