The Learning Autobiography
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The document provides guidance on writing learning autobiographies (LABs) for Ottawa University. LABs allow students to reflect on their prior learning experiences and goals. They cover 3 topics: 1) formal and informal education, 2) significant people or events, and 3) future goals, values, and obstacles. Writing LABs helps students understand themselves better and plan their academic future by reflecting on their learning experiences, influences, and values. The benefits of LABs include clarity on one's past and understanding what is important to help plan the future.
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thinking. They are not separate processes; rather, they are closely connected (Brookfield 1987).Critical thinking ...
Critical thinking ...Vasudevan BK
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The document discusses critical thinking skills and how to apply them academically. It defines critical thinking as a purposeful, organized mental process used to understand problems and make informed decisions. The document provides tips for incorporating critical thinking through active learning, reading and writing. These include asking open-ended questions, evaluating different perspectives, summarizing readings, and improving writing through prewriting, drafting and revising. The goal is to help students better understand material and think more critically in all aspects of their education.Academic writing-pdf 120924-2
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This document provides guidance on writing an academic essay. It outlines 4 key steps: 1) Planning your writing by understanding the task and allocating time, 2) Understanding the question by analyzing direction, topic, and focus words, 3) Brainstorming ideas related to the topic, and 4) Structuring an outline by grouping and thematizing ideas and organizing them logically. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to apply each step, such as analyzing an essay question, brainstorming cultural issues for public health workers, and creating potential themes and outlines. Following these steps is recommended to effectively research, structure and write an academic essay.Communication Skills: Writing
Communication Skills: WritingSaide OER Africa
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A chapter on writing skills from the textbook, Communication Skills, developed by the Language Communication for Development Department at the Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi.Communication Skills: Writing
Communication Skills: WritingPiLNAfrica
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A chapter on writing skills from the textbook, Communication Skills, developed by the Language Communication for Development Department at the Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi.research gap (1).pptx
research gap (1).pptxAsghar Ali
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The document provides guidance on how to identify research gaps when conducting a literature review for a PhD dissertation. It outlines several methods for finding gaps, including identifying your main research question, reviewing existing literature on the topic, and looking for problems or areas that have not been sufficiently addressed. The document emphasizes reading literature for inspiration, using digital tools to explore popular topics, and discussing ideas with your research advisor. The goal is to find an unexplored area that interests you and has potential for further original research.Literature Review: Development and Peer Review
Literature Review: Development and Peer ReviewSpelman College
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This rather informal document guides writers through the research and writing process for literature reviews. Content also includes a peer review, if instructors have made the literature review a major assignment. Ideal review questions for any summary writing context.Academicwritingguide
Academicwritingguideal bani
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This document provides a step-by-step guide to writing academic papers. It discusses choosing a topic, narrowing the topic to a research question, brainstorming ideas, doing research, developing a thesis statement, creating an outline, writing a draft, and revising. The goal of academic writing is to explore a topic through critical analysis and justify an answer using evidence. A good research paper has a clear purpose, engages the audience, takes a point of view supported by research, and follows a logical organization.AcAdemic Skills Unit Tertiary Essay Writing
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This document provides guidance on the essay writing process. It discusses 10 common steps: 1) time management; 2) choosing a topic; 3) analyzing the question; 4) brainstorming; 5) planning; 6) researching the topic; 7) writing the first draft; 8) editing; 9) referencing; and 10) submitting. For each step, it offers tips and explanations of concepts like directive words, content words, limiting words, developing an argument structure, and incorporating sources. The overall document serves as a guide to help students understand and improve their academic essay writing skills. Research gap
Research gapKing Saud University
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This document provides guidance on identifying research gaps for a PhD dissertation literature review. It defines a research gap as an unexplored area that has potential for further study. It recommends identifying a motivating research question, reviewing literature keywords, and analyzing what issues have not been sufficiently addressed. Methods to find gaps include checking journal websites, using digital tools to analyze popular topics, and noting questions that arise while reading literature. Studying questions in-depth and discussing them with advisors can help prevent duplicating existing work and find gaps suitable for an original dissertation topic. Maintaining records of questions and gaps found is also suggested. The document stresses the importance of selecting a gap that genuinely interests the researcher and can be feasibly studied within time and resourceCritical writing 
Critical writing Alison Hardy
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The document provides guidance on conducting a literature review. It discusses the purpose of a literature review in demonstrating familiarity with a research field and contextualizing one's own research. It also covers developing a theoretical/contextual framework, critically analyzing sources, and structuring a literature review. Key aspects include justifying arguments, making comparisons, and demonstrating knowledge of a field through references. When reviewing sources, it is important to consider reliability, contradictions with other evidence, and identifying subjective language.
PGCAP DAPP141 session 1 
PGCAP DAPP141 session 1 Chrissi Nerantzi
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This document discusses reflection, observations of teaching, and the UK Professional Standards Framework (PSF). It begins with an introduction to reflection, including the importance of sharing reflections with colleagues. It then discusses Gibbs' reflective cycle model and different ways of reflecting, such as through writing or different media. Observations of teaching are also examined, including benefits and tips for preparing. Finally, the document outlines the UK PSF, including its areas of activity, core knowledge, and professional values that teaching professionals should engage with. The intended learning outcomes are to discuss reflection and observations, recognize the importance of the UK PSF, and examine how it relates to professional development.The Learning Autobiography
- 1. The Learning Autobiography What do you know about yourself?
- 2. Learning Autobiographies (LABs) LABs provide opportunities for you to demonstrate your writing abilities, and for them to be assessed. You get to reflect on and evaluate your prior learning experiences, significant people and/or events in your life, and your goals, values and philosophy. LABs help you to plan your future academic endeavors. LABs begin the relationship between you and Ottawa University by building confidence, trust and mutual respect.
- 3. LAB Topics #1 Formal and Informal Education #2 Significant People and Significant Events #3 Future Goals, Philosophy, Values and Obstacles
- 4. Just The Basics Lab #1 You will be discussing your informal and formal learning experiences. Lab #2 You will be discussing significant people or events in your life. Lab #3 You will be discussing your goals and values and your philosophy of life and relate this information to your quest for higher education here at Ottawa University. (Additional details will be provided for each LAB)
- 5. Suggestions Use a timeline of events and people to get you started in thinking about your past. Discuss what, why and the result of events. Key words choose, describe and reflect. In other words, choose a topic, describe it, reflect on it Then write about it.
- 6. Components or Main Headings Introduction - Introduce your subject and provide the reader with a general idea of what the essay will cover. Body of Literature or Middle Section Headings - Provide one or more main headings that relate to the topics you are discussing. Tell a brief story in this section. Conclusion Summarize and stress your key points but avoid repeating earlier points word for word.
- 7. Benefits of LABS Through reflection of your learning experiences significant people and/or events and your goals and philosophies, Youll be able to understand whats important to you who you can look to as a role model what your goals are and what obstacles you may face.
- 8. Having clarity on your past and understanding what you value will help you to better plan your future.