Finally got a good feed and could watch the podcast in its entirety without it stalling or an error message coming up. So now to link this introductory research course with my profession, not sure really how to connect the two. What research I do is more product based, determine if the product is what suites our requirements, research vendors for it, then determine if we have the budget for it and process the order. I am not involved in research per say although I did participate in a research project but only as technical and logistical support. A paper was published on it and two of my colleagues involved with this project won best presentation at a conference held in Singapore (I was not invited to participate).
I don't know where or what the next move is for me when I finish in this part of the world, not sure where I will end up, doesn't matter I'm sure it will be the right place and position for me. As for using some of the research ideas I do I see myself using some of the research inquiries in my personal life as I have an idea for a book I am planning to write and will use some of the inquiries to support that work. Currently that project I have placed on hold as I do not have access to many of the materials I require for it while overseas.
Doing some more exploring on the topic of blogging in academia and have found some sites that may be of interest to some. I found an interesting site listing the top ten tips for an academic blog, I like what they list and it makes complete sense. Here is the link: http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/dec/13/how-to-academic-blogging-tips. They list some very good tips about blogging in the academic world, common sense tips such as write about yourself, develop your own voice, be concise with what you are blogging about, be yourself, whether to be controversial or not plus five more, number ten is very true "Blog because you want to" if this is the case then the others should fall into place. Nice to have a reminder like these to keep you on the right track.
I also found a few more on writing on blogs, one is by the University of Richmond Writing Center. They have a site labelled Writer's Web which also contains some great tips on writing online, here is the link: http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/blogging.html.
There are many other useful sites to assist with writing online, Duke University has one as well: http://twp.duke.edu/uploads/media_items/academic-blogs.original.pdf.
Well there are many more tips on writing online that can be found, you just need to determine which fits your needs best. Happy writing.
I don't know where or what the next move is for me when I finish in this part of the world, not sure where I will end up, doesn't matter I'm sure it will be the right place and position for me. As for using some of the research ideas I do I see myself using some of the research inquiries in my personal life as I have an idea for a book I am planning to write and will use some of the inquiries to support that work. Currently that project I have placed on hold as I do not have access to many of the materials I require for it while overseas.
Doing some more exploring on the topic of blogging in academia and have found some sites that may be of interest to some. I found an interesting site listing the top ten tips for an academic blog, I like what they list and it makes complete sense. Here is the link: http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/dec/13/how-to-academic-blogging-tips. They list some very good tips about blogging in the academic world, common sense tips such as write about yourself, develop your own voice, be concise with what you are blogging about, be yourself, whether to be controversial or not plus five more, number ten is very true "Blog because you want to" if this is the case then the others should fall into place. Nice to have a reminder like these to keep you on the right track.
I also found a few more on writing on blogs, one is by the University of Richmond Writing Center. They have a site labelled Writer's Web which also contains some great tips on writing online, here is the link: http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/blogging.html.
There are many other useful sites to assist with writing online, Duke University has one as well: http://twp.duke.edu/uploads/media_items/academic-blogs.original.pdf.
Well there are many more tips on writing online that can be found, you just need to determine which fits your needs best. Happy writing.
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