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I have learned that inquiry, when being used in combination with writing, can be defined as using an open-minded approach to composition and constantly asking questions in order to gain more information. We have done this several times in class when working on assignments/projects, and I have also been able to see the importance of this concept in a broader, more global sense.
For Artifact 2, we were first given the prompt “How do professionals in my chosen career communicate with one another?” This question is somewhat open to interpretation and extremely broad. Therefore, when I began to conduct my research, I knew I needed to narrow my scope and pick a more concentrated focus. I am undecided in major but chose to focus on education; specifically, I looked at communication within elementary school classrooms. I was able to ultimately decide on this topic by asking questions, such as, which field should I focus on? Which form of communication is prevalent in that field? Which keywords are important to use when searching databases? and so on.
Furthermore, in Artifact 3, we used our research from our previous project to work with others and combine our findings to create a thesis and presentation about how all of our fields overlap in terms of communication. In order to do this, my group had to do a lot of inquiring. Our fields seemed unrelated at first - public health, medicine, education, business hospitality, and accounting were difficult to connect, but after asking each other questions and taking a broader perspective, we were able to realize the common link of audience relationships and modes of communication, and this would not have been possible without inquiring together.
Additionally, we have been asked to inquire in class about the readings we have prepared. Sometimes posters will be hung around the room, and either individually or in pairs we will travel around with a marker and write our thoughts or questions relating to what the authors were trying to convey. One day in particular, we went around the room and wrote questions we had for the authors, and then attempted to answer each other’s questions.
Lastly, I have learned how inquiry is also a significant concept in the real world. We watched the TedTalk The Danger of a Single Story in class, which shows Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie giving a presentation where she tells stories of times only knowing part of a story has caused harm in one way or another. I have realized that a way to avoid this single sided perspective is to ask questions and always be searching for more information and knowledge.
2023
2023
Hannah Salsbury, Fairfield University
Hannah Salsbury, Fairfield University
hannah.salsbury@student.fairfield.edu
hannah.salsbury@student.fairfield.edu
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