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*Email: lroldan@mit.edu | *Email: lroldan@mit.edu | ||
*Office: | *Office: E39-373 | ||
*Office hours: By appointment | *Office hours: By appointment | ||
Writing instructor for [http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.109% | Writing instructor for [http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.109%28F14%29 20.109]. Lecturer II in the [http://cmsw.mit.edu/education/writing-rhetoric-professional-communication/ Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication] 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, 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 | 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 preparing literature reviews. | ||
==Lectures/Workshops== | ==Lectures/Workshops== | ||
* [[Media:20. | * [[Media:20.109wkshp1_Illust_SP15.pdf | 20.109 SP15 Illustrations]] | ||
* [[Media:20. | * [[Media:20.109wkshp2_Abstract_SP15.pdf | 20.109 SP15 Abstract]] | ||
* [[Media:20. | * [[Media:20.109wkshp_DiscCitations_SP15a.pdf | 20.109 SP15 Discussion]] | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
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*[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/on-writing-a-memoir-of-the-craft-id-9781439156810.aspx On Writing] by Stephen King | *[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.betterworldbooks.com/story-substance-structure-style-and-the-principles-of-screenwriting-id-9780060391683.aspx Story] by Robert McKee | ||
*[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/style-lessons-in-clarity-and-grace-id-9780321898685.aspx Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace] by Joseph Williams and Joseph Bizup | |||
*[http://www.betterworldbooks.com/ | |||
===Oral presentation=== | ===Oral presentation=== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:58, 15 April 2015
Contact information
- Email: lroldan@mit.edu
- Office: E39-373
- Office hours: By appointment
Writing instructor for 20.109. Lecturer II in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication 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 preparing literature reviews.
Lectures/Workshops
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
- Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams and Joseph Bizup
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
- Visual Strategies by Felice Frankel and Angela DePace
General inspiration
- A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
- Brain Pickings
