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Thanks for reading!
David Benfell is a Ph.D. student
in the Transformative Studies program
at California Institute of Integral Studies
who graduated with an M.A. in Speech Communication from California State University, East Bay, in 2009,
right into the worst hiring market for college teachers in many years.
He remains unemployed.
David A. Benfell
321 South Main St., #12
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-348-4190
benfell@parts-unknown.org
Objective: To Obtain a College-Level Teaching Job in Mass/Speech Communication
“I didn’t really care that much about public speaking, but Mr. Benfell made it so fun and interesting I kinda wish I’d have majored in it. He gets really into it!!” – Student evaluation for David Benfell’s Public Speaking Class, CSU East Bay, 2009
Profile
Non-Verbal Communication Teacher Cross-Cultural Communication Undergraduate Tutoring/Mentoring Public and Persuasive Speaking Supervisory Experience Computer Literate Writing and Editing Expertise Technical Writing Research Conflict Resolution
Willing to relocate and travel
Accomplishments and Skills
Taught undergraduate public speaking classes (30 students per class average) for nine quarters at California State University (CSU), East Bay. Supervised Communications Lab at CSU, East Bay
Served as teaching assistant for two professors at CSU East Bay Evaluated the performance of students’ speaking and persuasive abilities and provided constructive criticism Fostered ability of students to think critically Edited and critiqued students’ speeches Tutored students to help improve their public and persuasive speaking Composed challenging lesson plans to improve students’ ability to speak powerfully and persuasively Raised students’ awareness for the need to heighten social, ecological and economic consciousness Advised Department Chairperson on intradepartmental discord Assisted and counseled students with academic problems
Educational Experience
2009 - Enrolled in Ph.D. program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA 2009 - M.A. in Speech Communication from California State University, East Bay (GPA of 3.76 of a possible 4.0) 2005 – B.A. in Mass Communication, California State University, East Bay
Major Projects
Torture as a Propaganda Tool – Examines how the use of torture on prisoners influences public opinion
On the Use of Power of Speech – Assesses the 2004 presidential campaign in terms of journalistic ethics and media manipulation
When Your Party Leaves You – Analyzes the consequences of the Democratic Party’s rightward shift
Professional Experience:
Teaching
Teaching Associate, California State University, East Bay 2007-09 Laboratory Assistant, California State University, East Bay 2007-08
Transportation
Taxi Driver – Yellow Checker Cab, San Jose, CA 2005-06 Taxi Call-Taker – Luxor Cab, San Francisco, CA 2001-05 Taxi Driver – Luxor Cab, San Francisco, CA 1997-99 Taxi Driver and Dispatcher – Radio Cab, Greenbrae, CA 1994-97 Driver - OTM Delivery and Shotgun Delivery 1991-1993
Computers and Technology
Technical Writer, Linuxcare, San Francisco, CA 1999 – 2001 Computer Operator, San Francisco, CA 1986 – 1990 Computer Programmer/Analyst, Quinn Company, 1981 – 1985
Computer Skills and Proficiencies
PC, Mac and Linux Operating Systems Web Site Building, Maintenance and Installation Domain Name Services Web Site and FTP Site Mirroring
If you find this blog of interest, contributions are appreciated:
Thanks for your consideration!
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This is a more comprehensive explanation of how I use various Social Media in aggregating news.
I have accounts on
Facebook,
WiserEarth,
Twitter,
Digg,
and on FriendFeed.
I get news from several hundred sources both with RSS feeds and with email newsletters.
Sometimes I browse to some major news sites.
In addition, I get pointed to articles by people I follow on social media.
When I find an article I think others should read, I submit it to Digg or to FriendFeed.
Usually, not always, I use Digg when I'm just posting the article.
Usually, not always, I use FriendFeed when I have a comment.
Both these services have glitches which will sometimes cause me to deviate from that basic pattern.
I have set both these feeds to feed into Twitter and Twitter to feed into Facebook.
These feeds also can directly feed Facebook.
Four times a day, my server aggregates the Digg and FriendFeed RSS feeds
and posts the results on this blog.
Oh, and by the way, sometimes, I even write my own articles, usually commenting on something that's newsworthy.
Those articles will be randomly interspersed with all the stuff that happens automatically.
The remainder of this posting exists in an evidently futile attempt
to persuade Google (and maybe other search engines) index my entire blog.
This is nothing more than an index of the months of every year that this blog has existed.
Of course, you can use these links as well, to see some of my old stuff.
If you find this blog of interest, contributions are appreciated:
Thanks for your consideration!
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2009
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2010
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I know, it seems pretty silly.
But you see, I actually use this blog for my own reference.
And even if some of these postings might make me cringe now,
they can help me to reconstruct events.
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These are some of the articles I've been reading.
I generally use FriendFeed to comment on articles.
Story descriptions on Digg may or may not be my own.
Monday, 08 February 2010
16:29:38
The Sex Ed Bait and Switch | RHRealityCheck.org
[Digg]
a quick perusal of the story demonstrated that the program in question only delayed the onset of sexual activity for 2 years for a percentage of the students. As usual, by their own measurement, abstinence-only proponents were a miserable failure, and the 95 percent number (that's the percent of Americans that have had premarital sex) remains
16:24:40
Intelligence agencies nixed bomber's visa revocation
[Digg]
Weeks after the incident, it is now clear that intelligence agencies did far more than simply "watch" a potential terrorist. That they gave Abdulmutallab a leg up, bypassing airline security systems put in place after 9/11 that would have prevented him from boarding that plane, is also crystal clear.
16:00:11
Mumia Abu-Jamal's Case Stuck in Hellish Limbo
[Digg]
Even if the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates Mumia's death sentence, there are four more avenues of appeal of that penalty which have to go back before a federal judge, any one of which, if ruled on fairly, could invalidate his death penalty again. Meanwhile this journalist is in his 28th year in a lonely cell on Pennsylvania's death row.
15:50:04
Mashaal: US 'vetoed' Palestinian unity
[Digg]
Mashaal's allegation came as he arrived in Moscow at the head of a Hamas delegation for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. This was Mashaal's third visit to Moscow since Hamas won the January 2006 parliamentary election.
14:36:59
America Is Not Yet Lost
[Digg]
The way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, and Senators should push through changes to the rules that allow obstructionism.
14:16:23
Haiti: U.S. army is settling in [Voltaire]
[Digg]
With each passing day the militarization of the island is gaining momentum, and the Haitian population is beginning to question the real reasons for the presence of the now 14 000 soldiers sent by Barack Obama, up from the initial 10 000 contingent. The additional 4 000 soldiers, who are not contributing towards the reconstruction of the country
13:36:26
Daily Kos: Frequency
[Digg]
was conducted by professional researchers who found self-identified Republicans and asked simple yes-or-no questions. Questions such as "Do you think Obama is a socialist?" and "Do you think Obama is a racist who hates white people?"
13:24:41
Is It Time To Throw Out 'Primordial Soup' Theory?
[Digg]
A group of scientists says the idea that life emerged from a prebiotic broth is past its expiration date. Biochemist Nick Lane thinks so. The University College London writer and his colleagues argue that the 81-year-old notion just doesn't hold water.
13:19:50
Businesses Reluctant To Hire New Workers : NPR
[Digg]
MONTAGNE: Okay, well, final question, what does this all mean for the political landscape down the road over the next few years? Is this good for Republicans? Mr. WESSEL: I think it's bad for incumbents. I think that when the economy is bad and people are discouraged, they want the government to do something, and no matter what the government does
13:12:41
Gross Inaccuracies -- In These Times
[Digg]
One of the key problems with GDP as a measure of national welfare is that it treats "bad goods (and services)" the same as "good goods." If it costs $100 million to clean up a toxic waste dump but only $1 million to avoid it, the clean-up directly contributes 100 times as much to the GDP as the prevention, making the country "wealthier."
13:02:27
Well, Naturally We're Liberal - The Chronicle Review
[Digg]
We're here and mostly liberal by practical deliberation, factual investigation, and rational and moral conviction. We don't mind the lower pay (well, not that much), but don't demean us, when most of our conservative critics would be hard-pressed to make anything remotely approaching the same claims.
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
20:45:50
Dylan Loewe: Defining the Second Great Depression
[FriendFeed]
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First, Loewe fails to consider the underemployed and discouraged workers. Second, he accepts as an accomplishment that the stimulus has supposedly--though no one knows for sure--saved all these jobs and prevented the unemployment rate from reaching 25 percent. But third, he utterly fails to consider the optics of hastening to rescue the banks while allowing the unemployment rate to continue to rise and then prioritizing deficit reduction over a serious job reduction plan. - David Benfell |
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These are some of the articles I've been reading.
I generally use FriendFeed to comment on articles.
Story descriptions on Digg may or may not be my own.
Monday, 08 February 2010
16:29:38
The Sex Ed Bait and Switch | RHRealityCheck.org
[Digg]
a quick perusal of the story demonstrated that the program in question only delayed the onset of sexual activity for 2 years for a percentage of the students. As usual, by their own measurement, abstinence-only proponents were a miserable failure, and the 95 percent number (that's the percent of Americans that have had premarital sex) remains
16:24:40
Intelligence agencies nixed bomber's visa revocation
[Digg]
Weeks after the incident, it is now clear that intelligence agencies did far more than simply "watch" a potential terrorist. That they gave Abdulmutallab a leg up, bypassing airline security systems put in place after 9/11 that would have prevented him from boarding that plane, is also crystal clear.
16:00:11
Mumia Abu-Jamal's Case Stuck in Hellish Limbo
[Digg]
Even if the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates Mumia's death sentence, there are four more avenues of appeal of that penalty which have to go back before a federal judge, any one of which, if ruled on fairly, could invalidate his death penalty again. Meanwhile this journalist is in his 28th year in a lonely cell on Pennsylvania's death row.
15:50:04
Mashaal: US 'vetoed' Palestinian unity
[Digg]
Mashaal's allegation came as he arrived in Moscow at the head of a Hamas delegation for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. This was Mashaal's third visit to Moscow since Hamas won the January 2006 parliamentary election.
14:36:59
America Is Not Yet Lost
[Digg]
The way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, and Senators should push through changes to the rules that allow obstructionism.
14:16:23
Haiti: U.S. army is settling in [Voltaire]
[Digg]
With each passing day the militarization of the island is gaining momentum, and the Haitian population is beginning to question the real reasons for the presence of the now 14 000 soldiers sent by Barack Obama, up from the initial 10 000 contingent. The additional 4 000 soldiers, who are not contributing towards the reconstruction of the country
13:36:26
Daily Kos: Frequency
[Digg]
was conducted by professional researchers who found self-identified Republicans and asked simple yes-or-no questions. Questions such as "Do you think Obama is a socialist?" and "Do you think Obama is a racist who hates white people?"
13:24:41
Is It Time To Throw Out 'Primordial Soup' Theory?
[Digg]
A group of scientists says the idea that life emerged from a prebiotic broth is past its expiration date. Biochemist Nick Lane thinks so. The University College London writer and his colleagues argue that the 81-year-old notion just doesn't hold water.
13:19:50
Businesses Reluctant To Hire New Workers : NPR
[Digg]
MONTAGNE: Okay, well, final question, what does this all mean for the political landscape down the road over the next few years? Is this good for Republicans? Mr. WESSEL: I think it's bad for incumbents. I think that when the economy is bad and people are discouraged, they want the government to do something, and no matter what the government does
13:12:41
Gross Inaccuracies -- In These Times
[Digg]
One of the key problems with GDP as a measure of national welfare is that it treats "bad goods (and services)" the same as "good goods." If it costs $100 million to clean up a toxic waste dump but only $1 million to avoid it, the clean-up directly contributes 100 times as much to the GDP as the prevention, making the country "wealthier."
13:02:27
Well, Naturally We're Liberal - The Chronicle Review
[Digg]
We're here and mostly liberal by practical deliberation, factual investigation, and rational and moral conviction. We don't mind the lower pay (well, not that much), but don't demean us, when most of our conservative critics would be hard-pressed to make anything remotely approaching the same claims.
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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Thanks for reading!
David Benfell is a Ph.D. student
in the Transformative Studies program
at California Institute of Integral Studies
who graduated with an M.A. in Speech Communication from California State University, East Bay, in 2009,
right into the worst hiring market for college teachers in many years.
He remains unemployed.
David A. Benfell
321 South Main St., #12
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-348-4190
benfell@parts-unknown.org
Objective: To Obtain a College-Level Teaching Job in Mass/Speech Communication
“I didn’t really care that much about public speaking, but Mr. Benfell made it so fun and interesting I kinda wish I’d have majored in it. He gets really into it!!” – Student evaluation for David Benfell’s Public Speaking Class, CSU East Bay, 2009
Profile
Non-Verbal Communication Teacher Cross-Cultural Communication Undergraduate Tutoring/Mentoring Public and Persuasive Speaking Supervisory Experience Computer Literate Writing and Editing Expertise Technical Writing Research Conflict Resolution
Willing to relocate and travel
Accomplishments and Skills
Taught undergraduate public speaking classes (30 students per class average) for nine quarters at California State University (CSU), East Bay. Supervised Communications Lab at CSU, East Bay
Served as teaching assistant for two professors at CSU East Bay Evaluated the performance of students’ speaking and persuasive abilities and provided constructive criticism Fostered ability of students to think critically Edited and critiqued students’ speeches Tutored students to help improve their public and persuasive speaking Composed challenging lesson plans to improve students’ ability to speak powerfully and persuasively Raised students’ awareness for the need to heighten social, ecological and economic consciousness Advised Department Chairperson on intradepartmental discord Assisted and counseled students with academic problems
Educational Experience
2009 - Enrolled in Ph.D. program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA 2009 - M.A. in Speech Communication from California State University, East Bay (GPA of 3.76 of a possible 4.0) 2005 – B.A. in Mass Communication, California State University, East Bay
Major Projects
Torture as a Propaganda Tool – Examines how the use of torture on prisoners influences public opinion
On the Use of Power of Speech – Assesses the 2004 presidential campaign in terms of journalistic ethics and media manipulation
When Your Party Leaves You – Analyzes the consequences of the Democratic Party’s rightward shift
Professional Experience:
Teaching
Teaching Associate, California State University, East Bay 2007-09 Laboratory Assistant, California State University, East Bay 2007-08
Transportation
Taxi Driver – Yellow Checker Cab, San Jose, CA 2005-06 Taxi Call-Taker – Luxor Cab, San Francisco, CA 2001-05 Taxi Driver – Luxor Cab, San Francisco, CA 1997-99 Taxi Driver and Dispatcher – Radio Cab, Greenbrae, CA 1994-97 Driver - OTM Delivery and Shotgun Delivery 1991-1993
Computers and Technology
Technical Writer, Linuxcare, San Francisco, CA 1999 – 2001 Computer Operator, San Francisco, CA 1986 – 1990 Computer Programmer/Analyst, Quinn Company, 1981 – 1985
Computer Skills and Proficiencies
PC, Mac and Linux Operating Systems Web Site Building, Maintenance and Installation Domain Name Services Web Site and FTP Site Mirroring
If you find this blog of interest, contributions are appreciated:
Thanks for your consideration!
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This is a more comprehensive explanation of how I use various Social Media in aggregating news.
I have accounts on
Facebook,
WiserEarth,
Twitter,
Digg,
and on FriendFeed.
I get news from several hundred sources both with RSS feeds and with email newsletters.
Sometimes I browse to some major news sites.
In addition, I get pointed to articles by people I follow on social media.
When I find an article I think others should read, I submit it to Digg or to FriendFeed.
Usually, not always, I use Digg when I'm just posting the article.
Usually, not always, I use FriendFeed when I have a comment.
Both these services have glitches which will sometimes cause me to deviate from that basic pattern.
I have set both these feeds to feed into Twitter and Twitter to feed into Facebook.
These feeds also can directly feed Facebook.
Four times a day, my server aggregates the Digg and FriendFeed RSS feeds
and posts the results on this blog.
Oh, and by the way, sometimes, I even write my own articles, usually commenting on something that's newsworthy.
Those articles will be randomly interspersed with all the stuff that happens automatically.
The remainder of this posting exists in an evidently futile attempt
to persuade Google (and maybe other search engines) index my entire blog.
This is nothing more than an index of the months of every year that this blog has existed.
Of course, you can use these links as well, to see some of my old stuff.
If you find this blog of interest, contributions are appreciated:
Thanks for your consideration!
2005
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
2006
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
2007
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
2008
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
2009
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
2010
01
02
I know, it seems pretty silly.
But you see, I actually use this blog for my own reference.
And even if some of these postings might make me cringe now,
they can help me to reconstruct events.
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