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“Language Tools: Mastering Language for Better Results”
Written by: Lenka Chladová (NTK) and Eliška Skládalová (NTK) We have come a long way since the first release of Microsoft Grammar Checker in the 90s, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) massively expanding the possibilities. The so-called language tools and writing … Continue reading
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AI tools in academia: Looking back at 2023
Around this time last year, many of us had already started experimenting with the then only recently released ChatGPT (OpenAI). Some marveled at its capacity to write text according to very precise instructions, often successfully keeping to the rules of … Continue reading
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Open Lab Notebook / Open Notebook Science
Written by Eva Karbanová, a former NTK employee, a CCBC press secretary. “Open notebook” science is a practice in which research scientists record their work online and make it publicly available while conducting research in near-real time. Such research is … Continue reading
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New grammar and language tools helpful, but do not replace clear ideas
Many students and colleagues I know, both native and non-native speakers, are eagerly embracing new grammar and language tools, some of which “learn” over time with artificial intelligence (AI). I myself use LanguageTool, a grammar, style, and spelling checker, as … Continue reading
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Tips for improving courses based on learning theory
AAC&U has provided helpful tips (including links to many useful resources) to instructors contemplating improving courses for students in the coming semester. Even if you’re a learning theory expert, these tips and resources can assist in contemplating if one’s courses … Continue reading
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Reinventing the Knowledge Workplace as Situations Change
Alison Mudditt, CEO of PLOS, summarizes her experiences in the workplace over the past year, and provides her thoughts about how knowledge workplaces will continue to evolve. Mudditt, A. (2021). Emerging from the Pandemic: The Future of Work is Now. … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
Wishing you the very best as 2020 begins.
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Alternative to Beall’s: Cabell’s Predatory Journal Blacklist
Rick Anderson has written a review of one alternative to Beall’s List: the subscription resource Cabell’s Predatory Journal Blacklist. Anderson’s conclusion: Overall, I find the Cabell’s Blacklist product to be a carefully crafted, honestly managed, and highly useful tool for … Continue reading
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UC Slides: Blueprint for Negotiations
Mackie-Mason, Waibel, and Willmont from the University of California system teamed up to present their Blueprint for Negotiations at CNI on April 8. Power up the slides at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gmVXRxGIp_hWUQ82wP6jzhcDsYiaeDlfeLR-3speGGE/edit#slide=id.g55eeb5f918_8_20
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Interview with Randy Schekman about Plan S
Nature interviews open-access pioneer, Nobel Prize winner, and cell biologist Randy Schekman (UC Berkeley) about Plan S: There will be a shakedown in the business. Some journals will lose out. Publishing is not a static business — the advent of the … Continue reading
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