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Better research posters

I often give up in frustration when faced with “research posters,” especially as I get older and my eyesight declines. They are hard to read – too much text, not enough appropriate visual organization telling my eyes where to look. … Continue reading

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“Pedagogy of Delinquency”

From my friend Clarissa: There are several foundational principles to the pedagogy of delinquency. Respect. These are kids who value respect like nothing else in the world because it’s so rare in their world. Respect yourself, respect them, and accept … Continue reading

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Designing for Accessibility

Karwai Pun’s posters on ‘designing for accessibility’ are very insightful and helpful. Writes Pun: We’ve shared these posters across [the UK] government for feedback and they can be found on GitHub. We are constantly improving and adding to them so please let us … Continue reading

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Writing in the Sciences

“The more that you take care with your writing, the more you might explore uncertainties in your thinking,” suggests Stanford University Environmental Earth System Science Professor Julie Kennedy in this excellent Writing Matters video. Kennedy helpfully stresses the primacy of … Continue reading

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Real Words

One of the best pure writers I have ever seen was a psychology student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University named Emily (she gave me permission to use her first name). She could amalgamate and compress numerous, complex source articles into a … Continue reading

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Keeping your online presence beaming

It is a truism that dormant websites and social media platforms can do more harm to you than good, no matter how active you have been in the past. I teach my students numerous methods to keep their online presence … Continue reading

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Writing and editing for the computer screen

Lawyer and language genius Bryan Garner over at LawProse.org spells out, in typically lucid fashion, how to compose documents when you know they will be read on a computer screen rather than on paper. 1.Summarize. It’s important to learn the … Continue reading

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Audience Analysis

This mash-up of recent country music hits demonstrates aesthetic ossification. Via Language Log.

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“Bucks for Clicks” journalism

I like Virginia Postrel‘s take on the recent controversy over at Forbes.com. A popular author, Bill Frezza, published a controversial column on that website – advising university fraternities to beware of female students who show up at their parties drunk … Continue reading

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