EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 4 Notes
 

I. What happens when you rely on technology:

    Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4rMy1iA268

    Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W3GsbogqTE 

II. 3-minute thesis talk 2.0

III. Brief notes on formal presentation

    Stephen Pinker http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence.html

    Daniel Pink http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

IV. Presenting remotely: what are the additional considerations and new skills to develop for this?

    Asynchronous: Pre-recorded (usually more polished): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ_xLaAy9QU;         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUnnep4r1uY

     Synchronous:  Real-time, though others may view you through a recording, e.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlfgQ4_7EYA;  https://amara.org/en/videos/57VzK4F5LToL/info/learning2gether-with-phil-hubbard-curation-in-call-and-ted-talk-videos/

V. Public abstract peer review

1. What did the writer do best?

2. Which part or parts were least clear?

3. Make comments directly on the paper, including marking any language errors you notice

4. Circle any words, phrases, or abbreviations that you think might be difficult for a non-specialist to understand.

VI. Williams book: Review Lesson 3; introduce Lesson 4

VII. Moving to academic writing for your target audience (dissertation and published paper writing): intro to abstracts.  

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Homework:

1. For the individual meeting, send me a sample of your recent academic writing, ideally a research paper you're currently working on. Send this at least one day ahead--up to 10 pages double spaced (but 2-4 is preferable). Alternatively (or in addition), we can go over a revision of your public abstract.

2. Review your 3-minute thesis talk--how effective were you at making the improvements you planned?

3. Experiment with remote video presentation (practice recording, noticing how you look online, setting up your "studio", etc.). This is not a formal assignment yet but may be soon.

4. Do the homework in Williams, Lesson 4. 4.2: 4;   4.4: 4;    4.6: 6

5. Find examples of abstracts from your field (1 good, 1 with problems). Bring in a printed copy of each.