[OERI 2021] multiple modes of expression OR research instruments

Hello Colleagues: I am grateful for all the past research, the presentations, the resources and the chats at OERI2021 so far. I was speaking with our mentor Michelle Harrison and my other affinity group member Maya Hey about ways for students to express thoughts and feelings about their own processes during a research project involving them. I want to complement the student focus groups I am organizing (not yet REB approved). I would like students to document their own process. I would provide students a choice on how to document, for example, in a written diary, and audio diary, or concept map. Am I simply and justly applying Universal Design for Learning principles, encouraging multiple means of expression as I would in class? Or, and this is the question, because each of those mediums and activities is different—writing, speaking, drawing—am I creating three research instruments? Thoughts? Michelle and Maya can add here to further represent our conversation. (I am the KPU Open Research Fellow, 2021-2022, overlapping with the extremely clever inaugural Research Fellow, Melissa Ashman who gave a lightning talk on Monday. ) [logo gif] Warm Regards, Deirdre Maultsaid (she/her) Instructor, Applied Communications School of Business Kwantlen Polytechnic University Surrey Cedar 2010; Richmond 2900 deirdre.maultsaid@kpu.ca<mailto:deirdre.maultsaid@kpu.ca> Our campuses are located on the unceded & traditional territories of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qay’qayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.//This email has been created using dictation. Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.