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JMMaok

@JMMaok@mastodon.online

Advancing open knowledge and civic technology

PhD in Public Policy, M.S. in Technical Communication. Research focused on science and technology policy, especially scientific workforce and university research centers.

Current interests: open science, including science as a human right and multilingual science. Also an active civic tech volunteer with current / recent projects in open government and open data.

Posts will include policy, politics, and propaganda awareness content.

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impactology, to random
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Anyone on the TL uses a synthesis table for lit review?

Basically organizing ideas across multiple of themes from multiple sources in a spreadsheet

https://case.fiu.edu/writingcenter/online-resources/_assets/synthesis-matrix-2.pdf

https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/synthesis-matrix

How could this be used for design work?🤔

Each cell could represent an example of a certain level of fidelity and modality in graphic design, information design & UI design work which could be used to identify common properties and principles

As you write your review, you will work horizontally in the row belonging to each point discussed. As you combine the information presented in each row, you will begin to see each section of your paper taking shape. Remember, some of the sources may not cover all of the main ideas listed on the left, but that can be useful also. The gaps on your chart could provide clues about the gaps in the current state of knowledge on your topic. CREATING YOUR SYNTHESIS MATRIX It is probably best to begin your chart by labeling the columns both horizontally and vertically. The sample chart below illustrates how to do this. Topic: ______________________________________ Source #1 Source #2 Source #3 Source #4 Main Idea A Main Idea B Label the columns across the top of your chart with the author’s last name or with a few keywords from the title of the work. Then label the sides of the chart with the main ideas that your sources discuss about your topic. As you read each source, make notes in the appropriate column about the information discussed in the work, as shown in the following chart.

JMMaok,
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@impactology

Yes, definitely used synthesis tables for lit review.

I’m not a designer, but it seems like designers often prefer to avoid that level of prescriptive structure. Like, they’d prefer to do almost the same thing, but with colored sticky notes, and the flexibility to say different things about different sources.

ai6yr, to random

Uhhhhhh

JMMaok,
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@ai6yr

It is actually "la baba" in Spanish, usually translated as drool. So I could see maybe going with something like "Te Cae La Baba" (you're drooling) as a name for, I dunno, a food truck.

But yeah, that's probably a different Baba.

ai6yr, to random

Hi folks, I know folks mean well when they post information on news events, but PLEASE vet your sources before reposting dramatic articles/etc. you see. If you're not familiar with the publication, DON'T POST IT. Or check on the source...

For example, I recently saw an article posted from the Daily Caller, which is essentially a channel for white supremacist propaganda, interspersed with other normal news.

https://www.mediamatters.org/maga-trolls/daily-caller-has-published-white-supremacists-anti-semites-and-bigots-here-are-ones-we

JMMaok,
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@ai6yr

Great point! A useful resource to vet sources is Wikipedia’s list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources

mxtthxw, to random
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I've been asked to do an online meeting on Friday and this will involve screen sharing. I tend to avoid these things like the plague and have already told them I don't use Zoom or Teams.

Are there anythings I need to be wary of from a privacy point of view?

Boosts welcome!

#AskFedi #AskFreddy :freddy:

JMMaok,
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@mxtthxw

The main thing to be aware of is not having anything on your screen that you don’t want to share. Close everything you don’t need. Keep in mind any notifications that might pop up.

You generally have options to share a window, a program, or your entire screen. Try out the actual software you will be using in advance. Window is most private, but awkward if sharing many windows.

A privacy option is to set up a user account that you only use for videoconferencing.

evan, (edited ) to random
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When is it OK to change the subject in your reply to a post?

JMMaok,
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@evan

A conversation where you can’t change the subject is called a meeting.

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