Comments on: on blogging and research http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/ making lives better, making better lives Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: THE 133rd CARNIVAL OF EDUCATION « The Red Pencil http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/comment-page-1/#comment-175590 THE 133rd CARNIVAL OF EDUCATION « The Red Pencil Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:24:01 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/#comment-175590 [...] In a related post, Isabella Mori, a counsellor over in Vancouver, talks about her experiences with blogging about Education and Psychology as she debates the difference between blogging and research. [...] [...] In a related post, Isabella Mori, a counsellor over in Vancouver, talks about her experiences with blogging about Education and Psychology as she debates the difference between blogging and research. [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Deam http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/comment-page-1/#comment-152996 Jeremy Deam Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:13:11 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/#comment-152996 Generally I think blogging needs to be slowed down and academic research needs to be speeded up! It takes ages between doing some research experiment and getting it published in a journal - but that's a whole different problem. On the other hand I find myself trying to rush things out on my blog - because, exactly as you say, there's this pressure inherent in the medium. Anything bloggers can do to slow themselves down is worthwhile. Sometimes great things are created in the heat of the moment, but they can still benefit from refining. Generally I think blogging needs to be slowed down and academic research needs to be speeded up! It takes ages between doing some research experiment and getting it published in a journal – but that’s a whole different problem.

On the other hand I find myself trying to rush things out on my blog – because, exactly as you say, there’s this pressure inherent in the medium. Anything bloggers can do to slow themselves down is worthwhile. Sometimes great things are created in the heat of the moment, but they can still benefit from refining.

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/comment-page-1/#comment-151118 isabella mori Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:18:27 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/#comment-151118 thanks for your comments, nickie and james. yes, i hadn't even thought about the serialized nature yet. this means that everything comes out in dripples and tidbits. again, that's also often how traditional research reports are written - but they are not presented in that fashion, so one always thinks of it as a whole piece. humbling, that's a good word. nickie, do you do any blog or internet based research at your college? thanks for your comments, nickie and james. yes, i hadn’t even thought about the serialized nature yet. this means that everything comes out in dripples and tidbits. again, that’s also often how traditional research reports are written – but they are not presented in that fashion, so one always thinks of it as a whole piece.

humbling, that’s a good word.

nickie, do you do any blog or internet based research at your college?

]]> By: James http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/comment-page-1/#comment-150781 James Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:07:44 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/#comment-150781 For myself, a large part of the problem is the serialized nature of blogging, where there's a separation of ideas that's not necessarily present in a typical journal article. With blogging, there's a certain pressure to create a narrative that can be hard to juggle with the need for scientific objectivity. I struggle with the idea of amount of disclosure, sometimes worrying about getting dooced (say, writing about an unpleasant meeting) and others just worrying about releasing information and inferences I haven't mulled over completely yet. There is certainly a rawness in research blogging that's becoming a new frontier; usually we're not used to anybody but close colleagues seeing our drafts. It's humbling, to say the least. For myself, a large part of the problem is the serialized nature of blogging, where there’s a separation of ideas that’s not necessarily present in a typical journal article. With blogging, there’s a certain pressure to create a narrative that can be hard to juggle with the need for scientific objectivity. I struggle with the idea of amount of disclosure, sometimes worrying about getting dooced (say, writing about an unpleasant meeting) and others just worrying about releasing information and inferences I haven’t mulled over completely yet.

There is certainly a rawness in research blogging that’s becoming a new frontier; usually we’re not used to anybody but close colleagues seeing our drafts. It’s humbling, to say the least.

]]> By: Nickie http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/comment-page-1/#comment-147483 Nickie Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:43:56 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/on-blogging-and-research/#comment-147483 This is so accurate, thank you for putting these challenges and questions into a post. Since I do a lot of research because of college, I find I brush up against this quandry often.I'm kind of glad to hear that I'm not alone in this struggle. This is so accurate, thank you for putting these challenges and questions into a post. Since I do a lot of research because of college, I find I brush up against this quandry often.I’m kind of glad to hear that I’m not alone in this struggle.

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