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Overview
Why Disseminate Research = Where
Different dissemination routes
Structuring for academic writing (Hourglass Model)
Engaging yet Credible balance
Rules of Thumb
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Why Publish?Discuss
Why do you want to disseminate your research ?
To make what impact?
On who?
When (short / long term impacts)?
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Blogs / web-pages
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Levels of repute - VARYLevels of repute - VARY
Online / Hard-Copy
Internal – technical reports
BooksConference
papers
Journals
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TAKE HOME MESSAGE
AUDIENCE
Appropriate mechanisms
Appropriate language
Appropriate time-frames
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Balancing ACTAn report is a ‘STORY’ :
beginning , middle , end
Balancing creativity and credibility.
WHAT IS THE
‘TAKE HOME MESSAGE’
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Discipline VariationDiscuss what has impact in these disciplines:
Science
Maths
Technology & Computing
Education and Arts
Business
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Examples of Publication RoutesConferences
Education: BERA, AERA, Handheld Computing, Mobi-learn, PCF5
Computing:
Science: SLTC (HEA)
Maths:
Technology & Computing
Journal of educational resources in computing
International computing education research workshop
Annual joint conference integrating technology into computer science education
Technical symposium on computer science education
Conference on Information technology education
Education and Arts
Business
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Hourglass
Abstract
References / Appendix
Introduction
Background / Literature Review
Method (procedure, subjects, apparatus, analysis method)
Aims / Objectives
Results
Discussion
Conclusion & Further Research
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Discipline Variation
Method What done
Theories and Discussion
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Engaging / CredibleEngaging / Credible
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Balancing ACTBalancing the notion of creativity
and structure, research findings and novel concepts.
An article is a ‘STORY’ beginning , middle , end
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Support reviewingEach paper section and what it give to the overall Credibility / Engagement
Background – engaging
Lit rev – gives credibility … based on solid background BUT should be route to show who NOVEL, Engaging your approach to this is e.g. criticise, limitations, what great things found
Method – Credibility, contextual details can make it more engaging
Results – Credible yet engage with ‘wetting’ the appetite … INITIAL summary RAW findings
Discussion – Engaging discussion & drawing out of story…. With credibility increased through relating to findings AND highlighting what more you’ve found that others re. literature.
Conclusion – Engaging ….. Credible summary & future directions
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Button PressingButton Pressing
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Support reviewing
Discuss points that support : marking,
reading, summarising?
Are these different to you as an author
supporting someone reviewing your
paper?
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Support reviewing
What would a reviewer say if a piece of work is:
• Credible YET not engaging – be done before!!!
• Engaging YET not credible – don’t believe it, not valued – people who don’t agree will denounce it on its credibility.
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Rules of ThumbRules of Thumb
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Rules of Thumb Review THEIR previous papers
What is published in this forum before
What published in this Thread before
What published in similar forums
What are they saying should be done next
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Rules of Thumb Ideas
FIT with Route of Dissemination
FIT with Thread
Mad / Novel / Extending / Done before
Decisions often made in first few sentences
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Language & Terminology
Subjective / Objective
discipline dependent
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Clarity
Keep titles short
Keep sentences to the point
State then explain – examples good idea
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Literature Review
Historically - what done so far
Arguments – for and against
Justification – for gap in literature
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Rules of Thumb Clarity
Keep titles short
Keep sentences to the point
State then explain – examples good idea
LANGUAGE – do they understand your terms
FOCUS what done so far
WHY did you do it
What does this mean for your reader
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Rules of Thumb FOCUS
what done so far
WHY did you do it
What does this mean for your reader
AUDIENCE & MESSAGE For your colleagues
For SPECIFIC Course Teams
For the OU as a whole
For a research sector as a whole
For the public
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Write Message
Write for each of these audiences a KEY message
For your colleagues
For SPECIFIC Course Teams
For the OU as a whole
For a research sector as a whole
For the public
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Present that Message
Present those messages as a whole for
Colleague, Specific Course Team, OU, research sector, public
Discussion after each sector presentation
Plenary discussion before lunch
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Impact ActivitiesWrite for each of these audiences HOW to
grab their attention – a mechanism
For your colleagues
For SPECIFIC Course Teams
For the OU as a whole
For a research sector as a whole
For the public
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Write MessageAdd for each of these audiences HOW to grab
their attention – a mechanism
For your colleagues
For SPECIFIC Course Teams
For the OU as a whole
For a research sector as a whole
For the public
Add in time-frames
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Would you be convinced to change your teaching practices by an Would you be convinced to change your teaching practices by an
8 /10 cats prefer approach?8 /10 cats prefer approach?
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OROR
Would you need a convincing argument / story as to why you Would you need a convincing argument / story as to why you
need to change?need to change?
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Have you ever changed your vote because of a Have you ever changed your vote because of a
voting poll – voting poll –
OR OR
would a convincing argument / story change would a convincing argument / story change
your mind? your mind?
