Communication scholar 📚 Certified Trauma Support Specialist | Research areas: interpersonal relationships, identity, and critical pedagogy | They/them.
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Research methods (particularly qualitative) folks (or anybody who is syllabusing): here are a few bibliographies I have compiled (some are embedded in blog posts of mine, some I have not had the time to make them into a blog post.
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How to use #timeblocking to work less (a thread 🧵
thread for new #faculty).
#academictwitter @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter
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How do blind people figure what kind of dollar they're being handling? After all, aren't $1 and a $20 bills all the same size? You may be surprised to know that every major currency issuer in the developed world has found a way to solve this problem—except the US. (1/5)
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so much of good pedagogy is just recognizing that student-instructor relationships are human relationships and so treating students like humans has positive outcomes
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On Reading the Syllabus: A Pedagogical Thread 🧵
If an instructor puts a cryptic message within uni-mandated syllabus boilerplate, of course the $50 will go unclaimed. This proves nothing about whether students actually internalized the key concepts of the syllabus. 1/
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I'll never get tired of saying this: make yourself visible as someone that cares about racial inequality, mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, access for disabilities. As soon as you do that, you might be approached by people that really need your help. Be visible. Be outspoken.
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Let's demystify the tenure-track application process a little. Here is my journey, incl a spreadsheet, zoom & in-person interview questions, a sample itinerary & words of advice.
If you're on the job market, know that YOU ARE MORE than this dehumanizing process makes you feel #❤️
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all pedagogy should be trauma-informed pedagogy by default.
but what do i know i'm just a high-concept himalayan cat
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Two years ago I went through Columbia's academic job market bootcamp. It was many weeks long and we prepped our materials and got feedback on them. Here is some of what we learned: A🧵 #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #AcademicJobs
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Do not miss these FREE resources on graduate school applications by @OpenAcademics 💪🏼
Find samples of
▫️Motivation letter
▫️Research proposal
▫️Cover letter
▫️SoP
▫️CV
& much more on their resource website (link in their bio)
Here’s a sneak peek into the same 👇
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Diversity and inclusion are principles, not tactics. They should be woven in every element of what you do, not treated like a checklist.
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Being ‘trauma informed’ doesn’t mean that you’re now the expert on survivor’s trauma - it means you understand the survivor is the expert on their trauma.
#traumainformed
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Let's talk about three ways to design a dynamic syllabus that will take you from the first day to final grades!
#Equity #OnlineLearning #BetterTogether #HigherEducation #HigherEd #FacDev #Syllabus #Engagement #AcademicTwitter
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Ever think about the impact a caring message can have, especially when processing grief? A post of mine in @MC_IMR talks briefly about the game Kind Words (by:@popcannibal) and how folks are using this anonymous letter writing game for social support.
mediacommons.org/imr/content…
