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Citation fail

The Citation Project, a national study of 174 student papers from 16 colleges and universities, is examining how students use sources in their research papers. The results are somewhat troubling. ⇰ Continue Reading

Posted December 28, 2011 in academia, teaching | No Comments »

On mid-semester feedback

As midterms come and go for this fall semester at universities near and far, the Chronicle publishes a timely article on the uses of soliciting mid-semester student feedback. ⇰ Continue Reading

Posted November 7, 2011 in academia, teaching | No Comments »

MLA 7th edition formats for Bookends

My home-brewed MLA 7th edition formats for Bookends, the best, most flexible reference management software for OS X. (Edited 20 May 2010) ⇰ Continue Reading

Posted May 11, 2010 in academia, bibliography | 7 Comments »