Blog
I am much more of fox than hedgehog. No, I don’t blog every day, but it’s fair to say that I’m pretty prolific. On this site alone, you’ll find a boatload of posts on 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. Finally, I inject humor often into my posts and despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and tree map of my posts’ tags.
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.
Four Sites that I Recommend to My Analytics Students
Those who can effectively incorporate data and analytics into their writing are poised to prosper.
Three of My Favorite In-Class Exercises
A few of the ways that I try to make learning as active as possible.
Why I Have Never Visited My Rate My Professor Page
And why I never will.
Why I’m Switching to Canvas This Summer
I’m all in on ASU’s new learning management system.
Tools of a Tech-Savvy Professor
These applications and tools make my life quite a bit easier.
Three Ways to Manage Capstone Projects
Looking at the different approaches to impart knowledge.
Visualizing Flows
Sankey diagrams can display data in very interesting ways.
My Latest HBR Article on the Benefits of Friction
In an excerpt from my latest book, I describe how one company used analytics and Agile methods to largely solve a thorny problem.
Slack Channels of a College Professor
How I separate communication with my students and keep myself sane in the process.
Characteristics of My Best Students
These traits set my star pupils apart.