Schoolpoint, n.

This was a featured word when I opened up the OED this morning. It means "An item or matter debated in the schools." It seemed appropriate. I'm Anne-Marie Deitering. (Some of these notes turn into posts at info-fetishist.org)

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(via Kyla Stephan on Twitter: "Our new pop up library is like a wonderous big toy. So much fun, light to carry and easy to put together. #libraries #goldcoast https://t.co/3b1MmhcRc5")

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The Routledge International Handbook on Narrative and Life HistoryEdited by

Ivor Goodson

,Ari Antikainen

,Pat Sikes

,Molly Andrews

© 2017 – Routledge

656 pages

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Edited by

Julianne Lynch

Julie Rowlands

Trevor Gale

Andrew Skourdoumbis

© 2017 – Routledge

296 pages

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But as a longtime researcher in cognitive science and linguistics, I bring a perspective from these sciences to an understanding of the Trump phenomenon. This perspective is hardly unknown. More that half a million people have read my books, and Google Scholar reports that scholars writing in scholarly journals have cited my works well over 100,000 times. Yet you will probably not read what I have to say in the NY Times, nor hear it from your favorite political commentators.

Understanding Trump « George Lakoff

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#acwri Twitter Chat: Writing Methods Sections (with tweets) · explorstyle

This Twitter chat was dedicated to a discussion of methodology and methods sections (hosted by @DrJeremySegrott).

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Controversy Mapping (tantlab.aau.dk)

Examples of  Student Projects

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The Writers' Trust of Canada - Recommended Reading

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But keeping self and writing apart is hard because publication thrusts performative anxieties into what should be a practice space.

Practising writing - Alex Armstrong

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Literatures, a broad term covering anything from the scholarly works to popular texts, social and print media and policy texts...

Links to three metaphors for approaching the literatures ... 

“The collective & inner library” (Pierre Bayard)

“The dinner table” (Barbara Kamler and Pat Thompson)

“Making a table” (Howard Becker)

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G. Pennycook, J.A. Cheyne, N. Barr, D.J. Koehler & J.A. Fugelsang. (November 2015). Judgment and Decision Making, 10:6, 549-563

Method: 

“Here we report four studies in which we ask participants to rate pseudo-profound bullshit and other statements on a profundity scale” 

Correlated with: Analytic thinking; Ontological confusions; and Epistemically suspect beliefs

via @librarianwilk (twitter)

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“So, without further ado, let me share what I have learned about how research gets into Parliament.”

(via Impact of Social Sciences – Essential Guide: Eight ways research gets into Parliament)

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“Yes, I do schedule self-care every day (I go out with my friends, with my parents, I schedule naps). But even daily self-care isn’t enough in academic life. Because it’s not a job that is 9 am to 5pm, as most jobs would be. In academic life, you are on 24/7. Your brain is always thinking about your research (at least, mine is).”

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20 of the Best Food and Farm Books of 2015

The holidays are a busy time—but many of us also paradoxically read more this time of year, thanks to travel, time off, and a slowed-down inbox. If you’re looking for your next big read or a gift for a food-minded friend, look no further. We asked our editors and contributors to recommend some of the books they enjoyed... Read More

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”I was able to write a new grant proposal, with fresh thoughts, because I had the time for reflection. What bothers me is how a lot of things occupy our time, as busy academics (graduate students and professors) we end up lacking the time and mental space we need for exactly the thing we are supposed to be doing. “

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The Paradoxes of Time Travel (PDF)

(via Kieran Healy, @kjhealy on Twitter)

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“Homework assumes that the student has a safe and quiet place to do it in. @Jessifer @audreywatters #nwelearn”

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I haven’t read the book yet,  but I would love to see some real discussion of the importance of the unwritten cultural aspects of class in higher ed -- unfortunately this interview suggests that this book focuses on individual choice and easily countable things like “extracurriculars” and “connections” without really digging into it beyond that.

(via Why are working class kids less likely to get elite jobs? They study too hard at college. - The Washington Post)