Reading through the assignments by Gabriel and Klosterman was fairly informative. I found it interesting how in some of the examples of "Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age" by Gabriel that even when the students were called out on their plagiarism they were either oblivious to the offence or denied any knowledge of doing so. There was a student from DePaul University who was called out for copying from the Web. The evidence supporting this was that all the text was in purple, even though it was plagiarism, he only cared about changing the text to black when referred to a tutor! We have spoken much of technology and its effect on learning and education. Much of this technology has been abused and can make it much easier for a student to simply copy and paste text from a document to their assignment. Although I do not believe there should be serious circumstances for plagiarism, there should be some consequence if certain rules are broken. I feel that there are very fine lines between Word-for-Word, Paraphrasing, and Mosaic Plagiarizing, and it can be difficult to differentiate between them unless well informed. Although I think that these differences were pointed out fairly well with the Klosterman examples, legit plagiarizing and legit paraphrasing are hard to differentiate between.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Re: Complete the following exercise
1. Possible topics that stem from your interview assignment / field of study.
A. I appreciated my professors thoughts on our interview. The journals and magazines he suggested were very helpful in begining my brainstorming process. The different sources started my thinking of how broad the genre for strings really is. As a string player we can play many styles from Jazz to Classical and even Hip Hop. Although his advice to himself as an undergrad didn't help my topic choosing, this advice has kept me motivated in striving beyond expectations.
B. One of the articles I read was from the European magazene The Strad. The article I looked into stressed how important it is to keep musically tallented kids in music programs. I understood and related to one issue this article presented. It stressed how even though a fifth grade level may have many string players in their school's program, by the time the fifth graders graduate to highschool levels many students are more likely to drop out of the music program. Following this issue, the article elaborated on ideas and stratigies to aid teachers in keeping and encourging students to stick with strings or any instrument through school. Although I understand that there are many issues in music, I have debated useing this issue in my paper. It would be interesting to find further information on this problem, but I also feel that the searches turn up redundant and begin to lack in interest.
C. Keeping students interested in the music department is a huge issue in my field. I have also considered looking into the broad genres strings are available to play. One topic that I believe would really interest me is researching idiot savants in the music field, or composers with sever mental issues.
2. About Technology and Literacy
A. Although debates don't appeal to me, the debate we had in class about technology and literacy was interesting. I think it would be helpful to research more about how well we retane information on a computer screen opposed to reading the physical text. Another topic that was stressed in our debate was if technology is helpful or harmful to parenting. Technology and Literacy also brought up the effects technology may have on publishing companies.
B. I do find some of these topics interesting, however I do not feel they spark my interest enough to look further into these issues to write a paper.
3. What other topic(s) are you interested in researching a writing about?
A. Other topics that I know a little about are: drug testing in the work place, counceling and if it can really make a person healthier from the inside out, and the legalization of marijuana in America.
B. Some topics I would like to learn more about are: government coverups like area 41, sports versus music in highschools, a college education versus the work force.
C. Some topics I have researched in the past are: Steinway & Sons, The Brittish Invasion, Surrealism.
4. Look back over the list of the topics and ideas you just generated. What stands out to you? Which topic would you find most enjoyable or most interesting?
A. One topic that really stands out to me is idiot savants and composers. Some others that are also interesting are drug testing in the work place, the legalization of marijuana, and government coverups.
5. Questions of the Anotated Bib.
A. At this point I do not really have many concerns about this assignment. I feel some of my toppics are broad enough to dig up enough research for my paper.
A. I appreciated my professors thoughts on our interview. The journals and magazines he suggested were very helpful in begining my brainstorming process. The different sources started my thinking of how broad the genre for strings really is. As a string player we can play many styles from Jazz to Classical and even Hip Hop. Although his advice to himself as an undergrad didn't help my topic choosing, this advice has kept me motivated in striving beyond expectations.
B. One of the articles I read was from the European magazene The Strad. The article I looked into stressed how important it is to keep musically tallented kids in music programs. I understood and related to one issue this article presented. It stressed how even though a fifth grade level may have many string players in their school's program, by the time the fifth graders graduate to highschool levels many students are more likely to drop out of the music program. Following this issue, the article elaborated on ideas and stratigies to aid teachers in keeping and encourging students to stick with strings or any instrument through school. Although I understand that there are many issues in music, I have debated useing this issue in my paper. It would be interesting to find further information on this problem, but I also feel that the searches turn up redundant and begin to lack in interest.
C. Keeping students interested in the music department is a huge issue in my field. I have also considered looking into the broad genres strings are available to play. One topic that I believe would really interest me is researching idiot savants in the music field, or composers with sever mental issues.
2. About Technology and Literacy
A. Although debates don't appeal to me, the debate we had in class about technology and literacy was interesting. I think it would be helpful to research more about how well we retane information on a computer screen opposed to reading the physical text. Another topic that was stressed in our debate was if technology is helpful or harmful to parenting. Technology and Literacy also brought up the effects technology may have on publishing companies.
B. I do find some of these topics interesting, however I do not feel they spark my interest enough to look further into these issues to write a paper.
3. What other topic(s) are you interested in researching a writing about?
A. Other topics that I know a little about are: drug testing in the work place, counceling and if it can really make a person healthier from the inside out, and the legalization of marijuana in America.
B. Some topics I would like to learn more about are: government coverups like area 41, sports versus music in highschools, a college education versus the work force.
C. Some topics I have researched in the past are: Steinway & Sons, The Brittish Invasion, Surrealism.
4. Look back over the list of the topics and ideas you just generated. What stands out to you? Which topic would you find most enjoyable or most interesting?
A. One topic that really stands out to me is idiot savants and composers. Some others that are also interesting are drug testing in the work place, the legalization of marijuana, and government coverups.
5. Questions of the Anotated Bib.
A. At this point I do not really have many concerns about this assignment. I feel some of my toppics are broad enough to dig up enough research for my paper.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
bibliographic annotation
Somerford, Peter. "Keeping the Kids on Board." The Strad Nov. 2010: 22. IUP Libraries. Web. 3 Feb. 2011.
One of the sources my professor suggested to me was the Strad magazine produced in London. Taking his advice I checked out some of the articles this magazine had to offer and found many articles that interested me. One that stood out in particular was "Keeping the Kids on Board". This article is all about teaching string instruments and what you can do and should avoid doing to keep kids interested in music programs. I found it interesting to read that London and American schools have very similar issues in music departments. I have been debating if I want to write my research paper on strings or not, but if I do I believe this magazine can be extremely helpful in finding issues and research.
One of the sources my professor suggested to me was the Strad magazine produced in London. Taking his advice I checked out some of the articles this magazine had to offer and found many articles that interested me. One that stood out in particular was "Keeping the Kids on Board". This article is all about teaching string instruments and what you can do and should avoid doing to keep kids interested in music programs. I found it interesting to read that London and American schools have very similar issues in music departments. I have been debating if I want to write my research paper on strings or not, but if I do I believe this magazine can be extremely helpful in finding issues and research.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Attached to Technology and Paying the Price
Reading through this article was a bit daunting. It really put technology into perspective for me and the severity of abusing it. This article paints a grim picture of Mr. Campbell and his pathetic quality life. It is slightly amusing how they refer technology to drugs like “this is your brain on computers.” Although I found it a bit extreme to compare computers to drugs the more in depth the article explored the more it made sense to me.
I thought it was interesting how scientists explained that technology may be forcing our brains to make new connections. However, I also thought it was scary to think that all these new connections may not be helpful to us in our natural environment. It is fairly intimidating to think that people who attempt to multi-task essentially are dumbing themselves down. Relating back to the Campbells, Mrs. Campbell couldn’t manage to bake a simple batch of cookies without attempting to multi-task resulting in her burning the batch.
I found it a bit depressing how technology was essentially tearing apart the Campbell family. It was heart breaking to read of Thomas forgetting to pick his children up because he was too enthralled in his gadgets. Furthermore, I found it pathetic that they couldn’t even manage to enjoy a family vacation due to the constant interruption of e-mails and twitters! Reading this article has really made me stop and think if our world is really advancing with new technology or actually retrograding.
intro
Hey guys. My name is Corey, and I am a music student here at IUP. Apart from spending most of my time in the music building, I will now be posting blogs on seemingly endless reading assignments. But while I am around Cogswell I'm usually practicing violin or piano. Recently I have begun a new interest in viola and cello! Just like many students I am attempting to succeed through school in order to get my degree and move on with life.
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