In my articles about digital productivity, I’ve discussed topics like tech habit formation and getting into a flow state. But in order to truly assess our productivity today, we need to grapple with one particular piece of equipment that promises to make our lives easier but in reality causes all sorts of new problems. To find […]
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Reaching a Flow State for Improved Digital Productivity
Staying productive in a digital and tech-addicted world is far from easy, and it’s easy to get sidetracked by the allure of shiny new tools like apps, browser plugins, and the like that all promise to give you results. But in order to achieve significant and lasting behavioral change, you need to start within. This […]
New Journal Article on Sinclair Librarians and Affordable Learning
Back in 2017 I shared a conference presentation that I did on OER (Open Educational Resources, specifically textbooks). Since then, that work has continued and I’m excited to share a new publication today. It’s a peer-reviewed article in the journal Reference Services Review. They put out a call for submissions for a special issue focused […]
New Video on Dayton History
I’ve been writing articles about the history of Dayton for a few years now (as well as a book!), but only recently recorded my first video on the subject. Thankfully I’d been playing around with recording and screensharing for working remotely which first culminated in my series of three videos all about spotting and avoiding […]
Tips for Finding Credible Web Sources (Video)
With my work at the Sinclair library still completely remote and the campus still shuttered, I’ve been working on more videos to share with faculty and students. I just published one that builds on my first video on the theme of avoiding fake news. In this new video, I dig a little deeper into how […]
When “Fake News” Instruction Fails: How to Better Teach Misinformation
Fake news has been a buzzword for a while now, but when it comes to actually combating the associated culture of misinformation, the phrase doesn’t prove very useful. After all, it’s easy to label anything you don’t agree with as “fake,” and a dichotomy of “fake” versus “true” ignores the complexities that make this such […]