tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305030.post107671393486502391..comments2024-03-15T10:20:34.198-07:00Comments on Rhosgobel: Radagast's home: Scientific writing labRadagasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419540565463343922noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305030.post-54972744041033786942010-05-12T21:56:06.638-07:002010-05-12T21:56:06.638-07:00Importing comments:
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HAH! If I'd had...Importing comments:<br /><br />Radagast <br />HAH! If I'd had half an hour more before lab this week I was going to print out the manuscript/review history for one of my papers and have that available to my students. I was debating how useful it'd be ... but now I'll definitely do it next semester. Thanks! <br /> <br />I also like the idea of using an official 'instructions to authors' as the guidelines for writing up articles. Is the Journal of Neuroscience's especially good?<br />February 14, 2004, 5:30:56 PM PST – Like – Reply<br /><br />PZ Myers <br />I've done similar things in my classes, and yes, students seem surprised and interested. <br /> <br />I've also got 1) my first submitted draft of a paper and its cover letter, 2) all of the reviewers comments, 3) my final, accepted version with the cover letter explaining how I addressed the criticisms. Students get to look those over and see a bit of the history of a paper, and since one reviewer blasted me far more heartlessly than I would ever do to a student, it's also a good lesson in how to constructively handle criticism. <br /> <br />One other thing I've done is to download the 'instructions to authors' page from the Journal of Neuroscience, edited it a little bit, and handed that out as my instructions for the proper format for lab reports. I also tell them that yes, I'm going to be that picky.<br />February 14, 2004, 6:01:40 AM PSTRadagasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419540565463343922noreply@blogger.com