Comments on: Academic Gatorade http://blogs.capella.edu/askdoctoraladvising/2008/08/29/academic-gatorade/ Preparing for and accomplishing a doctoral program at Capella Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:38:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dana Forbes http://blogs.capella.edu/askdoctoraladvising/2008/08/29/academic-gatorade/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Dana Forbes Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:10:50 +0000 http://blogs.capella.edu/askdoctoraladvising/?p=31#comment-47 I like your second point about how to serve more Gatorade to learners. Like a kaleidoscope, each learner’s perspective, academic background, and professional experience contributes to the richness of understanding his or her field of study. As a result, these experiences and perspectives create the conditions for learners to pursue purpose. A Postmodern epistemology would certainly support your idea. Would you mind sharing an experience where your direction of thinking was changed because of a different perspective than your own? I like your second point about how to serve more Gatorade to learners. Like a kaleidoscope, each learner’s perspective, academic background, and professional experience contributes to the richness of understanding his or her field of study. As a result, these experiences and perspectives create the conditions for learners to pursue purpose. A Postmodern epistemology would certainly support your idea. Would you mind sharing an experience where your direction of thinking was changed because of a different perspective than your own?

]]> By: Lori Schroeder http://blogs.capella.edu/askdoctoraladvising/2008/08/29/academic-gatorade/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Lori Schroeder Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:00:41 +0000 http://blogs.capella.edu/askdoctoraladvising/?p=31#comment-45 Hi, Jon. Great post! And great advice. You bring to light good questions for the doctoral learner to consider. In order to stay motivated, it is good practice for the learner to revisit the questions you raise, especially, "How do your research interests relate to your course work?" Your second question, "How do your research interests relate to your course work?" also is important, but I'd go one step further and ask, "How can I apply my research and professional interests in my coursework? Other Gatorades to the doctoral learner may be to have a support system of fellow doctoral learners to ask for ideas, to receive feedback, to laugh with, to vent frustrations, and to share resources. Congratulations on your 5K! Hi, Jon.

Great post! And great advice. You bring to light good questions for the doctoral learner to consider. In order to stay motivated, it is good practice for the learner to revisit the questions you raise, especially, “How do your research interests relate to your course work?”

Your second question, “How do your research interests relate to your course work?” also is important, but I’d go one step further and ask, “How can I apply my research and professional interests in my coursework?

Other Gatorades to the doctoral learner may be to have a support system of fellow doctoral learners to ask for ideas, to receive feedback, to laugh with, to vent frustrations, and to share resources.

Congratulations on your 5K!

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