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26 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
#SaturdayThoughts: It's Monkey Week for me. We go back to classes right away in the new year, so I usually use the week between Christmas and New Years to get some monkeys off my back that will plague me all next semester if I don't.
2/ Usually involves making sure all my work clothes are clean and ironed, that I have a good backlog of meals in the freezer for the busy nights, etc.
3/ This year, I'll be added redoing my spring courses into HyFlex to accommodate COVID needs. I need a detailed plan for each and to learn a couple of technologies I want to use.
4/ What's on your monkey week list?

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28 Dec
Today in #DetectingDeception is your feelings and how they encourage misinformation. There was a little kerfuffle recently over a much-shared post saying (falsely) that Mitch McConnell had vowed to allow no Democrat-sponsored bills in the new term. Image
2/ The post's writer has said it was a parody, and a follow-up tweet noted "Maybe people mistake me for an influencer." Why would this post get shared so often (sometimes by public figures)? Two things: Anxiety and uncertainty.
3/ Researchers have looked at rumor spread for more than 70 years, and anxiety and uncertainty are pretty consistent factors. This federal government transition feature both. People want to know what's happening and are unsure.
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14 Oct
Today in #DetectingDeception Critical thinkers take the time to *understand* arguments that they don't agree with, and it helps them make better decisions. Ideally, you could make the argument for each side as well as someone who accepts it. #WednesdayWisdom
2/ Why bother to understand what others think? Two reasons. First, you might be wrong, and f you only go by what you assume, you'll never know. Pro-tip: find opinion from people who actually believe something. This means using a variety of sources.
3/ Second, if you are right, you are more convincing if you understand how those you argue against think. In other words, you'll win more arguments.
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12 Oct
In recognition of #IndigenousPeoplesDay2020 I'd like to tell you a bit about my friend Jehry Rivera, a part of the Terraba indigenous group, which lives on a mountainside in southern Costa Rica.
2/ The Terraba are mostly found in Panama, and the ones who live in Costa Rica have evidence that they were brought to Costa Rica by the invading Spanish hundreds of years ago.
3/ They are a pretty interesting group. They live in modern Costa Rican homes and have a public school. But they also keep ancient ways including a language, religious beliefs, natural medicine from plants, food and more. It's a mix of the modern and the traditional.
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26 Aug
I have some real concerns about college students and their ability to #vote this year. I've spent more than 20 years working with these emerging adults and I care about them, and about their voices. I work to teach them HOW to think (not what, lest you worry)
2/ For traditional-age college students, it's often their very first chance to exercise their rights and responsibilities as citizens. That's exciting. Many don't vote. That's disappointing. They get written off as lazy and unmotivated. That's wrong.
3/ Students can and do care a lot about issues that affect them. They care about other issues, too. But it is hard for them to translate that into showing up to vote. There are a number of issues, some detailed in this paper. my.lwv.org/sites/default/…
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4 Jun
Why this matters: a #thread. nytimes.com/2020/06/01/bus…
2/ #opinion I am trained as a journalist, worked as one, and now teach young people who will become journalists in the future. I now start my semesters with a question: What would have to offer the world that any blogger or human with a cell phone would not?
3/ It's a reasonable question. Anyone can write something and publish it at the tap of a button. A substantial percentage of people can even shoot and edit video and do a pretty good job at that. So what value does a trained journalist add?
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20 May
#Thread I've been seeing a lot lately of reporting that is true, but doesn't really matter. It's a case of #DetectingDeception
2/ The stories about the #coronavirus case increases as states allow more travel and commerce are a great example. You always need to wonder why something happens.
3/ The increases in cases are worrisome. The increase in testing is welcome. An increase in testing, particularly where it is targeted to places where infection is likely to spread means cases are likely to grow.
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