Most of you have done a good job of figuring out engaging research questions this week. Nice work there! I want to take a moment to make sure you're all on track. As I mentioned in class, you should all be moving on to researching and discussing your research. To do well on this project it is important you all engage meaningfully in your research question, not divide up the work and complete it on your own. Remember part of the reason we did the education unit is so you all have a model for how to engage meaningfully in the research process during this project (and as you go on to do research projects the rest of your college career). Although I found the sources the first round, you did the engaging with very little guidance from me. For the forum project, you need to do the research and then engage in your sources similarly. So your goal is not to merely find and present some stuff, you should be learning and shaping your opinions on your topic.
To accomplish all of this, I do not believe you cannot do this whole project well in the three hours of class time next week with no outside work. To use class time accordingly, I recommend that you are assigning each other homework and doing what you can outside of class, then come to class ready to discuss ideas. I am expecting to hear a lot of interesting conversation next week in class.
If you're interested in reading your peers' research questions, take a look below. Many of these are evolving. If I've made a mistake/not posted yours/it has changed, let me know in the comments below and I'll fix it!
To accomplish all of this, I do not believe you cannot do this whole project well in the three hours of class time next week with no outside work. To use class time accordingly, I recommend that you are assigning each other homework and doing what you can outside of class, then come to class ready to discuss ideas. I am expecting to hear a lot of interesting conversation next week in class.
If you're interested in reading your peers' research questions, take a look below. Many of these are evolving. If I've made a mistake/not posted yours/it has changed, let me know in the comments below and I'll fix it!
- How should D1 colleges distribute the revenue created from sports? Should they use that money to provide monetary compensation for student-athletes?
- The American Dream is no longer attainable. Why is it still a central belief in our society?
- How will Cuba adjust sociopolitically once the Castros are phased out of power? And what changes might occur when interacting with chances to America's political climate?
- What are the consequences of trying to fulfill human social needs through media? (maybe changing to social media).
- How does overpopulation affect sustainability?
- How big of an impact does the declining population of bees have on food production in the United States?
- What has sparked the modern shift in American's opinions on gender issues?