Epistolary Explorations of Academic Writing: An Open Letter to Student Publication Leaders
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Abstract: Inspired by creative analytical practices (Richardson & St. Pierre, 2005) and the epistolary method delineated by Rickards (2024), this open letter to student publication leaders proposes innovations in response to and anticipation of the evolution of digital text communication. Prior to discussing the propositions and the role of student publications in preparing for this evolution, reflections are made on the Socratic method and the future of letters and text communication. To take strides toward future possibilities in student publications, I describe design thinking as a scaffolding for higher-order thinking, employing morphological analysis and SMART goals as two frameworks that catalyse divergent and convergent thinking respectively. In a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style section, three specific propositions for student publications are presented to be explored at the election of the reader. The implications for policy and practice are for leaders of student publications to consider adapting these ideas to their own contexts.
Author: Ben Johnson
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4415137977
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