December 2010

Critical Evaluation of Laptopers in an educational practice

By Dr Katharine Jewitt / 27th December 2010 27th December 2010 / Blog, Literature Review, Researcher

A Critical Evaluation of : Lindroth, T. & Bergquist, M. (2010) “Laptopers in an educational practice: Promoting the personal learning situation”, Computers & Education, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 311-320 The focus of the ethnographical research study by Lindroth and Bergquist (2010) is based on the question “What characterizes laptoping within an educational practice, such …

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Zetoc Alerts

By Dr Katharine Jewitt / 20th December 2010 20th December 2010 / Blog, Literature Review, PhD Study Tips, Researcher

An essential way to keep up to date with the latest journal articles is to set up zetoc alerts I finally got around to setting up Zetoc Alerts today. If you haven’t done so, I definitely recommend it. A great service, where you select journals that are of interest to you and receive automatic emails …

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Lists

By Dr Katharine Jewitt / 13th December 2010 13th December 2010 / Blog, PhD Study Tips, Researcher

Following on from my last point on Getting Things Done, are you a list maker? I love lists and find them very inspirational! I can’t live without them . I like using Ta-Da for electronic lists. I always have so many ideas and thoughts floating around my head, that lists help me download, provide order …

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Getting Things Done

By Dr Katharine Jewitt / 6th December 2010 6th December 2010 / Blog, Books, PhD Study Tips, Researcher

I’ve been reading “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. If you don’t plan reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen, you may want to have a look at this handout for an pictorial overview. It is very interesting and helpful. I am enjoying reading this book because David Allen offers a functional and …

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Month: December 2010