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Linda: I'm gonna run you guys
through, um...what happens when you research.
And we're gonna talk about different key skills
as we go through the research cycle.
So when you research... the place that you start...
and I know you guys kind of all understand the idea
of the research cycle,
or you wouldn't be in English 102.
You start with an idea.
Then, you strategize about where that idea might take you,
what it might look like,
where you might look for information.
Then, you actually do the looking.
You look at your results.
See if it's relevant to whatever you're trying to do.
You refine your search if it's not.
If it is relevant,
you get the data that you need for your citation.
And you keep it,
so you're able to cite your sources
or do your quotes.
And then, the next part
is you present the information that you've gathered,
which would be delivering a PowerPoint
or, um...doing the assignment for a mind map,
or something like that.
Does that make sense to everybody?
Does that sound about right?
Okay.
The very beginning of this cycle
is talking about your assignment
and exactly what you're required to do.
So you guys have some specific topics
that you are interested in.
Let me think about this.
I think...we're gonna talk about, um...society is dead.
We've retreated into the "I World."
And we're gonna make a mind map for that.
Okay?
Does that sound good?
Okay.
So, um...what I want you guys to do
while I'm making the mind map is participate,
but I also want you to take notes.
And don't everybody turn in this mind map to Jean tomorrow,
'Cause she's here, and she'll know.
Okay, so...this is the way that I do mind maps.
Everybody does mind maps differently.
This is you translating the picture in your mind
of how this information relates to each other.
So in the very middle,
what you normally do is put your idea, okay?
So I'm gonna put... um...dead world.
And then, I might say, "Equals I World."
So I'm not gonna write out the whole thing.
I'm just gonna put a couple of key concepts there.
Okay?
Now, if I had to branch this out
and think about reasons why maybe this was true.
Arguments that I could use to justify my point of view.
Well, maybe, right here, we can put the technology.
Okay?
And...maybe as part of our argument--
that the technology is pervasive--
we can look up statistics... on...market saturation.
Do you guys know what I mean by that?
How many people do you think have cell phones?
How many people do you think have iPods?
How many people do you think are on Facebook?
Okay?
So we can do stats on the tech,
or I'm just gonna put market saturation here.
Okay?
Now, I'm gonna pause for just a second,
and I'm gonna tell you guys
that the way that I talk and think...
the way that you talk and think about stuff
is different than the way
that the information is gonna be organized.
Your job is to put down how you think on your mind map.
Okay?
So if you don't know the word "market saturation,"
put the word that you would have chosen.
Alright?
So...stats on market saturation.
Maybe what else we might need are...
maybe we could have the history and the growth of that market.
Maybe the forecasting?
So I'm gonna put history, growth, forecasting.
Okay?
Now, is there anything else that you guys can think of
to reinforce your technology argument?
Okay, so this is just about the technology.
Okay?
I liked your word "desensitized."
So...what could we use for desensitized?
How might you guys actually dig up proof
to prove that we're desensitized?
That we're focused on...other things.
Maybe because of our earphones.
Or distractions.
Where would you go?
How would you strategize this?
Okay...I know this is tricky, and that's why we're doing this.
So what I'm thinkin'... is maybe right here,
we're gonna write "distractions."
And from here...now, if this isn't right, we can change it.
If it doesn't feel right, it's not a big deal.
So I'm gonna put distractions here,
but you know, I'm thinkin' part of the I World is entertainment.
Okay?
So I think we'd be better off if we thought of the Internet,
of iPads, and iPods, and cell phones, and texting
less of a distraction--
'cause where can we really go from there--
and more of entertainment.
Does that make sense to you guys?
Okay...alright.
So this is how you're gonna do your mind map.
And basically, what you're drawing out
is a map of the things that you might use as proof,
the way that you might argue your points,
and this is gonna help you develop your research strategy.
So it's a key kind of exercise.
So let's put here "entertainment."
Okay?
Okay, so...entertainment.
So I think that this could be...
we could put distraction down here.
Maybe under distraction,
it could be a distraction from life.
It could be a visual distraction.
It could be an audible distraction.
There's all kinds of things that we can use for that if we want.
Maybe what we need to do
is do something that says pros and cons.
Right?
Okay.
And one of the things is that it has benefits.
And maybe the benefits could include education,
a feeling of connection.
Um...one of the things that they have researched
in the online communities is that it gives a chance
with, um...for people with rare diseases
to contact each other and form support groups.
So I'm gonna say, um...support.
Okay?
I think... for entertainment...
and this is where it gets kinda tricky.
Right?
Is for the pros and cons... and you know what,
you're...this is ever-evolving.
It's not stuck in stone.
Okay?
But we could put something like...
How about we do this.
Let's put games.
Okay?
And there...let's put games.
Let's see, here, let's put... let's see, benefits.
Let's put time wasters here.
Okay?
Do you guys ever hear, um...or feel like...
people who play video games are just wasting their time?
Do you ever feel like that when you play games on your...yeah.
Okay.
Okay, so that's a time waster, and it's a time waster...
because of, like, these different reasons.
Right?
Okay.
But...what if there's proof that
that actually keeps your brain sharp?
So instead of a time waster, why don't we put time sink?
Okay?
And let's put your Kindle idea.
Okay?
And let's put the game idea.
The other thing that I think is really interesting--
and this is from the point of view
as an old person instead of a young person--
is...okay, so...some of the stuff
that people talk about on cell phones and online,
to me, is very private.
And people talk about it at the top of their voices.
Like, the problems that they're having with their credit card,
or their latest STD that they're being treated for.
[audience laughing]
So, um...and that...the content isn't the point for me.
For me, it's that you can never get away from your cell phone.
Okay?
So you're always linked.
It's constant.
So maybe this... I don't know.
How would you guys say that?
Gotta help me come up with a word...
Male 1: Always, like, preoccupied.
Linda: Okay...
Male 2: Obsessed.
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Linda: Okay...okay... okay...okay.
Okay, so you guys... I'm gonna put "obsessed."
I think what you guys are doing
and what we're doing together as a class is really good.
And you'll notice that we're kind of...doing some good work.
We're developing our list.
There's some holes, but we can fill those in.
I don't know what this is gonna be,
but I think that there's one here...
that we should think about.
So we've talked about the I World.
We've talked about the distractions and the technology.
What about the dead world?
Do you guys know your neighbors?
So I think if that's the title,
that you guys might want to think
about how would you describe the dead world?
Yep.
Male 3: Disconnection from the sensible world.
Linda: Okay, so that's good.
So disconnection.
But then, how would you research and prove disconnection?
Maybe they're being social, but not in the physical world.
Maybe they're being social in the I World.
Okay?
So let's put that.
Let's put social online instead of reality.
Okay?
Female 1: Well, it's more convenient...
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Linda: Don't we have expectations
about how we will interact in the real world?
Okay...so maybe that's part of what we need to talk about
is social courtesy or social expectations.
Okay, at this point, one of the things
that I think I reserved is for a solution.
Or maybe proving that the world isn't dead.
That it's enhanced.
Okay?
So...what would we call this?
Should we call it "enhanced reality."
Female 2: Yes.
Linda: Okay, I think that sounds good too.
There's other stuff going on.
Like online romance, and things like that.
So how many stories have you guys heard
about people who've connected romantically online?
Okay.
So do you think that
that's something that we should include?
Female 3: Yes.
Linda: Okay... so, um...enhanced reality.
Maybe I have my real life and my I World connections.
I don't know how we would say that.
Let's put social and romantic connections, okay?
So maybe we can use those things
to argue that...the world isn't dead.
That it's only enhanced by the I World.
What else would you guys say?
Yeah.
Female 4: It keeps family closer.
And I have family all over the world,
and I can talk to 'em every day,
whereas, I would never even get to see them.
Linda: You know what, I love that!
Female 4: I can see pictures
from it the next day or the same day, and...
Linda: That's perfect!
That's such a good point!
So if we're down here in the dead world,
let's put something like impact on families.
Okay?
So the impact on families.
Now, we can develop that,
but I think that's a really good point.
So this dead world... maybe it's a dead world,
and we do live in an I World.
If it was me, I think somewhere in here...
I would put distracted driving.
Like, really bad stories of what happens.
So I'm gonna put something here, like, the dangers.
Male 4: But don't you think that's more of a...that's way...
Linda: Um...so I want to talk about the dangers.
If this is the dead world,
and we've retreated into the I World,
am I gonna be supporting my point
if I talk about...how the incidents
of online invasions of privacy, um...*** predators,
um...distracted driving...
is that gonna reinforce my point?
Okay, so let's stop here.
You guys all have this?
What we've gotten so far?
Okay, this is just an example.
Alright?
Now...what we would do then to do our research
is to pick a branch
and think about how to translate that into a search.