In the previous part of this two-part series, I went over the basics of introduction and conclusion writing for research papers. In this part I will use an unusual example of this structure in the wild:Â The World’s Wildest Police Videos. Hosted by John Bunnell from 1998 to 2012, the TV… Read more“How to Write a Student Research Paper, Part 2: The World’s Wildest Introductions and Conclusions”
How to Begin and End a Student Research Paper, Part 1
Since I have been teaching cultural anthropology online, I have graded a lot of papers at all levels of quality. For papers that land in the B to C area, I have noticed some common pitfalls that can be fixed if the student knew more about the research paper format…. Read more“How to Begin and End a Student Research Paper, Part 1”
Online Videos of Anthropomotron!
Believe it or not, I had not thought of googling my app to see what the word on the street is until very recently. To my surprise, Anthropomotron has a few mentions out on the Internet that I had not known about. There are various sites that catalog apps on the… Read more“Online Videos of Anthropomotron!”
Only 2% of You Will Share These Four Paragraphs
Back when I was an MA student, all the way in the early 2000s, I spent a lot of time at Ellis Library photocopying articles. As I pursued my graduate degrees, technology advanced and journal articles online became more prevalent. A divide grew between the typically newer articles online and… Read more“Only 2% of You Will Share These Four Paragraphs”
Thoughts from a Year of Online Teaching
In early 2013, I applied for an online faculty position at Ashford University. When the hiring process really gained steam, I was in Hawaii for the SAA conference. As a testament to the versatility of the online medium, I was virtually attending training sessions in Oahu and filling out PDF… Read more“Thoughts from a Year of Online Teaching”
I Dragged a PDF into Sente. You Won’t Believe What Happens Next
While Endnote is the most commonly-used bibliographic software, I use Sente, a Mac program by Third Street Software that really got my attention back in my M.A. days. I am not an expert in comparing the latest versions of Sente versus Endnote, but from my use of Sente at home… Read more“I Dragged a PDF into Sente. You Won’t Believe What Happens Next”
I Investigated the Mac Dictionary. What I Found Blew My Mind
As I was writing the previous post about multiple language spellchecking in Mac OS X, I wondered what if there was a similar option for the built-in dictionary. In case you didn’t know, you can right-click a selectable word, choose the first menu item (“Look Up”) and it will show… Read more“I Investigated the Mac Dictionary. What I Found Blew My Mind”
I Poked Around My Mac’s Keyboard Settings. What I Found Changed Everything I Knew About Life
I hate the hyperbolic link bait titles that are all the rage. Don’t you? Anyway, I am starting a new series on neat tech tips that are useful for research. This one is already preinstalled on Macs. In my desired line of work, I have to write in both Spanish… Read more“I Poked Around My Mac’s Keyboard Settings. What I Found Changed Everything I Knew About Life”
Short Term Fluctuations in Style
When I released the first version of mobile Anthropomotron, I had to design an icon for it. The process was described in these posts. Little did I know, that a major change in design aesthetics would occur, which would demand a change in both the design of the icon, and… Read more“Short Term Fluctuations in Style”
Anthropomotron 2.0 is Here!
My ‘summer’ project has finally been finished, and I am proud to present Anthropomotron 2.0 to the world. I have been adding features since the end of April, both immediately visible and internal enhancements as my Javascript and XHTML/CSS have improved. The whole list of improvements is here, but in… Read more“Anthropomotron 2.0 is Here!”