Notes

PROCESS NOTES


 * Need to create a common shared definition of shifts---what we're "bothering with" or responding to in our narratives. Vivian also referred to this as a //common construct//.
 * Start with our individual stories. These could be fragments to be arranged and pulled together later into a coherent narrative: personal notes, observations, snapshots, artifacts. Or if it's more your style to start from a beginning point and just write, go for it. Whatever you have, whatever your preferred process, post it on your page.
 * Focus on what's relevant to you. For many of us, that may mean starting with how our own thinking has been changed by learning about "shifts," and then making a connection to how we see the shifts playing out in our teaching and our students (whoever they may be). If you've experimented with integrating shift-related concepts or tools in your teaching, you might incorporate it into your story.
 * Beyond those rough guidelines, we'll avoid setting rigid expectations about structure, both for individual stories and the overall paper. We'll stay patient, watch for patterns, and take our cues from what emerges from individual narratives.
 * We'll reconvene at agreed-upon mileposts to see how it's going, offer support, identify emerging themes and areas of research, and start to find the shape and organizing structure of the paper.
 * Likely research touchstones: adult learning, community building, metacognition, technology integration, construction of knowledge. As areas of research emerge, we'll need to devise a process for finding and sharing citations. Zotero? A separate bibliography page on this wiki might be helpful, too.