Sharing another publication that went live today. This article is in Transnational Corporations, which is published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and addresses an important and serious issue: forced labor (SDG 8.7). My coauthor Linda Brewer and I first presented this paper at the AIB-UKI conference earlier this year and … Continue reading Do government actions improve modern slavery policies?
effects of different virtual team projects during the COVID-19 pandemic
I'm excited to see our new journal article published today in Higher Education, Skills and Workforce Learning regarding the impact of virtual team and collaborative online international learning (COIL) projects on intercultural sensitivity and technology acceptance, especially computer self-efficacy, anxiety, and perceived ease of use. We measured this during the COVID-19 pandemic from spring 2020 … Continue reading effects of different virtual team projects during the COVID-19 pandemic
data privacy and marketing students
I have given several talks to my undergraduate students about the issues of data privacy that have stemmed from use of social network and other digital data signals. I tend to frame this issue under the premise that the algorithms which power social network content consumption are built using signal data from not just demographic … Continue reading data privacy and marketing students
Blogging and Podcast integrations – Anchor x WordPress
Spotify is the parent company of podcasting platform Anchor.fm. In February 2021 they announced new plans to update interactivity on their podcasting platform and allow for integration between WordPress blogs and podcast episodes. This post explores why this is a big deal and what features might benefit podcasters.
Will we see a short squeeze on social media moderation? Congress meets on Gamestop today.
Today, the House Financial Services Committee meets at noon to investigate the tumultuous events of January 2021 that resulted in a more than 2000% rise in the stock price of Gamestop and the subsequent banning of small-time investors from the trading app Robinhood. NPR has the run down on who is set to testify and the livestream should be on the committee website.
Importing and fixing missing data in R Studio
In importing my data into R I had some issues with cleaning my data file. Namely, I had cells with missing data but I did not want to manually recode each row with an "NA" statement. So I found a solution...
An Academic Guide to Content Analysis
Our analysis takes a look both at the history and applications of content analysis as a research technique, as well as provides a library of helpful references and tools for the academic research community.
What are student’s concerned about in transitioning to online classes?
I recently hosted a Twitter chat with students in my social media marketing class. As we all adjust to the "new normal" of working from home and now having classes fully online, here is what they said their biggest concerns were about the transition to online learning.
60 Social Media Resources for Students
Each semester when I teach social media marketing, I ask my students to launch and manage a blog as well as promote that content on social media. Today, I'm sharing a list of resources that I've compiled from my own research as well as recommendations from my students that are useful in managing social media content.
Online digital resources for your classroom
As COVID-19 has sent educational institutions into online education, teachers of all levels - K-12 through university professors - are searching for interesting and engaging content to bring into the classroom. Here's a list of online resources I've compiled that you can integrate into your class on topics from art, culture, science, or technology.