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To cap off our crossover week with ProfHacker, Alex sat down with this week’s contributors for an insightful conversation about their approach to maintaining a productive schedule. Building on this week’s posts, Alex reviews the authors’ suggestions for improved workflow and poses some follow-up questions on the technology and techniques they suggested in their contributions.

About the Guests:
Stephanie Hedge is a PhD Candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at Ball State University and a contributing author at GradHacker.

Caitlin Holton is a graduate student in the Department of History at the University of Guelph.

Natalie Houston is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Houston and a regular contributor to ProfHacker.

Jason B. Jones is a professor in the Department of English at Central Connecticut State University and a founding editor of ProfHacker.

Links mentioned in or relevant to the episode:
Caitlin Holton: Productivity and My Menu Bar Heroes

Natalie Houston: My Productivity Rules

Stephanie Hedge: Working on the Go

Jason B. Jones: Five Reasons to Think About How you Work

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Alex and Andrea discuss a number of recent Gradhacker stories, including different approaches to academic conferences. Alex interviews Sharon Leon as a part of his continuing series focused on the digital humanities. Finally, Alex sits down with Rachael Cayley to discuss writing strategies and her blog, Explorations of Style.

About the Guests:
Sharon Leon is Director of Public Projects, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

Rachael Cayley is Senior Lecturer in the Office of English Language and Writing Support in the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto.

Links mentioned in or relevant to the episode:
Andrea Zellner: 3 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know about Google Scholar
Stephanie Hedge: Successfully Navigating Conferences
Alex Galarza: Develop and Implement a Course Blog

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