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SU integration with your ORCID iD

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

The Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) is a permanent identifier system for researchers that provides a persistent 16-digit numeric identification number (e.g. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-3700) to distinguish you from all other researchers. 

If you have published before you are likely to have a ResearcherID or Scopus Author ID, or may have publications indexed in CrossRef. ORCID allows you to easily import information from those systems into one online identity. The identity numbers are then stored in a central registry.

Stellenbosch University (SU) became a member of ORCID in 2015. The development of the SU integration with the ORCID registry is nearly ready for roll-out. Academic staff, researchers and master’s and doctoral students will all receive an e-mail towards the end of February where they will be asked to create an iD and connect this iD with Stellenbosch University. Those who already have an ORCID iD will be asked to only connect and confirm their institutional affiliation.

We would like to encourage all researchers and academic staff to get an ORCID iD if they don’t have one yet. Further developments will allow us to integrate these iDs with researcher information systems, the institutional repository (SUNScholar), grants and contracts and HR systems. There is already a link on the InfoEd system where you can link to your ORCID iD and the National Research Foundation became a member recently and are planning to incorporate ORCID in their national CV system. Read more  about funders and enabling platforms mandating the use of ORCID.

More information and frequently asked questions are available on the library guide, ORCID and other researcher identifiers. You are also welcome to register for an ORCID workshop which will be presented on 24 February.

For enquiries or to make an appointment for a short information session at your department, please contact Marié Roux, Tel.: 021-8082623 or your faculty librarian.

 

 

 

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Phishing warning: Survey on peer review

Thursday, November 12th, 2015

It’s no secret that you can fake just about everything on the Internet, you can fake job references, fake news, fake academic credentials, and fake science.

Academic journals that distribute important research from universities, such a Stellenbosch have had to deal with a proliferation of fake peer reviews. Scams that mask themselves as academic journals which request payment, to accept and publish papers without any form of peer review whatsoever, are common, but now the peer review process itself is being hacked thanks to third-party services that can be paid to fabricate peer reviews for papers. In many cases, identity theft is also involved, with real scientists often never knowing that their identities have been stolen for the purposes of issuing false peer reviews.

Below is a mail sent to one of our own esteemed researchers, who was solicited to complete a survey about the peer review process. Although seemingly innocuous, a quick check on retractionwatch.com reveals that this particular survey has been flagged as a potential source of identity theft, malware and phishing. Dangerous parts of the mail have been removed.

If you are involved in writing and submitting academic papers and reviewing papers, be aware of the minefield of scammers out there who only want to use your good name and reputation, for their own monetary gain and status.

[ARTICLE BY DAVID WILES]

From: Scholarly Research Survey <scholarlyresearch@dummyaddress.com>

Reply-To: Scholarly Research Survey <noreply@dummyaddress.com>
Date: Thursday, 12 November 2015 at 12:05
To: Dr R.E. Searcher <emailaddress@dummyaddress.com>
Subject: Survey on peer review

   

Dear Dr. Searcher,

We are contacting you because you are the corresponding author on a paper that was published in XXXX-XXXX. We would like to invite you to complete a survey, which is about the attitudes of researchers to peer review and scholarly publishing in general. It should take no longer than 8-12 minutes of your time.

This study is being conducted on behalf of a major publisher whose identity will be revealed at the end of the study as we do not wish to bias responses. Your results will be kept confidential and used only for research purposes.

To begin the survey, please click on the link below (or paste it into your browser):

Click here for survey

Thank you very much for your time, we really value your input.

________________________________________________________________________________

If you would like to opt-out of mailings in relation to this research project, please click (here).
Please do not reply to this e-mail as the inbox is not monitored. If you are having trouble with this survey you can let us know (here) and we will address any technical problems as quickly as we can.
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New tool for critical analysis of academic texts

Friday, April 17th, 2015

With the help of Stellenbosch University, and particularly InnovUS, we have developed Abstrahere Academic, which is a web application and tool to assist masters and doctoral students in the critical analysis of academic texts.

Accademic-logoAbstrahere Academic focuses on academic environments, and assists master’s and PhD students to improve and apply their critical reading skills – an important part of their thesis writing. Open and healthy communication between student and academic supervisor about critical text analysis is an integral part of the reading and writing process.

Master’s and doctoral students received an e-mail invitation from WARP Development to obtain access to the Abstrahere Academic application on the following link: http://academic.abstrahere.co.za

Using the application, you can upload scientific articles directly by selecting either File or URL. You will then be guided by online prompts to analyse the content, and by submitting your responses to a Critical Reading Box you make your own unique summaries for inclusion in the literature survey, theoretical foundations, discussion or conclusions of your thesis/dissertation.

How will Abstrahere Academic assists students with academic reading material?
  • You will be guided to critically assess academic literature in your own unique way.
  • Abstrahere prompts will guide you to summarize the essential ideas in the academic texts you have selected to read.
  • Your Abstrahere Critical Reading Box summaries will better prepare you to select text from academic literature for inclusion in your dissertation.
  • Optional prompts guide you how to manage your own Abstrahere Critical Reading box summaries.
  • You can communicate directly on line with your dissertation supervisor about your Critical Reading Box summaries.

Al documents uploaded on Abstrahere Academic must be in Pdf format. Please remember to activate your Inetkey for on-campus internet access, and to use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your web browser (please do not use Internet Explorer because specific Pdf plug-in technical issues are related to Internet Explorer)

Background information on this application is available at http://abstrahere.warpdemo.co.za/. We would greatly appreciate your feedback on this application. Please send your feedback to hjb@sun.ac.za.

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Paperless classrooms Google’s aim

Friday, April 17th, 2015

Google Classroom is digital learning management system that aims to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments, encourage collaboration between students and educators and also aims to create a paperless environment.

This next instalment in Google’s ever-growing repertoire was released in August 2014 on the Google App store. The various Google Classroom apps  are also available for iOS and Android devices (for free) and to anyone with Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Drive and Docs.

“Since launching, more than 30 million assignments have gone through Classroom”, noted Jorge Lugo, a software engineer on the Google for Education Classroom team in January 2015 on a Google blog post.

The biggest advantage seems to be in the improvement of educators’ workflow and therefore saving much-needed time. Classroom can be used by educators to create classrooms, post to classroom feeds, communicate with students, and view assignments.

Tutorials on Google Classroom can be found on the Educational Technology and Mobile Learning’s website.

MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-opens-up-classroom-tool-for-teachers-worldwide/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-classroom-mobile-ios-android-education/
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2015/02/08/10-additional-things-you-can-do-google-classroom/

SOURCE: www.wikipedia.org

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Padlet: your virtual bulletin board

Friday, April 17th, 2015

padlet

Padlet boasts that their platform is “the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world”. A rather presumptuous statement if you think about it.

For that reason we decided to test it for ourselves and you can also let us know if their statement is accurate or just too optimistic.  Can Padlet be used on an academic level or even within other areas within the university? Have a look at our own Bits & Bytes Padlet-page and leave us a message. (You can do this anonymously or leave your name)

But first – what is Padlet?

This seemingly simple platform gives educators, for example lecturers and teachers and learners or students a virtual bulletin board on which they can air their opinions and thoughts on a topic to their heart’s content. It almost works like a traditional board, but with much more functionality. For example, a lecturer can ask a question in class, paste it on a wall and students can comment and collaborate on it during class. You can even load graphics, files, as well as links.

Padlet does have a few handy options to customise your wall just the way you prefer it. Whether you want to change the background or assign specific rights to a particular person. You can even get a QR-code for your site/wall and Padlet is extremely smart phone and tablet friendly.

If you’re interested in what Padlet can be used for, also read Shaun Takenouchi’s article.

 

 

 

 

Padlet provides educators and learners a virtual platform on which to collaborate on a specific topic.

Padlet is a virtual wall that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any …

Padlet is the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world

https://padlet.com/

Welcome to Padlet, possibly the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuzciL8qCYM
http://web.appstorm.net/reviews/media-reviews/padlet-a-blank-slate-on-the-web-to-collaborate-with-others/
 

In a nutshell, Padlet is an online bulletin board. History teachers, however, can use this tool in myriad ways. For example, Padlet users can pose open-ended questions and elicit multiple student responses—ideal for posing document-based questions using primary sources.

 

http://teachinghistory.org/digital-classroom/tech-for-teachers/24636

 

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