Pimp my research

More ideas

Start a one-day unconference, or a lecture series about academic productivity. At OISE, or all of UofT (invite people from outside as well).

The idea is to have people talk about things they've actually used, that worked for them.

• tutorials/workshops (how to, hands on)
• blitz talks (3 minutes)
• demos (market fair style)
• discussions (how can we build stuff together?)

• data analysis
  • how I use, or learn
    • SPSS
    • NVivo
    • etc
  • using note cards, highlighters, big overview boards - analogue methods
• tech stuff (academhack)
  • learn to use the terminal on Macs
  • Markdown
  • LaTeX
  • blogs / wikis
    • discussion about grad students using blogs/wikis to open their process
  • using GitHub to collaborate on papers, data
• OA
  • how to secure your rights
  • FigShare, etc, sharing your data
• software
  • Scrivener
  • Mendeley
  • new ways of using EndNote, RefWorks etc
• how do you choose what to read, how to plan your PhD? (practical experiences)
• personal productivity/time planning
  • Getting Things Done
  • Pomodoro-method
  • waking up early, etc
  • “weight lifting is good for the brain”
  • pre-commitment (I'll pay 100$ to Bush Presidential Library if I don't write 200 words on my thesis every day)
  • streaks (trying to get one cross on the calendar every day for as long as possible)
• publishing your thesis/articles in different formats/ways

Get OISE library to sponsor?