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| - | + | *Email: lroldan@mit.edu | |
| - | Email: lroldan@mit.edu | + | *Office: 12-113 |
| - | Office: 12-113 | + | *Office hours: By appointment |
| - | + | Writing instructor for [http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.109%28S12%29 20.109]. Lecturer II in the [http://writing.mit.edu/wac Writing Across the Curriculum] program at [http://web.mit.edu/ MIT]. | |
| - | == | + | ==Background and Education== |
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| + | * 2001, PhD (Biology), MIT | ||
| + | * 1992, BA (English), Stanford | ||
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| + | Prior to coming to MIT's WAC program in 2005, I was a scientific editor who commissioned and edited biology college-level text and articles for the web, and more recently Executive Director of the [http://www.cdpcenter.org/ Cell Decision Process Center], an [http://www.systemscenters.org/ NIH Center of Excellence in Systems Biology]. I currently teach primarily in the Biology department; my scholarly research focuses on how students develop scientific communication skills through discussion leading. | ||
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| + | ==Lectures/Workshops== | ||
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| + | * [[Media:20.109_SP12_LARlecturenotes.pdf | 20.109 SP12 Scientific Writing]] | ||
| + | * [[Media:20.109_SP12_LARwkshp2.pdf | 20.109 SP12 Building the Results]] | ||
| + | * [[Media:20.109wkshp1_FA12.pdf | 20.109 FA12 Illustrations]] | ||
| + | * [[Media:20.109wkshp2_FA12_total.pdf | 20.109 FA12 Scientific Writing]] | ||
| + | * [[Media:20.109_SP13_Roldan.pdf | 20.109 SP13 Scientific Writing]] | ||
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| + | ==Resources== | ||
| + | Note: many of the resources can fit in other categories. For example, the principles of storytelling apply to both writing and presentations. | ||
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| + | ===Writing=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/on-writing-a-memoir-of-the-craft-id-9781439156810.aspx On Writing] by Stephen King | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/story-substance-structure-style-and-the-principles-of-screenwriting-id-9780060391683.aspx Story] by Robert McKee | ||
| + | *[http://www.unc.edu/~haipeng/teaching/sci.pdf The Science of Scientific Writing] by George Gopen & Judith Swan | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/the-elements-of-style-id-9780205309023.aspx The Elements of Style] by William Strunk and E.B. White | ||
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| + | ===Oral presentation=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/slide-ology-the-art-and-science-of-creating-great-presentations-id-9780596522346.aspx Slide:ology] by Nancy Duarte | ||
| + | *[http://www.ted.com/ TED]: excellent examples of different presentation styles | ||
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| + | ===Visualization & Design=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/presentation-zen-design-simple-design-principles-and-techniques-to-enhance-your-presentations-id-9780321668790.aspx Presentation Zen Design] by Garr Reynolds | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/visual-storytelling-inspiring-a-new-visual-language-id-9783899553758.aspx Visual Storytelling] by Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann, and Floyd Schulze | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/understanding-comics-the-invisible-art-id-9780060976255.aspx Understanding Comics] by Scott McCloud | ||
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| + | ===General inspiration=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/a-whole-new-mind-why-right-brainers-will-rule-the-future-id-9781594481710.aspx A Whole New Mind] by Daniel Pink | ||
| + | *[http://www.brainpickings.org/ Brain Pickings] | ||
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Contact information
- Email: lroldan@mit.edu
- Office: 12-113
- Office hours: By appointment
Writing instructor for 20.109. Lecturer II in the Writing Across the Curriculum program at MIT.
Background and Education
- 2001, PhD (Biology), MIT
- 1992, BA (English), Stanford
Prior to coming to MIT's WAC program in 2005, I was a scientific editor who commissioned and edited biology college-level text and articles for the web, and more recently Executive Director of the Cell Decision Process Center, an NIH Center of Excellence in Systems Biology. I currently teach primarily in the Biology department; my scholarly research focuses on how students develop scientific communication skills through discussion leading.
Lectures/Workshops
- 20.109 SP12 Scientific Writing
- 20.109 SP12 Building the Results
- 20.109 FA12 Illustrations
- 20.109 FA12 Scientific Writing
- 20.109 SP13 Scientific Writing
Resources
Note: many of the resources can fit in other categories. For example, the principles of storytelling apply to both writing and presentations.
Writing
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Story by Robert McKee
- The Science of Scientific Writing by George Gopen & Judith Swan
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White
Oral presentation
- Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
- TED: excellent examples of different presentation styles
Visualization & Design
- Presentation Zen Design by Garr Reynolds
- Visual Storytelling by Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann, and Floyd Schulze
- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
General inspiration
- A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
- Brain Pickings
