Scholarship is a Conversation
This week the lecture was about "Scholarship is a
Conversation". That adds to the idea that no scholarly work of an author
stands alone and that researcher and new authors just add the the idea that was
write about already and they add on an existing idea. Therefore Scholarship is
an ongoing conversation. The lecturer also unpack Knowledge Practices and
Dispositions in the Threshold Framework.
Definition
The Framework defines Scholarship as a Conversation as communities of
scholars, researchers, or professionals engaging in a sustained discourse where
every researcher brings home new insight to the scholarly conversation and new
theories or perspectives arise through negotiation.
Topic: Student will have to do a Research Project about
exploring safety in their communities.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Student should be able to explore and discuss safety measures in their
areas
2.
Student should
be able to Investigate and analyze criminal activities in their area.
3.
They should be
able to present their findings by summarizing a brief report and present it.
Activities
1.
Students should do an investigation in the area and also consult the
newspaper in reports on crime and create a whatsapp group for the community to
report the crimes taken place over a period of time. (This speak to the Knowledge
Practice of contribute to scholarly conversation
at an appropriate level)
2.
Engage with the
police forum or neighborhood watch regarding crime stats in the area Do an
actual survey in the neighbourhood to investigate how the community has been affected
by crime. (This speaks the Scholarship as a conversation as they will learning
from the research what they are not aware of.
3. The students
have to summarise and present a Powerpoint presentation on their findings. (This speaks to the
Knowledge Practice of summarizing the changes in scholarly perspective over
time)
Additional PowerPoint Reading - http://www.ndmbacrl.org/Symposium/2015-Keynote-Riley.pptx
Sharon Mader, ACRL IL Program Officer
Hi Mary
ReplyDeleteI really need you to revisit this teaching scenario.
Your learning outcomes should speak directly to the Frame, Scholarship as a Conversation. Think about it some more.
Here are examples of possible activities: 1. Explore and discuss safety measures in their areas in a discussion forum; 2. Investigate, analyse and discuss the occurrence of criminal activities in their areas in the discussion forum; 3. Present their findings to the class in the form of a poster designed by the groups and answer questions
Hi again Mary
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for your taching scenario on "Research as Inquiry"