Flippin' Research

RESEARCH

• Integral part of our discipline
• Informs our practice
• Provide rationale for change
• Exploring problems, issues, needs
• BUT........

The Problem

• Often initiated and led by 'academics'
• Can mean research is 'done' to teachers/students
• Teachers often in the best place to identify key issues
• BUT
• Teachers are often 'time poor' when it comes to research

AN IDEA

• 'FLIP' the traditional research model
• Develop mutually beneficial partnerships
• Teacher initiates and drives the research question
• Tertiary educators support and utilise resources
• Explore and share the findings together

POSSIBILITIES IN THE FORM OF...

• 'Hunches' you might have
• Problems you have been grappling with
• Issues your students have
• Observations requiring deeper investigation
• Evaluation of programmes, contexts, delivery styles etc

HOW?

• Meet to develop a research concept
• We can explore and summarise literature
• Implement Teacher-Led Action Research Cycle
• We can help gather data, analyse data etc
• Link you to expertise in relevant areas

POTENTIAL TO....

• Share findings together
• Joint workshops, conferences, publications
• Develop a research 'dating' service
• Collaborate on joint issues (other teachers)
• Create an interactive website 

WHERE TO FROM HERE?

• Your feedback
• 2 Pilot projects
• Develop networks
• Create resource hub

Teacher-led Innovation Fund

• Funding for teacher-led research
• $2m, $3m, $3m
• 'Collaborative', 'innovative' research
• Release time, PD, resourcing
• Applications open now

INTERESTED?...

• Kylie Thompson (Unitec)
• Anne McKay (Unitec)
• Margot Bowes (University of Auckland)
• EMAIL:
• amckay@unitec.ac.nz
• kthompson2@unitec.ac.nz