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Category Archives: academia

We need to discuss the lack of time and space to think in academic settings August 24, 2019
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Triaging your reading workload: how to choose when to read something in more depth August 21, 2019
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Which “writing” book is best suited for me? A map of the literature based on a re-read of Helen Sword’s ALTS August 16, 2019
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Dealing with The Dreaded Blank Page August 15, 2019
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On reading up a lot, mind mapping the literature, “finding the gap” and writing paragraphs in your literature review August 14, 2019
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Writing a literature review assignment (and for instructors: providing guidance) August 9, 2019
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Using Overview Devices in scholarly research and academic writing August 6, 2019
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A synthetic memorandum on advice on academic research and writing July 29, 2019
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Writing the literature review chapter of a book July 25, 2019
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The Craft of Research (Booth, Colomb, Williams) – 3rd Edition – my reading notes July 17, 2019
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A proposed research process mind map July 14, 2019
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Reading heuristics: Finding a core idea in a paragraph by searching for keywords/terms July 12, 2019
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Reading when a paragraph starts with a topic sentence, and when it doesn’t July 8, 2019
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A proposed sequence to teach/learn reading techniques for undergraduate students: Teach/learn how to write arguments first, then how to read in depth, then how to skim July 7, 2019
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How to write the conclusions chapter of a book manuscript June 27, 2019
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Evaluating progress by comparing myself to This Time Last Year’s Version of Me June 11, 2019
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Put your oxygen mask on first, and 23 other life lessons I recently learned May 15, 2019
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Writing in Political Science: A Brief Guide (Short Guides to Writing in the Disciplines) (my reading notes) May 1, 2019
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The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (my reading notes) May 1, 2019
Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.
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Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English (my reading notes) May 1, 2019
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Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words (my reading notes) May 1, 2019
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The Scientist’s Guide to Writing How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career (my reading notes) May 1, 2019
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Preparing a research statement and crafting a research trajectory April 17, 2019
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Planning work over the summer (for faculty and undergrad/graduate students) April 14, 2019
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How to write the discussion section of an academic paper April 10, 2019
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