Archive : Tomorrow's Research
881. Double Dipping in Conference Papers
June 17, 2008
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"When he posed the same question to graduate students, Dometrius relates, "the modal reply was a blank stare - a lack of comprehension that presenting the same paper as many times as you wished would be viewed by anyone as an unusual or questionable practice."
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Posted by markep on June 17, 2008
855. Building Bridges Between Research and Undergraduate Teaching
March 13, 2008
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"Here the authors try to make sense out of the tons of verbiage out there on the subject of research and undergraduate teaching, to review what the research does and doesn't say about whether the nexus exists and how strong it is, and to suggest ways to strengthen it. "
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Posted by markep on March 13, 2008
853. Peer Support for Ph.D. Students
March 06, 2008
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"The only way to finish your dissertation is through forward progress in the face of uncertainty.
Fortunately, there is a secret weapon to guide you through the confusion, improve your writing, and help you spend your time wisely. It comes in the form of your peers."
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Posted by markep on March 6, 2008
851. Reducing Over-Complexity in Your Scholarly Writing
February 28, 2008
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Over-complexity can be a real problem if you want to make progress on the important writing projects that really matter to your life and your career, but which don't come with external deadlines breathing down your neck.
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Posted by markep on February 28, 2008
841. Writing in the Academy - Reputation, Education and Knowledge
January 24, 2008
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Simply, academics who excel in publishing their writing are often appointed to key positions, gain access to economic resources, and occupy major gate-keeping roles. Not only do they achieve social power in their disciplines, but tend to form an elite as they exercise influence in setting standards, directing strategies, and determining what is considered good work or important topics. They may also gain greater influence as spokespeople for their colleagues, and more likely to become members of government committees and grant bodies that decide the fate of funding applications and research contracts.
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Posted by markep on January 24, 2008
754. On Journal Rejection
October 25, 2006
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"The best advice I ever got came at a seminar on publishing--the scholar told us that when we were ready to send out an article, make out three different envelopes to three different journals. Send it to the first--if it gets rejected, then send it to the second. If it gets rejected again, send it to the third... His point was that the whole process is so subjective that you need to give your work the benefit of the doubt a few times before pulling the plug on it (or putting it in a drawer indefinitely).
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Posted by markep on October 25, 2006
730. How to Win a Graduate Fellowship
June 06, 2006
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Don't be afraid to start writing the proposal before you feel ready. Rewriting again and again will tighten your prose, clarify your ideas, and polish your proposal. It will also help you ferret out typos. I found four in my final proposal when I reread it the other day. I got lucky in spite of that. You might not.
Posted by markep on June 6, 2006
710. FINDING GRANTS - WHERE TO START
March 28, 2006
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"It helps to have a mentor, whether you actually use that term or not, to help you decide which grants to seek and how to navigate the bureaucratic shoals that lurk in every administrative office. A successful senior colleague can tell you what the expectations are at your new institution and how to meet them."
Posted by markep on March 28, 2006
707 WHY "INTELLIGENT DESIGN" (ID) IS NOT SCIENCE
March 17, 2006
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"ID is not a scientific theory and should not be taught alongside the Theory of Evolution. It offers nothing to help students understand how science works. It is merely a statement of how complex life seems to be - not even worth an hour of classroom time."
Posted by markep on March 17, 2006
705. SCIENTIFIC FRAUD - NOT NEW, NOT RARE, BUT ALSO NOT COMMON
March 10, 2006
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No journal has an infallible mechanism for detecting scientific fraud, according to Science editor-in-chief and Stanford University president, emeritus, Donald Kennedy, PhD. "Scientific fraud is not new and is not rare," he said during his talk at a stem cell symposium held Jan. 20. "Luckily it's not common either."
Posted by markep on March 10, 2006
703. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AS THE NEXT GREAT FACULTY DIVIDE
March 03, 2006
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"There was a time not so long ago when the great faculty divide was between faculty who performed research and faculty who did not. Now, however, with most faculty engaged in research, the new line of demarcation is instead between faculty who engage students in their research and those who do not."
Posted by lagace on March 3, 2006
688. FUNDING YOUR BEST IDEAS: A 12-STEP PROGRAM
January 16, 2006
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"Assume that your reviewer is reading in bed, falling asleep-which is very likely true."
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677. SHARING IN THE ONLINE COMMUNITY
November 02, 2005
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"Not everything on the Internet is available for free, and some resources are very costly, but open-source and open access initiatives are contributing to a digital community that shares intellectual content and educational resources."
Posted by markep on November 2, 2005
661. PUBLISH AND FLOURISH; BECOME A PROLIFIC SCHOLAR
September 08, 2005
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"Write daily for 15 to 30 minutes. Many scholars believe that writing requires big blocks of time. They're wrong. Research shows that scholars who write daily publish far more than those who write in big blocks of time. The problem with big blocks of time is that they're hard to find. In contrast, when you write daily, you start writing immediately because you remember what you were writing about the day before. This leads to impressive production."
Posted by markep on September 8, 2005
644. THE Ph.D. DEFENSE
July 12, 2005
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"In continental Europe, in contrast, matters tend to proceed in a very different manner. In Scandinavia, the examination is conducted in a large room, with as many as fifty people present, with a senior university official such as a dean presiding, everybody decidedly dressed up, the examiners in full academic regalia, the chair, examiners, and candidate processing in and out of the room in a fixed order, and some use of ceremonial Latin."
Posted by markep on July 12, 2005
643. HOW TO SAVE UK UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
July 07, 2005
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"In place of a winner-takes-all system in which all of England's 130 universities compete for research and teaching funds, each university should be encouraged to play to its strengths, the report suggests. The politicians propose a "hub and spokes" model in which each region has at least one major research center for each discipline, with other departments given the freedom to focus on research, teaching, or knowledge transfer."
Posted by markep on July 7, 2005
634. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE FREEDOM OF KNOWLEDGE
June 09, 2005
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"What are the Intellectual Property Rights of teachers, staff and students who have authored materials that they make available for others to share via the website?"
Posted by markep on June 9, 2005
623. MERGING TEACHING AND RESEARCH
May 03, 2005
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"Many at Davidson College have responded to the time crunch by asking an additional question: Why do we keep trying to 'balance' teaching and research as if they are completely separate entities? Why not merge them, actively?"
Posted by markep on May 3, 2005
617. SUFFICIENT TIME FOR RESEARCH
April 12, 2005
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"Faculty need more time, and I'm not sure how to solve that problem. It would be a major step if I could clear off everybody's calendars somehow and give them more time for scholarship.
(Robert Sterner, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior)."
Posted by markep on April 12, 2005