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Text expanders for academics save time and enhance communication

Discover how text expanders can transform your academic workflow. Learn how these time-saving tools can help you compose professional responses to prospective students, create consistent email templates, and manage repetitive academic communications – all while maintaining quality and professionalism in your correspondence.
John McPhee: Draft no. 4

In Draft No. 4, John McPhee offers a masterclass on nonfiction writing, weaving insights from decades at The New Yorker. His reflections on structure, drafting, and precision offer academics a transformative approach to writing with purpose and clarity, vital skills for producing compelling, research-driven narratives.
Developing a systematic approach to academic skill development

Discover how academic skill development goes beyond mere experience. Learn the four essential elements of expertise development and how to apply them to crucial academic skills like writing, email management, and meeting facilitation. Get practical strategies for creating your own expertise development system, even without institutional support.
Writing feedback guidelines: Focus on problems, not solutions

Discover practical writing feedback guidelines that help improve your academic writing while maintaining your authentic voice. Learn why asking colleagues how to fix your writing can be counterproductive, and get specific phrases to request more effective feedback that identifies problems while leaving creative solutions in your hands.

Tag: feedback

Text expanders for academics save time and enhance communication

John McPhee: Draft no. 4

Developing a systematic approach to academic skill development

Writing feedback guidelines: Focus on problems, not solutions