Contribution to Resources

Each individual should make a contribution to the Learning Resources. This contribution may be in the form of any of the following:

A summary of one of the readings.
A commentary on one of the readings.
A figure, graph, or chart that illustrates or clarifies some important ideas in one of the readings (note: this should be an original figure, graph or chart – not one that is already in the article).
A figure, graph, or chart that illustrates or clarifies important ideas related to your motivational topic in general. Again this should be an original. However, if you find a useful figure, graph or chart on some other website, your contribution could be a link to the website accompanied by some of your own commentary.
A personal experience that relates to or illustrates some of the ideas in the reading.
Some other media source (such as a video clip or Flash animation) that illustrates or clarifies the important ideas related to a reading or your motivational topic.
An additional article related to your motivational topic. The article needs to have some validity to it. For instance, peer reviewed articles have been validated by members of the research community. I will help you judge whether an article is acceptable or not.

Your contribution should make a unique contribution. Don't write another summary for an article that already has a summary (or 2 or 3 summaries). Instead, add a figure, chart, or something creative.

You should send your contribution to me via email and I will review it before publishing it on the Learning Resources page. You may be asked to revise your contribution before it is published. You should send your contribution in an Internet compatible form. That is, text files should be in HTML or PDF format, figures should be in JPEG (.jpg) or GIF (.gif) format, video should be in QuickTime, RealPlayer, or Flash format, and so on. If you have questions about how to get your contribution into an Internet compatible form, I will be happy to work with you. People in the Carver Center are also willing to help you. When you send the contribution to me, indicate what reading or topic it relates to.

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