Academic disciplines are often marked by their writing: what it sounds like, what kinds of knowledge it produces, what kinds of arguments are seen as valuable. Introducing these assumptions is usually the job of an intro course or a methods course, but it also helps to do some of this work on your own.
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Witi with Mate Matete and Alice Brown Haenga. The Maori elders had recorded some memories and brought significant photos with them as a reference for the writing workshop, organised as part of a kaumatua/elders computer course. The course is being provided by the Tairawhiti Technology Trust.
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This can also be done by offering compulsory soft skill development courses in last semester in all degree programs. Students can learn new techniques of writing and communication skills, digital marketing, productive use of social media, personality development, career growth and selection, and
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The College of Professional Studies (CPS) at the George Washington University invites applications from qualified applicants for this full-time fiscal year faculty position as the Director of the MPS in Publishing Program at the rank of instructor, assistant or associate professor. This is a
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Gilliland shared that Ferguson had taken the pie to the Minnesota State Fair and won first prize. Buchholz said of course she had to research the pie if she was going to write a short story about it. She said it was very enjoyable research. Wendy Webb of “Northern Gothic Queen” as Gilliland called her,
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The Top 10 Podcast Publishers ranking for January 2018 is now available at Podtrac.com. Highlights of the January Publisher ranking include: US Unique Monthly Audience increased for six of the Top 10 publishers in January over December 2017 with HowStuffWorks showing the largest gain at 24%.
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It taught me many skills that are transferable into the newspaper industry, such as good English, analytical thinking and, of course, writing. Being at university also gave me confidence living away from home and without that growing process I wouldn't have been able to move into such a fast-paced
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Most of us who teach writing publicly admit that math was never our thing. Many of us even panic at the idea of having to 'do' math, despite knowing intellectually that we engage with math in a multitude of ways throughout the course of a normal day. We 'do' math all the time—we just don't like to think
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