Exploring SCRLA:
Safe to say our visit to SCRLA – the Special Collections Research & Library Archives – was an inspiring field trip. Part treasure-hunt, part “memory lane”, our brief exploration of the holdings opened up our imaginations together. I appreciate your engagement last night as we explored artifacts and documents of our shared past. As you now know, archival sources can be manuscripts, documents, records (including electronic records), images, artifacts, recorded sound or moving images, or other materials. Archival data can provide access to material and voices that are hidden or missing from the established sense of history, opening up a rich and diverse range of information that may not be available elsewhere.
What is held in the archives can become “hidden treasures” – portals that provide a glimpse into a more complex past. There is so much research opportunity in SCRLA! What might be in store for us in terms of contributing to the Digital Commons? What might be there for you to spark further research work? I look forward to thinking about this resource further with you as you consider what work to engage in as you move through the MA program.
Slides meant for last night:
Your to-do list:
We didn’t quite get to the full agenda in the slides, and that is ok. I am happy to keep going (from where we left off last week). Thanks for another batch of truly thoughtful blog posts this week!
What to do for next week? Please read:
- Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers by Nancy Sommers
- Witte, S. (2013). Preaching What We Practice. Journal of Curriculum and Instruction (JoCI), 6(2). Chapter available at: https://lead.nwp.org/knowledgebase/preaching-what-we-practice
Blog #4 is due before 10/3: Reflections on Daniel’s above reading selections regarding our first theme of “revision in writing”.
**Daniel will kick off our “Presentation Series” next class when we see each other again in CAS 406. In order to prepare for your upcoming presentations this semester, be sure to check out the slide I have included (in the deck above) which reminds you of the general protocol,. Also, you can look at the course syllabus (on this website) if you need further description for your “presentation prep”.
Enjoy the weekend
