If you have a product that requires a manual, and you wish to write it in-house, I would suggest the following…
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How to
Creative writing class
Creative assessment on a creative writing course
Reading each student’s work each week, at a rate of ten minutes each, took nearly two and a half hours. Thinking of suitable comments, adding them in to the appropriate place in Google Classroom, and updating my spreadsheet markbook took another hour and a half.
Something had to be done.
Read More7 ways to get ideas for blog posts Updated
in Handy hints, How to
Fortunately, I don’t often suffer from writer’s block — my problem is more often a lack of time in which to write what I’d like to. But if you are stumped for what to write or, like me, you sometimes wish to publish something without having to spend hours on it, here are some ideas you might wish to consider. They have all worked very well for me.
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On this day: Finding a book when you can't remember its name
in How to
If you can’t remember the name of the book you wish to read, then you are in luck.
Read MoreConverting an offline course to an online one
in How to
When teaching a course online at an adult education institute I would say that proficiency in using the technology to teach a lesson online is an obvious prerequisite of success. In addition, an understanding of good practice in teaching adults is also essential.
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Terrys’ two minute tips, by Terry Freedman
Anatomy of a blog post
in Video, How to, Handy hints
What are the elements of a typical blog post, and why are they useful?
Read More7 ways to get ideas for blog posts
in Handy hints, How to
Fortunately, I don’t often suffer from writer’s block — my problem is more often a lack of time in which to write what I’d like to. But if you are stumped for what to write or, like me, you sometimes wish to publish something without having to spend hours on it, here are some ideas you might wish to consider. They have all worked very well for me.
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On this day #5: The perfect blog post?
in Archives, On this day, Handy hints, How to
I am not sure whether all of this would work for every kind of blog and every kind of audience, but it has a few interesting suggestions.
Read MoreOn this day #3: Technical support
in On this day, Technology, How to
The drawback of being a freelance writer is that if something goes wrong with your computer equipment, you’re likely to be the one who has to fix it. What can you do to make this as painless as possible?
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Tired out, by Terry Freedman
Renaming several files at the same time
If the thought of renaming lots of files individually is exhausting, how can you rename several files simultaneously on either a Mac or a PC?
Read MoreHow to not write without feeling guilty
When does not writing count as writing?
Read MoreHow I write: books
How can you start writing a book if you don’t know where to start?
Read MoreHow I write: Articles
in News & views, How to, Audio
Do you go into a blind panic when you’re asked to write an article? Here are the 7 stages I go through, and how I eventually get started.
Read MoreTerry's top tips for tutors using Zoom
The following rules can be adapted (to an extent) by any tutor teaching an online course to adults or young adults.
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Kindle Fire, by Terry Freedman
How to use your Kindle pdf annotations in a wordprocessed document
in How to, Technology
Once you’ve annotated a pdf on your Kindle, how can you copy and paste your notes into a wordprocessor?
Read MoreFinding a book when you can't remember its name
If you can’t remember the name of a book you wish to read, fret not. Here are some ideas for finding it. UPDATED!
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Blog reading, by Terry Freedman
How to have blog posts come to you (instead of having to go to them)
in Handy hints, How to, Technology, Utility, Archives, Audio
You don’t always have to visit a blog to see the most recent article. Although it has fallen into disuse to some extent in recent years, there is a way of having the blog posts come to you. All you need are what is called an RSS feed, and an RSS feed reader.
Read MoreHow to rework your old articles from print-outs
If you’re anything like me, you keep stacks of clippings. But if you own the copyright to the articles, and you want to update them , how can you do so? The good news is that you don't need to retype them. In this article I explain how to convert them into text for word processing.
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Photo credit: Photo by Jordan Heath on Unsplash
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Girl in black leather jacket. Photo from Pexels. Licence: CC0
10 note-taking apps for writers
in How to, Reviews, Technology, Reference
How can you remember all those ideas you have or snippets of conversation you hear while out and about? These ten note-taking approaches should help.
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