May 29, 2016
Research is a process. It is a continuum of stages that together make up
a research plan. Below is a tentative sketch of what we think are the
seven important steps of a research plan. For each of these stages we
featured a short collection of web tools to help you carry it out. We
have also created a poster capturing the steps and tools we covered
here. You can download, share and use the poster the way you want as
long as you use it for educational purposes.
The first stage you embark on after you have decided on your research
topic and defined your research question is to start collecting data
(e.g journal articles, blog posts, books, documents, PDFs…etc) related
to your topic. This process involves searching, curating and organizing
your materials. Here are some tools to help you do that:
7 Step to Do Academic Research Using Digital Technologies ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Research is a process. It is a continuum of stages that together make up
a research plan. Below is a tentative sketch of what we think are the
seven important steps of a research plan. For each of these stages we
featured a short collection of web tools to help you carry it out. We
have also created a poster capturing the steps and tools we covered
here. You can download, share and use the poster the way you want as
long as you use it for educational purposes.
The first stage you embark on after you have decided on your research
topic and defined your research question is to start collecting data
(e.g journal articles, blog posts, books, documents, PDFs…etc) related
to your topic. This process involves searching, curating and organizing
your materials. Here are some tools to help you do that:
1- Search for data
2- Curate your data
3- Save and organize your data
4- Review your reading materials
After you have collected the data related to your topic, the reading
marathon starts. Here are some good tools to help you with your reading:
5-Synthesize and take notes
After you have familiarized yourself with the reading materials under
hand (first reading), you will start taking notes and senthesizing your
information. Here are some tools for this purpose:
6- Write-up
These are some excellent word editors you may want to use to prepare the write-up or report of your findings:
In the editing and proofreading process and before you share your
report, you will have to pay close attention to your bibliography and
check your references and citations. These are some tools to help you
better manage your bibliography:
2- Curate your data
3- Save and organize your data
4- Review your reading materials
After you have collected the data related to your topic, the reading
marathon starts. Here are some good tools to help you with your reading:
5-Synthesize and take notes
After you have familiarized yourself with the reading materials under
hand (first reading), you will start taking notes and senthesizing your
information. Here are some tools for this purpose:
6- Write-up
These are some excellent word editors you may want to use to prepare the write-up or report of your findings:
- Scrivener
- Pages
- Microsoft Word
- Google Docs
In the editing and proofreading process and before you share your
report, you will have to pay close attention to your bibliography and
check your references and citations. These are some tools to help you
better manage your bibliography:
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