So You Want to Publish? 

In this episode Laura & Jeff talk about studying and research higher education, that is, examining practitioners, professionals, and how we work in post-secondary. Beyond examining the learners, we both are interested in understanding more about the staff functions and ways we support professional staff, administration, scholar-practitioners, and academics. Here are a few areas we are interested in studying for student services, student affairs, and professional staff:

• Professional competencies for higher education staff 
• Academic advising and/or student support (can include student affairs, students services, peer tutors, or student advice -- depending where you live).
• Talent development
• Professional learning and training facilitation
• Mentoring of peers in the profession
• Networked experiences (research study in-progress) to explore self & communities online and the impacts/influence for practice in higher ed
• Podcasting for P.D.

Where are the outlets YOU publish in about those of us who work in higher ed? I am thankful for peers and colleagues who curate lists for publication outlets, such as Patrick Lowenthal’s Ed Tech Journal List updated in 2016 here: http://www.edtechjournals.org/, BGSU's Higher Ed curated libguide for peer-review journals, magazines & trade pubs, and the NASPA Faculty Council’s Higher Ed & Student Affairs Publication Education Outlets

Developmental Publishing Lessons Learned

If you can’t find one, then perhaps you might start you own scholarly publication outlet, such as starting a journal? Jeff has obtained an ISSN Number Application http://loc.gov/issn/form/ for the TACUSPA organization to offer more than just descriptive pieces. Goal: provide evidence-based practices. This is a developmental journal for early career scholars and/or a niche space for specific areas of applied research. E.g. here’s the journal Laura helped to found in her graduate work: Learning and Performance Quarterly Here are a few things we have learned along the way in our #AcWri early career experiences:

Create products for publication. Always. We need to have graduate students, master's and doctoral-level to think about crafting their academic writing for a publication and not just a paper or assignment. Consider WHERE and HOW you would use each writing piece for publications.

Get experience with peer-review: Practice of reviewing for peer-review and/or editing to be part of the process to learn more about the PROCESS. Reviewing manuscripts, copy-editing, and evening managing a journal takes TIME -- but it does help you learn what to expect for the stages of submitting an article.

Share the writing, peer-review, and publishing process: The process of comments from editors, rejections from journals, and response to publications needs to be talked about among scholars & practitioners. Let’s normalize the process and share the experience.

Search for your manuscript FIT! Scopus is the mega database of abstracts and citations of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Search and download “Scopus List” a spreadsheet for specific details for each journal.

Avoid desk rejects: This is when an editor rejects your manuscript and (hopefully) offers you feedback on scope and/or fit for your paper within a few days to week of submission. This avoids your manuscript sitting through the lengthy peer-review process for no reason.

Not all papers need to be in prestigious journals: Consider submitting to B-level journals and having a few targets for your paper that might fit if it is rejected -- so you can take feedback to update and/or turn around to submit somewhere else

Love Your Librarian: Ask your librarians for support with your research on topics, to journal outlets, databases to search for empirical literature,  and/or where/how to archive your own publications (or say set up your own journal).

Support and consider how you involve practitioners in scholarship. Here are a few thoughts I shared about working with scholar-practitioners. Mentioned on @BreakdRink episode no. 8 and blogged by Laura.

@BreakDrink Listens:

Podcast: Brewster Kahle on Universal Access to Knowledge via EDUCAUSE

Higher Ed Podcasts to Check out via Player FM h/t @JaimieLHoffman

@BreakDrink Reads:

A Guide to Becoming a Scholarly Practitioner in Student Affairs by Lisa J. Hatfield & Vicki L. Wise

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Have Your Read ____ Privacy Policy Lately? You Should!

We thank/blame Chris Gilliard (@hypervisible) for bringing awareness to how we’re using social media spaces and digital tools -- specifically about privacy, access, data, and then some on the Interwebs. SO we brought him back to tackle a “fun” extracurricular @BreakDrink Project: Social Media Privacy Policies and Terms of Service for the three main hitters for social networks used in the US - Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Here are some links and notes from our conversations and review of said policies. Enjoy... and CHECK+ADJUST YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SETTINGS NOW!

Privacy Apps and Search Engines to install to protect your privacy & browsing/tracking online:

• Privacy Badger blocks spying ads and invisible trackers c/o the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Ublock Origin - remove the clutter not the content + app
• DuckDuckGo - a search engine that does not store or give away your personal information. Ever.
• StartPage - search the web in a private way; a private search engine
• Google Incognito Browser - a.k.a. “Porn mode” - does not track your information but does hold your IP

Go on. Search one of the above search engines and compare your results for yourself. We DARE you!

Net Neutrality & Digital Rights

Questions asked about Net Neutrality (about) and browsing history was shared on a recent episode as Senator Ron Wyden discusses what we need to know about digital rights on the @NoteToSelf podcast. We need to know what decisions congress is tackling on Internet Privacy Rules. (pssst... Congress overturned this.)

@HBO’s Last Week Tonight is where John Oliver discusses Net Neutrality and there’s a Net Neutrality, Part II recently shared in May 2017 to follow-up from the original episode you should watch and learn about. 

TOS & Policy 101 on the Social Web

WHen was the last time you considered reviewing a policy OR the terms of service (TOS) from your favorite social network. As we are interested in this area, we reviewed the following “Privacy” (or Data) Policies from the 3 main networks we use and know other colleagues in higher ed frequent. 

Facebook 

-Privacy Policies on & TOS on Social from June 2016

-Facebook Privacy https://www.facebook.com/about/terms-updates 

-Facebook Terms & Policies https://www.facebook.com/policies 

-Multiple hoaxes on Fb privacy http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dont-fall-for-viral-facebook-hoaxes/ 

-Ironically the “Privacy” policy has been changed to read “Data” Policy per the change in URL https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy <= It was “privacy”

-Default setting of privacy = EVERYONE; you must check EACH time this is updated or modified; updates default you into the “public” setting from 2009 onward

-FACT CHECK: Facebook’s IPO was May 18, 2012 and not in 2010 

-Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timeline via EFF (2010)

-The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook via Matt McKeon

-Items began to get indexed and searchable of you on the web from Facebook changed in 2009 and 2010

-Top 10 companies owned by Facebook: Instagram, Whatsapp, etc.

-PSA: Facebook IS public. We repeat: FACEBOOK IS PUBLIC; “the nature of these platforms is that they are extractive... their entire goal is to mine... data.” @hypervisible

-The Facebook Business Model = DATA p.s. They take your data from you whether you are on the app or not; we are ALL pieces of data that can be turned around and sold

-If we’re going to give Facebook our data, they should do something good with it.

-Privacy Check-Up from Jeff to show you the illusion of privacy 

-These are the memes that caused Harvard to rescind offers to 10 incoming freshmen 

-Google search for Facebook Spikes for Facebook until... September 2015:

-Emotional Contagion of June 30, 2014 

--- Facebook emotion study breached ethical guidelines, researchers say

--- Furor Erupts Over Facebook's Experiment on Users

Twitter  - Change May 18, 2017; Update effective June 18, 2017

-Twitter’s Update to their Privacy Policy:  https://support.twitter.com/articles/20174594

-ALL social media buttons (Twitter, Facebook, etc. share buttons) will be tracking your web browsing patterns. YES. This is without sharing.

PREVENT online tracking and targeted ads on social media. E.g. Facebook is one of many tracking

-Twitter is the least marketable platform; most of their privacy changes impact how the platform will function more like Facebook

-Surveillance Capitalism via Shoshana Zuboff, i.e. these social media platforms are extractive = take data to monetize t...

In episode no. 9, we chat about scholarship, conferences, public libraries, and have some book recommendations. 

Editing and Writing Books

Find out What Counts: Books or book chapters don’t always “count” or less credit for tenure and promotion; however, often books offer applied and practical evidence-based strategies for leveraging technologies in student services, academic advising, and to support learners outside formal learning environments in higher education. The topic of creating an edited collection was discussed -- however, this type of work does takeaway from typical research and writing workflow for journal articles and conference proceedings.

Research WHO You are Writing For - Editor and Publisher

Some edited collections and/or book chapters are peer-reviewed -- this rigor and/or academic standards should be examined if you are participating in writing a book chapter. Find out where a book goes and who will be distributing it. Are these books and/or chapters part of your libraries collections? How are these distributed and/or sold? What is the cost? Open book proposals - why? So it will get read and shared a bit wider in higher ed. But there is still a cost for this editing/publishing process.

Research Impact

• h-index: The h-index is an index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output. J.E. Hirsch - http://www.pnas.org/content/102/46/16569. There are several databases (Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar) that will provide an h-index for an individual based on publications indexed in the tools.  
• Citation Analysis: Is the process whereby the impact or "quality" of an article is assessed by counting the number of times other authors mention it in their work.
• Impact Factor: The impact factor is a measure of the frequency in which the average article in a journal is cited in a particular year, specifically the impact of a journal, not  individual articles. Learn more about measure/ rank of journals within specific disciplines, click the Journal Impact Factor tab or Scopus List. 

Privacy & Awareness Online

Update to Twitter, who changed their privacy settings, and how to update these settings accordingly.

Perspectives of private vs. private on social networks and digital platforms are 

Must Liste: Reply-All Episode No. 97. The Secret Life of Alex Goldman where Alex agreed to let PJ hack his phone, giving him 24/7 uninterrupted surveillance of his life & this episode shares more.

What to do when traveling into the US or elsewhere:

1. Want to protect your data? Delete it. What do you really need on your devices?
2. Getting through customs digitally intact.
3. Protect your digital privacy on your device and in the cloud.
4. Listen to Contrafabulists Episode No. 48: Leaving On A Jet Plane (Don’t Know When All My Data Will Be Safe Again) for more suggestions

We <3 Libraries!

Did you forget about the public library and the resources they provide? Instead of buying books -- why not go to your local library? Find YOUR local Library: https://www.worldcat.org/libraries 

There are loads of great resources such as WiFi, computers, books, videos, and  ebooks from your local library. P.s. We miss the analog newspapers on the big sticks in libraries. We reminisce about our adventures to the library, both as a youth and now, and our love for this public institution. It was a place we went to as children and now we bring our families to this place for reading, borrowing knowledge and participating in the many diverse and educational programs offered. The great that Jeff has been doing lately is borrowing audiobooks using Overdrive (find a library near you!) and I remember I have a TexSHARE card for all Texas libraries  Also you might have a “local” Free Little Library near you in your neighborhood:  https://littlefreelibrary.org/ We like books and we cannot lie!

@BreakDrink Podcast Shoutouts

• Anatomy of A Book where Katie Linder pulls back the curtain on the book writing process with her regular audio updates while she writes Managing Your Academic Identity Online.
• The Contrafabulists Podcast (Formerly Tech Gypsies Podcast) with Audrey Watters and Kit Lane offer a weekly digest of technology news and their perspective on what this all means. 
• The Bill Simmons Podcast discusses discusses the world of sports and beyond with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media members. Try episode no. 128 with Chuck Klosterman
  
  

@BreakDrink Recommended Reading/

Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy - Apatow

Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain - Levitt & Dubner

Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity - Duhigg

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Dweck

Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God - Chan

Lately, Jeff and Laura have been having a variety of chats about “being a scholar” and what it means to share scholarly work. We recently have been attending a few different conferences together (and apart) in 2017, and have been discussing how we share evidence and practice in higher education. In @BreakDrink episode no. 8, we share a bit more about how practitioner conferences differ from scholarly/research-focused conferences. This might part of a few series of podcast where we talk more about academic work: our experiences being mentored in writing, how to put together a manuscript, proposing a conference paper, peer-review journal start up, or who knows what else -- we think about academic writing and contributions to academe. 

Conferences Run Down in 2017: Scholar vs. Academic Conference

American Educational Research Association (AERA) hosts a research/scholarly conference annually and this year #aera17 conference was in San Antonio, TX with Jeff in attendance. This professional association is HUGE, but thankfully it is broken down into Divisions and  Special Interest Groups (a.k.a. SIGs). Division I is Jeff’s Jam: Education in the Professions as he also attends the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and perhaps Division J may be were some of the doctoral/graduate scholars hang out. Related to this association you will find THE journal, Educational Researcher, that is well-regarded by scholars; however AERA also has AERA Open and other publication outlets. 

We just wish we saw more of this at practitioner conferences. Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) also held their annual conference at the same convention center in San Antonio, TX back in March. Both Jeff and I were there, and we attended a session on publishing in the NASPA journals from this association [Sadly the new Technology in Higher Education: Emerging Practice was not represented in this session this year.] It’s not as though sessions at Student Affairs or Practitioner conferences do have a poster session, and I have seen “Research Papers” presented at ACPA Convention and NACADA has offered Research Symposiums at regional conferences.  The conferences mentioned in Chapter 3 of Hatfield and Wise’s (2015) book: ACPA, NACA, NACADA, NASPA, ACUHO-I, NODA, & NIRSA 

Academic Conferences We Have Also Attended to Note:

• i-Schools, hosts an annual iConference in different international locations, that brings together scholars who have a fundamental interest in the relationships between information, people, and technology.  
• Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
• International Conference on Social Media & Society [via Social Media Lab at Ryerson University]
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
• Academic of Human Resource Development (AHRD)
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
• Digital Learning Research Network 2015 via the University of Texas Arlington Link Research Lab

Conference Proceedings 101

Conference proceedings are scholarly papers a number of academics/researchers include on their vitae for the tenure and promotion. This is the “carrot” as to why faculty or scholars would attend a conference and allow doctoral researchers grants to travel, beyond the value of networking and discussions with peers. A proceeding could be a short (or long) paper presented at a conference, and sometimes there are even print proceedings published for your conference abstracts/papers (e.g. #SMsociety15 proceedings). All papers typically have a specific format (e.g. AECT’s manuscript requirements) and are submitted for a formal (typically blinded) peer-review process before they are accepted. Typically these are shorter papers or a conference abstract (not a beginning of a journal article abstract format), where you present your completed research projects. A number of social sciences and education conferences have specific formats beyond the APA Style 6th Edition, but that is a good start.

If accepted, you will typically present your paper at the conference in a condensed format, such as 10-25 minutes, with a set of other papers in a single session. Each presentation is directed to showcase research by describing a brief literature overview, research methods (data collection, analysis) and findings/implications.This might be moderated by a discussant, moderator, or not at all with a brief (2-5 minutes) for Q&A at the end of your presentation/session time slot.

Other formats typically at scholarly conferences we have seen -- but this is not an inclusive list:

• Conference abstract (1000-2500 words) - how to guide and killer abstract writing
• Full Papers (up to 8000-10.000 words)
• Notes  or Work/Research In Progress
• Poster Sessions (also via a device, e.g. laptop, tablet, etc.)
• Workshops/Hands-on Sessions (e.g. how to use R Studio for text mining)
• Competitions or Expos -- challenge/solution program feature to showcase work
• Plenary/Keynotes
• Doctoral Colloquium
• Mentoring Programs

Episode F.A.Q.

Q: Is it considered a self-plagiarism to reuse (published) abstracts for talks? 

A: Yes. You want to avoid text recycling and s

@BreakDrink Brings Jeff Lail to Talk Drink & Sports

I loved that Jeff & Jeff are talking about their fashion at the office. It was entertaining to hear them ponder wearing a suit or not wear a suit:

“I stopped buying t-shirts,” - Jeff Jackson, is a “suit guy” (not with a jacket)

“Are you a suit guy?” ask Jeff Lail (in disgust)

“I don’t wear any suits... I barely wear pants,” responds to Laura after listening

Working from Home

Work from Home 2017: The Top 100 Companies Offering Remote Jobs

Human Interaction Needed? Jeff: Misses it after a few days; Laura: Nope

Rethinking Office Hours (How I meet my students)

Working from Work (cartoon)

Jeff Lail -- working with student groups and co-curricular transcripts

Student affairs @uncg. Statistics master's. Co-chair @synerggso. Chronicling @drink_nc #rstats #sachat

Twitter: @JChase__

Website: https://jefflail.com/

#ACPA17 Contested Issues Debate in Columbus, OH hosted by @HigherEdLive

My Debate Topic: Create vs. Cultivate

Laura was in favor of maintenance, with ideas borrowed from Freakonomics: In Praise of Maintenance 

Debate: Should ACPA & NASPA Merge? 

Part 2

@BrokeDrank Drinks with @BreakDrink

@BreakDrink can have a better drink selection in evening podcasts. We did a call out to @BruceBMann as we’ve noticed his sweet beard, pup, and political views on the Twitters. Our BreakDrink drinks on Tap:

Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, Tampa, FL + Other Beers on Tap

Note to Beer Tasters: Breweries in San Antonio, TX are only open Thursday through Sunday. 

Franconia -- 1st small brewery opened up in the DFW area by a legit German. Delicious.

Shiner, TX has a brewery Jeff Jackson recommends => https://www.shiner.com/ 

We have funny microbrew laws in Texas: http://www.texascraftbeerlaw.com/ 

Texans pronounce things differently. It’s true! 10 Texan Towns that are mispronounced.

What It Really Takes to Open a Craft Distillery

American Crafts Spirits Guild http://www.americancraftspirits.org/

TX Guild http://www.texasdistilledspirits.org/ 

Worst name: Spike Vodka http://www.spikevodka.com/ (see logo)

Basketball Inquiries (#EDUsports Throwback)

Battle of the Super NBA Teams: Cavs vs. Warriors

The List: LeBron James' top 10 playoff performances - played 1054 games

Tim Duncan Stats with a review of Titus’ Valentine’s day card box {Insert Photo For Podcast}

Jeff Lail Loves College Basketball -- if any government official is listening; College basketball = algebra and NBA = Calculus

Charlotte Bobcats Jersey History now the Hornets - originally named after the owner of the team, Robert Johnson. 

Dirk Nowitzki stats -- probably will probably retire soon from the Mavs

Shout out to the #edusports crew: Daniel, Pete, Doug, Bruce, Jeff & Jeff who talked about issues with student athletes -- #EDUsports podcast highlighted issues from ESPN’s 30 for 30 series.

Listen to an old episode via BlogTalkRadio, no. 33: Can the NCAA Change?

The Baylor Problems Extend Beyond Football

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Laura and Jeff are joined by former BreakDrink -er Jeff Lail.

Tech Bigwigs Know How Addictive Their Products Are. Why Don’t the Rest of Us? 

Brain Hacking via 60 minutes - what is technology doing to our brains? 

The Phone Stacking Game (needed for some) - leave your phone alone when you’re out and social with friends/family -- put it away! Try living in the moment and not on the phone. 

Analog Books = Book

Manipulating the Media via 60 Minutes

Can you be addicted to the Internet? 

Internet addiction disorder

The Relationship between Mental Health and Addiction to Mobile Phones [Study from Iran]

How social media can make history via Clay Shirky’s TED Talk

    You will get the good and the bad with the technology use. E.g. Thinspo

Privacy, Data Survivalism, and New Tech Ethics on Note To Self with Anil Dash & Julia Angwin 

Student Affairs & the SA TECH Competency - it’s NOT just about how to use social media, we need to think more critically about how we are working and learning with technology in higher education

Adulting School - how to talk to people, what to do when you are bored, & social interactions (or lack thereof), etc. 

French Legislation Suggests Employees Deserve The Right To Disconnect Or is it not what it seems?

Cory Doctorow http://craphound.com/ 

Throwback to Tech

Q: Would you leave your smartphone for a dumb one? 

A: Yes (said unanimously)! We are all considering the new Nokia 3310 update for 2017

What is a rotary phone, you ask? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chRfq0SpATw

What is a phonograph? Edison invented it (history)

The Gen X-ers are now the Suits

Books Mentioned During our Podcast

Millennials Rising

The Fourth Turning

Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

Generation X: Tales of an Accelerated Culture

@BreakDrink Podcast ShoutOuts

Twenty Thousand Hertz https://www.20k.org/ Loss of self as we go from analog to digital

99% Invisible http://99percentinvisible.org/ 

Science Vs https://gimletmedia.com/science-vs/ 

S-Town https://stownpodcast.org/

Reply All, Episode #90: Matt Lieber Goes to Dinner (Data selling by the government)

You Look Nice Today http://youlooknicetoday.com/ 

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Welcome to the @BreakDrink Show Sue Caulfield & Kristen Abell!

Do you remember the @BreakDrink Daily Dose? It was a bi-weekly higher ed news podcast Sue produced/host with Shawn Brackett. Other updates since BD days: got married, started drawing #suedle(s), started The Committed Project, and she podcasts with her #poopfriends on The Imposters podcast. Beside working as a kick as web developer and manager at her institution, Kristen has pushed all of us to think more about the impact mental illness has for colleagues in higher ed. If you haven’t seen her 2015 ACPA Convention PechaKucha Talk - Depression: A Love Story, you should. Also, props to her work with Committed's campaign for #StompingOutStigma and getting more of us talking about mental illness:

Committed: The Stories of Mental Illness in Student Affairs Book, complete with #suedles of stories from practitioners from the field. Kristen helped with narrating experiences and Sue created drawings that relate to each story. From this book project, their work with mental health awareness led to developing the blog series into The Committed Project, an organization that advocates for and supports higher ed professionals experiencing mental illness. For the past few years, they have been sharing stories - mostly firsthand accounts - from other professionals in higher ed who experience mental illness. You are not alone in this, please read the shared stories from your peers in higher ed on The Committed Project Blog.

Additional Committed Project Resources to check out on the website: 

Twitter @CommittedPrjct

Educational Toolkit http://thecommittedproject.org/toolkit/

Resources http://thecommittedproject.org/resources/

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. While we will be sharing one person's story of mental illness through many voices on the blog this month, we'd also like to hear from you about how it feels to experience mental illness - your own or a loved one's.

We are asking for a short video clip of you or someone you know talking about one aspect of your experience with mental illness - whether at work, at home, at school, or wherever. You can submit videos at [email protected] 

@BreakDrink Podcast ShoutOuts

The Imposters Podcast

FiveThirtyEight Podcast 

RadioLab - Episode Shots Fired Part 1 and Part 2

Pod Save America

Lovett or Leave It

Radical Candor

Modern Love

Code Switch

Politically Re-Active

Eat. Sleep. Podcast. Repeat.

@BreakDrink Recommended Reading

Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness or More So

A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed

The Psychopath Test

If you are in need of support or need some help, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7.

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Digital Redlining with Chris Gilliard (@hypervisible) for episode #5. In 2016 #OLCInnovate, I invited Chris to share his work on Digital Redlining for a short “Ignite-like” talk. Why do we assume everyone has the Internet? Or a device? Or access to the same digital learning resources? What do we know or care about privacy and our data? Here are a few show notes, ideas, and resources shared in @BreakDrink episode no. 5 with Chris:

Information Literacy, Filtering & Access

Digital Redlining, Access, and Privacy {key points from Chris in this article}

“Most people don’t know how the Internet works.” Chris Gilliard So VERY true, we question our own and others digital literacy quite often (rightly, so!).

What do YOU know about the Internet?

Does your institution block certain searches or key search terms in search OR sites? Is your institution “watching” or monitoring what is being accessed AND do you know what you’re not getting?

How web savvy are you when it comes to “search”? Do you limit your own search results with these Google Search Tricks? Do you know what filters, geofences, and search engine functions limit this search? There are implications to the algorithms and search limitations by Google. 

Who uses Bing? Here are Bing stats I found from 2016 and Google vs. Bing

Consider these alternative and private search options: DuckDuckGo, StartPage,  & Other Options

Online Access & Web Architecture

Do you KNOW what limitations to your search or access to your knowledge is like at your institution?

Understanding Google Search Algorithms & SEO

Journal Access & Journal Databases: What are your resources or limitations? What can you not find that is not accessible on Google Scholar?

1. Scholar Buddy Search – Find a friend at a larger university/college + ask them to search a topic (or borrow a password) to compare search results
2. #icanhazpdf hashtag – Ask a friend on Twitter to email you the closed or pay-for-play publication
3. Alternative creative ways to search: Find a romantic partner at a larger institution; academic citizenship acquisition? Or other ways to search for journal articles and here.

Searching Online & Information Literacy

The process of how information is shared needs to be explained. There are issues with walling-off information, the privatization of knowledge, and those who are moving towards a blockchain in higher ed. – explain what this means for limitations to information/knowledge.

Do we teach our students to go beyond the first page hits on the Google search page? Do you know How Google Search Works? Much of our civic online literacy skills could be developed in order to hold ed tech & technology companies more accountable:

Google is violating its own policy on hate speech by providing ads to Breitbart

Google, democracy and the truth about internet search

Pizzagate conspiracy theory

Technologies in higher ed have many inequalities and technology is not neutral. Want to get more political for higher ed & #edtech? I’ll let Audrey Watters take this one: The Politics of Ed Tech Issues in higher ed are real for all of our campus stakeholders -- students, staff, and faculty. These issues are around privacy, cyberbullying, trolling data security, and more. We need to be asking more about the technologies to learn what is ethically right and the limitations to these platforms, applications, and digital resources.

For a start, why don’t we learn more about privacy. Perhaps, it’s time we take a “short course” on privacy and what it means to be online, connected now. Check out the Privacy Paradox created by Note To Self. There are 5 podcasts and actions you do to take back your privacy & data. BONUS LISTEN: Privacy, Data Survivalism and a New Tech Ethics

We Need To Ask More About... 

Do we really care about privacy online? 
Are we putting thoughts into the spaces and places online we are working with our learners?

-Pew Research – State of Privacy in America  & Online Privacy & Safety articles

Do we know how our learners access educational materials and resources at our colleges/universities? 

-Cell-phone dependent students: the learners’ main access for Internet is their mobile device which is problematic as this is their main way to complete coursework, assignments, projects, etc.. (e.g. Educause 2015 mobile study & Case Study from Australia)

-Do we think about the

So they say there are a few ...Things You Should Never Talk About. So we decided to do just this after pondering a few things over the past few months. Here we go!

Let’s Get Political...

• Forget Canada. Stay and Fight for American Democracy.
• Just because you don’t vote in the US, doesn’t mean we should not participate in politics or your civic duty. We should be concerned for the DREAMERS, DACA, and the thought of a Muslim Registry.
• We discuss our privilege & responsibility. What is a system of privilege? 
• Texas was once a blue state. Why Is Texas So Red, And How Did It Get That Way? Jeff is not a “party person.” This does not mean he is anti-social.
• Why are there only 2 political parties? Doesn’t choice matter. MTV explains. Does the US political system need fixing? Aside: Is the Electoral college the worst?
  • FACT CHECK: There are 24 triscuit flavors, Laura was spot on!
• The Dutch Political System in a Nutshell [PDF]
  • FACT CHECK: Ireland can fit into Texas’ land mass 8 times and Canada 118 times.
• Can a two-party system really serve such a large and diverse nation? Which smaller American nation would you want to live in of these potential 11? Slate, WSJ & others had a similar thought on this divided America. A short NPR listen about the 11 nations. 
• A few differences of French language in Quebec vs. France

Religion (mixed with Politics)

• Growing up where you are - does geography matter?
• Our past, history, community, and culture do shape our views -- specifically with politics.
• How evangelicals helped Donald Trump win
• The Religious Right’s Trump Schism and the Religious Right’s Trojan Horse via NYT
• Jeff shares his political hangover from the election from his own religious beliefs.

Church vs. State happenings:

• Laura asks why religion and politics are infused: church and state should be separate.
• Funding of the Catholic schools in Canada
• 13 Colonies - Facts & History => Religion and the Church (a social study recap for y’all)
• FACT CHECK: Where the term comes from: Separation of Church & State 

How Does Religion Influence Politics

• Is the religious right is now judgment free, thanks to Donald Trump?
• How the Christian Right Ended Up Transforming Politics
• The Refugee Resettlement in the US 
• Key facts about refugees in the US via the Pew Research (2017)
• A few fast facts about Pope Francis -- he’s pretty hip & would almost encourage Laura to return back to Catholicism (almost); he is more accepting of gays, lesbians, divorces, believes women should be priests, and more.
• Landmark case Obergefell vs. Hodges as a fundamental right to guarantee same-sex marriage

Money Matters

• How you make very little in higher ed? Or do you as you get smarter or advance your degrees? Debatable.
• Surviving the crash of post-2008. How did Texas survive the recession? 
• Redlining: The Racist Housing Policy that Created Your Neighborhood
• How much money WAS spent on the 2016 Election https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/
• What is the worse and most common questions people ask when they first meet you? “What do you do [for work]? How does this question 

LATE @BreakDrink-ING NEWS: Nerlens Noel was traded to the Mavs Go team!

Our @BreakDrink Podcast Love: 

• Nerdist: You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes #114: Aziz Ansari
• Gimlet: Sampler Podcast concludes with Brittany Luse - a great way to find podcasts
• Mystery Show with host Starlee Kine
• Note to Self with host Manoush Zomorodi
• Gimlet: Twice Removed with author A.J. Jacobs, check out episode No. 3

@BreakDrink REQUEST: Back in either 2008 or 2009 there was a NASPA Presentation on Being Conservative in Higher Education. Get in touch with us. We want to talk with you on a future @BreakDrink podcast. We welcome differing views and viewpoints from professional in hig...

Welcome Julie (@julieclarsen) & Gary (@gballingerjr)! Kickin’ it ol’ skool with the former Student affairs podcast hosts from 2010-2013!

The birth of @BreakDrink name & podcast:

What the heck is BreakDrink? Why is this our podcast name. 

University of Arizona Student Union had a “Break Drink” and if you worked in the Student Union (like Jeff and Gary did), you could get free soda (if you drink said things). So many of us would meet to have a chat over a drink or break on campus. The conversations in between conversations about random things, maybe some complaining, general work-life stuff, and maybe some learning. Julie and Laura met via @BreakDrink and F2F via a brunch blind date = fast friends! So after a sample size of 10 or just Gary, Jeff rallied a few of us to contribute to this higher education podcast network. Thank you, JJ (a.k.a. The Alex Blumberg of higher ed podcasting).

Past Episodes of the Student Affairs and OTHER BreakDrink #TBT from 2010-2013:

• Over 200 episodes of BreakDrink archives: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/breakdrink/ 
• “Field research” with Four Loko episode and MORE!
• BreakDrink.Com Lowers Standards To Invite @CronkNews Staff To Join Fall Kick-Off Podcast (#TBT: 09.11.11) from Julie & Gary

Catch up... what are Julie & Gary up to now:

• Gary: Finishing up Ph.D. coursework and planning his dissertation researching the presidential pathways and leadership at tribal colleges/universities (41-42). I do count Canada, G.
  • Advice for doctoral scholars -- get the APA 6th edition manual guide spiral bound; Gary is going to rip his off via a Facebook Live video as it’s just hanging on there.
  • Amazon Fire helps him read his articles while he travels. Solid #SAdoc tip for PhD-ers!
• Julie:  Moved back home to Seattle and left Laura in Dallas (sob!), changed roles on campus, but is now considering leaving higher ed to work in training & development

Other facts we DID learn or chat about on episode no. 3:

• There’s a place called Starbucks in Seattle {insert sarcasm} -- we know there is better coffee in this city beyond this place.
• Discussing safety for our higher ed campuses via the University of Washington Experience: Milo visit and the UW violence/protests on campus during speakers visit; the shooter was external to the UW campus community.
• Gary will be our official @BreakDrink rater. 5 stars for episode no. 2, not impressed with our first one about podcasting. Jeff and Laura do listen to a LOT of podcasts. It’s what we like.
• Radio station rundown we talked about:
  • Johnjay & Rich in the morning from PHX
  • 95.5 The Mountain http://955themountain.iheart.com/ 
  • Boom 94.5 https://boom945.com/ Classic Hip Hop
• Conference Meetup:
  • Gary went to ASHE 2016 because he’s all “scholarly and shit”... so very true.
  • #NASPA17 - Jeff & Laura will be there -- too bad J & G can’t join for the Lip Sync Battle!
• Career Transitions in Higher Ed:
  • Moving up in higher ed-it’s tough to do it if you want to stay in your current location. #truth
  • Sometimes we overlook candidates because we think they won’t stay or we guestimate their motivations that are often wrong
  • Give candidates with other functional experience or various level interest when they apply/you review applications.
  • Someone hire Gary to be a faculty member when he’s finished for Fall 2018
  • Julie is on the market for L&D in Seattle -- she’s creative, fun, organized, & enthusiastic! 
• Shout outs to places & people we heart:
  • Paradise Bakery where Jeff & Gary rave about your sandwiches.
  • Nina & Peter Pereira - we appreciate your cute family & miss y’all!
  • Daylight timezone changes/non-changes, we’re looking at you AZ & IN; more you know
  • Tinder: Julie & Gary met their partners-in-crime on this app.
  • The DFW Airport: You really can fly anywhere from here (almost).
  • FourLoko: No regrets. Ever. I believe the recipe has changed since Gary’s first sip.
  • Frank Underwood can you come be president? Shout out to House of Cards
  • Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.: for binge TV watching postdoc: Scandal, Breaking Bad, Scandal, more; #TGIT return recap in Spring 2017 with Julie & Gary to come... 
• Cascadia (independence movement) - Julie is not part of this... but thanks for bringing it up, Jeff.
  • Are you thinking about sharing #AlternativeFacts, use the new verb expression “I’m just Kellyanne Conway it.” Thanks, Julie. The recent SNL skit can explain.  
• Health & Wellness:
  • Laura is running -The Wicked Wine Run is Sept 30th -- you’re right Julie. Still super hot in TX then. I run for good food & wine. What about this 5k or 10k at Becker Vineyards, Julie? The date for 2017 still pending: http://www.texaswineseries.com/winehome.asp 
  • Julie is with Rat City Rollergirls; Anne Smashaway rolls on... YAS! #fierce here’s a montage from Julie’s last derby bout in TX: https://youtu.be/Ueal1Y6lXO0  
  • Gary into some hot yoga and finding zen. #namaste
  • Jeff chases toddlers and builds amazing Froz...