Path of inquiry: What are effective ways to plan for a research project?
Our guest Roberta Kjesrud, Director of the Writing Center gave us many techniques to plan a research project, or any assignment for that matter. One of the concepts that struck me was 'managed procrastination', which I appreciate, being guilty of such a stigmatized process myself. Some of her suggestions for research planning were: to read the assignment early, ask for models of the paper/presentation, put the assignment in your own words, and to understand that you have the agency to shape your assignment in a way that intrigues you. I liked how she mentioned that within essentially any assignment you can manipulate it to incorporate your interests.
I am very excited to put these methods into practice for my own use and with my mentees.
I wasn't able to meet with my mentees this week in person but was able to discuss their topic choices over email and texting. This seemed beneficial just so I could be a 'sounding board' for their ideas.
I only have two mentees, due to one of them never getting in contact with me, so if anyone else needs help with theirs, I'd be more than happy to assist. 
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