Exercise: Please write the story of your research in the form of a "fairy tale". See the outline and example below.
Online form (Only to be completed by delegates to writing workshops.)
Proposal
Researchers believe that...
But I think that maybe...
So I am going to <be very specific in what you will DO>
And I hope to find out ...
Which will change the way in which we
Example: Researchers believe that face-to-face contact is essential for interactivity.
But I think that maybe there are cheap technological alternatives.
So I am going to put my students in a WhatsApp group for discussion during and after class and analyse their messages.
And I hope to find out what types of interaction occur.
Which will change the way in which we design interactive educational experiences.
Research paper/Thesis
Once upon a time researchers believed that...
But I thought that maybe...
So did <Say exactly what you did to whom>
And I found that...
Which will change the way in which we...
Example: Once upon a time researchers believed that face-to-face contact was essential for interactivity.
But I thought that maybe there were cheap technological alternatives.
So I put my students in a WhatsApp group for discussion during and after class and analysed their messages.
And I found that high levels of interaction of various kinds occurred.
Which will change the way in which we design interactive educational experiences.
Acknowledgement: Dr Lucia Thesen of the University of Cape Town