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Writing instructor for [http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.109%28S12%29 20.109]. Lecturer II in the [http:// | Writing instructor for [http://openwetware.org/wiki/20.109%28S12%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]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 4 September 2014
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 discussion leading.
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: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams
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
