Research, Write, Create

Connecting Scholarship and Digital Media

Twyla Gibson and Mark Lipton

This book is written by two Canadian academics who have guided many Canadian students through the process of creating successful research papers and projects that utilize emerging and changing tools and technologies.
Unlike many related books in this area, this text actively engages with the digital tools it describes.
The authors capture the scope of social media, ensuring that the innovative digital research tools mentioned such as blogging, wiki's, microblogging, social network sites, and podcasts are current and meet the needs of students in the digital world.
Helpful tools for readers include case studies, checklists, and a glossary of key terms.
An eye-catching, modern design will encourage student participation and enhance readability.
A valuable companion website helps student engage with the technologies and tools described in the text.

Research, Write, Create

Connecting Scholarship and Digital Media

Twyla Gibson and Mark Lipton

Description

Research and writing - essential skills for academic inquiry - are at the core of undergraduate and graduate studies. Research, Write, Create: Connecting Scholarship and Digital Media is a concise and essential book that guides students through the task of writing proposals, term papers, and major research projects. The authors, both experts in media literacy and digital projects, place traditional research methodology within the present research context, allowing for the incorporation of newer digital tools throughout the process.

Research, Write, Create is the only Canadian research text that enables students to envision a research project, execute comprehensive research within digital media, and make use of new tools available through schools, libraries, and the Internet. As both an advanced research and writing resource and an essential guide to conducting research and conceiving projects in a digital world, Research, Write, Create will have appeal to a wide range of students.

Research, Write, Create

Connecting Scholarship and Digital Media

Twyla Gibson and Mark Lipton

Table of contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. : Embarking on a Research Journey
2. : Finding and Narrowing a Topic
3. : An Ecology of Digital Tools and Tactics
4. : Digital Media in Research
5. : The Digital Scholarly Essay
6. : The Proposal
7. : Research and New Technologies
8. : Planning and Drafting
9. : The Introduction
10. : The Review of Literature
11. : Methods and Digital Media
12. : Methodology and the Project as a Whole
13. : Analysis, Results, and Conclusion
References
Glossary
Index

Research, Write, Create

Connecting Scholarship and Digital Media

Twyla Gibson and Mark Lipton

Author Information

Twyla Gibson was until very recently assistant professor of culture and technology at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. She is now assistant professor of information at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri, where she teaches courses on digital humanities research and the history, philosophy, and ethics of information and media.

Mark Lipton is associate professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph. He also teaches in the media studies program at Guelph Humber College, where he teaches courses about media and communication, digital literacy and pedagogy, performance studies, and research methods.