The most exciting thing about this essay is the acknowledgment that the standard methodologies underlying the research process are obsolete and stifling. Through this course and my creative fiction class, I am learning how to break away from lofty language and strict structure that forces me to use imaginative vocab instead of fostering fresh concepts. Davis and Shadle discuss the shift toward innovative and personal techniques that evoke an exploratory attitude in the researching student. They argue that students benefit from expressive writing that emphasizes sophisticated although creative style and perspective. Subsequently, students will develop an "inch" to write and do so successfully.
It would be easier to conceptualize this theory of learning if this was the open-minded and liberal present in the classrooms of my younger years :) as in, middle/early high school when we began work on our 1st argumentative or informational thesis-type essays. There was always MLA, AP, APA, etc. formats defining the necessary and sufficient conditions for a worthwhile bit of literary excriment composed by a student simply relaying facts. Even though I learned how to acquire new knowledge from research as well as how to implement the rules of English grammar, the 5 paragraph format with that "Instant" style thesis clouds my ability to produce creative language. Alternative research essays are post-process, modern, and practically absent from the current classroom (unless youre lucky enough to find yourself in a wrtc or creative writing class).
The alternative essay concepts include the research argument, the personal research paper, the research essay, and the multi-genre/media/disciplinary/cultural research paper. Even though these are all interesting in themselves and I took a lot of notes on each, I refuse to plainly regurgitate what I gained from the article. We all read the article :) It is important to note that each holds benefits for increased understanding for both author and audience as well as various levels of personal or opinionated engagement. Modern students are making a most critical move toward the multi-genre arena of research. The most involving presentations of info grasp a variety of your senses and interests. By using many modes of media, sources, mediums, etc., the multi-genre researcher is able to combine ideas from a deep pool of knowledge while maintaining creativity and a unique perspective.
It seems that the multi-genre project or essay pervades the modern American classroom. What I am most curious about, in the present "infoculture", is any writing not "multiwriting"?
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