...I am very glad to be done with this week's assignments. I'm still not convinced of the value of formal annotations during the intial information gathering process (sorry Meryl). Writing an annotation requires digging deeper and taking more time than I care to spend during the data collection phase. Regardless of the length of an annotation, I still believe it is much like writing a mini-report because it requires a fairly thorough reading of the content in order to draw out the things that are important for the annotation. Were it not a requirement for this class, I would leave the annotations for the final resources I select to actually use in my research paper.
Annotations aside, I did enjoy the search strategy and results assignments. I found lots of great, interesting articles. I discovered new search words and genres. I am pleased with how my topic is taking shape up to this point.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Week 6 - On That Note...
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Jana Lu: I understand what you're saying but, since you are not really writing a paper for this class, the timeline is not the same, in terms of how your work progresses. And, given what your final project is and our time frame, really you are no longer in the initial gathering process but at the stage where you are becoming more selective of the types of sources you find. I think the process of writing an annotation pushes a student to be selective; to think about whether that source is actually the most relevant, most useful and the best one to use for their research. Since this class is all about developing those skills to help you critique and evaluate the sources you find, annotations work well, both for the student to demonstrate what they have learned and the instructors to make an assessment.
I understand your point as well, and I actually agree with you. For the sake of skill development and instructor assessment, I can do annotations!
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