Today’s Plan:
- Mueller exercise
- Finding an article
- Homework
Mueller Exercise
I’ve broken the Mueller article into X sections. I’ll ask you to break in groups. Each group will have 8 minutes to answer the question they have been given. We’ll then have a discussion (10 minutes max).
Finding an Article
We are a bit behind on the syllabus–but that’s ok. We will catch up today completing “Source Analysis Team Exercise (take 2).” We will spend 15 minutes finding some research articles connected to your SA article and posting links to them in on our Google Doc. I’ve included a sample one for the bees. We will do this in APA format because I imagine you are all familiar with MLA and it is time to branch out.
When posting a link, I want you to do your best and find a permalink (permanent link) to the article. For my example, I found this in the “information” section. While in a normal references list we would copy/paste the whole URL, we are working in a digital document. Thus, I just want you to hyperlink the link using the word “link.” See my example. If you don’t know how to make a link, today is a great day to learn.
I’d like each group to find at least 1.5 articles per group member.
GO.
Note that you do not need to submit anything to Canvas.
Homework
For homework I would like you to read and summarize one of the articles your group discovered. This will likely be a daunting task, given the complexity of the prose. I’d like to offer the following heuristic for how to prepare for the task:
- Begin by reading the abstract and the conclusion. Have an overall sense of the argument before you start drilling down
- Annotate as you go. Make marks in the margins and comments on the top of the page. Look for keywords that indicate findings. Try to identify what problem the article hopes to address
- Pay attention what sources or previous research is especially important to the researcher. When working with scholarship, pay attention to the theorists or scholars the author uses to support her argument.
- Especially when working with research, make note of the methodology. Was it a survey? An experiment? Was it qualitative research (textual analysis), or more quantitative (measurement)? How did they collect their data?
- In or near the conclusion, look for where the writer(s) advocate(s) for us to do something differently; what does she perceive as the impact of this research?
After you’ve finished the article, I’d like you to start a new Google Doc and compose a summary of the article that answers the questions above. I imagine this should be in the 300-500 word range. Then, link the new Google Doc to the existing Team Formation Google Doc. To get the link to your google doc, hit “Share,” change the settings to edit, and then copy. Do not copy the URL straight out of the address bar–that won’t work.
Once again, there is no need to submit anything to Canvas. Friday morning I will check the Team Formation doc and follow the links from there.
