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.
In Defense of Using PowerPoint in the Classroom
When you see horrible slides, blame the Indian, not the arrow.
The Pros and Cons of Teaching Back-to-Back Sections
Honest reflections on teaching a compressed schedule.
What I’ve Learned From My Student Evaluations
Thoughts on what the data tells me—and what else I’d like to know.
Thoughts on Teaching Older Students
What do when someone possesses a great deal of professional experience.
Thoughts on Facebook’s Stock Drop
Where does the world’s largest social network go from here?
Why I Often Answer Analytics Students’ Questions With Questions
Thoughts on the Socratic method, critical thinking, and providing too much guidance.
Does Uber treat its driver-partners fairly?
Thoughts on the company’s data and price discrimination.
Traits and Skills of Effective Professors
Thoughts on common characteristics at people who are really good at this job.
Why I Teach
My motivations behind my choice of vocations.
Office Setup of a Tech-Savvy Professor
Here’s the hardware that to use to make the magic happen.
Three Main Types of Capstone Project Problems
Thoughts on some common issues and what to do about them.
The Case for Early Student Evaluations
How feedback at the start of the semester can help nip issues in the bud.