Sunday, October 19, 2014

A Fresh Start

I really feel that I am off to a great start this week because I have narrowed my research topic down to something that is interesting to me as well as researchable.  So I have more of a purpose and that will help me move forward with less stress than when I started reading the first assignment.  I think this was an important first start and I am proud.
This week I got to read and get a better understanding of what a literature review is.  This would have been very helpful in my last term when I did a literature review.  Creating a concept map helped me to organize my thinking.  Click here to see my concept map. This will be helpful as I start organizing my thoughts for my literature review.  While reading about the different types of literature review, I was able to see that I will do a more comprehensive review that is a part of a larger body of work.   I will be writing about Bring your own device (BYOD) in school. There is a growing body of knowledge that can be found, and I hope to also be a contributor.   
At the beginning of this week, my main goal was to narrow my topic, and I did that so I  elated to have met that goal.  Next week, I will meet with the librarian.  I hope to have some articles already selected so that I can see how I am improve my researching techniques.  
My Concept Map

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