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Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011

Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses

Toolkit:Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit

By | Mar. 02, 2018

This toolkit has been developed for facilitators who are interested in introducing gender mainstreaming in higher education in order to challenge gender inequality.

Resource Library

Main Slides: 2013 Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | Jul. 21, 2013

These are the main slides from a 3-week intensive course given at Texas A&M University in summer 2013. The course focused mainly on writing journal articles but also addressed other topics, such as preparing oral presentations, poster presentations, and grant proposals. For efficiency in downloading and reading, the slides are provided here as a PDF handout. Instructors wanting the PowerPoint versions of the slides to use in teaching can obtain copies by contacting Barbara Gastel at bgastel@cvm.tamu.edu.

Published paper:Review and Publication of Journal Submissions

By | Jun. 29, 2013
Presentation showing what occurs after a manuscript reaches a journal. Summarizes the peer review, decision, and production processes. By Leslie Neistadt, managing editor, Journal of Athletic Training.

Web resource:Prezi

By | Jun. 23, 2013
Presentation software. An alternative to PowerPoint. Lets you zoom in and out of the images. Free licenses available. For more information, see AuthorAID Resource of the Week blog post #115.

Presentation:Core Presentations on Research Communication

By | May. 27, 2013
Slide set containing presentations on writing journal articles, giving presentations, preparing proposals, and related topics. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Teaching Research Communication, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 27-31 May 2013.

Guidelines for AuthorAID Guest Posts

By | May. 11, 2013
Guidance for potential authors of guest posts for the AuthorAID blog. Includes background information about the blog. Also includes guidelines for writing and submitting posts. Please note that those who might like to write blog posts for AuthorAID should first consult Barbara Gastel (bgastel@cvm.tamu.edu), who oversees the AuthorAID blog.