revised proposal
annotated bibliography
draft (3 copies)
bibliography
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tall order, but doable!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Creative Process Update
What is my goal today? To clear up my head to be able to start writing about my critiquing of teaching creativity.
What is my next step? To seriously sit down with all my sources and free write and outline and follow the free write to start getting this on paper and then do the annotated bibliography and redo the inquiry proposal. It's backwards, but I'm finally moving forward!
What is my next step? To seriously sit down with all my sources and free write and outline and follow the free write to start getting this on paper and then do the annotated bibliography and redo the inquiry proposal. It's backwards, but I'm finally moving forward!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Yikes!!!!!!
I'm trying to reconfigure my inquiry project to work with a contemporary application to grant writing in the Arts. However, I'm not sure if it would be better to stick to my main topic...
However, with everything for the initial draft due Friday I really have to staple this project down.
However, with everything for the initial draft due Friday I really have to staple this project down.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
My thoughts on this inquiry project are currently under construction because I am trying to keep up with the evolution of opportunity for a unique topic that reflects my future endeavours.
I feel that a new grant writing opportunity truly shows how composition studies and art interlaced, but I am lost in a sea of words and thoughts.
To be continued....
I feel that a new grant writing opportunity truly shows how composition studies and art interlaced, but I am lost in a sea of words and thoughts.
To be continued....
Monday, October 29, 2007
Inquiry Project Description
Topic: Do teachers in Art and English face the same problems of practice, process, and product?
I am interested in this topic because I have a strong interest and background in Art, Art Education, and Communications, and Intercultural Studies. I continually draw the same parallel issues that Crossroads brings up in Composition classes are also the same in Art. I believe that although the studies are separate in certificate it is a teacher issue across the board.
I want to know why teachers think they know better than theory and why there is such a struggle in changing practices as to not emphasize product over process.
What motivates me to learn about this topic is that since I am looking to become a teacher –at some level—I want to understand more about art education theory and compare it to English. I think it is valuable because most of the time people spend there time arguing how different they are, but they have a lot in common when it comes to teaching styles and emphasis on curriculum.
I think I know (1) teachers always think they know best and what they have found to work will not be challenged by some “theorist” & (2) creativity is handled the same way in the classroom with a paintbrush or pen.
The two questions that you could reasonably address in a seminar paper on your topic are: (1) What can we learn about education styles regarding creativity in American classrooms? (2) Why is it important to look beyond one’s department—comfort zone—to find an answer?
I am interested in this topic because I have a strong interest and background in Art, Art Education, and Communications, and Intercultural Studies. I continually draw the same parallel issues that Crossroads brings up in Composition classes are also the same in Art. I believe that although the studies are separate in certificate it is a teacher issue across the board.
I want to know why teachers think they know better than theory and why there is such a struggle in changing practices as to not emphasize product over process.
What motivates me to learn about this topic is that since I am looking to become a teacher –at some level—I want to understand more about art education theory and compare it to English. I think it is valuable because most of the time people spend there time arguing how different they are, but they have a lot in common when it comes to teaching styles and emphasis on curriculum.
I think I know (1) teachers always think they know best and what they have found to work will not be challenged by some “theorist” & (2) creativity is handled the same way in the classroom with a paintbrush or pen.
The two questions that you could reasonably address in a seminar paper on your topic are: (1) What can we learn about education styles regarding creativity in American classrooms? (2) Why is it important to look beyond one’s department—comfort zone—to find an answer?
Revisiting the Inquiry Contract
Part I: Reflecting on your own writing
In his book, Inquiry and Genre, David Jolliffe proposes the following questions to consider when engaging in scholarly inquiry.
When the general public considers the subject I’m working with, what are the issues, questions or concerns that they think are important to discuss? Why would one compare Art courses to English courses?
Do these questions and concerns differ from those of the scholarly discourse community? I don't think they do. I'm sure I have to present a strong connection toanyone reading this essay.
In discussions of my subject, what are some of the status quo assumptions that appear to go unsaid but nonetheless seem almost universally believed? That art and english are separate and should stay that way. However, I don't think many have sat in the position I do.
In texts that people produce about my subject, what kinds of outcomes or results do they expect the texts to have with readers? Do writers about my subject usually expect a reader simply to consider their ideas, to believe in them strongly, to take some specific action? What?
Monday, October 22, 2007
Exploring your Inquiry Project Topic
If you are feeling confident in your choice of a particular topic for your Inquiry Project, you may only need to write about that topic. If you are unsure, explore two or three topics by responding to the following questions on your personal blog:
Part I: Exploration
1. Identify the issue or problem that you plan to focus on in your Inquiry Project. a. Synthesize the Veiws of process vs. product from both English and Art Education Perspective
b. integration--strengths and weaknesses) in both English and the Arts
2. What is your personal connection to and interest in this topic?
I am in Art Education and study Communications and have foundmyself in an interesting perspective to be able to analize different types of education strategies.
3. What opinions do you already hold about this topic?
I am learning that there are more parralels than I ever thought and I think that we could both learn from what the other has tried.
4. What knowledge do you already have about this topic. Alot on the Art side, but not too much from the English perspective.
What are your main questions about this topic?
What are process and product emphasis in both English and Art - past and present
How is "multicultural" works integrated?
What are you most curious about?
Is there a difference in theory v. application style at the colligiate level?
6. How might composition theorists and researchers approach or study this topic?
Perhaps a survey or interview?
Does this approach differ from those of other related disciplines (such as communication studies)?
not really.
7. How could you research this topic outside the library (for example, through interviews and/or observations)?
check the education journals and or find an art education source or theory book
Part II: Focusing
Write an initial claim, or an open-ended question, to guide your research on this topic. Make it specific but exploratory. Remember that a good claim opens up an area of inquiry about a topic; a claim should invite evidence, support, and debate.
Right from the beginning Language Arts and Applied/Fine Arts are seperated by certificate. But are they really different in the practice of education styles? Does theory match practice?
Part I: Exploration
1. Identify the issue or problem that you plan to focus on in your Inquiry Project. a. Synthesize the Veiws of process vs. product from both English and Art Education Perspective
b. integration--strengths and weaknesses) in both English and the Arts
2. What is your personal connection to and interest in this topic?
I am in Art Education and study Communications and have foundmyself in an interesting perspective to be able to analize different types of education strategies.
3. What opinions do you already hold about this topic?
I am learning that there are more parralels than I ever thought and I think that we could both learn from what the other has tried.
4. What knowledge do you already have about this topic. Alot on the Art side, but not too much from the English perspective.
What are your main questions about this topic?
What are process and product emphasis in both English and Art - past and present
How is "multicultural" works integrated?
What are you most curious about?
Is there a difference in theory v. application style at the colligiate level?
6. How might composition theorists and researchers approach or study this topic?
Perhaps a survey or interview?
Does this approach differ from those of other related disciplines (such as communication studies)?
not really.
7. How could you research this topic outside the library (for example, through interviews and/or observations)?
check the education journals and or find an art education source or theory book
Part II: Focusing
Write an initial claim, or an open-ended question, to guide your research on this topic. Make it specific but exploratory. Remember that a good claim opens up an area of inquiry about a topic; a claim should invite evidence, support, and debate.
Right from the beginning Language Arts and Applied/Fine Arts are seperated by certificate. But are they really different in the practice of education styles? Does theory match practice?
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