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TAA announces 2011
Council election results
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Education author John Wakefield has been elected TAA vice president/president-elect. Wakefield will serve a two-year term as vice president beginning July 1. Current TAA vice president/president-elect, Mary Kay Switzer, will take office as TAA president on July 1. Geography textbook author Robert Christopherson and authoring attorney and literary agent Michael Lennie have been elected to serve on the TAA Council. Both will serve three-year terms starting July 1. more |
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FEATURED MEMBER:
TALYA BAUER
Award-winning open textbook author shares the gift of knowledge
By Dionne Soares Palmer | | Talya Bauer |
The ability to offer access to their textbook free online was what inspired Talya Bauer and her coauthor Berrin Erdogan to publish with Flat World Knowledge under a Creative Commons open license.
Students can read a web-hosted version of Bauer and Erdogan's complete, peer-reviewed book, Organizational Behavior, for free online, or purchase a softcover print book, e-book for devices like the iPad and Kindle, audio book, PDF download and interactive study aids.
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TAA ON BLOGTALKRADIO:
Writing & Publishing Your Scholarly Journal Article
Monday, May 9, 1:30 p.m. ET
Join us for an interview with Dr. Felicia Moore Mensah, who will share a sneak peek of her 2011 TAA Conference workshop, "Writing and Publishing Your Scholarly Journal Article."
Moore Mensah is the author of more than 30 academic articles, book chapters, and teacher professional resources, and serves on the editorial boards of three journals in science education.
She will be presenting her four-hour workshop the Thursday before the 24th Annual TAA Conference in Albuquerque, NM, June 24-25.
There is no need to register to listen to this show. Just go to TAA's blogtalkradio page on May 9 at 1:30 p.m. ET and listen to the live broadcast.
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Listen to interview with Joanne Cooper and Dannelle Stevens on boosting writing power and productivity
Joanne Cooper and Dannelle Stevens preview their conference presentation, "Five Key Strategies to Boost Writing Power and Productivity" on TAA's blogtalkradio show.
Further boost your summer writing productivity with 3 upcoming TAA Audio Conferences! Summer Writing 101: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Academic Writers Make During the Summer Term Tues., May 10, 1 p.m. ET Kicking It Out the Door: How to (Finally) Submit Your First Journal Article Wed., May 11, 1 p.m. ET First-Time Authors: An Inside Look at Journal Publishing Wed., May 18, 1 p.m. ET |
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How to maximize your productivity
By Dionne Soares Palmer
Writing productivity experts Jayne London and John Soares urge writers to follow a handful of simple and effective steps, such as breaking projects into small chunks, setting deadlines, and minimizing interruptions, in order to maximize productivity.
London is an associate coach for Academic Ladder, a company that focuses on dissertation, academic career, and tenure coaching. She and her colleagues base their productivity training on research that demonstrates that, despite what many in academia may think, the most productive academic writers are often those who write in short but regular sessions.
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BOOK REVIEW:
Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet
It Works for Me: Becoming a Publishing Scholar/Researcher
Reviewed by Jose A. Carmona
It Works for Me: Becoming a Publishing Scholar/ 
Researcher, Shared Tips for the Classroom Professional is an easily read collection of practical tips for the future publishing scholar or researcher. The 122-page manual was put together with today's bus y professional in mind. That is, each chapter is short enough to be read between classes or meetings, on the commute to or from work, or while traveling to a conference.
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24th Annual
TAA Conference
"Let Your Writing Soar!"
Save $50 by registering
before May 15!
Learn from and network with your textbook and academic author peers and industry leaders by participating in sessions, roundtable discussions, and networking events at the 2011 TAA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24-25 at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town.
Pre-Conference Workshop: Writing and Publishing Your Scholarly Journal Article
Keynote Speaker: Robert Christopherson, author of Geosystems, "Geo-primer: Enchantment, TAA, and Albuquerque"
Interactive Educational Sessions:
General & Academic and Textbook Track
Moderated, Small-Group Roundtable Discussions
Networking Opportunities:
Hospitality Networking Suite
Group Trip to Sandia Peak Tramway
Mentoring
Welcome Orientation Breakfast
Registration Information:
Hotel & Travel Info
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Register early and receive two free books! The first 30 conference registrants will receive two free books, Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, and It Works For Me: Becoming a Publishing Scholar/Researcher.
Listen to 8 podcasts from the 2010 TAA Conference: click here
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Network with other members on TAA listservs
Network with your fellow members, ask questions, and share your expertise on the TAA Textbook Authoring Listserv and/or Academic Authoring Listserv.
Subscribe to the Textbook Authoring Listserv by sending an email to TAATextbookAuthoring-on@mail-list.com No subject line and nothing in the message field.
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You can switch to the Digest version of the Textbook Authoring Listserv, in which you receive only one email message per week with all that week's posts contained within it, by sending an email to TAATextbookAuthoring-switch@mail-list.com once you have been subscribed. To switch to the Digest version of the Academic Authoring Listserv, send an email to TAAAcademicAuthoring-switch@mail-list.com once you have been subscribed.
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Read the archives for both Listservs: www.taaonline.net/membersonly/listservs
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Disclaimer: TAA has not tested nor endorses nor opposes any product or procedure recommended or referenced in any TAA publications, audio conferences, or workshops.
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