> On 29 Oct 2014, at 14:36, Rob Baxter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> (whisper it very quietly) Indeed, but I do believe that part of our job as folk charged with helping researchers deal with data is to lead them out of that comfort zone. Research is changing; yesterday's tools and methods have to change too.
Yes, indeed. But changing their attitude towards data is one thing, using methods of teaching outside their comfort zone is another.
I fear I am blowing this up into something bigger than I intended, though. It was only a tiny thought that came into my head
as I watched the south african video (well, to be honest, skimmed it - I have less attention span even than Oxford
academics).
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Nunca serei nada.
Não posso querer ser nada.
À parte isso, tenho em mim todos os sonhos do mundo.
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