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Chelsea

@chelseamdo.bsky.social

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Higher ed. Community College. Belonging in higher ed. Grower of things. I used to run a tutoring center now I do student success stuff. PhD student, research on belonging in the college classroom. She/her. Views my own.

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Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 15m

Argh all around!

Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 16m

Yeah, one of my faculty members recommended it after learning about my proposal, we'll see if it fits or if I can use it loosely (but I also know there are purists for phenomenological methods)

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Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 21m

Very good listening skills on that one 🙄

Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 29m

ARGH! I had a cardiologist ask what I eat normally (home-cooked, fruits and veg) and then what I had the night before. It was husband's birthday so we smoked a brisket and had a rich meal. Then I got lectured on calorie counting and red meat.

Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 35m

The way I'm treated when wearing a mask, or asking for antianxiety meds before a procedure...oof. I mean, some of these folks have forgotten the basics of medicine.

Not to even mention some of the doctors and nurses on social media.

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Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 36m

As someone who sees a good number of doctors and nurses, I'm not surprised. For example, the whole "lose weight" bias is a prime example of individualism instead of treating humans as whole beings.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 11h

New article out this month on how doctors become fascists.

50% of German physicians joined the Nazi Party––twice the proportion of any other profession. US doctors today are arguably the most conservative in the world, and we're heading along a similar path.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CAk9...

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Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 1h

One thing that really annoys me about the enshittification of the Internet is u can't always tell a person to just "go look it up". Now I have to look it up, vet the source, and then share the source. Google ruined everything.

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Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 1h

My next research methods book is

Interpretive phenomenological analysis: theory, method, and research

By Smith, Flowers, and Larkin

One of my colleagues went through an EdD program where they wrote their proposals in class with constant feedback and I think that's an interesting model

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

But after not getting enough orders, the company closed. Managing partner Kenneth Ragland said: “Lots of people talk about Made in the USA as being so necessary, but when the rubber meets the road, most Americans want cheap goods, which do not make it easy for US firms to survive.”

Excerpt reads: Garland Apparel Group is working to find the next occupant for the town’s long-standing Garland Shirt Company after a lack of orders to meet basic costs necessitate furloughs — and ultimately the closure — of the factory.

“The factory was placed on furlough in November. It was our intention to return to work, however, orders needed to keep the factory open and functional, did not materialize,” Kenneth Ragland, managing partner for Garland Apparel Group, told The Independent. “The factory required a minimum number of orders to meet basic costs and wages. The aggregate total of orders we had were simply far too low to support day-to day operations.”

During the period of November through today, company leaders have been working with several parties “who have a desire to acquire the factory,” Ragland noted.

“One transaction is now close to completion. I cannot opine on the buyer nor their plans, but I know they are North Carolina based and they have need for factory capacity, which Garland can provide,” Ragland stated.

Excerpt reads: Despite bringing back a majority of the workforce, and enjoying success for a couple years, the factory was fighting an uphill battle in the long run.

“The factory suffered from Brooks Brothers owning it too long, from Brooks not investing in basic upkeep or in better systems, and ultimately, the lack of interest in Made in the USA,” Ragland stated bluntly. “Lots of people talk about Made in the USA as being so necessary, but when the rubber meets the road, most Americans want cheap goods which does not make it easy for U.S. firms to survive.”

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 2h

I can't express enough how much fun I'm having back in Ohio where Black-throated Blue Warblers are something I can see frequently during migration. I'd get ~3 a year in Central Illinois. This one is my 18th this year I think?

Look at him watch that bug (may need to view full-screen)
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Black-throated Blue Warbler male. He is a deep blue, almost black, on the head, back and wings, black on the face and sides, and snow white on the belly, with a white patch on his wing. His legs look bubblegum pink, lit from behind by the setting sun. He's clinging to a vertical branch that's losing bark, looking side-eyed at a small pinkish bug floating in the bottom left of the frame.

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Lisa Marie @lisamarietea.bsky.social · 3h

Me, every day of my life.

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Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 3h

Now I need to find the snails a home on the shelves that are rapidly losing open space

Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 3h

Please ignore the bag of apples, I'm making an apple spice bundt cake tomorrow

Chelsea @chelseamdo.bsky.social · 3h

This was a really fun build! I love all of the little details