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Technology Tips for Graduate School Success

Technology Tips for Graduate School Success. Improving Your Efficiency, Efficacy, and Results While Saving Time, Money, and Sanity!. Welcome!. Michael Ellis, University Computing Services Shirley Lincicum , Hamersly Library Dr. Gregory Zobel, Division of Teacher Education. Our Content.

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Technology Tips for Graduate School Success

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  1. Technology Tipsfor Graduate School Success Improving Your Efficiency, Efficacy, and Results While Saving Time, Money, and Sanity!

  2. Welcome! Michael Ellis, University Computing Services Shirley Lincicum, Hamersly Library Dr. Gregory Zobel, Division of Teacher Education

  3. Our Content Technology solutions and tips that help you deliver your best results quickly, competently, and effectively.

  4. Overview Act I Introduction & Goal WOU Computing Essentials Tour de UCS Act II Tour de Hamersly Act III Specific Software Solutions Best Practices for Sanity

  5. Tour de UCS With Michael Ellis

  6. Tour de Hamersly With Shirley Lincicum

  7. Library – People • Librarians are here to help you succeed! • Research assistance and instruction • Schedule an appointment • Drop-in at Information Desk • Phone: 503-838-8899 • E-mail: refdesk@wou.edu(or contact your librarian) • Online chat/IM: WOULibrary • Text message: 503-383-WOU1 (9681)

  8. Library – Online Services http://www.wou.edu/library http://research.wou.edu

  9. Library - Collections • Books and e-books • Journals, magazines, newspapers – Print, micro and electronic • Videos – DVD, VHS and online streaming • Sound recordings – CD and online streaming • Scores – Print and electronic • Reference • Thesis & Professional Project papers • Oregon Adopted Instructional Materials • Juvenile books

  10. Library – Building • Group study rooms • Reserve 24 hrs in advance or first-come, first serve • Smart classrooms • 24 hr. student lounge • Variety of seating options • Computer workstations – 1st & 2nd floor • Quiet study – 3rd floor • Netbooks (in library use only) • Lockers – 1st floor

  11. Needs-Based Technology Solutions for Graduate Students Dr. Gregory Zobel

  12. Basic Expectations for Graduate Students • Navigate and work with online communication, research, and content-based tools; • Sort, prioritize, and act on information, course guidelines, assignments, and expectations; • Manage time and deliver materials that meet expectations and outcome ON DEADLINE; • Identify, understand, and work with scholarly materials; • Collaborate and communicate clearly with others in multiple media for different purposes.

  13. Suggested Browsers Firefox Chrome

  14. Why Firefox or Chrome? • Sheer number of plug-ins and widgets available • Work with additional software/applications • Customizable • Enables multiple task completion • Fewer interface limitations like Safari • Recognized by more websites than Opera • More secure • Not as vulnerable as Internet Explorer • Be sure you update IE regularly

  15. Zotero Bibliographic and Citation Manager

  16. Zotero’s Uses Expectations/Tasks Zotero’s Solutions Attach notes to PDFs Generates bibliographies in multiple formats Automatic inclusion of source download’s location Automatic citation and formatting for online materials • Take notes on readings • Generate bibliographies in APA, MLA, etc. • Ability to return to original source material • Correctly cite material found online

  17. Zotero Screenshot www.Zotero.org

  18. Asana Time and Project Management www.asana.com

  19. Asana’s Uses Expectations/Tasks Asana’s Solutions Up to 30 collaborators Assign projects or tasks See others’ tasks Easy to schedule time Sync with calendars Repeat events Email reminders Attach files • Collaboration • Time management • Project management • Money • Articles/papers • Interviews • Colleagues • Locations

  20. Asana Screenshot

  21. Google Scholar Scholarly Article & Citation Research

  22. Google Scholar’s Uses Expectations/Tasks GScholar’s Solutions Search Simple Advanced (many parameters) Citation numbers Who cites an article Document availability Email alerts & RSS feed • Know important authors • Recognize key concepts & keywords • Be familiar with highly-cited articles • Discus recent research • Accessible through WOU • Conceptual development: who influences whom

  23. Google Scholar Screenshot Scholar.google.com

  24. Sanity It can be lost in the split second when you decide to: Employ the password: user1234 Name your file: paper.doc Don’t do it. Please. Do not do it.

  25. Passwords • Alphanumeric core or root password • Ba87mbi/ • One “core” for personal use, another core for all other uses • Easy to remember and hard to guess • Add a prefix or suffix to password for each site or application • First or last three consonants, letters, or vowels • For example: for Asana, choose first 3 letters “asa” • Put in as a suffix: Ba87mbi/asa • For Gmail, choose first 3 letters “gma” • Put in as a prefix: gmaBa87mbi/

  26. File Naming • Stop and think before you save! • Name it so you can find it in six months • Key elements of title: • Nouns • Class or project: ED624_syllabus • Faculty or collaborator: M_Ellis_plugin-grant • Research theme or key idea: Deleuze_rhizome_essay • Version or date • M_Ellis_plugin-grant 1-1 • Deleuze-rhizome_b • ED624_syllabus_Fall12_22sept

  27. Thank You!

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