As a professor, one of the ways I measure the success of my teaching is the "news article frequency": the frequency with which my students send me links to news stories that relate to something we talked about in class. Lately, my news article frequency has been quite high. I can't imagine teaching computer science … Continue reading Context matters
Month: January 2010
A (belated) anniversary, of sorts
Musings on the 10-year anniversary of my PhD
My Moodle wish list
Moodle is great, except when it isn't. What small things might make it better?
Theme for 2010: “Defining”
Around these parts, we don't do new year's resolutions---we do new year's themes. A new year's theme is kind of like a guiding principle for the year. A theme allows for reflection, for more thoughtful goal-setting, and hopefully for more meaningful day-to-day decisions. I've been doing this for a few years now, with varying levels … Continue reading Theme for 2010: “Defining”
This is what a computer scientist looks like 