Research – Sean Q Kelly

Technology and Teaching

Posted on June 26, 2018 by admin

MOOC mania has bitten the dust. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were expected to fundamentally change higher education. Clarissa Shen, Vice President of MOOC giant Udacity, recently conceded that ... Read More

Emulation

Posted on June 8, 2018June 26, 2018 by admin

Emulate. The word is often used instead of “copy” or “imitate.” In education, copying is discouraged and often punished. Originality is encouraged and rewarded. Emulation, in my view, is pivot... Read More

Writing

Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 by admin

I do not consider myself a writer, but I do write. Many find writing difficult. So do I. I love it despite its difficulties. I love it because of its difficulties. Flannery O’Connor says, “I write... Read More

The Hardest Part of Doing Research: Formulating a Research Question

Posted on June 22, 2017June 26, 2018 by admin

Honestly, the first good research question that occurred to me arrived during my third year of graduate school. Maybe that is because I’m not that bright. Or, maybe it is because of the way that we ... Read More

Curiosity is the Heart of Discovery

Posted on September 4, 2015September 5, 2015 by admin

I have never been quite sure what to make of the Curious George children’s books. George is a chimpanzee taken from his jungle home by the Man in the Yellow Hat. George’s curiosity results in many... Read More

Why I Research

Posted on June 9, 2015June 24, 2015 by admin

In a recent LA Times Op-Ed Naomi Riley bemoaned academic research in the California State University system. The CSU, she argued, is a “teaching university;” why is the CSU faculty engaging in res... Read More

A Reflection on Research Presentations

Posted on March 1, 2015June 26, 2018 by admin

Twenty-six years ago–in April 1989–I attended and presented at my first professional conference. I was finishing my second year of graduate school. Much of my second year in graduate sch... Read More

Sean Q Kelly