Study How do we study effectively ? What are the best techniques to make the most of your time
Researching
When looking for information students need to be aware of the temptation to copy word for word or take parts of another authors work without the correct acknowledgements in the Bibliography.
Plagarism What is Plagarism ?
Bibliographies It is important to keep track of and acknowledge the sources of information when undertaking research . Any research must give due credit to the persons responsible. There are many different styles of Bibliography and many schools and universities will require a particular style. At St Peters, the Harvard style is the one recommended for assignments.
To assist you in creating a bibliography try Zotero it is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Digital Footprint
Your digital footprint is the name given to the trail you leave behind you on the web. The blog posts you write or reply to, the comments you make on twitter or Google+ and the many other sites you belong to.
Where are you online, what happens when you search yourself?
These days many employers are searching for the digital footprint of prospective employees. Do your students know this? are they aware that their private thoughts are not necessarily private?
Username
Will you use a real name (eg. First and Initial Last name) or a made-up name (eg. metaggle)
Password
Will you use a standard password for all your Web 2.0 Sites? Different of course to your Internet Banking or other sensitive information password.
Or will you create a password system?
Avatar
Will you use a real image of yourself or a cartoon or other symbolic image?
When looking for information students need to be aware of the temptation to copy word for word or take parts of another authors work without the correct acknowledgements in the Bibliography.
Plagarism What is Plagarism ?
Bibliographies It is important to keep track of and acknowledge the sources of information when undertaking research . Any research must give due credit to the persons responsible. There are many different styles of Bibliography and many schools and universities will require a particular style. At St Peters, the Harvard style is the one recommended for assignments.
To assist you in creating a bibliography try Zotero it is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Digital Footprint
Your digital footprint is the name given to the trail you leave behind you on the web. The blog posts you write or reply to, the comments you make on twitter or Google+ and the many other sites you belong to.
Where are you online, what happens when you search yourself?
These days many employers are searching for the digital footprint of prospective employees. Do your students know this? are they aware that their private thoughts are not necessarily private?
Username
Will you use a real name (eg. First and Initial Last name) or a made-up name (eg. metaggle)
Password
Will you use a standard password for all your Web 2.0 Sites? Different of course to your Internet Banking or other sensitive information password.
Or will you create a password system?
Avatar
Will you use a real image of yourself or a cartoon or other symbolic image?