ESTABLISHING A TERRITORY-
*Define blog
*Describe different uses of blogs
*Describe importance of blogs/blogging
*Explain relationship with blogging and digital literacy
ESTABLISHING A NICHE-
*State research question “What role do interpersonal motives play in the adoption and use of blogs?”
*Determine the focus of my paper; Not just blogging motives but INTERPERSONAL motives
OCCUPUYING THE NICHE-
*Support argument with my research from core 2
* Introduce researchers and give background
-Stefanone’s and Jang’s study
-Dan Li’s thesis
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Chapter 7/8 Quiz
Molly Smith
April 8, 2010
Chapters 7 & 8 quiz
After carefully reading chapters 7 and 8 in Everything’s an Argument, I would classify the research I am using concerning blogging motives, argument of fact. This is opposed to Selber’s article on computer literacy and Wysocki and Johnson- Eilola’s article, that are arguments of definition. What these authors are aiming to do is argue what defines digital literacy. The Selber article focuses on digital literacy in the instructional setting. Selber states that Neil Postman argues that a worthwhile education focuses on contexts of technology. He follows this statement with the question “But just what would such an education entail?” (1). To answer this question an appropriate definition must be constructed. Authors Wysocki and Johnson-Eilola’s also focus on the definition of digital literacy. At the end of the article, a definition is formed, taking into consideration all the ideas touched on in the text. “Literacy- if we describe it as some set of skills that allows us to work with the information structures of our time…”(363).
The research I am using to back up my argument in core 4 is argument of fact. My research question is “What role do interpersonal motives play in the adoption and use of blogs?” The sources I used for support are studies already done by researchers. According to Lunsford, a hypothesis is presented. In every study I analyzed a clear hypothesis and method of execution was presented. The book also stated that researching your hypothesis can be done by surveying participants, which was the main source of gathering data for my researchers. Lunsford states that presenting evidence in a visual design such as a table or chart can solidify your argument. Here is an example of my data.
Extraversion
4.58 (1.10)
(0.86)
0.27**
0.08
0.24**
0.11
Self-disclosure
3.15 (1.56)
(0.76)
0.14
0.25**
0.14
Identifiability
4.46 (1.50)
(0.81)
0.16
0.28**
Strong Tie Network
7.56 (7.10)
—
0.23**
Maintenance
3.43 (2.06)
(0.86)
Table 1. Item descriptives, reliabilities, and zero-order correlation coefficients Notes: Numbers on diagonals in parentheses represent reliability coefficients; ** p≤.01.
According to Lunsford, one way to characterize factual arguments is “notice a pattern that leads you to look more closely at behavior” (182). In my case, blogging became the newest fad that had people wondering what the fuss was all about. “The BBC News website suggests, on average, every second a new blog is created” (Smith 4). This forced researchers to conduct studies, surveys, and interviews to answer the question, why? Because I am creating a hypothesis and furthering research as opposed to defining constraints, my research would be labeled as definition of fact.
April 8, 2010
Chapters 7 & 8 quiz
After carefully reading chapters 7 and 8 in Everything’s an Argument, I would classify the research I am using concerning blogging motives, argument of fact. This is opposed to Selber’s article on computer literacy and Wysocki and Johnson- Eilola’s article, that are arguments of definition. What these authors are aiming to do is argue what defines digital literacy. The Selber article focuses on digital literacy in the instructional setting. Selber states that Neil Postman argues that a worthwhile education focuses on contexts of technology. He follows this statement with the question “But just what would such an education entail?” (1). To answer this question an appropriate definition must be constructed. Authors Wysocki and Johnson-Eilola’s also focus on the definition of digital literacy. At the end of the article, a definition is formed, taking into consideration all the ideas touched on in the text. “Literacy- if we describe it as some set of skills that allows us to work with the information structures of our time…”(363).
The research I am using to back up my argument in core 4 is argument of fact. My research question is “What role do interpersonal motives play in the adoption and use of blogs?” The sources I used for support are studies already done by researchers. According to Lunsford, a hypothesis is presented. In every study I analyzed a clear hypothesis and method of execution was presented. The book also stated that researching your hypothesis can be done by surveying participants, which was the main source of gathering data for my researchers. Lunsford states that presenting evidence in a visual design such as a table or chart can solidify your argument. Here is an example of my data.
Extraversion
4.58 (1.10)
(0.86)
0.27**
0.08
0.24**
0.11
Self-disclosure
3.15 (1.56)
(0.76)
0.14
0.25**
0.14
Identifiability
4.46 (1.50)
(0.81)
0.16
0.28**
Strong Tie Network
7.56 (7.10)
—
0.23**
Maintenance
3.43 (2.06)
(0.86)
Table 1. Item descriptives, reliabilities, and zero-order correlation coefficients Notes: Numbers on diagonals in parentheses represent reliability coefficients; ** p≤.01.
According to Lunsford, one way to characterize factual arguments is “notice a pattern that leads you to look more closely at behavior” (182). In my case, blogging became the newest fad that had people wondering what the fuss was all about. “The BBC News website suggests, on average, every second a new blog is created” (Smith 4). This forced researchers to conduct studies, surveys, and interviews to answer the question, why? Because I am creating a hypothesis and furthering research as opposed to defining constraints, my research would be labeled as definition of fact.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Reflection of research 4-6-10
For the first time, I feel very comfortable with the research I have done. All of my sources are scholarly articles, which means they are valid and have credited authors. One of the most important things I look for before beginning to use my sources are some kind of background information of the author. Almost all of my sources give this information. For example, one of my most used sources tells readers all about the author, Dan Li. It explains this essay is a thesis he wrote for Marquette University and other legitimate information. Knowing this, I can make reasonable assumptions about the research he has done.
Because I could not conduct my own studies, I used research done by others. The converstaion going on in my sources is an explanation of their own studies; a clear proposal, method, and result. My research question is "What role do interpersonal motives play in the use of blogs?". Therefore all conversation is related to, digital media, blogging, and communication. What I like most about my sources is that they are straightforward. They give specifics, numbers, and statistics that helped me understand the study/ results which will help me create a clear argument in core 4.
One of the concerns I have with my research is with my first source by authors Stefanone and Jang. According to the authors, they sent out 622 surveys and received 154 completed suveys back. A sample of only 154 is not large enough to make assumptions that represent the entire population. However looking at my research as whole, I have enough support from my other sources that support my argument.
Because I could not conduct my own studies, I used research done by others. The converstaion going on in my sources is an explanation of their own studies; a clear proposal, method, and result. My research question is "What role do interpersonal motives play in the use of blogs?". Therefore all conversation is related to, digital media, blogging, and communication. What I like most about my sources is that they are straightforward. They give specifics, numbers, and statistics that helped me understand the study/ results which will help me create a clear argument in core 4.
One of the concerns I have with my research is with my first source by authors Stefanone and Jang. According to the authors, they sent out 622 surveys and received 154 completed suveys back. A sample of only 154 is not large enough to make assumptions that represent the entire population. However looking at my research as whole, I have enough support from my other sources that support my argument.
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