Discussion and presentation of academic writing expectations and skills. The nature of literacy, how to reference and manage your information, text types and scaffolds. This presentation is free, and for the betterment of society around the world. It was published in Australia, and the audience level is for HSC and up.

1. Academic Literacy Seminar
Wednesday the 6th of July - 4pm to 6pm – College boardroom
•Literacy ?
•Referencing tips and tricks
•Referencing databases
•Journal articles – reading & recording
•Academic writing styles
Presented by Terry Watts;
WV Postgraduate Representative
Bsci Hon, Dip-Eng, Mstch, Med, AAD, AUSIMM

2. What is Literacy ?
Gardener’s theory of ‘multiple intelligences’.
•Mathematical Literacy
•Musical Literacy
•Information Literacy
•Visual Literacy – ‘art and design’
•Social Literacy
•Digital Literacy
•The Literacy of writing – ‘composing text for
publication’

3. Studying English – Studying Literature

4. Studying English – Studying Literature

5. Literacy Is A Social Construct
Can you;
•Describe the appearance of a computer ?
•Can you recount what you did at lunch time ?
•What are the pros and cons of owning a cat ?
•Recommend; to receive two hundred and thirty volts
to the nipples ?
•Write a report, on the differences between tea and
coffee ?
•Use the scientific method ?

6. Academic Literacy = Skills
•Reading & comprehension
•Writing & composing
•Interpreting
•Finding key ideas
•Referencing these ideas
•Applying concepts
•Analyzing situations
•Presentation of ideas

7. - Build Your Ideas Before Writing -

8. Referencing / Bibliography
https://www.une.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/12958/REF_APA-Referencing.pdf
This is useless to you, unless you
have a way to use it !

9. Finding Information
Every book, article, and webpage; ‘that is
reputable’, should contain all the details you
need.

10. The Information Page

11. Keeping Records
Note:
Newspaper article – Tony Abbot refers to young people as the ”suppository of wisdom”. Forward,
political pressure as gaffs become more prominent and political pressure makes liberal party
members ‘squirm’, and become unsettled about the PM.
In Text:
(Swan, 2013)
Bibliography entry:
Swan, J. (2013, August 12, 2013). Liberals squirm as Abbott refers to 'the suppository of wisdom',
The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-
election-2013/liberals-squirm-as-abbott-refers-to-the-suppository-of-wisdom-20130812-
2rryy.html

12. Keeping Databases
Enter details
and notes
Search or
update
your
resources

13. Using Databases
The main advantage is when you are
writing, you can reference in real
time. List updates automatically, and
in alphabetical or chronological
order as per style.
The second is that if you have to
reference in other styles, you can
just change the settings, for instant
results.
Demo if time permits.

14. What to do when UNE has a prescribed reading that is
not in the library database: you find the article online,
but it is too expensive ?
• Answer 1: Email your lecturer and he will send you a direct link.
• Answer 2: Email your University & Library if you have time.
• Answer 3: Go to library and ask for help.
• Answer 4: Phone your coordinator explaining your circumstances.

15. My Answer: Pirate the FKR
• Find the DOI or the URL of the article you need.
• We are after “Manufactured Shoes in the Prevention of Diabetic Foot
Ulcers”.
Example: http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/diacare.18.10.1376
• Go to: http://sci-hub.cc/

19. Reading a Journal Article
• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why
• How
• Cost?
• Aim: investigating what ?
• Method of the madness
• Numerical data
• Observations
• Result
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Abstract

20. Writing Skills = Scaffolds

21. Writing Skills
• Using literacy scaffolds to present ideas.
• Ideas in writing should follow logical progression.
• Because writing is a social construct, the rules of
logic must apply as if you were verbally
communicating to someone [talking].
• The best way to see if your writing is working is to
talk to yourself. Read it out loud !

22. Essay Skills
• Using the IEEEC scaffold.
– Introduce
– Elaborate
– Evidence 1
– Evidence 2
– Conclude, Link, “why are you telling me this ?”

23. Rearrange This Paragraph
1. A good example of the use of these multilitercies are; “Multimodal texts,
documents such as textbooks for example, that incorporate pictures and
texts to provide a greater depth of meaning” (Kalantzis, 2000).
2. Literacy is often thought of as strictly writing, however more recently the
term literacy has been applied to many other contexts that are used to
convey meaning.
3. So when considering literacy we must think of; video presentations,
WebPages, information diagrams, graphs, smart phone applications,
databases, and peer reviewed journal articles.
4. We should also consider newer forms of literacies that are now often
referred to as digital literacies, skills used in computing, making
presentations, videos, emoticons, or even memes to convey meaning
(Lewis & Fabos, 2005).
5. These alternate methods are referred to as multiliteracies.
Kalantzis, B. C. M. (2000). Multiliteracies: Literacy learning and the design of social futures. London: Routledge.
Lewis, C., & Fabos, B. (2005). Instant messaging, literacies, and social identities. Reading research quarterly, 40(4), 470-501.

24. Rearrange This Paragraph
1. Literacy is often thought of as strictly writing, however more recently the
term literacy has been applied to many other contexts that are used to
convey meaning.
2. These alternate methods are referred to as multiliteracies.
3. A good example of the use of these multilitercies are; “Multimodal texts,
documents such as textbooks for example, that incorporate pictures and
texts to provide a greater depth of meaning” (Kalantzis, 2000).
4. We should also consider newer forms of literacies that are now often
referred to as digital literacies, skills used in computing, making
presentations, videos, emoticons, or even memes to convey meaning
(Lewis & Fabos, 2005).
5. So when considering literacy we must think of; video presentations,
WebPages, information diagrams, graphs, smart phone applications,
databases, and peer reviewed journal articles.
Kalantzis, B. C. M. (2000). Multiliteracies: Literacy learning and the design of social futures. London: Routledge.
Lewis, C., & Fabos, B. (2005). Instant messaging, literacies, and social identities. Reading research quarterly, 40(4), 470-501.

25. Report Skills
• The scientific Method
– Question
– Investigation
– Hypothesis
– Aim
– Method
– Results
– Discussion - Interpretation
– Conclusion
What forms of literacy do we
expect to find in each section ?

26. End Of Presentation