As we enter the season of spring and its principle of opening this month, let’s begin by using our ears, which are always open, to go beyond hearing those internal stories into listening to the larger world.
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: March 13, 2015
I’m excited for a few reasons this week. First, spring-like temperatures have arrived and stuck around for multiple days. (Woot!)…
What motivates you to write?
What is the one thing you need when you sit down to write? I don’t mean the obvious pen and paper or computer, but that one other thing that you always have when you write? Maybe it’s a tall-soy-caramel-macchiato and a corner booth at the local coffee shop. Maybe it’s a stack of papers with all of your research, or an expanding file folder packed full, yet obsessively organized, with research material. Maybe it’s not even a physical thing or place. Maybe it’s nothing more than a seed of an idea or a spark of inspiration.
Play your cards right: Register today for TAA’s 28th Annual Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference
It’s no gamble! Play your cards right and win big by attending the Text and Academic Authors Association’s annual conference.…
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: March 6, 2015
Wednesday was National Grammar Day. Twitter was abuzz with grammar haikus, pet peeves, and funny cartoons. It’s a day filled…
8 Reasons why academics should be on social media
Did you start a blog or Twitter account and post a couple of things before deciding you didn’t want to keep up with it anymore? Or, maybe you are still on the fence whether you should take the time to create a blog or Twitter account? Either way, more and more academics are getting involved on social media and seeing the rewards. There are more reasons listed below, but these are what we’ve determined are most important. So here you go, 8 reasons why academics should be on social media (in no particular order):