Two Great Academic Writing Cheat Sheets for Student Researchers

Academic jargon is reputed to be arcane and hard to grasp (and yes, boring as well!). This is the case because like any jargon 'academic speak' is highly technical. It requires a specific wri…

Why Educators Have to Blog

April 30, 2015 Educators are quick to tell students about the benefits of blogging, but slow to embrace them personally. Part of this is simply the immense work load educators take on these days but p…

A Very Good Poster on Academic Vocabulary for Students

January 7, 2015 In his popular book " Situated Language and Learning: A Critique of Traditional Schooling " James Gee argues that the academic language (or variety to use his own terminology…

4 Great Word Editors for Student Researchers and Teachers

Google Document: Most of my short to medium size writing projects are done through Google Doc. I like this web tool because it is simple to use and does not have all that complex and intimidating clu…

6 Great Academic Groups for Teachers and Student Researchers

Today I am sharing with you some really important Mendeley groups you should definitely follow if you are interested in accessing a wide variety of academic papers and researches on several education…