Bill Hart-Davidson
@billhd
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Hyphenated, father, academic. Juggle, play bass, ride bikes, cook, research, write, be funny. Give.
United States
Joined March 2007
"Scale is not going to achieve itself," said Tom, showing no preference for attachment.
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1. McDonald's Crew Member 2. Professional Juggler 3. Commercial Nursery (Trees & Shrubs) Laborer 4. Cemetery Groundskeeper 5. Professor
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Alas…
My "Nerd Urban Dictionary" list of fancy words nerds use to prove how smart they are now has more than 200 entries! I'll bet you're guilty of a few of them (I know I am) https://t.co/GvdeIHUs2S
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Pleased to announce we received an NEH grant for our America in the Kitchen project with MSU History, Libraries, & Matrix Follows up our project What America Ate & MSU Libraries, Feeding America Thanks NEH ( https://t.co/08odE3vULp) & for those who support NEH #NEHgrant @matrixmsu
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I will also be cooking a chicken in the crock pot. These things go well together. :)
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Two review tasks and a letter of nomination for an award on my to do list today. (checking April off the list!) ...a reminder: I seek out at least one award nomination per month (sometimes more!), a practice of gratitude that takes a small bit of my time. Give it a try!
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Thanks for the encouragement in this thread folks. Here's a taste of the kind of thing I do in this class (a blend of theory and hands-on practice) that you are free to use!
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Go get your copy today! (makes a great gift!)
@mettalrose @billhd Thanks, both! And it's currently a steal at under $15 and free shipping with the C's discount code... (just saying)
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I will also ask folks to read @benmiller314 recent book for a (clever, innovative!) look at the landscape they may wish to inhabit.
bibliovault.org
In Distant Readings of Disciplinarity, Benjamin Miller brings a big data approach to the study of disciplinarity in rhetoric, composition, ...
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Methods sections must make the case that, for similarly trained folks doing similar work, the choices are reasonable. That's the minimum threshold. Beyond that, methods can be clever, innovative, etc. But they needn't always be.
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Teaching grad research methods course next year for the first time in a while. My overarching premise is: "how to make a reasonable case for your procedural and conceptual choices as a researcher." I think this is the real standard in academic communities... 1/2
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Who’s coming to #attw24? As always, students have free registration! As always, we will have a justice-driven good time!
Registration is now open for the 2024 ATTW conference! To attend ATTW 2024, make sure your ATTW membership for 2024 is up-to-date, and then register for the conference through the ATTW membership portal https://t.co/2Dio8bdUpu
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New pub alert: https://t.co/re8ADHZ2P8 Thanks to Stephen Carradini for his editorial leadership.
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The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has disrupted approaches to writing in academic and professional contexts. While much interest has revolved around...
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We call this "giver's gain!" More about it here:
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Bill Hart-Davidson uses the catchphrase “giver’s gain” to describe the benefits of being a helpful reviewer. Giver’s gain comes from actively thinking alongside another writer: What you read…
How does peer responding help the *responders*? Thank you, @insidehighered for publishing my piece, “An Unsung Benefit to Peer Feedback”: https://t.co/7qi0QuuuN3
@ncte_elate @ncte_cel @ncte #4c24
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The NSF Grad Research Fellowship funds at least 2,500 STEM *grad students* at approx $159k (to be used over 3 years). The NEH Fellowships for *faculty* funds an avg of 71 awards up to $60k for one year. There is 0 funding available for hum grad students. The imbalance is insane.
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Now the Berkshires, they seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin'
The drive from Albany to Boston last night was😬. Not sure I've ever seen so many cars off the road. The mountain pass between Lee and Springfield especially. White knuckled it.
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The drive from Albany to Boston last night was😬. Not sure I've ever seen so many cars off the road. The mountain pass between Lee and Springfield especially. White knuckled it.
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We got a behind the scenes look at a “Coffee with the Profs” filming! Betsy Sneller @betsysneller, MSU Assistant Professor of Linguistics, talked about the Michigan accent and @mi_diaries research project. Host Russ White @RussGRNnWhite also asked live questions from alumni. 💚
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