For my studnets:  As our first foray into the world of defining a research topic, please refer to these two posts by Elizabeth Albrycht.  She is thinking of a research topic and trying to define (narrow) her focus while also seeking a substantial bibliography of resources and references.

If we were to consider such a project on the viability of blogs for classroom practices, for instance, how would be define the question(s) of our research?  Give it some thought.

• CorporatePR: When is a Blog Really a Blog?
  Elizabeth Albrycht revisits the old question via a request from a University of Akron grad student. Elizabeth calls 2006 a “ransformational one for — in particular — corporate blogging.”
  (tags: corporate+blogging blog blog+definition)
• del.icio.us/tag/wikistudies
  Elizabeth Albrycht’s collection of links to “Wiki Studies” at del.icio.us.
  (tags: wikistudies wiki collaboration collaborative+software)