516 Research Update
Steve, first let me apologize for my late proposal. Some of your concerns were helpful to me, so I will try to sharpen the focus for you in this post. Although I'm not completely sure how my research will come together, the general thesis states that the influence of new media technologies (primarily visual and hypertext formats) is demanding that writing teachers re-evaluate how traditional English composition is being taught, mainly in regards to narrative and argumentative expression.
Another concern you mentioned was the outdated nature of some of my sources. For the most part, I agree with you, but I want to try and show a bit of the subject's background. I am still looking for more recent examples of curriculum to support my thesis, but I also want to overview the topic from a variety of interesting angles in an attempt to show that this evolution is not simply technology-driven, but cultural and multi-faceted.
So far, I have a partial outline detailing intro w/ background info, body support describing and defining the technologies at issue here, a section describing the conflict between traditional compositional goals and some new media approaches, and a section discussing a blending of styles. I still have a ways to go, but I feel positive about my vision for this project as a piece of persuasive information.
I would like to open the paper with a brief personal narrative detailing my own struggles with computer technology simply as a way to provide some perspective to the audience. I think this would be an effective rhetorical strategy, not only as a researcher, but as a teacher who also struggles with the issues addressed in the essay.
I look forward to your comments and suggestions.
Another concern you mentioned was the outdated nature of some of my sources. For the most part, I agree with you, but I want to try and show a bit of the subject's background. I am still looking for more recent examples of curriculum to support my thesis, but I also want to overview the topic from a variety of interesting angles in an attempt to show that this evolution is not simply technology-driven, but cultural and multi-faceted.
So far, I have a partial outline detailing intro w/ background info, body support describing and defining the technologies at issue here, a section describing the conflict between traditional compositional goals and some new media approaches, and a section discussing a blending of styles. I still have a ways to go, but I feel positive about my vision for this project as a piece of persuasive information.
I would like to open the paper with a brief personal narrative detailing my own struggles with computer technology simply as a way to provide some perspective to the audience. I think this would be an effective rhetorical strategy, not only as a researcher, but as a teacher who also struggles with the issues addressed in the essay.
I look forward to your comments and suggestions.
posted by Scott Schuer | 1:34 PM
2 Comments:
I think this sounds pretty good so far Scott, though I think you might want to try to narrow a bit more-- maybe focus more on the way that technology like computers impacts the way that writers put together an argument. This could take a couple of different angles as well, actually; I mean, technology obviously impacts the ways we research, but isn't it possible that it also impacts the ways we actually conceive of "arguments" per se?
Just a couple of thoughts. I think it'll come together for our purposes soon enough.
BTW, Scott-- where is the post with your second 10 annotated bib entries?
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