For the next few days I find myself without phone service or internet connection as the wifi is down. This is making me realise even more how heavily I rely on being connected and use web 2.0 applications. I am trying to work on my module 2 research project and I find that I can’t search for new quotes and literature, that I can’t quickly google theasurus.com (which Is my essay lifesaver) and I can’t even post this blog! So when you will be reading this, thankfully I will be back in the 21st century and on Web 2.0 again! Also it's a bit worrying how I automatically just pick up my phone to check my social media feeds and being in Brasil I felt so lost without being able to connect to my family and friends on whats app!
I decided to take the time and free write some of my reflective essay. Module 2 has pushed me to really think out of the box and has challenged me mentally and academically more than ever before. The workload from module 1 to module 2 has more than doubled, (not to scare module 1s) I think once you have found your topic of interest, the rest just makes sense and there is a natural progression to the finish line!
For someone who struggled to get my head around ethics in module 1 (I just thought ethics were common sense and if you are a decent person they should just be obvious), they have really been unavoidable to write about in module 2. The MORE form basically guides you to question everything about your inquiry and if there was a question you didn’t know the answer to, then it was obvious that you hadn’t considered this and therefore have to put an ethical procedure in place. Consequently, I think I have really improved on my ethical thinking (hopefully this will reflect in my feedback haha).
I certainly used my module 1 essay and artefact to “spark my little wonder’, to find out what passionate issue I could inquire about. At first I did think ‘wow how do these modules even link and what was the point of module 1', but as I am getting to the end of this module I have come to realise that there is a strong link. I needed to reflect on and analyse my practice to know about the many different possible inquiry projects I could have chosen. When I have been writing about how my inquiry links and will develop my practice, I honestly wouldn’t have had the answers if I didn’t spend those 12 weeks reflecting and establishing my professional practice.
One tip the supervisors gave us at the start of this module, is that its important to pick a topic that you are actually genuinely interested in and that will develop your practice. I completely agree with this especially as it will take over your life for module 2 and 3! You will basically be spending 24 weeks of your life engrossed in the topic!
So take this advice seriously :)
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