Friends,
A week or so back, I posted to the list a note on why research communication requires writing. Several people wrote me to ask about useful resources I’d recommend in addition to the Levin and Redell article.
My Academia.edu page now contains five useful tools that will help you to write better. They’re available for free download – teachers may use them as class materials or handouts, and research students can use them as individuals or in groups for discussion.
To find them, go to
http://swinburne.academia.edu/KenFriedman
Click on “Teaching Documents.”
You’ll find:
1) Research Writing Workshop Slides<http://www.academia.edu/2953871/Ken_Friedman_Research_Writing_Workshop_Slides>
Learning to communicate research in a serious and engaging way requires effective writing. This demands clear, concise, active prose that narrates the researcher's issues and actions, along with a careful what-and-how meta-narrative to communicate the thinking and choices that take place. The Research Writing Workshop is a concise overview of the process we use to communicate research. These are the workshop slides in PDF format.
2) Research Writing Workshop Handouts<http://www.academia.edu/2953897/Ken_Friedman_Research_Writing_Workshop_Handouts>
Learning to communicate research in a serious and engaging way requires effective writing. This demands clear, concise, active prose that narrates the researcher's issues and actions, along with a careful what-and-how meta-narrative to communicate the thinking and choices that take place. The Research Writing Workshop is a concise overview of the process we use to communicate research. These are the workshop slides in a handy 3-up format that allows workshop participants to follow the slides and take personal notes.
3) Presenting Your Research<http://www.academia.edu/2953905/Ken_Friedman_Presenting_Your_Research>
Presenting research at a conference or workshop is an art form; a partially scripted drama that permits the presenter to share a range of ideas with an interested audience. Many presenters suffer from anxiety about the process. There is no need. This helpful guide offers a step-by-step explanation with supporting documents and links to valuable resources on the web. It is published here with permission of Design Research Quarterly.
4) 6 Free Research Writing Resources and 4 Books to Buy
This teaching document describes six free resources that help writers to improve their research communication. In addition, there are four books to buy for a total price of $86. The free resources are useful, valuable, and they cost nothing. They cover much of what the books cover, though not at the same degree of depth. Readers can use the “look inside” feature on Amazon to decide whether to buy the books.
5) Summary Statement: UK AHRC Practice-Led Review Conference<http://www.academia.edu/3062756/Ken_Friedman_Summary_Statement_UK_AHRC_Practice-Led_Review_Conference>
In 2006, the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council commissioned a review of practice-led research. Ken Friedman served as one of the three conference moderators and a participant. This document provides Friedman's summary statements on the five conference themes: 1) Being Academic, 2) Research, 3) The PhD Degree, 4) Research, and 5) Practice-Led Research.
Yours,
Ken
Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS | University Distinguished Professor | Swinburne University of Technology | Melbourne, Australia | [log in to unmask] | Mobile +61 404 830 462 | Home Page http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design/people/Professor-Ken-Friedman-ID22.html Academia Page http://swinburne.academia.edu/KenFriedman About Me Page http://about.me/ken_friedman
Guest Professor | College of Design and Innovation | Tongji University | Shanghai, China
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