Monday, January 31, 2011

Trying to use Prezi to get students to think about argument as conversation

I am having my students use Prezi this term to underscore how the sources they gather are having an academic 'conversation'. Having them create this visual space will help to show how gaps emerge, how ideas intermingle, and how sources relate - thus giving students an edge in becoming more rhetorically involved in the research process. The Prezi they create will also serve to reinforce the recursive nature of the research process and hopefully help them produce better literature reviews.