In addition to several research presentations, research poster and a final report, IMPACT-NG REU participants are working on a research e-journal. The E-Journals are an online resource to document work and share with peers for feedback to help better document this research experience. Students will use this e-journal everyday to document their work, they will use the content to put together weekly presentation slides, final research poster, and final report. The research journal will be created in Google Drive, where peers can review and comment interactively. Each student will pick 2 names randomly each week and will become a reviewer for other 2 students. Each students will get their journal reviewed by 2 reviewers each week. Reviewers are expected to critique constructively, catch any spelling and grammar errors, and give general advise on improving the document so the narrative is both enjoyable and effective. The template for this journal will be provided but we highly encourage students using their creativity in developing a format that works best for them.
At the end of the summer REU participants will enter a contest with prizes for their e-journals work.
We will cast votes for the following categories. All 3 winner will get a prize!:
“Most Unique”
“Best Documented”
“Most Interesting Read”
2021 e-Journals Plan and Timeline:
Peer reviews will be done weekly. Each participant will randomly pick 2 names each week to review (by Friday at noon of the following week). Peer reviewers will add comments to the document they are reviewing. Constructive criticism is expected. Grammar and spelling errors should be pointed out. As a reader, also make suggestions on how the writer should make their journals more interesting, suggest pictures, graphs, tables or any content that would better the written document and make it more readable and effective.
By June 11, you should have reviewed 2 journals
By June 18, you should have reviewed 4 journals
By June 25, you should have added enough content to your journal (and made improvements based on the 4 reviews received) and should be able to present it to the group. Only 4 participants would be selected to present. Presenters will be announced a week ahead here:
JUNE 25 Presenter 1: Colin Warn
JUNE 25 Presenter 2: Sara Morice
JUNE 25 Presenter 3: Mariana Vinseiro Figueira
JUNE 25 Presenter 4: Jack Spieker
We will have 4 journal presentations each Friday at noon (from June 25-July 16). Each of these sessions will be scheduled as a lunch and learn. Lunch will be provided. Presentations will take place in Shumaker Bldg Room 139. After each presentation audience will comment and offer advise.
We will have a Journal Contest on July 23. We will vote anonymously for “Most Unique”, “Best Documented”, and “Most Interesting Read” categories. All 3 winner will get a prize!
