While it is appropriate to turn off our phone during an academic presentation, it is impractical to demand people also shut down their laptop and tablets at conferences. Many of us use these to take notes, as we attempt to live paperless lives or we simply can type faster than we can write.
However, you must realize that how you use your laptop or tablet is crucial, for not only you and what you get out of the presentation, but also for how people perceive you.
When beginning online education, one of the things that can be tough to recognize initially is online classroom interaction is much different from in person classroom interaction.
Safeguard yourself against simple mistakes by knowing where to go to check your resources when writing for class.
Forming good habits around quoting in your notes will ensure that you avoid sloppiness and simple mistakes.
One of the things you should remember when attending an online college is that your reasons for going to school are unique.
Brick and mortar schools offering three semesters a year are difficult to take a break from while earning a degree, but an online college can be very different.
This is a call for you to treat academic panels as a short commercial flight. Turn off your mobile devices and store them away. Be professional and stay off your phone for a mere hour and a half.
Citing a book or paper seems obvious, but you should consider that after you turn in a library book, close a journal article, and move on with your day-to-day, you will likely lose access to or forget the written source.
Plagiarism is plagiarism even if you change a few words.
By Nicole Burtchett Faculty Member, Intelligence Studies at American Military University Since the Al Qaeda attacks on September 11,…