What did we talk about last

time?
 Paper Requirements
10.000 Characters main body

Title
Page

Reference
+ 10.000
charac
+ Page/
Bibliography
ters
Abstract
Easy benchmark: 2000
characters/page
 Example paper: Distance learning

• Introduction
– Introduce the topic of the paper, the case that you will attempt to
make, and introduce the topics (the outline) that will be covered.
• What is Distance Learning?
– Define and introduce the topic. These sections
titles were
• Advantages of Distance Learning
determined after
• Disadvantages of Distance Learning reading articles.
• Positive Practices in Distance Learning
• Conclusion
– Briefly summarize the entire paper.
Review the purpose of the paper,
and its main points. Draw a conclusion.
 Steps to take:
Define your topic
Perform research
Write the paper
How to pick a topic?
Too general:
Distance Learning
Assistive Technology
PowerPoint

Much better:
Is Distance Learning Effective in
Teaching/Learning?
Is it Beneficial to Use AT in the Classroom?
Can Teachers Improve Learning with
PowerPoint?
How to pick a topic?
How to do research on a topic?
Use of technology in a
classroom
How to use references?
Plagiarism
To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit
in a paper whenever you:
Use another person's idea, opinion, or
theory.
Refer to facts, statistics, graphs, drawings,
etc. that are not common knowledge.
Quote another person's actual spoken or
written words.
Paraphrase another person's spoken or
written words.
APA Style
 When you refer to someone
else's ideas or words, you must
cite them in 2 places:
Text of paper.
Reference section (bibliography)
at the end of the paper.
 In text of paper:
There are ten ways that educational
technology can enhance learning
(Broskoske & McCann, 2012).

On the reference page:

Author, A. & Author B. (year of
publication). Title Journal name,
volume, (issue). doi:
 GOOD NOT GOOD
• In my experience,
Broskoske and PowerPoint…
Rogan (2007) argue • I have found
that… that…
Research (McCann, • It is my belief
2009) suggests that…
that… • I have heard
that…
Tomascik (2006)
states that…
Should unpaid internships be
legal?

Should we have compulsory

voting?

Should governments create