{"id":222,"date":"2014-01-16T12:04:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T23:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/?p=222"},"modified":"2014-01-16T12:04:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T23:04:33","slug":"best-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/2014\/01\/16\/best-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2013, we linked to over 200 articles via Twitter. These articles included great advice on university-level reading, writing, presenting, thesis study, referencing, grammar, and more from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->You can see the full list on the Massey Study Support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/masseyunictl\">Twitter account<\/a>. You don\u2019t need a Twitter account to follow these links. (If you want a Twitter account, they\u2019re free, and they let you follow others, reply, or create your own tweets. Begin here: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/215585-getting-started-with-twitter#\">Getting started with Twitter<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the best articles we saw in 2013.<\/p>\n<h3>Explorations of Style<\/h3>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/explorstyle\">@explorstyle<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>This blog targets postgraduate students, but the advice is useful for all academic writers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are your <a href=\"http:\/\/explorationsofstyle.com\/2013\/10\/17\/what-are-your-paragraphs-doing-for-you\/\">paragraphs<\/a> doing for you?<\/li>\n<li>The perils of <a href=\"http:\/\/explorationsofstyle.com\/2012\/09\/27\/the-perils-of-local-cohesion\/\">local cohesion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/explorationsofstyle.com\/2013\/05\/16\/contribution-and-voice-in-academic-writing\/\">Contribution and voice<\/a> in academic writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lifehacker<\/h3>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lifehacker\">@lifehacker<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Lifehacker features tips, tricks, and shortcuts of all kinds. If you\u2019re just beginning study, they can be real timesavers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Five best <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/five-best-mind-mapping-tools-476534555\">mindmapping<\/a> tools<\/li>\n<li>How can I make my <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/how-can-i-make-my-powerpoint-presentations-amazing-507552122\">PowerPoint presentations<\/a> amazing?<\/li>\n<li>Boost your <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/boost-your-productivity-by-working-near-other-people-599778327\">productivity<\/a> by working near other people<\/li>\n<li>Optimize your <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/optimize-your-cramming-time-with-this-venn-diagram-1484902497\">cramming time<\/a> with this Venn diagram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>APA Style<\/h3>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APA_Style\">@APA_Style<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Much of Massey University uses the APA style of referencing. This official blog from the APA tackles the tricky questions of APA style.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.apastyle.org\/apastyle\/2013\/04\/when-to-include-the-year-in-citations-appearing-more-than-once-in-a-paragraph.html\">When to include the year<\/a> in citations appearing more than once in a paragraph<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.apastyle.org\/apastyle\/2011\/09\/group-authors.html\">Group authors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Do I <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.apastyle.org\/apastyle\/2012\/02\/do-i-capitalize-this-word.html\">capitalize<\/a> this word?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Grammar Girl<\/h3>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrammarGirl\">@GrammarGirl<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>This blog has one of the most engaging and readable treatments of grammar on the Internet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Top ten <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/education\/grammar\/top-ten-grammar-myths\">grammar myths<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to avoid a common comma error: The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/education\/grammar\/how-to-avoid-a-common-comma-error-the-comma-splice\">comma splice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pat Thomson<\/h3>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomsonPat\">@ThomsonPat<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A Professor of Education blogs about academic writing. This one is especially useful for doctoral students.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven reasons <a href=\"http:\/\/patthomson.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/20\/seven-reasons-why-paper-are-rejected-by-journals\/\">why journals reject papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How much should doctoral researchers <a href=\"http:\/\/patthomson.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/24\/how-much-should-doctoral-researchers-read\/\">read?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patthomson.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/16\/literature-reviews-beware-the-list\/\">Literature reviews<\/a> \u2013 beware The List<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other doctoral sites<\/h3>\n<p>PhD skills (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhDSkills\">@PhDSkills<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ten tips for the <a href=\"http:\/\/phdskills.blogspot.co.nz\/2013\/07\/ten-tips-for-first-100-days-of-phd.html\">first 100 days of a Phd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GradHacker (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GradHacker\">@GradHacker<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I had only known&#8230; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gradhacker.org\/2013\/08\/29\/4781\/\">tips for new postgrads<\/a> from successful postgrads)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Thesis Whisperer (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesiswhisperer\">@thesiswhisperer<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surviving the <a href=\"http:\/\/thesiswhisperer.com\/2013\/05\/07\/surviving-the-reading-marathon-2\/\">reading marathon <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other articles<\/h3>\n<p>Reading<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to read and understand a <a href=\"http:\/\/violentmetaphors.com\/2013\/08\/25\/how-to-read-and-understand-a-scientific-paper-2\/\">scientific paper<\/a>: A guide for non-scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Writing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven simple steps to tackle <a href=\"http:\/\/phdtalk.blogspot.co.nz\/2011\/02\/seven-simple-steps-to-tackle-writers.html\">writer&#8217;s block<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My little bag of <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/My-Little-Bag-of-Writing\/141309\/\">writing tricks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emergency <a href=\"http:\/\/futurismic.com\/2011\/06\/08\/emergency-writing-motivation-techniques\/\">writing motivation<\/a> techniques<\/li>\n<li>Not whether, but <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/blogs\/linguafranca\/2013\/11\/27\/not-whether-but-when\/\">when<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presenting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An introvert&#8217;s guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/p\/be7e772b2cb5\">better presentations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Thesis<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beckmw.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/15\/how-long-is-the-average-dissertation\/\">How long<\/a> is the average dissertation?<\/li>\n<li>Bean-counting as a step to <a href=\"http:\/\/doctoralwriting.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/31\/bean-counting-as-a-step-to-thesis-writing\/\">thesis writing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How not to write a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/410208.article\">PhD thesis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2013, we linked to over 200 articles via Twitter. 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