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"https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/03/the-march-2021-aiccsed-reading-annotating-and-systematizing-challenge/", "published_at": "2021-03-01T13:48:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcda-4a5d-7034-895b-7a9d5561228d", "title": "Batch-Processing groups of reading materials (articles or book chapters)", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/02/batch-processing-groups-of-reading-materials-articles-or-book-chapters/", "published_at": "2021-02-28T03:22:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcda-4a5d-7034-895b-7a9d55bb1903", "title": "A few strategies to “stay on top of the literature” (more like, “catching up with the literature”", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/02/a-few-strategies-to-stay-on-top-of-the-literature-more-like-catching-up-with-the-literature/", "published_at": "2021-02-26T04:48:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcda-4a5d-7034-895b-7a9d5671df03", "title": "Tackling an R&R (Revise-And-Resubmit) – a full-fledged process", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/02/tackling-an-rr-revise-and-resubmit-a-full-fledged-process/", "published_at": "2021-02-13T12:48:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcda-4a5d-7034-895b-7a9d5734af71", "title": "On student workload, cognitive load, number of hours per credit hour and the future of online teaching", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/02/on-student-workload-cognitive-load-number-of-hours-per-credit-hour-and-the-future-of-online-teaching/", "published_at": "2021-02-05T14:55:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcda-4a5d-7034-895b-7a9d5765a957", "title": "Skimming articles using the AIC (Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion) Method, plus an AIC-> Synthetic Note Template for undergraduates (and graduates!)", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/01/skimming-articles-using-the-aic-abstract-introduction-conclusion-method-plus-an-aic-synthetic-note-template-for-undergraduates-and-graduates/", "published_at": "2021-01-28T12:09:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcda-4a5d-7034-895b-7a9d57a1c4e8", "title": "Using ethnographic field notes in the actual writing of a paper", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/01/using-ethnographic-field-notes-in-the-actual-writing-of-a-paper/", "published_at": "2021-01-20T05:05:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-992196b0a408", "title": "Planning for Survival with a Cherry on Top", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2021/01/planning-for-survival-with-a-cherry-on-top/", "published_at": "2021-01-16T12:47:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-992197040aeb", "title": "Developing an entire course around a specific research project", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/12/developing-an-entire-course-around-a-specific-research-project/", "published_at": "2020-12-29T04:29:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-992197dff691", "title": "How to prepare for a reading-intensive undergrad or graduate seminar (for students) and how to design a syllabus that offers reading guidance to students (for faculty)", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/12/how-to-prepare-for-a-reading-intensive-undergrad-or-graduate-seminar-for-students-and-how-to-design-a-syllabus-that-offers-reading-guidance-to-students-for-faculty/", "published_at": "2020-12-27T05:25:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-992197eb57d6", "title": "On the importance of the Reading, Note-Taking, Synthesizing and Writing sequence in developing an academic research and writing practice", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/12/on-the-importance-of-the-reading-note-taking-synthesizing-and-writing-sequence-in-developing-an-academic-research-and-writing-practice/", "published_at": "2020-12-26T18:24:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-992198af5b0d", "title": "Linking theory with research, choosing a theoretical framework and developing alternative explanations", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/12/linking-theory-with-research-choosing-a-theoretical-framework-and-developing-alternative-explanations/", "published_at": "2020-12-22T18:01:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-992199aee2c0", "title": "Three hot takes on the (wrong-headed) assumptions that incoming undergraduates and graduates have research skills", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/11/three-hot-takes-on-the-wrong-headed-assumptions-that-incoming-undergraduates-and-graduates-have-research-skills/", "published_at": "2020-11-29T17:53:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-992199cc90b0", "title": "Getting the most out of writing groups (online and offline)", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/11/getting-the-most-out-of-writing-groups-online-and-offline/", "published_at": "2020-11-29T17:01:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-99219a962b65", "title": "Analog note-taking when highlighting is not possible (e.g. books)", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/11/analog-note-taking-when-highlighting-is-not-possible-e-g-books/", "published_at": "2020-11-29T05:54:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-99219b7e8b76", "title": "On the benefits of online writing groups", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/11/on-the-benefits-of-online-writing-groups/", "published_at": "2020-11-26T05:49:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dce2-da7b-72b4-8f9d-99219c12d8bd", "title": "Expanding Detailed Outlines into Memorandums and those into Full Manuscripts", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/11/expanding-detailed-outlines-into-memorandums-and-those-into-full-manuscripts/", "published_at": "2020-11-13T17:52:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d30f-71b6-9086-76d30e60f897", "title": "How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers (my reading notes)", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/11/how-to-take-smart-notes-one-simple-technique-to-boost-writing-learning-and-thinking-for-students-academics-and-nonfiction-book-writers-my-reading-notes/", "published_at": "2020-11-11T03:25:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d58927eb70b5", "title": "Writing papers using Initial Outlines and Detailed Outlines", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/11/writing-papers-using-initial-outlines-and-detailed-outlines/", "published_at": "2020-11-07T13:55:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d5892882ab19", "title": "Reconsidering the Zoom University, synchronic/asynchronic and online teaching and learning", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/10/reconsidering-the-zoom-university-synchronic-asynchronic-and-online-teaching-and-learning/", "published_at": "2020-10-28T14:32:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d58929462a93", "title": "Those who can, DO *AND* TEACH – on what teaching entails", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/10/those-who-can-do-and-teach-on-what-teaching-entails/", "published_at": "2020-10-26T13:51:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d58929bfe804", "title": "Teaching and pedagogy in the Zoom COVID19 pandemic times: Reducing reading workload and making my courses more practical and pragmatic", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/10/teaching-and-pedagogy-in-the-zoom-covid19-pandemic-times-reducing-reading-workload-and-making-my-courses-more-practical-and-pragmatic/", "published_at": "2020-10-11T23:26:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d5892a02c903", "title": "Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything (Germano and Nicholls) – my reading notes", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/10/syllabus-the-remarkable-unremarkable-document-that-changes-everything-germano-and-nicholls-my-reading-notes/", "published_at": "2020-10-11T21:25:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d5892a8b0220", "title": "Project management for academics III: Juggling multiple writing/research projects", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/project-management-for-academics-iii-juggling-multiple-writing-research-projects/", "published_at": "2020-09-13T13:49:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d5892af11d09", "title": "How to develop a writing practice II: 12 tips to help you start, develop and hone your writing craft", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/how-to-develop-a-writing-practice-ii-12-tips-to-help-you-start-develop-and-hone-your-writing-craft/", "published_at": "2020-09-07T03:48:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d5892b92bbf0", "title": "How to develop a writing practice I: Read “Writing Practice Developmental Books”", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/how-to-develop-a-writing-practice-i-read-writing-practice-developmental-books/", "published_at": "2020-09-07T02:03:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcea-d313-72e9-b927-d5892c659772", "title": "The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in your Nonfiction Writing (John Warner) – my reading notes", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/the-writers-practice-building-confidence-in-your-nonfiction-writing-john-warner-my-reading-notes/", "published_at": "2020-09-07T01:25:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b482b299", "title": "Economical Writing: Thirty Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/economical-writing-thirty-five-rules-for-clear-and-persuasive-prose/", "published_at": "2020-09-07T01:11:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b4ae8de7", "title": "A typology of books about writing (Inspirational, Thematic and Developmental)", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/a-typology-of-books-about-writing-inspirational-thematic-and-developmental/", "published_at": "2020-09-02T11:02:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b532472a", "title": "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott) – my reading notes", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/bird-by-bird-some-instructions-on-writing-and-life-anne-lamott-my-reading-notes/", "published_at": "2020-09-02T01:39:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b5bbccc7", "title": "The September 2020 #AICCSED Reading, Annotating and Systematizing Challenge", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/09/the-september-2020-aiccsed-reading-annotating-and-systematizing-challenge/", "published_at": "2020-09-02T01:24:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b5d899ea", "title": "The “two sentences’ elevator pitch”: A pedagogical exercise to help students think about their research questions and empirical/theoretical contributions", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/08/a-pedagogical-exercise-to-help-students-think-about-their-research-questions-and-empirical-theoretical-contributions/", "published_at": "2020-08-14T12:52:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b6a01834", "title": "A few structured strategies that we can use to craft paragraphs", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/08/a-few-structured-strategies-that-we-can-use-to-craft-paragraphs/", "published_at": "2020-08-12T12:50:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b75aff48", "title": "A step-by-step process to write a book review for a journal", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/08/a-step-by-step-process-to-write-a-book-review-for-a-journal/", "published_at": "2020-08-08T05:24:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b827bd75", "title": "Writing a Response-To-Reviewers-And-Editors letter", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/08/writing-a-response-to-reviewers-and-editors-letter/", "published_at": "2020-08-08T04:15:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b9183ff9", "title": "An expansive framework to go from idea to abstract to introduction to table of contents to full paper/dissertation/thesis/book", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/08/an-expansive-framework-to-go-from-idea-to-abstract-to-introduction-to-table-of-contents-to-full-paper-dissertation-thesis-book/", "published_at": "2020-08-08T02:10:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dcf9-c996-710a-9eb6-8285b9fcaf5f", "title": "Creating tables and diagrams to describe theoretical, conceptual, and analytical frameworks", "url": "https://www.raulpacheco.org/2020/08/creating-tables-and-diagrams-to-describe-theoretical-conceptual-and-analytical-frameworks/", "published_at": "2020-08-06T13:30:44+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2025

How to map out debates in the scholarly literature original ↗

7 Sept 2025

Making our research dialogue with the broader scholarly literature in our academic writing original ↗

22 Jul 2025

A guiding framework to help learners write more analytically by focusing on the Description, Analysis and Interpretation stages of the research process (GReDAI)original ↗

20 Jul 2025

Gap-spotting, problematization, finding a niche: How can researchers develop their contribution to the literature?original ↗

28 Jun 2025

Doing a project per career stage versus executing multiple projects: Pros, cons and my own experience original ↗

1 Jun 2025

On the importance of a To-Do List, and 5 strategies to get TDL items completed original ↗

17 Apr 2025

Paying yourself first by time-blocking your writing, thinking and researching time original ↗

14 Apr 2025

Developing a READING practice: 4 reasons and 5 tips original ↗

13 Apr 2025

6 tips to re-start your writing practice original ↗

2 Apr 2025

Learning how to deal with rejection in academia…original ↗

2 Jan 2025

Developing a sustainable writing practice original ↗

2 Jan 2025

2024

Of zombie papers and manuscripts…original ↗

31 Dec 2024

A new year, a new era, and a new beginning for my blog original ↗

29 Dec 2024

Connecting your specific research to broader questions in the literature, the field and the discipline original ↗

16 Nov 2024

The value and importance of the pre-writing stage of writing original ↗

16 Jul 2024

My experience teaching residential academic writing workshops original ↗

28 Jun 2024

“State-Sponsored Activism: Bureaucrats and Social Movements in Brazil” – Jessica Rich – my reading notes original ↗

27 Feb 2024

Reading Like a Writer – Francine Prose – my reading notes original ↗

26 Feb 2024

2023

Using the Pacheco-Vega workflows and frameworks to write and/or revise a scholarly book original ↗

16 Jul 2023

On framing, the value of narrative and storytelling in scholarly research, and the importance of asking the “what is this a story of” question original ↗

3 Apr 2023

The Abstract Decomposition Matrix Technique to find a gap in the literature original ↗

30 Mar 2023

16 tips on the process of academic writing and publishing from the #ISA2023 Environmental Studies Section Speed Mentoring Session original ↗

19 Mar 2023

Producing journal article manuscripts from a doctoral dissertation original ↗

13 Mar 2023

5 habit-forming, practice-developing strategies that you can work with during the upcoming month original ↗

19 Feb 2023

2022

On calendars, synchronization and collaborative work in academia: Aligning Priorities and Availabilities across multiple people original ↗

25 Sept 2022

On writing by hand and always keeping a written record of everything original ↗

25 Sept 2022

Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research (my reading notes)original ↗

22 Sept 2022

On the importance of networks in graduate school and beyond (and the challenges of switching disciplines and fields)original ↗

4 Sept 2022

A partial, commented bibliography on focus groups original ↗

28 Aug 2022

The logic of research inquiry and the use of the puzzle approach in research design original ↗

27 Aug 2022

4 lessons I learned (the hard way) about health, overwork, and life as an academic original ↗

25 Aug 2022

Reading is writing: To situate your work within the broader literature, you need to READ original ↗

22 Aug 2022

3 fundamental lessons about reading and academic writing original ↗

21 Aug 2022

Preparing for the PhD defense/viva? Use the GDN instead of a DTP original ↗

21 Aug 2022

On Cornell Notes and the importance of noting down EVERYTHING including the article or book chapter (or book) full citation.original ↗

19 Aug 2022

Writing the dissertation (thesis) III: Controlling the dissertation/thesis original ↗

16 Aug 2022

The missing link in the literature review process: 4 elements to look for when reviewing the literature original ↗

23 Jul 2022

The repeating cycle of overwork in academia: a first-person account original ↗

4 Jul 2022

A few strategies to overcome writer’s block original ↗

30 Jun 2022

On doing “the work of self-repair”original ↗

2 Jun 2022

A partial bibliography on books and articles on how to conduct qualitative research interviews original ↗

23 Apr 2022

“Parking your writing downhill” as a strategy to keep momentum with your academic writing original ↗

23 Apr 2022

On writing about, thinking and teaching research methods.original ↗

23 Apr 2022

The realities of writing: loving it and having to work hard for it original ↗

23 Apr 2022

On making explicit your contribution to the larger literature and bodies of knowledge by using a case study in a particular region.original ↗

23 Apr 2022

Writing a PhD dissertation as three (or more) papers to showcase versatility original ↗

23 Apr 2022

We are globally burnt out and we need a global reset. How to create a global system of care?original ↗

22 Apr 2022

Using a Ventilation File to help break free from writers’ block original ↗

1 Apr 2022

2021

We lack serious training in research methods choice and selection original ↗

16 Nov 2021

Should I specialize during my PhD or should I branch out?original ↗

7 Nov 2021

How to write field notes (and how to teach the writing of fieldnotes)original ↗

12 Oct 2021

The Memo-Based Writing Strategy: Helping students write large-ish (>2,500 words) assignments original ↗

14 Aug 2021

A proposed heuristic to choose which note-taking technique we should use: Index Cards, Cornell Notes, Everything Notebook and Conceptual Synthesis Excel Dump (CSED) rows/Synthetic Notes original ↗

16 Jul 2021

Lessons learned from designing a qualitative data analysis and interpretation graduate-level course, from scratch original ↗

5 Jul 2021

A Scholar’s Guide to Getting Published in English: Critical Choices and Practical Strategies (my reading notes)original ↗

20 Jun 2021

On multiple academic projects’ management, time management and the realities of what we think we can accomplish in a certain period of time versus the realities of what we actually are able to.original ↗

17 Jun 2021

A sequential strategy for teaching how to write a literature review original ↗

15 Jun 2021

Time, energy and health: Three considerations for academic commitment and project planning original ↗

3 Jun 2021

Writing an End-of-The-Month Achievements Review: Making *everything* count original ↗

7 May 2021

How to make your claim of novelty and contributions to the scholarly literature VERY clear with an example original ↗

30 Apr 2021

Overcoming “Writer’s Block” with Index Cards and Memorandums original ↗

5 Apr 2021

Delving into an entirely new topic and doing a literature review, performed with an example (on hospital ethnography)original ↗

22 Mar 2021

Revising the dissertation/thesis: From first draft to readable draft to shareable draft original ↗

3 Mar 2021

The March 2021 #AICCSED Reading, Annotating and Systematizing Challenge original ↗

1 Mar 2021

Batch-Processing groups of reading materials (articles or book chapters)original ↗

28 Feb 2021

A few strategies to “stay on top of the literature” (more like, “catching up with the literature”original ↗

26 Feb 2021

Tackling an R&R (Revise-And-Resubmit) – a full-fledged process original ↗

13 Feb 2021

On student workload, cognitive load, number of hours per credit hour and the future of online teaching original ↗

5 Feb 2021

Skimming articles using the AIC (Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion) Method, plus an AIC-> Synthetic Note Template for undergraduates (and graduates!)original ↗

28 Jan 2021

Using ethnographic field notes in the actual writing of a paper original ↗

20 Jan 2021

Planning for Survival with a Cherry on Top original ↗

16 Jan 2021

2020

Developing an entire course around a specific research project original ↗

29 Dec 2020

How to prepare for a reading-intensive undergrad or graduate seminar (for students) and how to design a syllabus that offers reading guidance to students (for faculty)original ↗

27 Dec 2020

On the importance of the Reading, Note-Taking, Synthesizing and Writing sequence in developing an academic research and writing practice original ↗

26 Dec 2020

Linking theory with research, choosing a theoretical framework and developing alternative explanations original ↗

22 Dec 2020

Three hot takes on the (wrong-headed) assumptions that incoming undergraduates and graduates have research skills original ↗

29 Nov 2020

Getting the most out of writing groups (online and offline)original ↗

29 Nov 2020

Analog note-taking when highlighting is not possible (e.g. books)original ↗

29 Nov 2020

On the benefits of online writing groups original ↗

26 Nov 2020

Expanding Detailed Outlines into Memorandums and those into Full Manuscripts original ↗

13 Nov 2020

How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers (my reading notes)original ↗

11 Nov 2020

Writing papers using Initial Outlines and Detailed Outlines original ↗

7 Nov 2020

Reconsidering the Zoom University, synchronic/asynchronic and online teaching and learning original ↗

28 Oct 2020

Those who can, DO *AND* TEACH – on what teaching entails original ↗

26 Oct 2020

Teaching and pedagogy in the Zoom COVID19 pandemic times: Reducing reading workload and making my courses more practical and pragmatic original ↗

11 Oct 2020

Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything (Germano and Nicholls) – my reading notes original ↗

11 Oct 2020

Project management for academics III: Juggling multiple writing/research projects original ↗

13 Sept 2020

How to develop a writing practice II: 12 tips to help you start, develop and hone your writing craft original ↗

7 Sept 2020

How to develop a writing practice I: Read “Writing Practice Developmental Books”original ↗

7 Sept 2020

The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in your Nonfiction Writing (John Warner) – my reading notes original ↗

7 Sept 2020

Economical Writing: Thirty Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose original ↗

7 Sept 2020

A typology of books about writing (Inspirational, Thematic and Developmental)original ↗

2 Sept 2020

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott) – my reading notes original ↗

2 Sept 2020

The September 2020 #AICCSED Reading, Annotating and Systematizing Challenge original ↗

2 Sept 2020

The “two sentences’ elevator pitch”: A pedagogical exercise to help students think about their research questions and empirical/theoretical contributions original ↗

14 Aug 2020

A few structured strategies that we can use to craft paragraphs original ↗

12 Aug 2020

A step-by-step process to write a book review for a journal original ↗

8 Aug 2020

Writing a Response-To-Reviewers-And-Editors letter original ↗

8 Aug 2020

An expansive framework to go from idea to abstract to introduction to table of contents to full paper/dissertation/thesis/book original ↗

8 Aug 2020

Creating tables and diagrams to describe theoretical, conceptual, and analytical frameworks original ↗

6 Aug 2020