What is the process that we as English Major go through as
we research and write our papers? Much
of this processes has within it very little socializing and sharing of our
ideas. The English major throughout the years has established within its structure
a very specific way in which we research, write, and publish our papers. This process that has been developed
throughout the years has become a very individualized process where we as
students do our own research, write our papers by ourselves, and then when the
final product is complete, will turn them in to the professor who may or may
not be the only person who will read our ideas and works.
Through socially optimized research, not only will this
change the way we as English major do research, it will also allow us to expand
and broaden our views and research as we seek to share our ideas outside the
classroom setting. This process has
worked for many years in the past, but as we live in this digital age this
individuality working process may not be the best way that we as student write
our papers.
Living in today’s society where the development of
technological devices and advancements have been developed, it is clear that
the way we do our research and writing for our papers as student is no longer practical
or the best way to approach our education as students. Though in the past due to the limited ability
of sharing of information and research with other individuals, the technology that
is available to us today allows us to share our ideas and research to a wider
audience.
In this digital age it is necessary to share our ideas
through connect with other individuals through various digital tools. Social media allows us as English majors to
not only expand our ideas with individuals outside the classroom through
connecting with them through various tools such as Twitter, Google Plus,
Facebook, as well as other connecting tools that are available to us. Through this process not only do we get to
correspond with people other than our classmates, but it also allows us to develop
our ideas.
I have experienced this process first hand as I have taken
Digital Culture this semester. As I shared my ideas and connected with
different individuals online through various digital tools, my views on the research
that I had conducted throughout the semester have benefited because of the various
feedback on my research topic through connecting with other people through various
digital tools.
Though it may take a while before the process of writing a paper that we as English
majors experience, once it become more of a socially optimized research we as
college student can only benefit from it.
