Today, I'm starting a new series of guest posts on academic schedules. Our first guest writer is Deborah. Deborah is an Australian PhD candidate and educator. Research interests include professional learning, teacher growth, professional identity, school change and storytelling. You…
Today I have the pleasure of inviting Stephanie Echeveste to share her views on digital scholarship. Stephanie is the community manager for USC Rossier Online, which offers a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Change and Leadership program delivered online at…
Some time ago, I wrote a post about how to construct the outline of your dissertation. If you haven't read it: here's the summary of the idea. If you simply sit down one day and expect that you can start…
I recently presented a paper titled "Practical Application of Transverse Load Redistribution in Reinforced Concrete Solid Slab Bridges" at the 9th conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges in Calgary. The abstract of the paper is the following: For an…
At IABMAS 2014 in Shanghai, I presented a paper titled "Recommendations for the Shear Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Solid Slab Bridges". The abstract of the paper is: As a result of the heavier live load models and more conservative shear…
While being smart can be a necessary condition for making it to the end of your PhD (or, more general, for being successful in life, regardless of what you do), it is not the only important factor. It might not…
I recently wrote a post on How to know when to change course in your research, and I got the following question from a reader:interesting (and helpful) comments. however, once you recognize that there is a 'problem' how do you…
After my super-busy first semester of teaching, I'm quite happy that my teaching-free summer semester is here.More than just not having classes, I'm also away from USFQ this summer, and spending time doing research in my good old research group…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
My lovely readers! I'm so pleased by all the questions I'm receiving - feels like I'm writing something really useful (at least for 1 person) instead of just ranting on about myself.I received this question lately (and I've taken out…
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