Research Exploration: Topic & Potential Sources
Coming up with an interesting and effective research question has been a struggle for me. I’m still learning what research in TW&DR looks like. I’ve done lots of brainstorming but my ideas weren’t quite there. This is where I’ve currently landed after taking with some of my professors: How are online instructors with Utah Tech University utilizing practices of technical communication to make materials accessible for their students? The hopeful plan is to conduct interviews with the Learning Design team and several online instructors here at the university. I’ll focus on information and document design along with remediation (as the practice of translating content from one medium to another). My question and plan may still change some going forward, but I feel like this is a good starting point for my literature review. Here are some tentative sources: Bolter, J. D., & Grusin, R. (2000). Remediation: Understanding New Media . MIT Press. Carliner, S. (2000). Physical, cognitive,