Speculum is Latin for "mirror." This blog will be a mirror and digest for my thinking related to my dissertation work on the role of post-draft reflections in the writing process. In it I will post kernels of information and jewels that I find a long the way. I will also brainstorm and push my thinking as I work on this extended project. Since the blog will be public--or at least public to those I invite--it will also be a place where others can collaborate with me in this work.
Lennie raises his champagne bottle and virtually smashes it against the side of the blog.
We're launched.
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Pre-dissertation Proposal Lennie Irvin Ph.D. Student in Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University Identify the Problem Req...
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Testing the comments.
Good luck to you, man.
Hi Lennie,
I, too, think our research and our learning is a journey.
I raise my glass to your hoping you only encounter smooth seas.
--Janie
I really like the idea of this space as a mirror! Donna Qualley talks about reflexion--looking forward and looking back. Trying on ideas for size, and seeing how they change you.
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Lennie Irvin: heya Rich. Gotta sec
Rich Rice: yep
Lennie Irvin: How are things up in Lubbock?
Rich Rice: cold, man, cold--had an ice storm here a few days ago
Lennie Irvin: I've been worried because you've been so silent.
Lennie Irvin: cold here too--not as cold
Rich Rice: naw, just busy
Lennie Irvin: the kids have been out of school two days
Rich Rice: meaning to get to all your messages
Rich Rice: wow-
Lennie Irvin: I'm sorry to overload you
Rich Rice: that's something, I imagine, for SA
Lennie Irvin: Yes. The kids love it.
Rich Rice: oh, I'm just on some big projects
Rich Rice: yeah, I bet
Rich Rice: I'll put my notes though in your blog, the speculum
Lennie Irvin: I think I overwhelmed Becky with all my stuff
Lennie Irvin: She has steared me toward a possible study of ICON
Rich Rice: well, it's just busy--classes starting up and all; but, we appreciate the activity
Rich Rice: right--fot eh field methods...?
Lennie Irvin: how the writers reviews are used and perceived inside ICON
Lennie Irvin: field methods yes
Rich Rice: yeah--that would be fascinating, and give your great insight I suspect on reflection
Lennie Irvin: In terms of "curriculum design" and actual use, how do WRs fit and how are they actually perceived and used
Lennie Irvin: It would be a study useful for the program administrator's purpose.
Rich Rice: right; is there incongruity between what they're designed to do and what they actually do or don't do; and if there is incongruity, should that be fixed, and if so, how
Rich Rice: yeah, definitely
Lennie Irvin: yeah I think that is it
Lennie Irvin: If you look at my blog, I did a post "returning to the center" that expresses what Ithink I am really interested
Lennie Irvin: this study gets to something related but not to the core of my interest
Lennie Irvin: it is more on how people perceive reflection and experience it
Lennie Irvin: so I guess it is ok
Lennie Irvin: I had previously dug into artifacts (actual reflections) with my case study
Rich Rice: I'll look, especially, for the return to center
Rich Rice: and?
Rich Rice: on the case study?
Rich Rice: (so we're meeting tonight about SITE, at 9, and I'll have more info on it by then)
Lennie Irvin: OK
Lennie Irvin: I sort of need a big picture
Lennie Irvin: view on where I am at in my "program" toward the dissertation
Lennie Irvin: I guess I am still trying to jump the gun to make this semester's work my pilot study
Lennie Irvin: It sure would be nice to have my dissertation researchproject clarified so I could do a pilot study.
Lennie Irvin: yes, tonight at 9.
Rich Rice: I hear you. Well, perhaps it can be. I'll read all your posts and blog and maybe some sort of big picture idea will come to mind...I've been thinking a lot about your ideas about post-process and...
Rich Rice: the conflict, really, between how we teach what we think works as process
Rich Rice: and what is REALLY happening or not happening
Rich Rice: how we really need a responsive process
Rich Rice: which is what we've been calling post-process
Lennie Irvin: I'll be very intersted in hearing what you have to say
Lennie Irvin: I'll let you get back to your work.
Rich Rice: what fred calls an adaptive process
Lennie Irvin: Yes.
Lennie Irvin: writer feedback look
Lennie Irvin: loop
Rich Rice: yeah; therein may be the big picture....
Rich Rice: right, loop
Rich Rice: do me a favor...
Rich Rice: when you can...
Rich Rice: in blog or email...
Rich Rice: send me your ideal time frame
Rich Rice: when you do exams, etc.
Lennie Irvin: that's were I got it, I'm just digging close into the most interesting part of the loop (in my mind)
Lennie Irvin: OK
Lennie Irvin: it isn't happening real soon (unfortunately)
Rich Rice: sure; but timeframes are timeframes
Rich Rice: that might help me re-engage here too on your project
Lennie Irvin: will do
Lennie Irvin: thanks
Lennie Irvin: good to chat with you
Lennie Irvin: stay warm!
Rich Rice: ditto, always
Rich Rice: thanks--trying to
Lennie Irvin: bye
Rich Rice: waves
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