I want to try something a bit different in this post. Here at AP.com, we’ve talked a lot about tools, theory, trends and the general ephemera of academic productivity. But writing as academics, we should probably be trying to take this experience and build it into a cohesive model of productivity. So my goal here [...]
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June 15, 2009
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A general model of productivity?
By james in Evaluation, Statistics, Time management
April 17, 2009
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Naked links
By james in Computing tips, SoftwareWe usually try to provide at least some commentary on this site instead of just posting naked links to new and exciting things. But it’s Friday afternoon and rules are meant to have exceptions. Some recent finds: Helvetireader is a customization of Google Reader that tidies up the typography and graphic design. Perhaps a small [...]
January 11, 2009
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The Mighty Pen
By james in Time management, WritingI’m not much of one for New Year’s resolutions. The way I see it, they only set you up for disappointment and self-admonishment sometime in mid-February. But that said, there is a value to assessing where you are in life and setting some “aspirations” for the future. For example, last year I started to keep [...]
October 17, 2008
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The right tool for the job
By james in Computing tips, SoftwareFollowing my earlier post on using numbered folders to keep track of your projects, I received a couple emails from readers wondering what software I use to implement the system. As a quick recap, the idea was that you create a single projects folder and in that directory, every new project goes into its own [...]
September 29, 2008
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Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the most productive of them all?
By james in EvaluationIn my last post, I looked at how intended learning outcomes (ILOs) can help focus your work and improve your productivity. Specifically, we saw how ILOs can be written to mesh with longer term goals, clarifying your immediate priorities and guiding interim assessments. This post will consider the last point: how ILOs can contribute to [...]
Tags: ILOs, reflectivelearning