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936 Write Before You're Ready: First Steps to Avoiding Writer's Block
This Tomorrow's Prof. post provided "great advice on avoiding writer's block" (preface, ¶1).
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How to give a scientific presentation (PDF)
How to give a scientific presentation by Kevin D. Lafferty (US Geological Survey, UC Santa Barbara) Though these guidelines (Lafferty, n.d.) focused on outlines, slides, text, and style for _scientific_ presentations, they include plenty of advice useful for other sorts of presentations as well.
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How to write an effective title and abstract and choose appropriate keywords | Editage Insights
"The title, abstract, and keywords play a pivotal role in the communication of research. Without them, most papers may never be read or even found by interested readers" (The title, abstract, and keywords: Why it is important to get them right, ¶1, 2014.01.23).
Sunday, January 26, 2014
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Sunday, January 19, 2014
Diigo bookmarks (weekly)
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"Mendeley uses the latest technology to continually improve the product and deliver features that you need most." This chart compares Mendeley to Endnote, Papers, RefWorks, and Zotero.
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Academic Writing & Research | Mendeley Group
"This is now an "Open" group. It collects published resources relating to academic writing and research -- including "how to" guides for academic writers (both students and faculty), as well as studies about/on the processes of research and of writing about research" (About this group, ¶1, 2014.01.16).
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Text and Academic Authors Association: Author Resources
The TAA maintains this list collectively. Some information in it may not be up to date (Copyright 2010 as of 2014.01.16).
Sunday, January 12, 2014
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UltraKey 2014 | Best Typing Software - TopTenREVIEWS
- The software recommends lessons and performance goals based on an initial skills assessment. You can also repeat any lesson or typing exercise for additional practice
- Other critical training tools include warm-up exercises to mentally and physically prepare you for lessons, and timed typing tests that last up to five minutes
- The software also teaches you proper typing ergonomics in its first lesson. In fact, the software places such a strong emphasis on proper typing technique that it reminds you of proper positioning at the beginning of each exercise and frequently prompts you to take stretching breaks between exercises to prevent fatigue and poor posture
- UltraKey provides versatile management controls for administrative users, such as teachers, employers and even parents
- Bytes of Learning (UltraKey's manufacturer) informed us that the typing software is currently being developed to become entirely cloud-based
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株式会社 日本ビーコム | タイピングソフト | Gold Finger School
"「Gold Finger School 2010」が Windows 7対応にバージョンアップしました "
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TESOL Connections - January 2014
"IRIS holds data collection instruments from a wide range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. These include, for example, questionnaires about motivation, attitudes, learning strategies, and intercultural understanding; experimental teaching methods; classroom observation and interview schedules; teaching tasks; sound and video files; word lists; pictures for encouraging learners to use specific structures; language tests for different skills and types of knowledge… and many more besides" (Materials on IRIS, ¶1).
Sunday, January 05, 2014
Diigo bookmarks (weekly)
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"3 or 4 ideas of things a teacher can do to decrease the anxiety around extensive reading"
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Haums focuses on accord, basics, an[d] consistency.
