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E6 Ian Helfant: Navigating the Insecurity and Conflict of Notetaking in Academia

Nov 2, 2022

01:16:10

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The Zettelcast in and Atomic Notes

03:00

How Do You Write a Book Like Wolves?

05:05

How Do You Feel as Academics Seeing All These New Apps and Technologies Emerge?

03:23

Introduction

2min

What Got You Interested in Russian Language, Literature, and the Environment?

3min

Studying Russian Literature and Russia

4min

How Do You Juggle With Your Academic Research?

5min

How to Write an Undergraduate Dissertation on Dueling in Russian Culture

4min

The Importance of Researching Your Interests

4min

How Do You Think About Your Writing Toolkit?

5min

What Is the Zettel Cast and System?

4min

Women and Animals in Russian Culture

4min

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The Zettelcast in and Atomic Notes

3min

11.

How Do You Write a Book Like Wolves?

5min

12.

You Don't Have to Make the Final Best Article on a Topic

3min

13.

How to Be a Better Teacher and Live a Life With Meaning Purpose and More Sustainable Happiness for Your Students

4min

14.

The World Has Changed a Lot in the Last 20 Years

2min

15.

The Difference Between Academic and More Like Content Creation Routes

3min

16.

How Do You Feel as Academics Seeing All These New Apps and Technologies Emerge?

3min

17.

Personal Knowledge Management

4min

18.

PKM - How Do You Remember That?

2min

19.

Is Obsidian Going to Be Out in 10 Years?

4min

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The Moodle Project at Colgate

4min

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Moodle Discussion Board - How to Make Students Think Outside of the Moodle Classroom

5min

We talked about my dad's experience researching for his thesis and books as an undergraduate without modern-day notetaking tools, what makes researchers interested in their research, the conflict with freer form notetaking and publishing, and how to make your notes accessible to the general public as an academic.

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