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Taking the Essay Journey
Is life one big journey? Or is life a lot of smaller journeys? Whatever way you look at it, your journey belongs to you. And the same should be said of your coursework. photo by Matthias Rhomberg Whether you see … Continue reading
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Engaging With Digital Scholarship & Recognising the Purpose of Tools
Long post alert. As an additional post, this piece is part of the #change11 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). It’s part of Week 3, on digital scholarship. What is a MOOC? Here’s a video introduction: Onward! Books are tools. Visiting … Continue reading
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Are you asking enough questions?
Last week, I talked about understanding questions as a whole and then breaking them down into parts. Both stages are in order for you to get as much meaning from a question as possible. Questions are important. You need to … Continue reading
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Why rewriting brings you closer to essay heaven
There’s no such thing as writing; only rewriting. Inger (aka The Thesis Whisperer) explains: “…everyone writes badly in the first draft…I never rewrote anything as an undergrad and just assumed I was crap at writing academic papers.” In my mind, … Continue reading
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Get to grips with academic writing
Does essay writing trip you up? Do you struggle to know how you’re meant to write? Are you annoyed by gaps in your understanding? The Guardian says that the change from A-levels to a university degree is too much for … Continue reading
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