My research topic is an evolving decision. I have entered my doctoral program with a number of potential research interests. As I’ve already blogged, the one that keeps coming back around is the concept of strengthening the teacher-student relationship with the use of technology.
I have a loose hypothesis in my head that there is something to the one-on-one nature that certain digital technologies can offer that relationship. I’ve seen it play out positively a few times over recent years, and I feel like there is more there than meets the eye. Of course, it has issues such as boundaries, appropriateness of communication and the documentation of these things, but those topics can be more broadly tackled as my research unfolds. For the summer of 2022, I am starting by taking a step back to first look at the teacher-student relationship, and the pedagogical role it plays. Then I will open it up slightly to include digital technologies as they have been previously used and studied.