Teaching Highlights from 2018
A look back on two things that made me smile this past year.
Tag: Teaching
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.
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.
Lessons from Slack’s Origins
A pox on you if you think that the idea behind the popular collaboration tool was someone’s master plan.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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