PHIL SIMON
In The Author Flywheel, I open up my book of author hacks developed and refined over the past twelve years.
Posts Tagged as: ASU
Posts Tagged as: ASU
Slack and Its Ilk Shine a Light on Organizational Problems. Be Thankful.
Collaboration, Communication, Future of Work, Technology
Internal collaboration hubs can quickly manifest thorny cultural issues. That’s exactly why some leaders oppose them. Big mistake.
How Not to Start a Book
An absurdly complex 85-word sentence right off the bat all but guarantees crickets, confusion, or both.
Geeking Out Over Scrabble in Python
Faves, Higher Education, Technology, Trends
Writing a little script to calculate the streak needed to hit a user-defined winning percentage.
Visualizing My Students’ Slack Messages
Analytics, Dataviz, Faves, Higher Education
A Tableau dataviz that explores the relationship between days active and messages sent.
Professors: Expect Your Student Evaluations to Drop
The online experiment likely means lower numbers at the end of the semester.
Tips for Professors Teaching Online for the First Time
Higher Education, Technology, Trends
Some tools to help newbies weather the transition.
My Five Most Popular Posts From 2019
What resonated with my readers last year.
Advice for My Dataviz Students
Parting thoughts as they embark on their careers.
Using Slack in the Classroom: A Case Study
Collaboration, Communication, Faves, Higher Education
How professors can use the collaboration tool to engage their students
Adding Spice to a Mundane Lecture Topic
Communication, Higher Education
Illustrating business processes need not be that boring.
Update on Slack For Dummies
Communication, Dataviz, Publishing
What’s up with book number nine.
Talking Tech With Professor Simon
Announcements, Higher Education
Encouraging important discussions about the role of technology in our society.
How a Good Syllabus Can Set the Right Tone With Students
Why not show them that you’ve got a little personality?
Visualizing My Teaching Schedule
Sometimes Gantt charts actually make sense.
The Analytics Project That “College Me” Would Do
If I were 21 again …