Academic Writing & Fountain Pens
Do you think differently writing with pen vs. keyboard? See the post “Academic Writing with Pen in Hand” on SAGE MethodSpace for Academic Writing Month.
Posts & Resources: Online Portfolio
My online portfolio includes links to recent posts and articles, as well as instructional resources for my books.
Academic Writing and Publishing
Write with Purpose, Publish for Impact (series on SAGE MethodSpace)
Research for Social Good (series on SAGE MethodSpace)
Academic Writing for Social Good
Academic Writing: Counting Words of Meaning?
Academic ≠ Boring: Presenting Your Research
Real Research in a Fake News World
Open Access Scholarly Journals: Real and Fake
Academic Writing Month series on Methodspace
Editors’ Roles: Relating to Contributors
Editors’ Roles: Selecting Chapters
Envisioning an Edited Book
Proposing an Edited Book
Reimagining Ancillary Materials for Texts and Academic Books
Research > Publication > Impact (You Might Need a Strategy for That)
Critical and Creative Thinking
Critical and Creative Thinking (series on SAGE MethodSpace)
Emerging Research Methods
Lessons from Popular Ethnographies
Lessons from Popular Case Studies
Qualitative Research in 2017
Case Studies: What Types Get Published?
Seeing and Hearing the Problem: Using Video in Qualitative Research
Listening to the Sounds of Research
Autoethnography Stretches Out
Getting Started: More Online Qualitative Research Design Basics
Online Research: Holistic Thinking and Qualitative Design
Teaching Research Methods
A Case for Teaching Methods
Creating a Culture of Inquiry in the Classroom
Research to Learn with Class Projects
Using Inquiry Models to Learn How to Ask Questions
Doing Qualitative Research Online: Companion Study Site
Qualitative Online Interviews: Companion Study Site
Cases in Online Interview Research: Companion Study Site
Ethics and Education
Giving Voice to Values in the Classroom
Social Commentary
This MLK Day Go Beyond the Soundbite
A Social Scientist Looks at the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Re-Activate: Why Are We Marching?
More Than a Headline: Scholarship on Today’s Hot-Button Issues
Social Media or Social Web? (Part of a special issue: Social Science & Social Futures: Fast Scholarship, Emerging Technologies & the Future of Inquiry)
Academic writing: Counting words of meaning?
See my post on the Textbook and Academic Authors Assoc.blog about thinking about how we see ourselves (and measure success) as writers: Academic writing: Counting words of meaning?
Social Media or Social Web? Revisited!
I wrote this post for the terrific e-zine Discover Society, before the revelations about Facebook and Twitter complicity with the Russian election hacks. I ask the question: are there other ways we can build networks and community, a social web? Your thoughts?
Thinking about editing a book?
Thinking about editing a book? See SAGE Methods #Methodspace: Envisioning an Edited Book and Proposing an Edited Book.
Want to explore your publication options, including the edited book? We will be offering two sections of the Create Your Publication Strategy online course, starting September 11. See www.path2publishing.com for more information.
Create Your Publication Strategy to Meet Career and Social Change Goals!
Convert your academic work into publications! Join the Create Your Publication Strategy course and move toward your goals. Register for the September-October 2017 class at www.path2publishing.com. Questions? Send them to: info@path2publishing.com.
Companion Sites & Ancillary Materials
Writing a book doesn’t end with the manuscript!
See Resources and Websites Mentioned in the Webinar. These links offer examples for different kinds of materials and book sites.
1) Authors’ sites-linked from the publisher’s page for the book:
Key questions to discuss with the publisher:
- Will the publisher agree to including a link that takes the viewer away from the publisher’s website?
- Are you committed to creating and maintaining the page? Do you have the technical skills needed to do so?
2) Password-protected resources on the publisher’s site (note that you may not be able to view all materials on these sites):
- Managing Diversity in Organizations
- Doing Qualitative Research Online
- Qualitative Data Analysis with Nvivo
- Digital Tools
Key questions to discuss with the publisher:
- Can you as author give input into the site design or format, organization, or presentation of resources?
- Can readers who are not instructors gain access to the site?
3) Companion sites with interactive features on the publisher’s site and third-party applications:
- Doing Research in the Real World Note: If you create an account in VitalSource, you can request electronic review copies of texts and view interactive features.
Add-on subscription to access technical feature and apps:
4) Special features that won’t work on a page
- Adventures in Japanese, audio for language learning
- The European World 1500–1800, image gallery
- Understanding Sustainability, related movies and documentaries
- YouTube Channel for Routledge
- Computer Networking, animations, labs, technical projects
Key questions to discuss with the publisher:
- What is the author’s role in designing and producing these features?
- Can you as author act as the subject matter expert for technical or media features? If not, do you have final approval?
- If your visuals, diagrams, etc. are being used, can you retain your intellectual property/copyright?
- If a third party or additional subscription is involved, do you receive payment or royalties?
Visit SAGE Methodspace for an article: “Reimagining Ancillary Materials for Texts and Academic Books.” Visit the Textbook and Academic Authors Association site for a webinar recording. (Not a member? Consider joining this community of writers!)
Teach with Moodle
You are invited to join our 10th bi-annual Moodle MOOC (MM10) from May 1 – June 4, 2017. The MOOC is completely free with live online sessions via WizIQ and teacher training on Moodle for Teachers Moodle 3.2.2 site.
I will be presenting a session on A Hybrid Moodle Model on Thursday, May 11
11:00 AM EST/3:00 PM UTC. Your time zone is here.
Click to enroll now and on the syllabus for further information. The MOOC is suitable for beginners and current and past Moodle teachers and managers. The badges and a certificate of completion will be awarded to everyone who completes course tasks. The course and badges are free of charge.
Social Media or Social Web?
I contributed an article, “Social Media or Social Web?” As part of a special issue of a UK online magazine called Discover Society. The special issue is about “Social Science & Social Futures: Fast Scholarship, Emerging Technologies & The Future Of Inquiry.” You might find the editors’ article of interest: Mark Carrigan is a prolific writer and one of the leading thinkers about social media and academic life.
Plan, Propose & Publish an Edited Book
Want to publish a book, but lack the content for a full manuscript? Consider creating an edited book! You can include your own material, as well as chapters by other scholars.
Thinking about editing a collection? Join me! Visit http://bit.ly/2eK7NyB to register. Free for Textbook & Academic Authors Association members- if you are an academic author, this might be time to join!
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