The Good, the bad, the ugly

For this blog post, please provide a detailed update of your research--the process, the findings, the writing, etc...that includes what is going well, what isn't, what needs to be done, what you like, what you don't like, how the writing process is going, feelings towards creating an inquiry-based research essay, etc. Basically, I'm looking for the good, the bad, and the ugly.

This is due by Tuesday, February 22 8:00am otherwise it will be considered late.

Guidelines: 250-500 words; engage with your peers.

PS. If you can't write this post or if you only have "bad" or "ugly" comments...you are way behind in your research and better hope for a miracle. ;-)

Where Good Ideas Come From

Watch the following video based on Steven Johnson's book, Where Good Ideas Come From:



Using Steven Johnson's introduction and this video as support for your thoughts and musings (this means using direct quotes), respond to the following prompt in 250-350words. If you are not the first person be sure to engage with the other responses.

***Similar to Johnson use a detailed example to show where you believe your good ideas originate from.

Research Essay: Brainstorming

In this post, I want you to generate a list of 5-10 different topics that interest you for this paper. Then in two-three sentences explore what you know about the topic and why you picked it.

Then in about 250 words I want you to narrow your list down to one or two and think through why these might be a good choice for you to research. Make sure think about how you are going to get be able to research the topic i.e. what type of observation might you be able to do; who could your interview; where could you look for articles, journals, magazines, etc?