Örebro-Stanford Cross-Cultural Workshop: Research Proposals, April 23, 2008
I. Welcome and introductory remarks
Time: 18.10–18.20 / 9.10– 9.20 10 minutes
You will be connected to room T004 (http://emeeting.tech.oru.se:8000/index.jsp)
Anders Eriksson (Örebro): Rhetorical criticism in Örebro
John Peterson (Stanford): Presenting Research Proposal to a Live Audience
II. Small group introductions
Time: 18.20-18.30 / 9:20-9:30 10 minutes
Leave T004. Switch to small group A, B, C or D at http://switchboard.stanford.edu
Introductions: Students talk about what they’ve been doing since last workshop
III. Small group analysis
Time: 18.30-18:55 / 9:30-9:55 25 minutes
There will be 4 groups. Each group will discuss their members’ research projects.
Focusing questions:
Suggestion: You might start simply by describing to each other what you are working on.
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What is your topic and what research question are you asking about it? What
central question (or questions) will lead you to productive research regarding this
topic?
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Imagine the research you will be doing in the next few weeks: What sources do
you think you will use? Where will you find these sources? What kinds of
secondary sources will you use? Primary sources? What method?
3. At this stage, what do you understand as the central issue behind this topic? Who
cares about this issue other than you?
4. How are the Stanford topics similar to Örebro’s? How are they different?
5. Write short summaries of each person’s research topic on the whiteboard.
To read & comment on the Cross-Cultural Blog:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/ccr/blog/
To post your own entry to the blog: http://cgi.stanford.edu/%7Egroupccr/mt/mt.cgi
If you have time in class, post your own entry before the group presentation. If time is
short, let each person email the summary of the research topic to him/herself for posting
later on the CCR blog. Follow the instructions for blogging at
http://ccr.stanford.edu/workshops/042308.html
IV. Collaborative activity
Time: 18.55-19.10 / 9:55-10:10 15 minutes
Work together as a group to create a brief, informal presentation that describes each
project. Write your presentation script on the Whiteboard. Rehearse and time your
presentation (speakers will be cut off at 3 minutes).
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Presentations will be 3 minutes long per group
Give one person the speaking role
Provide a brief description of each research project
V. Group Presentations
Time: 19:10-19:25 /10:10-10:25 15 minutes
Leave the virtual group room. Reconnect to room T004
(http://emeeting.tech.oru.se:8000/index.jsp)
Present group work in closing “Virtual Student Conference.”
Each group’s speaker will present the summary of each member’s project.
We will go from Group A to Group D. (Note: Speakers will be cut off at 3 minutes.)
After the session your will be expected have a summary of your research idea on the blog
and to comment on another students research idea. You might even want to collaborate
outside class if you have similar ideas.
VI. Debrief at Individual Universities
Time: 19.30-19:45 / 10.30-10.45 15 minutes
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How are your colleagues’s research projects similar and different from yours?
How can you use your connections with CCR (blogs, research proposals, email
exchanges) to help your research?
If you had more time, how would use this workshop differently than what we did
today?
What surprised you today? What worked best? In what ways does this crosscultural exchange help your learning?