Robyn

One of the good things that happened this week was introducing a colleague, and friend, to blogging. Robyn works with me and is currently analysising data for her PhD. Robyn is working in the area of self-study. She is analysing data from her classes with pre-service teacher education students. Robyn has transcripts of her classes, her participant observation notes during classes, and journal comments that students have written in response to transcripts of their classes that she has developed.

We have spoken a lot this week, about blogs and about analysis of data. A point of contention has involved data analysis and its relation to theory. Robyn's experiences and readings of relevant literature suggest powerful points that might drive her analysis of her classroom teaching data. On the other hand, Robyn has data that provides material for analysis that might lead her in ways not yet encompassed within her reading of the literature and within self-study.

A tension for you Robyn.