Hi all, Today I discussed the reverse order outline. Here is some more on this useful strategy, which is also called the “after the fact outline) (see here) Turns out you are not the only Anthropologists thinking about your writing. In fact, at this very moment there are a large number that are actively reflectingView Full Page…

Hi all, As I had more detailed questions on how I process my notes, I thought I’d walk you through an example. I think this might show where the easy work happens, but also the hard work of thinking/linking. I am currently working on a paper for the Society for American Archaeology on my ongoingView Full Page…

Hi all,A few follow ups on today’s discussion of info-glut tools. I gave a lecture last year at the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship. Much of it touches on issues we explored today, but perhaps of interest. The recording and associated links can be found here and here. Some of you are interested in havingView Full Page…

Hi all, Before our class tomorrow I wanted to share a couple of books that I am always pushing on people. Let’s start with an oldie but goodie (which is also available for free on the internet as a PDF) I’ll discuss the book in more detail next week, but for now, here is a greatView Full Page…

Below are a few themes that students have taken on in recent years. (I’ve simply posted the title along with their introductory paragraph). Hope this helps! “In conversation: Histories in the Making”: “This week’s blog takes a look at current issues of history, or what constitutes the past within the disciplines of religion and anthropologicalView Full Page…

Hi all! I wanted to briefly describe my writing for this semester. As I mentioned in class, I often have several things on the go, each at different stages. For instance, I am about to (this week!) resubmit a paper to the Canadian Journal of Archaeology with my PhD student Kayla, recent PhD Eloi, andView Full Page…

On the IDP One approach to consider is developing what is sometimes called a individual development plan in industry. Deliberate plans with step-by-step processes. One way you can set something like this up is a free-writing mode: but here perhaps setting up a 30-45 minute chunk of time. Put down what you need to/have toView Full Page…

(not a good one) Also, I mentioned Feedly as a way to keep track of blogs today. It’s pretty easy to set up, and a way to draw together all the latest posts from blogs, news sites, etc., that you might want to keep track of.

Hi all, Thanks for a good first class. I wanted to follow up from today with a quick post on social media and academia. Our discussion really drives home the fall from the 2016 optimism to social media that many of us (yes, including me) had for some elements of the genre. To be honest,View Full Page…