By gisseduc on June 17, 2014
Facilitator Alfredo Ferreira has finished a draft of the video tutorial on topics covered in his last writing workshop; it focuses mainly on information packing for tone and flow. It involves about 1–3hrs of tasks (with answers to the tasks included in the video, so it is possible for users to work through it independently). […]
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By gisseduc on January 18, 2014
On January 17 Alfredo Ferreira facilitated his second writing workshop, focussing on how students can be more conscious of how they write and how they can effectively formulate sentences in accordance with academic writing styles, without sounding excessively “heavy”. After some introduction and comparison of texts written in different styles, the participants were invited to […]
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By gisseduc on November 17, 2013
The PowerPoint slides and videos (part I: http://youtu.be/_qKDHQm145s and Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVh1ZoAq_KU) are now available.
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By gisseduc on November 12, 2013
Bathseba Opini (EDST Lecturer) & Marissa Muñoz (EDST PhD Candidate) Monday, Nov. 18th, 2:30-4:00pm Ponderosa G Lounge For many graduate students, their focus of interest is very clear; however, when it comes to designing a study to research their topic, the process can be confusing and quite intimidating. This workshop will provide a roadmap for […]
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By gisseduc on November 5, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, in Scarfe, room 310. 12:30pm – 2:30pm. Lunch will be served at noon. RSVP by November 9. The next workshop will focus on ideas on how to better organize and plan our academic writing on the computer. The first part of the workshop will be a presentation of hands-on tips and tricks covering […]
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By gisseduc on November 4, 2013
Studying Higher Education? Interested in Higher Education topics? All welcome! Free Snacks! West Mall Annex Room 110, Tuesday 12th November, 5.00-6.00pm. Download poster internationalisation, teaching, marketisation, research, job hunting, service, ethics, student affairs, standardisation, engagement, learning, economics …
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By gisseduc on October 28, 2013
Writing workshop part 1 from espensj
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By gisseduc on October 26, 2013
An LLED research project, “Intertextual authorship in university writing across disciplinary and cultural contexts (Phase 1)”, is seeking participants. The purpose of the study is to facilitate teaching paraphrasing by identifying how students and professors in different cultural and disciplinary contexts understand paraphrasing in relation to individual authorship. Requirements: you need to be currently enrolled in a […]
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