A plea from a popular account on Twitter gives advice on the responsible and ethical use of news sources and research on social media. The advice holds just as true for any use of research in writing. To many of…
Missing and Exploited Women
It thrills me to be part of the Indian Knowledge: Western Education grant, and the specific focus I want to explore is the exploitaion and abuse of native American women. I will be cataloging and documenting relevant web resources here…
On the end of Black History month
I may need to do 2 truths and a lie this week. Jemele Hill, the sharp and witty correspondent from The Atlantic (a conservative mag of repute) and formerly of ESPN, and perhaps the first journalist of color to directly…
The Jo: Transportation, sustainability, social media and JCCC
There have been issues on predictably getting a bus in situations of inclement weather, and the Jo and JCCC make decisions independently of each other. (although the Jo does run a reduced schedule when the school is on break –…
Social media, JCCC, and the state of the student body.
JCCC has been in national news via tweets of the president’s comments at a public breakfast in Washington DC . KC Star, Pitch and others have reported. Apparently he has discouraged raising the mill levee to support the school (see…
From the Interwebs 2.13.19
Links to resources relevant to my classes. Advice from hiring committee – for anyone applying for anything Facebook, Google and Microsoft becoming Data Distilleries. Receiving email and text messages during activity diminishes IQ by 10 points. The Problem with Judging…
Corporate target for research and collaboration
As part of our unit on marketing, I generally engage in research on businesses and industries that may connect with our values and relate to sustainability or China. For the last few years I’ve been interested in Garmin because: their…
Cell phones
From the article “Child drownings in Germany linked to parents’ phone ‘fixation’” The German Lifeguard Association (DLRG) – the biggest organisation of its kind in the world, providing 40,000 volunteer lifeguards at German beaches, lakes and the coast – has…
Don’t Judge Others by your Own Values.
I get tired of hearing people ask how many hours I teach then say, “God. I wish I only had to work 15 hours a week.” Bill Self, who coaches KU Basketball, has 40 games a year, and each game…
Advice for students in comp -from other profs part 1
Prof. Mathew Schmeer writes: A Few Important Notes About This Class & How I Teach It You are required to do every last iota of the reading and writing assigned, exactly in the format requested in this syllabus, and it…