If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

I am going through a course where I am getting mentored on several skills. In one of the sessions a participant asked the mentor "Can you help me do ......?" (She asked for a specific job she needed done) And the mentor answered: "I would love to do this for you. But I cannot DO your jobs for you. You need to learn, ask for help, practice and then do it. Only then will you be able to do things independently." I thought to myself - This is partially true for the skills of literature searching and referencing, and for…
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What if someone gave you this feedback – “More details”

What if someone gave you this feedback – “More details”

Your first reaction - is most likely to be - "What"??? That's right. The two words mean just nothing in this context. I'd love to share some thoughts about getting and giving feedback. This based on what we receive for our courses on www.qmedcourses.in Most of us love getting great feedback: How many of us, in our school days waited for the teacher to write in our notebooks - "Excellent"? Better still if they added a few words to describe you. I would not be surprised if most of us felt elated. In fact it is a human trait -…
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How are people getting away with no/poor literature searching skills?

How are people getting away with no/poor literature searching skills?

"Students these days are very savvy - they find articles in no time. They just google it"... This is what I hear most often when I say that I teach Structured Literature Searching. And for the 1000th time I think with a sigh "No wonder students and their teachers get away with nil or poor searching skills. We are dealing with a "They don't know what they don't know" syndrome! Why is everyone getting away with this lacuna? I thought through several incidents I have encountered and felt I should share them, highlighting the levels at which I encounter this.…
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