I am much more of a fox than a hedgehog. No, I don’t blog every day, but it’s fair to say that I’m pretty prolific. On this site, you’ll find a boatload of posts on the future of work, higher education, technology, platforms, communication, collaboration, analytics, and other topics. They generally fall into the following buckets: insights, provocations, musings, predictions, and rants. I write more about big ideas than listicles and snackable content. I inject humor often into my posts and freakin’ despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and treemap of my posts’ tags.
My Ideal Speaking Client
Thoughts on a recent gig.
Finding Teachable Moments in Survey Courses
At least in one regard, Jeff Bezos’ letter couldn’t have arrived at a more opportune time.
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Publication of Why New Systems Fail
A decade ago, my first book hit the shelves.
Audiobook of Too Big to Ignore Now Available
File this under ‘better late than never.’
Why All College Students Need to Know the Basics of Coding
Even finance, accounting, and marketing majors should understand what makes software tick.
What College Professors Can Learn From Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act
His Netflix show takes a unique and informative approach that should make instructors reconsider their methods.
Teaching Highlights From 2018
A look back on two things that made me smile this past year.
Thoughts on Reaching 500 Google Scholar Citations
Reflections on achieving a professional milestone.
Reflections on Carnegie Mellon 25 Years Later
Thoughts on the most important skills and abilities that I picked up at CMU.
Reflections on Supervising More Than 100 Capstone Projects
Thoughts on some of my students’ best work.
The Five Best Books I Read in 2018
The texts that rocked my world this past year.
Making Class Memorable With a Basketball-Inspired Python Example
A little program to calculate game logs and stimulate student interest.
Having Fun With Python in the Classroom
Using pop-culture references to make potentially boring coding exercises more interesting.