{"id":189,"date":"2017-08-20T22:01:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T05:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/?p=189"},"modified":"2017-08-20T22:03:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T05:03:17","slug":"the-roots-of-research-a-beginner-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0017\/the-roots-of-research-a-beginner-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"The roots of research &#8211; a beginner perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When listening to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">George Veletsianos&#8217;\u00a0<\/span>comments and answers to a couple of our cohort\u2019s questions regarding his research and the process of building a research proposal, the concept of <span style=\"font-size: 16pt\"><strong><em>learning by doing<\/em><\/strong><\/span> really came to the forefront of my mind. As of today, I have not completed primary or secondary research of any kind.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The idea of spending years engaging academically and professionally with concepts and reading articles on databases before then formulating a research question frankly seem foreign to me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 The best way I feel to get good at researching is just to do it, do it, do it, and do it again. \u00a0Only then will I be able to learn from what works for me and what doesn&#8217;t, as well as how to apply what has been proven to work for others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I though,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>like many of those in our program, have worked for years in education, teaching people of varied ages from all over the world (as well as in varied educational settings).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My experience of developing my craft will definitely help me to become aware of gaps and challenges that exist, and I trust that this awareness will lead me to questions, which I then can pursue and research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">George\u2019s mention of his personal experience with female tech colleagues dealing with harassment and discrimination rang true for me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I don\u2019t get the impression that he was actively researching how women are treated in these environments, but his own experience, coupled with his reading of stories at Google, Uber and Gamergate provided an obvious avenue for him to pursue.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am hopeful that the figurative \u2018apple falling from the tree\u2019 will happen to me, and will then lead me down a path to inspired and (hopefully) academically worthy research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Veletsianos, G. (2017, August 10). George Veletsianos on Research.\u00a0Podcast retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=245247<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When listening to\u00a0George Veletsianos&#8217;\u00a0comments and answers to a couple of our cohort\u2019s questions regarding his research and the process of building a research proposal, the concept of learning by doing really came to the forefront of my mind. 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