What’s judged to be plagiarism may shift as students rely on more sophisticated forms of technology for writing support.
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Can college professors rap their way into academic publishing? One professor makes an album to prove they can.
Grammatical metaphor is different to what we understand to be “metaphor”. It’s a way of converting words and shortening clauses, so more information can be packed into fewer characters.
An academic should be able to use “I” in an essay which offers their point of view. In this way, they take responsibility for their argument.
Academic language wasn’t always rigorous – and it led to people hugging trees to cure their illnesses.
South Africa is ahead of the pack when it comes to research output in Africa. But this ranking is not a celebration.
Scientific articles are the way in which scientists communicate their results to their peers.
Writing groups provide a space where the “rules of the game” of academia become clear.
There are many exciting new publishing opportunities opening up for academics who want to take their work beyond traditional spaces like journals.
African academics should be leading the pack when it comes to producing research and information about the continent. So what’s holding them back?
More handwritten tasks could force students to avoid the dreaded cut and paste.
With the public’s confidence in the news media wavering, it’s a tough line to toe.
Two scholars discuss the joys of writing for a lay audience. So why aren’t more academics writing for the public?
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Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University & Visiting Research Professor in Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor in Education & Technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and Endowed Chair, University of Arkansas
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Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Washington
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Teaching Fellow, Royal Holloway University of London
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Research Professor and Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Associate Professor, Werklund School of Education and Educational Leader in Residence, Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
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Senior lecturer, Rhodes University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Mathematics, Keele University
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Senior Lecturer in English Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Tasmania
