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Critical reading is a research skill.
A seven-step approach can help identify knowledge gaps, evaluate experimental design, spot limitations and separate evidence from interpretation when reading scientific papers.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01209-0
#Research #ScientificMethod #CriticalThinking #AcademicSkills #openscience
What if the challenge isn't receiving feedback, but learning how to use it?
Researchers developed a free platform designed to help students process, understand, and act on academic feedback.
🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-students-feedback-free-tool.html
#EducationResearch #Feedback #HigherEducation #StudentLearning #AcademicSkills
Constructing Social Research: The Unity and Diversity of Method — 3rd Edition
by Charles C. Ragin
🔍 Think beyond methods.
Social Research — 3rd Ed.
DM for info.
#ResearchLife #SocialScience #GradSchool #AcademicSkills #DigitalLearning
Today I completed my author’s course for early-career researchers and PhD students at our university.
We focused on things that are often missing from formal curricula: how to design a study that does not fall apart halfway, how to work with scholarly sources, and how to keep coherence between research questions, methods, and results.
I hope it became one small step toward a more conscious and sustainable research path for the participants.
In my #AcademicSkills course, I also cover presentation techniques, as everyone suffers from bad classroom presentations. To have some actual practice, in one session we have a #PechaKucha slam. I first learned about the format through the legendary #DHFromScratch workshop. Its constraints require you work against the grain of traditional presentations. We had the slam for this semester today, and it was great fun to see how students interpret the format and what they came up with!
Unlock the secrets of academic writing with our guide to the key differences between a literature review and a research paper! 📚 Dive into the world of scholarly exploration as we break down how a literature review illuminates existing knowledge, identifies gaps, and sets the stage for further research. 🌐 Then, gear up for the adventure of crafting a research paper, where you become the explorer, presenting your unique insights and discoveries through independent research. 🚀 Join us on this academic journey and discover the art of synthesizing existing wisdom and creating your own scholarly masterpiece! 🎓✨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-F3L5AH3eA
#AcademicResearch, #ScholarlyWriting, #LiteratureReviewTips, #ResearchPaperWriting, #AcademicJourney, #StudentLife, #AcademicSkills, #LiteratureAnalysis, #ResearchMethods, #CriticalThinking, #ScholarlyInsights, #AcademicExploration, #WritingTips, #KnowledgeBuilding, #StudySkills, #ResearchDiscovery, #ScholarlyCraftsmanship, #WritingCommunity, ##SJSU
#NewInstance so that means #introduction time! I work in #highered in the UK, mostly around #StudentSupport, #InclusivePractice, #Belonging and #AcademicSkills. I spend a lot to time thinking about how to ensure our students have agency and voice in the work we do with them. Right now, I am working with others around an #EmergentFramework for belonging and a new model for conversation to support student agency. I want to hear about what you think and what you're working on!
New instance, new #introduction! I work in #highered in the UK, mostly around #StudentSupport, #InclusivePractice, #Belonging and #AcademicSkills. I spend a lot to time thinking about how to ensure our students have agency and voice in the work we do with them. I want to hear about what you think and what you're working on!