It's been a long time, but I'm back here on the blog. It's interesting to return to campus and to teaching after a whirlwind week in Washington, DC playing lobbyist and legislative fancypants. I'm glad I have a diverse skill set and a flexible persona.
So, I've been visiting your blogs today and am noticing that blog posting is somewhat erratic. I can't blame you, since I haven't set a very good model. But, I hope we can always think about improving our practice, and this week, as we reconvene after a long absence, may be the best time to do it.
So, if you're still out there and reading, please consider writing a blog post, before Friday's class (2:00-4:00, don't forget!), that addresses one of the following ideas or topics:
1. Progress report: tell us where you are in your process of coming up with a coherent research question and designing a research study or project. What obstacles are in your way at the moment? What leads have you found recently? what are your next steps, concretely and specifically?
2. Present a discrete idea: Explain to us a key idea from your research interest and discuss it. Include hyperlinks and article excerpts and videos, if you want. Ericka might present the idea of "access to health care." What does this phrase, which gets tossed around a lot in the media and in government, really mean to real people? Are there people in your family or community without access to healthcare? Why or why not? Is this something we talk about with people? Why or why not? Likewise, Travis could continue exploring the depths of his research interests and questions, provoking us to examine our own beliefs as he examines his, and collecting data in the form of our responses on his blog. By providing us with a slice of your research interest, you have the luxury of delving deeply into a topic without having the fear of not knowing where you're heading and why. It's the "wild west" post in that way.
3. Author's choice
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