Researching a public intellectual such as, John R. Bolton former ambassador to the United Nations, was very interesting and creating a web portfolio was a great way of presenting this information. Microsoft publisher is an easy to use program that made this project manageable in the time frame allotted. This program provides many possibilities for a wide range of projects and presentations. I am positive that I will be designing more web portfolios using Microsoft publisher during my time in college.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Reflection of final research paper
I am very happy with the final version of my research paper. This project was very time consuming but worthwhile. I learned a lot about researching topic information, writing, and citing sources; which will help me in other classes and in my career in early childhood education. My topic focused on early childhood education and the benefits to children and society. I am glad that I chose this topic as I learned a lot about early childhood education and the research that has been conducted in this field.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Ex. 17.1, Lawrence Lessig
I feel the Lessig website shows a professional, yet serious element and provides a variety of information about Mr. Lessig. The audience for this website would be someone interested or involved in copy right laws. The font size is approximately 10 to 12, bold and italic lettering were used drawing attention to the different aspects of the webpage. The webpage colors, blue and yellow is comforting to view (not harsh on the eyes) and repeats on each page, and the contents on each page is balanced. The picture on the home page is a comfortable fit with the information that is being presented and the background colors. The Creative Commons logo is visible on each page. The major publications page identifies several books and list of magazines that contain articles that Lessig has written. My opinion of this website is that is a very well done and provides a variety of information related to Lessig accomplishments and promotes him as a public intellectual.
Public Intellectual sources in APA style
I chose, John R. Bolton as a public intellectual.
Bosco, David. (2005). The World According to Bolton. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 61(4), 24-31.
John R. Bolton. (2011, April 25). Retrieved April 27, 2011, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Bolton
Right Web. (2010). John Bolton. Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved from http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Bolton_John
World Net Daily. (2010). John Bolton Thinking of Running for President. Retrieved from http://www.wnd.com?pageld=233921
Comments on the book, Research Matters
Comments on the book I found the book, Research Matters, very informative and beneficial for this class. The book was very easy to read and to understand. I was able to easily locate the information that I was looking for. I have no recommendations for additional or alternative books at this time.
Reconsidering the title of my research paper
As I write my research paper, I feel that the title that I have originally chosen, The Importance of Early Childhood Education, doesn’t fit well with my paper. A student who reviewed my paper suggested Future Success Begins with Early Education as a possible title. After much consideration I feel that the title that best fits my research paper is Early Childhood Education and the Benefits to Young Children and Society.
Ex. 9.1, Plagiarism Test, "How to Recognize Plagiarism"
I took the plagiarism test from Indiana University which consisted of 10 questions. The test was related to APA style and I am not as familiar as I should be. I realize that plagiarism is difficult to identify and there is a lot involved when it comes to avoiding plagiarism. As I continue writing, I will be very careful when using information from someone’s writing and citing sources.
Revising plans, what tips helped the most?
The tip(s) that I considered related to the structure of my paragraphs and the use of commas in my citations. I reworded a couple of my paragraphs to keep the idea I was presenting together and removed commas from my in text citations.
Annotation and citation of "The Southpaw's Secret Semantics"
Brownlee, Shannon. “The Southpaw’s Secret Semantics.” U.S. News &World Report 24 Feb. 1992: 66. Print.
In the article, “The Southpaw’s Secret Semantics” Brownlee discusses the development of language in left-handed versus right-handed people. There are many clues that left-handed people have provided into how the brain works. It is a belief that language is learned differently in left-handed people than in right-handed people. Debates have been ongoing regarding whether language is learned through the environment or genes. It has been known to researchers that left-handed people operate differently from those who are right-handed and that different areas of the brain are used. One researcher suggested that if language is associated to genes than a right-handed family with at least one left-handed family member would learn language differently from a right-handed family with no lefties. After conducting several experiments it was realized that right-handed people from left-handed families use associations and memories to learn language and that right-handed people from right-handed families use the rules of grammar to learn language. These results heightened the belief that rules of grammar are located in the left hemisphere of the brain while words related to memory and association may be located in both areas of the brain. To one researcher this evidence may link the possibility that the left-handed gene(s) may be linked to how the brain organizes language. Eventually, with a better understanding of the different learning styles it may be determined the parts that environment and genes play in the learning of language.
I found this article interesting due to the fact that I never really considered the relationship between language development and how a person learned language based on whether you are left or right handed. I do believe that children are born with some sense of language and that it is fine tuned after birth through experiences. I feel that this article will be a valuable resource for my topic on how left handed people are different.
List of worst grammar issues and online grammar sites
My worst grammar issues involve the use of:
Then and than
Accept and except
Colons and semicolons
Commas
Places I visited online to help address grammar issues
I don’t use the internet to address my grammar issues. I use a dictionary for spelling issues. For punctuation problems I use Quick Study sheets which I purchased and The Little, Brown written by Jane E. Aaron. I have never used the internet to check my grammar, but I did locate two websites that may be beneficial.
Websites to check grammar:
Grammarly http://www.grammarly.com
Guide to Grammar www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/document
What is the differences between:
a. Fact and opinion- Fact is a something that can be verified. Opinion is a belief or idea that cannot be proven.
b. Summarizing and paraphrasing- Summarizing is using your own words to relate the main ideas of someone’s work, shorter that the original. Paraphrasing is retelling someone’s work in your own words, usually the same length as the original.
c. Thesis and support- Thesis is the main idea of a research paper written in one or two sentences. Support is the evidence provided within the text that supports the main idea.
VARK questionnaire results
After answering the questions on the VARK website, I learned that my learning preference is multimodal.
My scores: Visual- 6
Aural- 5
Reading/Writing- 11
Kinesthetic- 8
I was surprised to see that I scored higher in Reading and Writing, as I never considered myself a strong reader. I knew that I was a hands-on learner and that I needed to hear and see what was being taught. This website provided information related to the different types of learning and I will use this information to improve my study habits.
Should a student be considered a "customer"?
I feel that students should definitely be considered a customer. The student is paying money for a product (education) and the provider (colleges and universities) are accepting money to provide a service (education). It is the provider’s responsibility to provide the education and the student’s responsibility is to learn the materials provided.
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