Being a reflective researcher means being able to reflect on the information gathered. They know a variety of ways to collaborate and gather information by using both qualitative and quantitative methods. On the other hand, a reflexive researcher focuses solely on qualitative methods. These researchers must remain reflexive, keeping an open mind to all sides or angles of the story. They must not hinder their project by incorporating their feelings, emotions, or thoughts into the research. For our collaborative research project not only do I have to be a reflective researcher, but I have to be a reflexive researcher as well.
Collaboration is sharing ideas or knowledge with others. People work together to achieve a goal. Just like writing is a recursive process, so is collaboration. There are many different forms of collaboration, such as conversation, peer review, dialogue, interviews, etc.
Everyone is involved in collaboration from as early on as elementary school. Students collaborate without even realizing it. Whenever students discuss the assignment or lesson with their peers they are collaborating. This is why teachers put students into groups when working on a certain task - to have the students collaborate and learn from one another.
During school or now, in my college classes, I collaborate with my teachers and peers to broaden my horizons, learning even more about the subject or topic being taught. In my apartment I collaborate with my roommates to ensure we are all respecting each other's living space. At work, as a waitress, I collaborate with the other workers, such as the bus boy, cooks, and hosts, to make sure customers are receiving the best dining experience.
For Writing, Reserach, and Technology our #wrt2 class collaborates on Twitter to further discuss class discussions or assignments. For our next major assignment, the collaborative research project, I have been in touch with my group members, Sam and Mickey. We are currently collaborating on the topic we would like to research and who we are going to interview. Not only have we collaborated in class face-to-face, but we have also emailed one another about the project.
Overall, to be intelligent and become successful, you need to collaborate.