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Associate Professor @UNSW Sydney, mother, juggler, co-founder @RLadiesSydney, she/her
Oct 2, 2021 11 tweets 4 min read
My workshop for honours students was centred around 6 questions students should ask themselves about their writing. I have backup resources for some of the but not all... would love it if you had suggestions of resources (reading/videos) that have helped your students... 🧵 1/n 1. Are you trying too hard to sound smart? There is a misconception among students that the "fancier" the language you use, the smarter you sound. This paper by Oppenheimer shows the opposite.

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Aug 15, 2019 4 tweets 3 min read
Thinking about the #hiddencurriculum of uni life. Things we assume that undergrads know when they are arrive at uni, but maybe they don't. thread 1/n Like....#AcademicTwitter .... how to write emails without being ....medium.com/@lportwoodstac… or sounding silly.... 2/n #hiddencurriculum insidehighered.com/views/2015/04/…