Day Experience Research Method

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

I was involved in a study by the CARET or Centre for Applied Research for Educational Technologies to survey the use of Information and Communications Technologies or ICTs among the students in Cambridge. One of the method they use is Day Experience Research Method where each of the participant is provided by a notebook, a disposable camera and a voice recorder. I was asked to record down what I'm doing, where, when, what am I using and what do I feel at the moment that they send me a text message or SMS through my mobile phone. The time interval ranged from 30 minutes to 90 minutes. What they are interested is the ICTs stuff that I'm using, if I do. In total, they prompted me to do the recording for 10 times in 24 hours. In return, the gave me a gift card from Borders which I'm not sure how much the value is because I didn't have the time to check it out today! Too much things to do. I think Wednesday will always be a busy day for me, but alhamdulillah that's the time to learn. Like today, 2 seminars in a roll and I've realised that actually I'm not that so 'not doing enough' for my PhD. I was worried the whole time that if I have collected enough data for my study, enough students, etc. but after listening to my colleagues works, I realise that, we are about the same, alhamdulillah. What really matter is the way we are going to present the data in out thesis later on.

Yesterday, I sent some tokens of gift to the teacher and students involved in my research. I hope they will excel in their GCSE this year. Talking about GCSE, I'm taking one paper tomorrow in Islamic Studies. It's tomorrow morning and I'm still not quite prepared yet because I was busy sorting out the accommodation for a French girl. Alhamdulillah, that's sorted out. So, tonight, I'll be concentrating at the GCSE. Please make dua for us.

I also did manage to do lots yesterday because my bicycle was punctured! Sent to the workshop yesterday and when I was walking down to get my bicycle, I met some Malaysians and started talking to them. By the time I reached the workshop, it's close! Anyway, that was a good chat because I met my secondary school Principal! He is a non-Muslim and when I was in the school, I wasn't a Muslim yet, he is a little shocked to meet me but he has already heard the 'rumour' that I have converted a few years ago. I'm happy that he still recognised me though he has never been teaching me.

So, I think that's it for today, tomorrow will be a BIG day, I hope I don't end up doing worse than my students in the mosque. Dua, please, dua.

Wassalam.