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Virginia Clinton-Lisell

@drclintonlisell.bsky.social
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Associate professor of educational foundations at research at Univ of ND, #openeducation #quantresearch #metaanalysis #swiftie wife, mom, stepmom

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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
If you're interested in research on reading vs. listening comprehension, check out this recent podcast I was interviewed for podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d...
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The Last Show with David Cooper
Comedy Podcast · Updated Daily · Welcome to The Last Show with David Cooper, where sanity takes a backseat and laughter rides shotgun. Join David and his UK partner-in-chaos Tony Five as they hurtle t...
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Finally back in the office and had this beautiful picture and card from my dean congratulating me on my promotion to full professor! 💚 #undproud
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The call for applications for open education research fellows is open! Fellow academics, please share, details are here: openedgroup.org #openeducation #oer
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I'm excited that my commentary on designing inclusive and equitable research in active learning has been published! In this, I tell about my own learning process in this area and what I learned from Jasmine Roberts-Crews DEI consultation work journals.sagepub.com/eprint/8KCVB...
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
This evening I received the UND Alumni Foundation McDermott Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity Activity and I had the best looking date at the banquet. I’m a very lucky woman!
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Girl Scout cookies for sale! Both of my daughters are selling. Lmk if you want the link to order.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Sending love from grand forks!
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
It’s a lovely day to send support to Minneapolis #justiceforrenee
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Open access article is here (free to read the full text) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Decoding digital reading: a network meta-analysis of comprehension across devices - Education and Information Technologies
Reading from digital devices is a commonplace activity, although previous meta-analyses have indicated better reading comprehension outcomes when reading from paper. However, it is uncertain how digit...
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Of course individual differences will matter and ymmv depending on them. Bottom line, reading is always better than not reading so if scrolling on a smartphone is how you can get your reading in, keep doing it!
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Ultimately reading paginated text from a tablet appears to be the best form of digital reading for comprehension and scrolling on a smartphone (which is unfortunately how a lot of us get information due to convenience) is the worst.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
But there are hefty effects when scrolling is necessary to read all of the text. Why so troublesome? Probably due to the "place on the page" effect where it's hard to track and remember where text was. Looking back to reread is much harder when the text is continuously moving from scrolling.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Scrolling matters too. There were no reliable differences between paper and any digital devices when scrolling was not necessary (either paginated text that is swiped to change or the text was short enough for a single screen/page of paper).
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Not all handheld devices are alike. Reading from a tablet is not significantly different from reading from paper. But reading from a smartphone DOES yield worse comprehension outcomes than paper.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
All screen reading is not equal--comprehension varies tremendously by device and whether or not scrolling is necessary. This is what we found in a synthesis of 56 different studies on comprehension from paper versus various digital devices.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
If you are currently using mathematics OER and would like to contribute your expertise, please complete the consent form here: smu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Pre-Survey: Generative AI and Visuals in OER
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We’re inviting college mathematics professors to share their experiences through: 🧩 A short 15-minute survey 🎥 A 45-minute Zoom interview on your design process, use of visuals, and ideas for integrating AI tools 💰 Compensation: $100 Amazon gift card 🕒 Time commitment: ~1 hour
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Pre-Survey: Generative AI and Visuals in OER
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We’re conducting a research study on how generative AI can help create illustrative diagrams to support mathematical problem-solving in open educational resources (OER). #oer
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Being married to a Marine is so weird wdym it’s my husband’s 250th birthday today? Semper fi! Proud today and always for his service. #marinecorpsbirthday
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Slide for my child development class today. Too subtle?
A slide projected onto a screen in a lecture hall. In large font and red letters, it says in IMPORTANT! Vaccines do not cause autism.!!!!
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Please admire this beautiful water color painted of my panel presentation today at Open Education #opened25
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Abbey K. Elder @openaccesselder.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
As Open Access Week wraps up, I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at #OpenEd25 in Denver next week! I'll be presenting three times at the conference, plus an extra pre-conference workshop intended for newcomers to the field of open education.
Open Education 101: A crash course. Oct 28, 930 to 1130 Mountain time. Hybrid.What Difference Does It Make? Measuring & Communicating the Impact of OER Initiatives. Oct 28, 230 to 330 Mountain time. Hybrid. Featuring 4 panelists and Steel Wagstaff facilitating.No Stupid Questions: An open Q&A about open education. Oct 29, 11 to 1140 Mountain time. Hybrid.Navigating Open Education’s Path Forward in the US Political Landscape. Oct 29, 230 to 330 Mountain time, Hybrid. Featuring 8 panelists.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Grand Forks, ND
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
No kings! Protect education. Veterans against Trump. Grand Forks, ND. Costumes just for fun 🌈
Man in cheer bear costume with a veterans against Trump sign. Woman in a unicorn costume with a protect the department of education sign
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Faculty in the US and Canada, please complete this survey about generative AI use and attitudes for teaching (~7 minutes). After completing the survey, you can enter a drawing for one of five $25 Amazon gift cards. Please share! #highereducation und.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Volunteering at our church’s booth for pride and the person in charge of friendship bracelets is sick. No need to fear, I’ve been preparing for this moment for years! #swiftie
Beads with a friendship bracelet that reads “you need to calm down” which is a Taylor swift song
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Look at this amazing thank you gift from my recently graduated PhD advisee! #swiftieprofessor
Coffee mug with text that reads it’s me, hi, I’m the researcher it’s me.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
This cross stitch of Taylor Swift is AMAZING! #mnstatefair
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Now I’m looking up funfetti sourdough making with the rest of the internet when I have courses to prep. Thanks Taylor 🙄😂 #swiftie #itsaloafstory
Google search trends for funfetti sourdough peaked when Taylor Swift mentioned it
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
TS12!!!! #thelifeofashowgirl
Purchase confirmation email from Taylor Nation
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Undergraduate students see the value of authentic engagement with real audiences, but not Creative Commons. Read more about these themes identified in interviews of 25 students here. jofdl.nz/index.php/JO...
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Exploring Open Pedagogy Principles: A Qualitative Study of Undergraduate Experiences | Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 31/07/2025
does anyone know if there are any repositories with 'continuously' collected twitter/X data including of retweets of large/most followed twitter accounts? ideal if it goes back a few years thank you kindly 🙏🏾
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I make daily lists for my teen swiftie 🧂 💨 #august #taylorswift
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 31/07/2025
Elon Musk's DOGE wasted more than $21 billion in just six months. Other studies have found that in the long term it may cost the government more than it saved, while resulting in millions of deaths. www.commondreams.org/news/doge-wa...
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DOGE Wasted Tens of Billions While Chainsawing the Government in the Name of 'Efficiency': Senate Report | Common Dreams
Elon Musk's DOGE wasted more than $21 billion in just six months. Other studies have found that in the longterm it may cost the government more than it saved, while resulting in millions of deaths.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I love teaching with open textbooks because then I can cut this kind of nonsense and add what's important to learning child development. #oer #freudsucks
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
A sign of gender and genre bias from mentioning a blonde woman who sings pop music? Perhaps. #taylorswift #collegeteaching 9/9
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
These weren't courses about Taylor Swift. These were psych, business, and humanities courses that were exactly the same descriptions/learning objectives except "incorporating Taylor Swift's career and music" was added. 8/N
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
But the popular culture themed course was not considered less difficult. The Taylor Swift course was though--perceived difficulty was notably lower than pop culture or control courses. 7/N
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
There's a concern that incorporating popular culture will lead to students thinking the course is less difficult/rigorous. Because pop culture is stereotyped as vapid and lacking value. 6/N
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Students who knew more about Taylor Swift were more likely to be interested in the Taylor Swift themed course. Similar findings for popular culture. This makes sense--their initial interest in the theme of the course likely sparked interest in the course in general. 5/N
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Students who knew more about Taylor Swift were more likely to enroll in the Taylor Swift course. Which makes sense. This wasn't the case with the popular culture course. Which doesn't really make sense and I'm still scratching my head a bit about. 4/N
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
interest in the course, and how difficult they thought the course was. 3/N
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
College students were randomly assigned to reading college course descriptions and learning objectives that either incorporated Taylor Swift, pop culture in general, or neither (control). They were then asked about their likelihood of enrolling in the course…. 2/N
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Have you heard of college courses with Taylor Swift or other popular culture icons or themes in the name? And wondered what students think of them? I decided to test this in an experimental study. 1/N Full article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Life Is Just a Classroom: Student Perceptions of Courses Incorporating Popular Culture
Some faculty design and teach college courses that incorporate popular culture, presumably to engage and spark interest in students. The purpose of this study is to examine student perceptions of c...
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Did you enjoy the moment though?
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
No MNDNR, I will not “enjoy the moment” if I see a bear. I will panic 🐻 😱 At Lake Itasca #minnesota
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Anyone else wondering about Greece?
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell @drclintonlisell.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Me: my study is published! Husband: what’s it about? Me: student perceptions of courses incorporating popular culture Husband: so Taylor Swift? He knows me so well 🫶 #swiftie #sotl #openaccess #collegeteaching #studentmotivation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Life Is Just a Classroom: Student Perceptions of Courses Incorporating Popular Culture
Some faculty design and teach college courses that incorporate popular culture, presumably to engage and spark interest in students. The purpose of this study is to examine student perceptions of c...
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