Today’s Ask Dr. Diane: My professor told me I have to cite using scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. What does that mean? College students are often asked to include scholarly peer-reviewed journals as sources for citations. If the school offers an online library,...
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How to Publish or Self-Publish Your Book
Today's Ask Dr. Diane: I am thinking about publishing a book. What do I need to know about finding a publisher or trying to self-publish? It can be quite challenging to get your first book published through a large publishing house. Many new authors find that they...
How to Teach Online Classes
I'm testing doing some radio podcasts. This initial show has issues with the music in the first few seconds but it is just a test . . . Anyone interested in learning how to teach online courses may want to listen to this for helpful information though. Click on the...
Bloggers and Social Media Junkies: 5 Tips to Improve Your Writing
Today's Ask Dr. Diane: What are some things I can do to improve my blogging and writing skills? The Internet has turned lot of people into writers. Bloggers and social media junkies may have great ideas to share but may lack some writing skills that could help...
What is the Difference Between a Citation and a Reference?
Today’s Ask Dr. Diane: What do professors mean when they say to include citations and references? Students are often required to have both citations and references when creating their college assignments. There can be confusion as to what the difference is between a...
How to Market You or Your Product Using Social Media
Today's Ask Dr. Diane: I just wrote a book that is available through Amazon. I'm just not sure about the best way to market it? Any suggestions? That is a good question. The tips I'm about to give can also be used to market things other than a book. You could...
The Top 10 Most Common Writing Mistakes
Ask Dr. Diane: What are the most common writing mistakes that your students make? While it is not unusual to see spelling and grammar issues, I’ll assume that readers realize that they should check for such things and just list the top 10 most common other issues I...
Can Spell Check Make Things Worse? The Most Misspelled Words
Today's Ask Dr. Diane: What are some of the mostly commonly misspelled words? I post a lot of information about spelling and grammar for my students. There are certain words that many people tend to misspell. For a list of the top 100 misspelled words, click here. ...
E-Books vs. Traditional Books
Ask Dr. Diane: Which do you like better . . . e-books or traditional books? I am often asked about my preferences for e-books vs. the traditional book for use in the classroom setting. I teach for many different online universities. Some of these universities...
Advice: How Do I Get People To Read My Blog?
Today's Question for "Ask Dr. Diane": Hi Dr. Hamilton right now I am up and promoting my artist Bianka and would like to ask you, how do I get people to read my blogs and visit my artist website. I am new to blogging and would like to know how to start people talking...
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5 Proven Ways To Leverage AI And Curiosity For Continuous Learning
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Nurturing Emotional Intelligence And Curiosity In Your Team
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How Curiosity Shapes Your Personal Brand And Makes You Indispensable
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Applied Creativity: How To Infuse Innovation Into Your Work With Natalie Nixon
Discover the power of applied creativity, where intentional curiosity sparks innovation and propels leadership. In this episode, our guest is the one and only creativity strategist Natalie Nixon, the founder of Figure 8 Thinking, and "the creativity whisperer to the...