The subject is Online vs tradional class learning…. 2. What preconceptions-positive, negative, neutral-do I have? 3. Why am I interesting in exploring this subject? 4. What questions about the subject would I most like answer to? Who might I be able to talk to about this subject? 5. What do I know about my audience? What can I say to interest them in my subject? 6. What might my audience already know about my subject? What questions might they have? 7. What is my purpose in exploring this subject? What would I like the end result of my research and writing to be? More knowledge? Information that I might use to pursue some goal?