Reflections on 2023
I’m all about setting goals. And as the new year loams, revisiting my goals are important. Equally important, however, is reflecting the past year’s accomplishments. It provides me with perspective of what I can...
Category: Teaching
Using ChatGPT to build a course
How fast can I build a course using the new ChatGPT? A couple weeks ago, I attended a session on using AI for course development. It got me to wondering just how fast I...
Look out for AI generated essays
A couple days ago, I was shocked to read a story by philosophy professor Darren Hick out of Furman University. He shared publicly on Facebook a story about a student using AI generated essays...
Teaching the right way – with principles
How can principles help you build lesson plans? By helping your focus on what matters most. In this post, I outline how I used them to teach web services.
How to Make the Best Damn Course in our College
Good is not good enough. Using key pedagogical principles, great things can happen in my course. Here’s how I plan to do it.
Why a Stakeholder Approach Matters
Recently, I spoke to students at the University of Wollongong in Dubai about why I use a stakeholder approach in my textbook. I gave the talk a lot of thought because I wanted to capture...
What the best college teachers do – a review
If you had to describe the best college teachers – across disciplines, across universities, and across class size – what characteristics would you include? How do the prepare for class? How do the assess...
Rigor: How to do it Right
I recently finished reading a blog post by my friend Kelly Elmore on rigor. Perfectly timed, this post shined a light on a dilemma facing me. How can I entice high standards of learning...
Why Learning Objectives Fail
Academics are guilty of a terrible sin. This is not meant to disparage the many wonderful faculty at many universities who work hard teaching students. We strive to learn and apply appropriate pedagogical techniques...
Textbook published
After four years of work, I’m pleased to announce to publication of my textbook, eCommerce: A Stakeholder Approach. The long and arduous process pushed me to my limits, helping me develop as a writer. ...