Portfolio Entry #3: How to Cite Sources

How to Cite Sources

]            Journal or Magazine Article

Wilcox, R. V. (1991). "Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star Trek: The Next Generation". Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65.

]            Journal or Magazine Article

Dubeck, L. (1990). "Science fiction aids science teaching." Physics Teacher, 28, 316-318.

]            Newspaper Article

Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15). "Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using the world of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times, p. A3.

]            Article from an Internet Database

Mershon, D. H. (1998, November-December). "Star Trek on the brain: Alien minds, human minds." American Scientist, 86, 585. Retrieved July 29, 1999, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.

]            Book

Okuda, M., &; Okuda, D. (1993). Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Book Pocket Books

]            Article or Chapter

James, N. E. (1988). "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth according to Kirk and Spock," in D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

]            Encyclopedia Article

Sturgeon, T. (1995). Science fiction, in The Encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 24, pp. 390-392). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

]            Website

Lynch, T. (1996). DS9 trials and tribble-ations review. Retrieved from Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club. Last visited: May 15th, 2020. Available at: http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/ 503r.html

 Notes↬

• Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.

• Use only the initials of the authors' first (and middle) names.

• If no author is given, start with the title and then the date.

• Magazine articles: include the month (and day) as shown under Newspapers.

• Websites: if the date the page was created is not given, use (n.d.)

• Adapted from:http://essayinfo.com/citations/index.php

Copy and paste this information onto your portfolio Take 4 or 5 samples of DIFFERENT SOURCES (BOOKS, MAGAZINES, WEBSITES, etc) Write down the bibliographical data according to the text above

👉Examples:

Newspaper Article
* Koop, F. (2020, May 23). "Coronavirus Halts Lithium Expansion in Argentina and Chile", "Buenos Aires Time", P. 32

Book 
* Cortazar, J. (2013). Rayuela: Buenos Aires: Book Pocket

* Scrivener, J. (2011). "Language analysis" in Macmillan(Ed.), "Learning Teaching"(pp.99-118). Spain.

Website
* Educational Resources for Schools. 2020. Cambridge University Press. from: https://www.cambridge.org/gb/education

Magazine
*Genios. April 2014. Buenos aires, Argentina. Grupo Clarín


⇝Speaking for myself, I found this last task useful because it allows me to practice how to cite sources in English. Concerning the previous activities, it brings me tools and sources that I will have to use every time I need to cite a bibliography. On the one hand, it will give me more technical skills to improve better writings and I could set a clear understanding of my texts. On the other hand, I could emphasize rightly when I would like to express somebody's idea. ⇜

Portfolio Entry #2: Advice on Academic Writing

Advice on Academic Writing from ElianaGonzlez15

The education sector is one of those impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, technology continues to transform the world around us, and it will determine the boundaries that used to be meaningful in a lesson of our traditional classes, as a beginning to fade since we are in quarantine. So, I have to improve other techniques. As a student, I am still grappling with the immediate task of classes and remote learning, in the confinement of my home.

Regarding the task of the portfolio entry number three, I was challenged not only to improve my knowledge in digital learning but the way I have to enrich my writing with the given theory as well. I would like to point out that I have to redefine my role as a student in the virtual classroom to study, learn, or how to establish communication with my teachers or classmates in my routine. Furthermore, it is a great time to reflect on how this alarming and disruptive crisis could help me to define how I need them and that I should incorporate digital tools.

This is the reason why I am being able to gain access to knowledge and even learn a technical skill, through a few clicks on my phone and computer. Under the circumstances, I would need to move towards facilitating a widely informed and connected development through digital tools like software programs, apps, new tech-integrated, social media and the web such as Linkedin, Prezi, Google presentations, Blogger, Youtube, online education platforms (Profesorado´s Campus, Google Classroom, Edmodo) Whatsapp, e-mails, Zoom, Skype, Jitsi Meet, etc. 

On the one hand, it allows me to see that I am not a native digital student and I need to incorporate them in my studies. On the other hand, I spend a lot of time trying to understand the applications in the right way. In the beginning, it was really hard because I realized that I have no option. Besides, I encourage myself to explore them, take the necessary time, and be patient. Honestly, I am exhausted but I am glad to use and put them into practice.