Ben Lennox Kail, PhD

Ben Lennox Kail; Associate Professor of Sociology and Gerontology; Georgia State University
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[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

It looks like great things are happening at @UMSociology

[Sarah Burgard @sarahburgard]

going to be a good year with the new PhD cohort

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

@malco_barrett I taught a graduate course I inherited called "multivariate regression," but in it they were learning multivariable regression. I wasn't allowed to correct the course name. The bureaucratic costs were too high.

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

@VCUEconEd Glad you think I have self respect! Gotta fool some of the people some of the time. 😉

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

I'm trying to work out a conceptual equation for academic productivity. This is what I have so far: Productivity (P) = Hours Worked (H) + Focus (F) + Intensity (I) + Energy (E) + Relevant Skill Set (S). What am I missing? (aside from the interactions between H, F, I, E, and S.)

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

@AnandWrites @NPR @MorningEdition Thanks for posting the link. I heard part of it on my commute in, and was impressed with what you had to say. I look forward to reading the book.

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

@ClaireKampDush @OSUehe @charleswlogan I've been meeting with the fine folks at @CETL_GSU this summer for my online methods class. I'm learning all kinds of fabulous things about active learning strategies!

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

I've read lots of good critiques of the bootstraps/rising tides metaphors. This one is good because it is so succinct: "You can't pull yourself up by your bootstraps if you have no boots."

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

@VCUEconEd That's outside of my wheel house. Is capital input functionaly different than human capital?

[AP Race Calls @AP_RaceCalls]

BREAKING: Nation's top official overseeing student loans resigns, citing White House hostility to protecting borrowers.

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

This is an interesting post about how long it takes to create a "habit." The old logic was µ=21 days, but the research behind this post suggests µ=66 days.
https://t.co/BEukcuY7of

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

More evidence that exercise is an important part of a well rounded life.

[UW-Madison Psychology @UWPsych]

Keep up the activity & enjoy the last of the summer. "People who work out even once a week or for as little as 10 minutes a day tend to be more cheerful than those who never exercise," says says Weiyun Chen, an associate professor at the Univ. of Michigan.
https://t.co/4ftgDiAkGx

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

@DrCVaccaro Another good suggestion!

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

Who would have thought teaching online would produce *so many* student emails? (Probably anyone who had time to give it any thought before volunteering to do it!)

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

@MaryChayko Thanks! I have a FAQ set up (thanks to our education people), but haven't really considered how to use it effectively. Good suggestion!

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

A good article on why the current state of jobs is at least as much a function of social decisions as it is technological advances. It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs https://t.co/AbqcrsVsTN

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

Oh Georgia..

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

If you are 60 years old or older, please consider participating in a research study my friend and colleague @DawnCCarr is conducting with her colleagues about emotion and resilience. https://t.co/vw0OelhIAe

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

This is great. Getting words on the page is the best way to start writing. But the key is that good writing has to follow the (often necessary) first draft of bad writing.

[Hugh Kearns @ithinkwellHugh]

Bad writing precedes good writing.
Take the pressure off your first draft. Just get words down on the page. Then rewrite and revise. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #acwri

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

With limit journal space and strict word counts, it's important to be clear and concise in your writing. Here is a nice resource on "Put[ting] wordy phrases on a diet." https://t.co/RwzYQBfL9T

[Ben Lennox Kail, PhD @BenLKail]

I'm super proud of the #GSU #Sociology graduate students at #SSSP2018. Well done!

[SSSP Teaching @SsspTeaching]

Congrats to Leanna Greenwood, Ashley Rockwell, Penny Harvey, and Christopher Vidmar on winning the Teaching Social Problems student paper award! #SSSP18 #SSSP2018