reflective+blog+research+-+focus+groups

=**__FEEDBACK - FOCUS GROUPS__**  = = = =Developing the use of blogs as a reflective tool - FOCUS GROUPS =



=**Developing the use of blogs as a reflective tool - FOCUS GROUPS** =

**Reflective Blog Research**
This research project has now been running for over 10 weeks and I have enjoyed following your blogs during this period. To really establish some useful findings from this research I now need to hold some focus groups.

**Focus Groups**
A focus group is simply a short session, no more than 1 hour, where you have the opportunity to describe your experiences of using the different methods of reflective blog entries. The important thing here is that this is your own honest experience, good and bad. From this feedback I am then able to draw conclusions as to what did and didn't work and determine guidelines for the future.

As you know, reflection is vital to learning at MA level and at the University of the Arts London we are eager to explore any ways possible to deepen that reflection. The recent success of the graduating students of MA Digital Arts and the comments from the external examiner show that we (MA Digital Arts staff and students) are doing something right but that doesn't mean we should stop improving and developing this course and the learning methods.

The focus groups will all follow a similar format so if for some reason you are not able to attend I can give you the questions and you can give me feedback via email.

**Timings**
The dates and times of the focus groups will be sent out via email.

Jonathan Kearney

=**Feedback questions:**=


 * //The questions below are designed to help you think about your feedback on the reflective blog research. You don't need to answer every single question they are designed to help you describe your feelings and experiences.//**

**Reflective blogs feedback questions:**
you were asked to use 3 methods for reflective blog entries

looking at the 3 methods one at a time

1. written entries using a list of specific questions

How did you feel using this method?

Did using the written entries help you to reflect more or less?

- If you answered more, what was it about this method which worked well for you?

- If you answered less, what was it about this method which didn't work well for you?

2. photographic entries using images and short written captions only

How did you feel using this method?

Did using the photographic entries help you to reflect more or less?

- If you answered more, what was it about this method which worked well for you?

- If you answered less, what was it about this method which didn't work well for you?

3. video or voice entries

How did you feel using this method?

Did using the video or voice entries help you to reflect more or less?

- If you answered more, what was it about this method which worked well for you?

- If you answered less, what was it about this method which didn't work well for you?

Did your experience of reflective learning change due to following these methods? If it did change please describe how.

Did your understanding of reflective learning change due to following these methods? If it did change please describe how.

Looking back would you use one or more of these methods in the future?

How could these methods could be improved? Are there other methods of reflection that you use?

Jonathan Kearney