Josh Averbeck

Professor in Communication, Social Media Lab Director @wiulab, Digital Equity Champion

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

I did it. I made one. https://t.co/XzJpFyXcLn

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

Every time my children go to the library they get a bookmark. Not once has a bookmark seen the inside of a book.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

My building on campus is under a boil order. Problem is, there’s not a way to boil the water before drinking it. So…

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

@anneohirsch Yes! It’s listed on our academic calendar.

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I decided to grill because it’s hot out. Not my best decision. #sweaty

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Wow.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

Department A: 114 students. 18 staff.
Department B: 172 students. 17 staff.

Which WIU department had layoffs?
B. In May 2025 there will be 8 faculty remaining. Can you guess the other department?

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Harris addresses Trump directly, looking straight into the TV camera: "Donald, I do hope you'll reconsider – to meet me on the debate stage – because as the saying goes, if you got something to say, say it to my face!"

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

Today at Walmart I saw an infant drop his pacifier. The dad picked it up off the floor, switched it around in his mouth, then put it back in the infant’s mouth.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

@alessandro_nai I can’t imagine the paperwork that bird had to complete to collect that fur or built that nest

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

More layoffs coming to WIU after 35 were already laid off earlier this month. #twill #AcademicChatter https://t.co/hQncwbwlqa

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK 🏆🏆🏆🏆

(2) @OU_Softball defeats (1) Texas, 8-4, to sweep the Championship Finals and become the first team in #NCAASoftball history to win four consecutive National Championships!!!

#WCWS

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

Hey @espn that’s the wrong team logo.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

One of my graduate students is collecting data for her thesis on message personalization. If you have a few minutes, please help her out by filling out her survey! https://t.co/sZdKARx8JW

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

@hollyannstovall The question is really - when a student doesn’t do the assignment, how would you award points for a product that doesn’t meet the assignment.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

For all those that teach public speaking out there - what do you take off for a student reading an essay to you for their speech?

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

@hollyannstovall It’s a speech class, not a writing class. They are supposed to give a speech. Not read a paper.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

@hollyannstovall They aren’t supposed to write an essay. They create and outline and present from that.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

@hollyannstovall I have a requirement that they may not read an essay to me. They should speak to the audience and not at us.

[Josh Averbeck @azobach]

The corporate lies and cost cutting measures have to stop. Pre-cut bagels are a myth and should be reported to the FTC. ‘Slightly partially cut’ would be more accurate.