The most difficult thing I’ve come up against so far, certainly in my own head, is how to approach the literature review, both the writing (the language) and the headings. The writing in itself doesn’t really cause a problem, after all, talking about interesting stuff isn’t that hard! But, the tricky part is getting the terminology right, sufficiently ‘academic’…. Read more →
I have just submitted a paper for my ‘Theoretical Perspectives on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education’ module, part of the MA in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: “Changing Purposes and Priorities in Higher Education”. It’s a 5500 word essay on the university in a supercomplex age, Ronald Barnett provides core theory while other voices babble around him. Plagued… Read more →
[Img: part of my living room – is it techy, arty, muso, or academic?] It’s come to my notice recently that some ‘esteemed’ colleagues seem to be under the wildly inaccurate impression that technically minded people (whatever that means…) cannot be very academic. Maybe they think of them as slightly illiterate even. Certainly not the sort of people who are… Read more →
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/using-right-tone-voice-your-brand I have talked over and over ’til I’m blue in the face about being nice online. Being friendly in emails, being approachable with the written word. Being, you know, relaxed. In academia this seems to be a lost message. We do sooo much to prove how clever and informed and well researched we are in our papers, lecture materials… Read more →