It’s been a while.  I’ve been busy.  At least I tell myself that.  I attended my first doctoral residency (and technically my last, but I could attend more if I wanted).  I discovered that: 1. writing a doctoral study will be the most difficult thing I’ve ever done in life 2. APA style is a god (idolaters!) and 3. not all people with master’s degrees look like they have an IQ over 90. 

 

At least I narrowed my topic/research question.  Ta-Da!  Problem:  Many students use Web 2.0 social networking tools in personal life but don’t use them in the classroom.  Question: How can a classroom teacher integrate social networking tools?  That’s as far as I’ve gotten, people.

 

A Walden faculty member suggested I also study collaboration.  I’m pretty excited about it.  I need to buy some books for my “professional library.”  Right now I’m just plodding along, doing assignments every few days, and feeling as if I should being reading every scholarly article ever written about collaboration and technology.  But the feeling passes when I sit down to watch the latest episode of Project Runway (I like Christian).

 

Do you ever feel burdened by your responsibilities?  Not the ones like feed the kids (we can just assume those type of responsibilities always feel like a burden) but the ones you inflict on yourself?  The ones like:  I’m going to read these blogs everyday, I’m going to get my doctorate, I’m going to eat vegetables. 

 

Oh well.  I think I’m just in a funk.   I promise I’ll keep reading.  And working on my Ed.D. And eating veggies. 

 

Maybe what I need is a new pair of shoes…..