Research Forum 1: Topic Selection Forum
Directions:
Watch one (1) TED Talk from the approved playlists below:
Words, Words, Words (Links to an external site.) https://www.ted.com/playlists/117/words_words_words
Our Digital Lives (Links to an external site.)
Media With Meaning (Links to an external site.)
Describe in 50-100 words your reaction to the ideas / arguments in the TED talk.
Additionally, describe in 50 words what you are further curious about and how this is a launching point for your research topic.
Be sure to include in the title of your posting the NAME and SPEAKER of the TED Talk.
Research Forum 2: Research Topic Development Forum
Answer each of the following in your posting:
1. Describe what your research topic is inone word.
2. In two sentences, state why this topic is of interest to you. [Personal? Intellectual?]
3. List whatdisciplines / approacheswould be useful for you in researching this topic.
4. Whatcircumstances or limitationsyou would impose on your topic.
5. Whatdifficulties / obstaclesdo you think you will encounter in researching this topic?