Welcome to the Links web page of…

Robert J. Turner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Interdisciplinary Arts and Science

University of Washington, Bothell

Box 358511

11136 N.E. 18^th Street

Bothell, WA 98011-1713

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Research

(CV, Current Projects, Student Research)

Teaching

(Course Pages, Guidance Docs, etc.)

Community Network

(Collaborations in Environmental Education and Research)

Students in Action

(Image Gallery)

Links

(Web Sites, Etc.)

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Links

What follows are links to web sites that I find particularly useful, enlightening, or exciting. This was developed to help my students conduct their research, but everyone is invited! This page will grow over time.

Meta-Links	Citing Sources	Climate Change Research and Images
IAS Learning Objectives	Preparing and Giving Presentations	Plate Tectonics Animations
How To Do Research	When You Don’t Like the Grade You Get for a Course

Meta-Links (Resource sites that have their own list of links or searchable databases)

· ISI Web of Science – Searchable databases

· Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory – Search or browse for articles in all subjects

· University of Washington Libraries – Research Databases

· Internet Resources for Institutional Research – Links, reports, searchable database, and lots more links

More Specific Web Sites with Resources on…

IAS Learning Objectives

· Critical Thinking Assessment Rubric

· Collaboration and Shared Leadership Assessment Rubric

· Interdisciplinary Research Assessment Rubric

· Writing and Presentation Assessment Rubric (coming Summer 2008)

How To Do Research

· Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from other Periodicals

· Critical Reading Strategies for Scholarly Sources

· Research and Citations Guide – From the UWB/Cascadia CC Library. Lots of links to guidance documents.

· Writing Center Resources – From the UWB Writing Center

· Writing Center Handouts – A rich resource from Evergreen State College

· How to Write an Abstract – a power point presentation from Univ. of Washington

· Writing a Report: Abstract – a concise guidance document from Purdue University geared to science publications.

· Writing Report Abstracts – more concise, more generic “how-to” guidance document from Purdue University.

· Choosing a Research Topic and Developing Hypotheses – something I wrote for BIS 314, but largely applicable to any course with links to other sources on this topic

Citing Sources

· Style Guides for Citing Sources – Dr. Turner prefers either APA or CBE style for reports and papers.

Preparing and Giving Presentations

· Presentation Skills – many helpful links from the University of Newcastle

· Preparing and Printing Your Poster – links to guidance documents from the Univ. of Washington. Check here for local workshops on making posters and writing abstracts.

· The Basics of Poster Design – Concise design tutorial from NASA

· Poster Checklist

· Poster Presentation of Research Work – Design and planning tips from the University of Newcastle

· Crossing a Bridge of Shyness: Public Speaking for Communicators – An article for the fearful

· Overcome the Fear of Speaking to Groups – Another article to help you conquer the fear of speaking

Some Thoughts and Options on How to React When You Don’t Like the Grade You Get for a Course

If you think your grade is in error, you should talk to me about it. I do make errors. If, however, you just wish your grade was better, you might want to read the following articles first.