naulej.org http://link.naulej.org Knowledge. Differently. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:27:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Policy Memos http://link.naulej.org/2009/06/policy-memos/ http://link.naulej.org/2009/06/policy-memos/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:19:53 +0000 sk http://link.naulej.org/?p=388 This post is for the attention of students of Public Policy who have questions about general guidelines for writing policy memos or policy briefs. You may ask your question directly by email.

]]> http://link.naulej.org/2009/06/policy-memos/feed/ Time-tracking http://link.naulej.org/2009/06/time-tracking/ http://link.naulej.org/2009/06/time-tracking/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:08:27 +0000 acherp http://link.naulej.org/?p=359 I have recently posted a bit on personal time-tracking at http://blog.5minds.org. Can / plan to write more on personal productivity.

]]> http://link.naulej.org/2009/06/time-tracking/feed/ Meta-knowledge http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/meta-knowledge/ http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/meta-knowledge/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 11:11:28 +0000 Sach http://link.naulej.org/?p=138 Loosely coined it to mean ‘knowledge about knowledge’. More precisely, what we hope to see on this post is ‘knowledge about knowledge exchange’. What are experts saying on the art of teaching? On modes or methods in education? Do you have an interesting anecdote about an instructor’s style? Through comments to this post, share anything you think concerns how we may improve transfer of knowledge.

I have started it off with sharing a TED talk I came across recently that got me thinking. We will continue to share relevant matter from a number of sources.

]]> http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/meta-knowledge/feed/ Feedback http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/feedback/ http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/feedback/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 11:04:51 +0000 Sach http://link.naulej.org/?p=136 This post is created for the sole purpose of receiving feedback about this website and the service it aspires to offer. Is the website design up to the task? Are we doing a passable job of meeting what a member might expect, given what we promise? Is something on the website not working, annoying, offensive? Do we need to add or change something? Please comment below as members or OpenID authenticated visitors.

]]> http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/feedback/feed/ The First Offer: Problem Statements http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/the-first-offer/ http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/the-first-offer/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 21:17:25 +0000 sk http://link.naulej.org/?p=68 Undergraduate and graduate students of social sciences or humanities may respond to this offer to get an opinion on the wording of their problem statements or research questions. Phrasing and framing problems or questions briefly and precisely is an elusive skill. On the other hand, brevity and good language skill can sometimes do little to cover limitations of design and method. Contact me if the balance seems difficult in your case. English writing only, sorry.

Use comments below to quickly check if I can help in your case at all. The comments are public. Use email to go into the specifics - any length of detail about methods, data and so forth. Perhaps explain why your original formulation of the question is less than satisfactory. Your actual research will remain confidential, even in the unlikely case that it is of professional interest to my own narrow domain!  (Which is analysis of environmenta policy, for those concerned.)

]]> http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/the-first-offer/feed/ Sample Call http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/sample-call/ http://link.naulej.org/2009/05/sample-call/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 20:37:44 +0000 sk http://link.naulej.org/?p=70 [Caution: This is not a genuine post, merely a sample for indicating likely content.]

Hi, I’m going to be an engineering freshman starting next August.  This may sound stupid but I really would like to go through a good book on elementary physics so I don’t look like a moron in my class.  I’ve not been a bad student (can follow a tough book). Only my high school physics teacher and I have not been on good terms (long story!) and I dunno whom to ask. Can anyone help? Thing is, I don’t want to spend the summer checking out many different books, just one if I can help it. A good, well-illustrated book?

If you know the book well, and if you have time, can I maybe ask you a question once in a while about insights into everyday physics? Or is there like a website that has interesting physics info?

Anything before the end of July would help.

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