I gave a guest talk recently on identifying fake science news. Here is a framework we used: FALSE CASE 1/8

@CaulfieldTim @DrJenGunter @ScienceUpFirst @JonathanStea #ScienceUpFirst F: Feeling/Emotion. What feeling does the report trigger? Fake/sensational science news often uses explosive language to trigger emotions

A: Author. Who is it? What is their position? Who are they speaking for? 2/8

Several colleagues expressed surprise at this finding – as @ImogenRCoePhD pointed out this morning, gender bias in student evals of teaching is long established

A brief thread on past studies 👇

@dawnbazely @shoshanahjacobs @CCriadoPerez #WomenInStem @AcademicChatter

https://twitter.com/UFNews/status/1323995908690771970

Paper by David Petersen & colleagues shows gender bias results in up to 0.5 point ⬇️ for women. Paper also highlights we don’t’ have evidence-based tools to counter these biases, but some deliberate anti-bias language use could help.

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At the end of 1st lecture I asked my students "What is your biggest worry right now?" Take a second & read some of their responses, & if you're a prof, remember that our students have so much more on their shoulders than your 1 course

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#HigherEd #WomenInSTEM -my parents who are essential workers
-my mental health and if it will prevent me from succeeding
-digital overload
-stress
-climate change. I can't sleep because of it
-money
-my brother's chemo
-procrastination
-being already behind
-I can't pay for both rent and food

How viruses got their names:

1. COVID-19. This is the name of the disease not the virus. The viruse that causes it is SARS-CoV2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). For COVID19, Co is for Corona, VI is for Virus, D is for Disease, & 19 is the year it was identified 2. Chickenpox AKA varicella, caused by Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV). We don’t actually know how chickenpox got its name – might be because vesicles look like chickpeas or because “chick” refers to “child” & disease is usually seen in childhood. Or because disease is often mild

Since this @nytimes article chose to only highlight the work of male scientists working on #COVID19, here are some of the outstanding #WomeninSTEM scientists doing amazing work.

ht @jenheemstra @AcademicChatter #AcademicChatter 1/

nytimes.com/2020/04/05/wor… Dr. Samira Mubareka, microbiologist & infectious disease physician @Sunnybrook, & Dr. Karen Mossman, Professor of Pathology & Molecular Medicine @McMasterU, were a core part of the team that isolated #COVID19. Dr. Mossman also received $780,000 grant to study pathogenesis. 2/

To teach students how to identify fake science, we use "FALSE CASE" @CaulfieldTim @DrJenGunter

F: Feeling/Emotion. What feeling does the report trigger? Fake/sensational science news often uses explosive language to trigger emotions

A: Author. Who is it? Credentials?

1/7 L: Language. What language is being used? Is it "sciencey-sounding" but actually gobbledegook? Is it inflammatory? Vague?

S: Source. What is the source of the study? Peer reviewed journal? Is there no source?

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To help my students study for their finals I’ve put together an ABC list of Science of Learning concepts: study smarter not harder @UTM @UTMBiology #ScienceOfLearning #EdChat #Education @AcademicChatter #GrowthMindset @shoshanahjacobs @EdScientists @joshua_r_eyler Thread 1/ A: Active Learning

It doesn’t mean moving while learning. It means being actively engaged in deep learning: thinking, questioning, answering vs passive learning. Active learning could be discussions, think-pair-share, worksheets, case studies & more. 2/

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