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Scrivener, Scrivening, Scriverastic

March 8, 2010 in Productivity, Products by Prof. Hacker

Guest author Ryan Cordell returns to explain the Mac-based word processor, Scrivener.

The Down-and-Dirty Article

February 1, 2010 in Productivity by Nels P. Highberg

Maybe there's something you've written in the past that's closer to being publishable than you think.

Google Faculty Research Awards Program

January 20, 2010 in Productivity by Nels P. Highberg

Google has announced their Faculty Research Awards Program of grants from $10K-$150K for projects that will improve information access.

ProfHacker 101: Getting started with Zotero, Part 2

November 20, 2009 in How-To, ProfHacker 101 by Amy Cavender

Zotero's a great reference manager and writing tool. But it's also a great tool for collaboration, and it can automatically back up your library and notes for you. In this second part of ProfHacker's introduction to Zotero, I give a quick overview of Zotero groups and synchronization.

ProfHacker 101: Getting started with Zotero

November 13, 2009 in How-To, ProfHacker 101 by Amy Cavender

Here at ProfHacker, we've written quite a bit about organization. In addition to course materials and materials for our dossiers, we need to keep good track of our research materials and notes. A number of commercial tools exist for this purpose. This post discusses an open-source alternative.

The secret link between refinishing furniture and academic research

October 29, 2009 in Life, Productivity by Prof. Hacker

Guest author Aimee L. Pozorski reveals that the engine of her academic work is arts-&-crafts-style creative work. The habit of making things in one area of her life carries over into the others.

Using LOC subject headings

October 23, 2009 in Pedagogy, Productivity by Natalie Houston

Chances are, the library catalogs you frequently consult have either recently undergone some interface modifications, or might be doing so in the near future. But researchers still need to know older methods too. This post discusses how LOC subject headings are constructed and when and why it is useful to use them.

Writing in the Internet’s Margins

October 2, 2009 in Productivity by Brian Croxall

Over the last year, several academic manuscripts have been posted online to allow for commenting before the are ever sent to the press. ProfHacker takes a quick look at two of the tools--CommentPress and digress.it--that power such projects.

Teaching with Zotero Groups

August 11, 2009 in Pedagogy by George H. Williams
Via @Zotero we learn that Sean Stakats Takats, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, will be teaching with Zotero groups in his upcoming senior seminar course on the French Revolution. Prof. Stakats Takats provides a very interesting description of what he plans to do and why: With their unprecedented collaborative functionality, Zotero groups promise [...]

Showing your work (or sources)

August 5, 2009 in How-To, Pedagogy, Productivity by Brian Croxall
As I’m currently moving to a new institution and a slate of new courses, I’ve been grateful for colleagues who are willing to share past syllabi. I’ve always believed that pedagogy is simply a fancier name for “borrowing and remixing,” and I think most others in the profession feel this way. When it gets to our [...]