Exploiting Rapid Change in Technology

Enhanced Learning

… for Post Graduate Education

Using Technology to Increase Your Academic Writing Skills

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Colin Powell

Help masters and doctoral students be more productive.

By giving you tools the tools you need 24/7 so you can be completely comfortable throughout your academic process, Through building skills and Helping you maintain motivation.

THEORETICAL BASE: SOCIALIZATION

AGENDA For Becoming a Writer

1. No Silver Bullet2. Good writers are great readers

1.What: How to read efficiently2.Critical thinkers3.More links

3. Good writers know themselves and what they want to say1.Proper use of citations/references/other’s ideas

4.Willing to do the tough work of rewrites/edits/reviews5.Rough spots – what to expect?6. The personal traits that will stand you in good stead

No Silver BulletWrite – Read out loud – Rewrite – Read Out loud – Rewrite – have someone

else edit and watch for patterns

Some technology:1. Dragon2. Read it to you

1. Speak it extension for chrome, also voice instead, etc.

2. TTS reader for android3. http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.html4. http://www.readthewords.com/

3. Grammar help1. Grammarly chrome extension (+ others)2. https://www.slickwrite.com/#!critique/features

Good Writers are Great ReadersGroups help with this

1. Do you read dissertations? ?thesis?? Journal articles?

1. It’s a cognitive function What fires together wires together so working in groups fires our memory patterns in more ways that working alone does – and we retain it more

Good Writers Know Themselves and What They Want to Say

1. Folders, Themes, Groups2. Places for notes, abstracts3. To which you attached pdfs4. Which can also be highlighted5. Highlighted sections sorted in spreadsheets until you

know instinctively how they run together under the headings you need.

GOOD BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE / sorted in a spreadsheet / aimed at

your topic

Willing to do the Tough Work of Rewrites/Edits/Reviews

Rows are the references Columns are themes, including methodology they used in their studyRows are used for their ideas/your ideas churned up by their ideas/ quotes you might like to useYour process while reading is the rowsYour process while writing is contained in the columnsGaps come to light when you read the columns

SPREADSHEET ANALYSIS OF THEMES / IDEAS

Rough Spots – What to Expect?TIME ISSUES + WHAT MAKES REVIEW HARD

1. Write – Read out loud – Rewrite – Read Out

loud – Rewrite – have someone else edit and

watch for patterns – ALL THIS takes longer than

you thought/probably have

2. Time management an issue

3. Imposter syndrome or fixed mindset

The Personal Traits that will Stand You in Good Stead

1. Regular writing habit – 6 days a week at least 30 minutes a day minimum

2. Non-defensiveness in the face of criticism3. Growth mindset

PERSISTENCE AND RESILIENCE WIN THE DAY/MONTH/YEAR!

What’s Up at DoctoralNet?1. Fridays – quick technology examples per topic:

Nov 4th 6. develop your writing planNov 11th 7. what goes where toolsNov 18th 8. keep your motivation upNov 25th 9. design and implementation of your data collection

2. Webinars through December – Phase 1, 2, and 3, covered each month1. November 8th – What Goes Where: The Purpose of Each Chapter2. November 15th- Time Management for Each Phase of the Thesis3. November 29th – Discussing Your Findings: A Qualitative Case Study4. December 6th – Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks5. December 13th - Organization for 2017: Moving Your Thesis Forward

3. Groups! – alternate Tuesdays – Read Listen Comment (Improve Your Writing & 4 Lingerers (Get Your Thesis Moving Again)

4. Special pricing for year’s membership ends Oct 31st 47.50 IN YOUR CURRENCY