Research conducted by Psychology Professor Miriam Liss recently appeared in Psychology Today. For the article, called “10 Signs Insecurity Is Spreading to Your Facebook Behavior,” Liss and students administered a set of personality measures along with FOMO (fear of missing out) as predictors of use of, and addiction to, social media.
Kris Shaffer, an instructional technology specialist at the University of Mary Washington, was recently quoted in Inside Higher Ed. In the article “Net Neutrality Rollback Concerns Colleges,” Shaffer said that many students working from home already have slow internet, making it difficult for them to access course materials. “If ISPs start charging customers more for […]
Rosalyn Cooperman, Associate Professor of Political Science, presented research on polarization of Democratic and Republican party delegates at the 2017 State of the Parties conference sponsored by the Ray Bliss Institute of Politics at the University of Akron.
Jesse Stommel, executive director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies at UMW, and founding director of the Hybrid Pedagogy journal, was quoted recently in Inside Higher Ed. In the article, “Do Professors Need Automated Help Grading Online Comments?,” Stommel said that he found Blackboard’s proposal to evaluate student writing in this way to […]
Don’t forget the Blood Drive today, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hurley Convergence Center Digital Auditorium. The event, sponsored by UMW’s Red Cross Student Organization, is your last chance to donate life-saving blood during the fall semester. Walk-ins are welcome but please be aware that appointments take priority. Please email umw.redcrossclub@gmail.com […]
