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Finally back in the office and had this beautiful picture and card from my dean congratulating me on my promotion to full professor! 💚 #undproud

Open Education Group Post by @drclintonlisell.

The call for applications for open education research fellows is open! Fellow academics, please share, details are here: openedgroup.org #openeducation #oer

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I'm excited that my commentary on designing inclusive and equitable research in active learning has been published! In this, I tell about my own learning process in this area and what I learned from Jasmine Roberts-Crews DEI consultation work journals.sagepub.com/eprint/8KCVB...

This evening I received the UND Alumni Foundation McDermott Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity Activity and I had the best looking date at the banquet. I’m a very lucky woman!

Girl Scout cookies for sale! Both of my daughters are selling. Lmk if you want the link to order.

Sending love from grand forks!

It’s a lovely day to send support to Minneapolis #justiceforrenee

Decoding digital reading: a network meta-analysis of comprehension across devices - Education and Information Technologies Reading from digital devices is a commonplace activity, although previous meta-analyses have indicated better reading comprehension outcomes when reading from paper. However, it is uncertain how digit...

Open access article is here (free to read the full text) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Of course individual differences will matter and ymmv depending on them. Bottom line, reading is always better than not reading so if scrolling on a smartphone is how you can get your reading in, keep doing it!

Ultimately reading paginated text from a tablet appears to be the best form of digital reading for comprehension and scrolling on a smartphone (which is unfortunately how a lot of us get information due to convenience) is the worst.

But there are hefty effects when scrolling is necessary to read all of the text. Why so troublesome? Probably due to the "place on the page" effect where it's hard to track and remember where text was. Looking back to reread is much harder when the text is continuously moving from scrolling.

Scrolling matters too. There were no reliable differences between paper and any digital devices when scrolling was not necessary (either paginated text that is swiped to change or the text was short enough for a single screen/page of paper).

Not all handheld devices are alike. Reading from a tablet is not significantly different from reading from paper. But reading from a smartphone DOES yield worse comprehension outcomes than paper.

All screen reading is not equal--comprehension varies tremendously by device and whether or not scrolling is necessary. This is what we found in a synthesis of 56 different studies on comprehension from paper versus various digital devices.

If you are currently using mathematics OER and would like to contribute your expertise, please complete the consent form here: smu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We’re inviting college mathematics professors to share their experiences through:
🧩 A short 15-minute survey
🎥 A 45-minute Zoom interview on your design process, use of visuals, and ideas for integrating AI tools
💰 Compensation: $100 Amazon gift card
🕒 Time commitment: ~1 hour

We’re conducting a research study on how generative AI can help create illustrative diagrams to support mathematical problem-solving in open educational resources (OER). #oer

Being married to a Marine is so weird wdym it’s my husband’s 250th birthday today?

Semper fi! Proud today and always for his service.

#marinecorpsbirthday

A slide projected onto a screen in a lecture hall. In large font and red letters, it says in IMPORTANT! Vaccines do not cause autism.!!!!

Slide for my child development class today. Too subtle?

Please admire this beautiful water color painted of my panel presentation today at Open Education #opened25

Open Education 101: A crash course. Oct 28, 930 to 1130 Mountain time. Hybrid.

What Difference Does It Make? Measuring & Communicating the Impact of OER Initiatives. Oct 28, 230 to 330 Mountain time. Hybrid. Featuring 4 panelists and Steel Wagstaff facilitating.

No Stupid Questions: An open Q&A about open education. Oct 29, 11 to 1140 Mountain time. Hybrid.

Navigating Open Education’s Path Forward in the US Political Landscape. Oct 29, 230 to 330 Mountain time, Hybrid. Featuring 8 panelists.

As Open Access Week wraps up, I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at #OpenEd25 in Denver next week! I'll be presenting three times at the conference, plus an extra pre-conference workshop intended for newcomers to the field of open education.

Grand Forks, ND

Man in cheer bear costume with a veterans against Trump sign. Woman in a unicorn costume with a protect the department of education sign

No kings! Protect education. Veterans against Trump. Grand Forks, ND.
Costumes just for fun 🌈

Faculty in the US and Canada, please complete this survey about generative AI use and attitudes for teaching (~7 minutes). After completing the survey, you can enter a drawing for one of five $25 Amazon gift cards.
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Beads with a friendship bracelet that reads “you need to calm down” which is a Taylor swift song

Volunteering at our church’s booth for pride and the person in charge of friendship bracelets is sick. No need to fear, I’ve been preparing for this moment for years! #swiftie

Coffee mug with text that reads it’s me, hi, I’m the researcher it’s me.

Look at this amazing thank you gift from my recently graduated PhD advisee! #swiftieprofessor

This cross stitch of Taylor Swift is AMAZING! #mnstatefair

Google search trends for funfetti sourdough peaked when Taylor Swift mentioned it

Now I’m looking up funfetti sourdough making with the rest of the internet when I have courses to prep. Thanks Taylor 🙄😂 #swiftie #itsaloafstory