Communication
The Joy of Diversification and New Endeavors
I reflect on my decision to leave my teaching position and channel my inner Billy Beane.
Tag: Higher Education
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about my former industry.
Higher Education
Three Freelancing Models
Thoughts on a few ways to make a living for yourself.
AI
Can AI improve atrocious writing?
Yes, but that's the wrong question to ask.
Communication
The Teaching Shackles Are Off. It Feels Amazing.
Dan Pink was right in 2009. He still is.
Collaboration
On Collaboration Tools, Interview Litmus Tests, and Higher Education
Flip the script and interview the interviewers.
Dataviz
Obliviousness in Higher Education
Some schools' actions are downright absurd.
Communication
Why I'm Psyched About mmhmm
The startup may very well change how we deliver presentations—a welcome change indeed.
Higher Education
Never Waste a Good Crisis
Thoughts on what students can do in these trying times.
Faves
Geeking Out Over Scrabble in Python
Writing a little script to calculate the streak needed to hit a user-defined winning percentage.
Analytics
Visualizing My Students' Slack Messages
A Tableau dataviz that explores the relationship between days active and messages sent.
Higher Education
Professors: Expect Your Student Evaluations to Drop
The online experiment likely means lower numbers at the end of the semester.
Higher Education
Tips for Professors Teaching Online for the First Time
Some tools to help newbies weather the transition.
Dataviz
Tableau Animations Are Here. Professors Take Note.
It's a great time to spruce up a few assignments for my upcoming dataviz class.
Collaboration
Using Slack to Ghostwrite a Book: A Case Study
Add a few apps and make the flexible collaboration hub is ideal for this type of project.
Analytics
The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs
Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed's trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.
Higher Education
My Five Most Popular Posts From 2019
What resonated with my readers last year.
Collaboration
Using Slack in the Classroom: A Case Study
How professors can use the collaboration tool to engage their students
Book Reviews
The Years That Matter Most
A review of Paul Tough's new book