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Category Archives: play
playing about with data
Not everything we do in our research has to have a definite end point. Sometimes it’s good to set aside all those anxieties about ‘getting through and getting done’. We might even like to take some time to simply play … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, data, data analysis, play
Tagged data, data analysis, data play, Pat Thomson, play
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creative re-vision
If you have a writing practice which begins with a quickly written and almost inevitably loose first draft, then you need a range of strategies that you can call on to beat the text into shape. And even if … Continue reading
Posted in creative writing, play, revision, revision strategy, Uncategorized
Tagged creative revision strategies, Kristen Iversen, Pat Thomson, revision
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play with your data
Data analysis can be pretty scary. That moment when you realise that making sense of the stuff you’ve so painstakingly generated comes down to you – just you. Well, relax. It’s not just you that has to leap into the … Continue reading
Posted in data, data analysis, play, qualitative data, Uncategorized
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