Explanations & clarifications
First, today's best-of-blog winner is...Scribble's cat post on "Tons of Thoughts." Runners up were Doctor Bop's hurricane post on "Dropshots," Cruella8908's panic poem on "This is my life," and Crazyowl's autumn post on "Daily ramblings from Crazyowl."
Next, a bit of explanation/clarification about Thursday's research-blog topic. The syllabus says you should interview a professor in your major to discover current research topics and problems in that particular field of research. Although I'd still love for you to talk to a professor in your major, I realize that some of you don't have majors, and others might not have the time (or the courage) to interview a professor in-the-flesh. So, for Thursday's research blog, you have the option of doing some online research into an academic field you are interested in and then posting the results in a blog-post.
Start by going to the KSC Academics homepage:
http://www.keene.edu/academics/
There you'll find a list of the departments/majors that KSC offers. Pick a major (or several majors if you're undecided) that sounds interesting to you and then brainstorm some research topics that you think might be interesting. (For instance, if you think Psychology sounds like an interesting field of research, brainstorm a list of topics that are interesting in the field of psychology: child psychology, the psychology of serial killers, group psychology, the psychology of subliminal messages, etc. For this stage of your brainstorming, consider and write down ANYTHING related to your chosen field (or fields) of research: you're trying to generate ideas, not write anything in stone.
Next, visit Mason Library's eSource homepage:
http://www.keene.edu/library/esources.cfm
Halfway down the page, you'll find Subject eSources for many (not all) of the majors offered at KSC. If your chosen field (or fields) of research is listed, click on that eSource and investigate what resources are online. You'll find, for instance, that most of these Subject eSources have a list of online journals and webpages related to that particular field. Make a list of the kinds of research topics people in the field are discussing. (For example, when I clicked on the Philosophy Subject eSource, I found a link to a website on Ecofeminism, which might lead to some interesting research topics.)
After you've interviewed one or more professors and/or done some brainstorming & websurfing on an academic field/fields that interest you, write up your results. What current academic debates, research topics, or controversies do you find interesting? Why?
Good luck, and I look forward to reading your in-class blog response to Peter Elbow and your Research Blog # 2.
Next, a bit of explanation/clarification about Thursday's research-blog topic. The syllabus says you should interview a professor in your major to discover current research topics and problems in that particular field of research. Although I'd still love for you to talk to a professor in your major, I realize that some of you don't have majors, and others might not have the time (or the courage) to interview a professor in-the-flesh. So, for Thursday's research blog, you have the option of doing some online research into an academic field you are interested in and then posting the results in a blog-post.
Start by going to the KSC Academics homepage:
http://www.keene.edu/academics/
There you'll find a list of the departments/majors that KSC offers. Pick a major (or several majors if you're undecided) that sounds interesting to you and then brainstorm some research topics that you think might be interesting. (For instance, if you think Psychology sounds like an interesting field of research, brainstorm a list of topics that are interesting in the field of psychology: child psychology, the psychology of serial killers, group psychology, the psychology of subliminal messages, etc. For this stage of your brainstorming, consider and write down ANYTHING related to your chosen field (or fields) of research: you're trying to generate ideas, not write anything in stone.
Next, visit Mason Library's eSource homepage:
http://www.keene.edu/library/esources.cfm
Halfway down the page, you'll find Subject eSources for many (not all) of the majors offered at KSC. If your chosen field (or fields) of research is listed, click on that eSource and investigate what resources are online. You'll find, for instance, that most of these Subject eSources have a list of online journals and webpages related to that particular field. Make a list of the kinds of research topics people in the field are discussing. (For example, when I clicked on the Philosophy Subject eSource, I found a link to a website on Ecofeminism, which might lead to some interesting research topics.)
After you've interviewed one or more professors and/or done some brainstorming & websurfing on an academic field/fields that interest you, write up your results. What current academic debates, research topics, or controversies do you find interesting? Why?
Good luck, and I look forward to reading your in-class blog response to Peter Elbow and your Research Blog # 2.
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