QRM 2025 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

We are excited to offer the four pre-conference workshops listed below. The workshops will run on April 15, 2025. The workshops are free, but please pre-register at qrmconf@gmail.com by April 4, 2025 so we can provide a list of attendees to the workshop presenters.

REFLEXIVITY: JOURNALING RIGHT AND LEFT

Janet Salmons
Free-Range Scholar
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Journals, whether analog or digital, are valuable for researchers and our research. Journaling right and left means drawing on both sides of our brains in forms that range from the practical to the creative. The practical side of journaling allows us to keep track of plans, details, and schedules. The creative side invites us to reflect on and reflexively make sense of our observations and experiences. Creative journaling allows us to record the essence of ourselves and research environments, or to step away and refresh our minds and spirits. We can develop keen observational skills, cultivate curiosity and imagination, while managing our own responses to the sometimes-difficult research experience. In this workshop we will explore examples and practice practical and creative journaling. You’ll take home prompts to help you incorporate journaling into your research life.

Bio

Dr. Janet Salmons is a free-range scholar and creative. Areas of interest include emerging research methods, and teaching and collaborative learning in the digital age. Her most recent books are: Doing Qualitative Research Online (2022), Reframing and Rethinking Collaboration in Higher Education and Beyond (2021), Your Super Quick Guide to Learning Online (2021), What Kind of Researcher Are You? (2020), Publishing from your Doctoral Research: Create and Use a Publication Strategy with Helen Kara (2020), Learning to Collaborate, Collaborating to Learn (2019), Find the Theory in Your Research (2019), and Gather Your Data Online (2019). She is an honorary member of the TAA Council of Fellows (2019) and received the Mike Keedy Award (2018) in recognition of enduring service to authors. Learn more at www.vision2lead.com.