by carriesteppgraves | Jul 9, 2017 | communications, digital media, graduate degree, religion, Spirituality
Have you ever thought about how your notion of “the good” is different from someone else’s? For years I have studied personality typing. I am a nine on the Enneagram and tend to want to understand the viewpoints of all around me for the sake of...
by carriesteppgraves | Jun 30, 2017 | communications, digital media, graduate degree
In COM 601, Communication Fluency, at Queens University, I have learned a great deal about myself and how I process information, as well as how others receive it. The seven traditions of communication theory have given me the tools to question to whom I am...
by carriesteppgraves | Jun 25, 2017 | communications, digital media, graduate degree
In keeping with the theme of my blog of “monk in the world” or “mystic without a monastery,” I’d like to compare the idea of seven communication traditions with the notion of seven stages of spiritual transformation. The seven stages of...
by carriesteppgraves | Jun 11, 2017 | communications, digital media, graduate degree
What kind of research or writing are you doing in your scriptorium? Are you a scientist, a liberal arts researcher, or a social scientist? Dependent upon on what kind of work you do, you’ll want to choose the writing style guide that applies to your field. I...
by carriesteppgraves | Jun 11, 2017 | communications, digital media, graduate degree
In researching several recent topics, I am getting reacquainted with APA Style. I never really learned it thoroughly in the first place. My main course of study in college required the use of MLA Style, designed more for the languages and language arts. Where I once...
by carriesteppgraves | May 22, 2017 | communications, digital media, graduate degree
As an introvert, I’m a big believer in going within myself to find information and to process those ” internal downloads.” As a curious student, I love to research. Libraries and the Internet are particularly important resources. Google and YouTube...
