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[[File: | [[File:Shaw-2017.jpg|right|300px]] Hello! I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern and a Faculty Associate of the Berkman-Klein Center at Harvard University. I also helped co-found the CDSC and am one of the faculty members in the group. Among various other affiliations, I am a faculty member in the [http://mts.northwestern.edu Media, Technology & Society (MTS) Ph.D. Program] and the [http://tsb.northwestern.edu Technology & Social Behavior Ph.D. Program]. I have a few too many profiles in various parts of the Web, all of which I struggle to keep up to date. A good place to find current information is usually [http://aaronshaw.org my website]. If you'd like to get in touch, please [mailto:aaronshaw@northwestern.edu send me an email] (and don't be shy about re-sending if I don't reply). | ||
== | == Current classes hosted in this wiki == | ||
* [[ | * [[Introduction_to_Graduate_Research_(Fall_2023)|MTS 501—Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall, 2023)]] | ||
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* [[ | == Office hours signups == | ||
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* [[ | Looking to meet with me? Please consult my [[User:Aaronshaw/OH|office hours page]] for drop-in hours or appointments. | ||
** [https:// | <!---If I'm your (thesis) advisor, serving on your committee, or supervising a qualifying exam, I also have a page with some separate [[User:Aaronshaw/AdvisingOH|advising/mentoring office hours schedule]]. ---> | ||
== Archived classes hosted on this wiki == | |||
* [[Online_Communities_and_Crowds_(Winter_2022)|COMMST-378/MTS 525—Online Communities & Crowds (Winter, 2022)]] | |||
* [[Introduction_to_Graduate_Research_(Fall_2021)|MTS 501—Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall, 2021)]] | |||
* [[Statistics and Statistical Programming (Fall 2020)|MTS 525/COMMST 395—Statistics and Statistical Programming (Fall 2020)]] | |||
* [[Practice_of_scholarship_(Spring_2019)|MTS 503—The Practice of Scholarship (Spring, 2019)]] | |||
* [[Statistics and Statistical Programming (Spring 2019)|MTS 525—Statistics and Statistical Programming (Spring 2019)]] | |||
== Resources == | |||
* Asking me for a reference or letter of recommendation? Please [[User:Aaronshaw/LOR_resources|read this first]]. | |||
* [[User:Aaronshaw/Course_policies|Course policies]]. The policies that govern my classes at Northwestern. I will try to update these and usually link to them from my course syllabus. | |||
* [[User:Aaronshaw/Assessment|Assessment rubrics/policies]]. The assessment rubrics and policies I use in my classes. These are stated as generally as possible to enable me to use them across many kinds of courses and assignments. | |||
* [[User:Aaronshaw/Better_Wikipedia_citations|Better Wikipedia citations]]. I teach about Wikipedia pretty often and, maybe as a result, students (correctly!) assume that I am comfortable with them citing Wikipedia as a reference. However, too many attempts to cite Wikipedia are of poor quality for various reasons. After seeing the problem and telling people about it a few times, I decided to write up a solution here so that it can be a more public resource. | |||
* An archive of my [[User:Aaronshaw/COVID_policies|COVID policies]] that applied to several courses I taught during the pandemic. I don't expect to use these again anytime soon, but have maintained them here. | |||
* [[User:Aaronshaw/dsmw_panel|Materials (topics, questions, prompts)]] from a panel on content governance and moderation that I hosted at the [https://dsmw.cs.princeton.edu Decentralized Social Media Workshop] in early 2024. These are mostly here in case I need to find them later, but maybe someone else will find them useful too? | |||
== Links I liked and you might too == | |||
* [https://pg.ucsd.edu/PhD-application-tips.htm Ph.D. application tips] | |||
* Someone else's suggestions about [https://medium.com/@lportwoodstacer/how-to-email-your-professor-without-being-annoying-af-cf64ae0e4087#.oenv2z3dt how to email your professor without being annoying AF]. |
Latest revision as of 05:36, 6 March 2024
Hello! I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern and a Faculty Associate of the Berkman-Klein Center at Harvard University. I also helped co-found the CDSC and am one of the faculty members in the group. Among various other affiliations, I am a faculty member in the Media, Technology & Society (MTS) Ph.D. Program and the Technology & Social Behavior Ph.D. Program. I have a few too many profiles in various parts of the Web, all of which I struggle to keep up to date. A good place to find current information is usually my website. If you'd like to get in touch, please send me an email (and don't be shy about re-sending if I don't reply).
Current classes hosted in this wiki[edit]
Office hours signups[edit]
Looking to meet with me? Please consult my office hours page for drop-in hours or appointments.
Archived classes hosted on this wiki[edit]
- COMMST-378/MTS 525—Online Communities & Crowds (Winter, 2022)
- MTS 501—Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall, 2021)
- MTS 525/COMMST 395—Statistics and Statistical Programming (Fall 2020)
- MTS 503—The Practice of Scholarship (Spring, 2019)
- MTS 525—Statistics and Statistical Programming (Spring 2019)
Resources[edit]
- Asking me for a reference or letter of recommendation? Please read this first.
- Course policies. The policies that govern my classes at Northwestern. I will try to update these and usually link to them from my course syllabus.
- Assessment rubrics/policies. The assessment rubrics and policies I use in my classes. These are stated as generally as possible to enable me to use them across many kinds of courses and assignments.
- Better Wikipedia citations. I teach about Wikipedia pretty often and, maybe as a result, students (correctly!) assume that I am comfortable with them citing Wikipedia as a reference. However, too many attempts to cite Wikipedia are of poor quality for various reasons. After seeing the problem and telling people about it a few times, I decided to write up a solution here so that it can be a more public resource.
- An archive of my COVID policies that applied to several courses I taught during the pandemic. I don't expect to use these again anytime soon, but have maintained them here.
- Materials (topics, questions, prompts) from a panel on content governance and moderation that I hosted at the Decentralized Social Media Workshop in early 2024. These are mostly here in case I need to find them later, but maybe someone else will find them useful too?
Links I liked and you might too[edit]
- Ph.D. application tips
- Someone else's suggestions about how to email your professor without being annoying AF.