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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 | 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== | ==Background and Education== | ||
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* 1992, BA (English), Stanford | * 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. I currently teach primarily in the Biology department | 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. | ||
==Lectures/Workshops== | ==Lectures/Workshops== | ||
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* [[Media:20.109_SP12_LARlecturenotes.pdf | 20.109 SP12 Scientific Writing]] | * [[Media:20.109_SP12_LARlecturenotes.pdf | 20.109 SP12 Scientific Writing]] | ||
* [[Media:20.109_SP12_LARwkshp2.pdf | 20.109 SP12 Building the Results]] | * [[Media:20.109_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]] | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 18 February 2013
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
