Well I turned in the first written assignment for the Master's Thesis last night just before midnight: The One-Page Proposal. This afternoon I got on a conference call with the lead professor and three other students to go over the professor's notes and comments on our proposals. I started my proposal by pulling the salient … Continue reading Road to Thesis: Conference Call
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The Thesis
Since I began my Master's degree in January 2014, I have spent a significant amount of time blogging about various classes and reading for my degree. But I've taken a break from the program for almost a year, due to work considerations. Yet today, I am suddenly back in gear. Starting the class late, but … Continue reading The Thesis
Communication: Understanding or Power
(Note: Those reading this post will hopefully note that it reflects an attitude generally in opposition to my normal one. Not that I think it untrue, or not worth saying, but that it is difficult and painful to paint in these colors for very long. Nor do I think it constructive to do it for … Continue reading Communication: Understanding or Power
OJT Training: Theory Influencing Practice
(Note: This is a paper I turned in for my class on consulting and training.) OJT Training: Theory Influencing Practice Jonathan R. Lightfoot Gonzaga University OJT Training: Theory Influencing Practice Three source documents are being used to analyze the theory and practice of On-the-Job-Training. The oldest is a 1996 article from a … Continue reading OJT Training: Theory Influencing Practice
Summer Plans change
Today's post is late and short. Seems the class I'd planned on taking this summer -- Digital Storytelling -- is being canceled. No idea if it was because of low attendance, or because of a change in the teacher's schedule. I was really excited about this class, the one elective choice that really gave me … Continue reading Summer Plans change
A response to “James Baldwin’s Topoi”
(Note: I spent a whole two days putting the below together for class, and thought I could post it here, despite most people not having read the document it is a response to. For those wanting to look it up, "James Baldwin's Topoi" is the title of a chapter written by James Dorsey in New … Continue reading A response to “James Baldwin’s Topoi”
Of class materials and PDFs
I've been taking these classes from Gonzaga University for a master's degree. It's online, and fairly amazing. The interactive blackboard is a marvel at bringing us together interactively like we are actually together is the class. But some of the things are odd. Like the reading materials they give us. Old school. Watch the below … Continue reading Of class materials and PDFs
Crafting Identity: Coda
(Note: I’ve posted comments and summaries of the texts of several books that I have had in my Master’s in Communications degree. This isn’t one of them, though it is by one the professors I have had for said degree. But it is the book I have most enjoyed reading from that academic background. I … Continue reading Crafting Identity: Coda
Crafting Identity: Some Conclusions
(Note: I’ve posted comments and summaries of the texts of several books that I have had in my Master’s in Communications degree. This isn’t one of them, though it is by one the professors I have had for said degree. But it is the book I have most enjoyed reading from that academic background. I … Continue reading Crafting Identity: Some Conclusions
Crafting Identity: Scholars and Museums
(Note: I’ve posted comments and summaries of the texts of several books that I have had in my Master’s in Communications degree. This isn’t one of them, though it is by one the professors I have had for said degree. But it is the book I have most enjoyed reading from that academic background. I … Continue reading Crafting Identity: Scholars and Museums
At The Rainbow 