Yale college has some of the best resources on writing that I’ve come across. One of the challenges teachers face is to what extent should they draw on others material, as opposed to writing their own “guides”. For example, the Yale material doesn’t quite fit in some areas. Should I: Refer students to their resource …
Here are some notes from: Yates, J. F., & Tschirhart, M. D. (2006). Decision-making expertise. In K. A. Ericsson, N. Charness, P. J. Feltovich, & R. R. Hoffman (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Yates has elsewhere defined a decision as “a commitment to a course of action that …
I’ve talked about Research as a Second Language before. I’ve been particular taken by the systematic way in which Thomas Basbøll takes to pieces (and puts back together again) the art, craft, or science of academic writing. I think his latest thoughts on writing an academic article is particularly helpful. I’ll have to let some …