teaching

07
Aug
The opening credit from Happy New Year Charlie Brown, with Charlie Brown and Linus lying down, dazed, stars over their heads.

New academic year's resolutions

I don't know about you, but I feel a fresh reboot is in order.
5 min read
17
Jul
Tenure criteria are the levers to change culture

Tenure criteria are the levers to change culture

You want people to behave differently? Let's change the rewards and the costs.
6 min read
10
Jul
Grammar does not matter

Grammar does not matter

Please stop being a grammar pedant.
5 min read
26
Feb
Why are we all teaching ancient statistics?

Why are we all teaching ancient statistics?

If we taught molecular biology the way we teach statistics, we'd still be arguing whether proteins or nucleic acids were genetic material.
4 min read
27
Jan
Trauma-informed pedagogy

Trauma-informed pedagogy

and trauma-informed everything else
4 min read
06
Jan
When I'm doing differently for 2025 and beyond

When I'm doing differently for 2025 and beyond

new times, new practices
5 min read
06
Nov
Being a Scholar in Trumpian times

Being a Scholar in Trumpian times

Some thoughts about doing the right thing as an academic in an autocracy
5 min read
04
Nov
The best class I took in college

The best class I took in college

What made it so good?
8 min read
01
Oct
What the heck is “ungrading?”

What the heck is “ungrading?”

a short FAQ
5 min read
04
Sep
What was the best part of being a professor is now the worst part of being a professor

What was the best part of being a professor is now the worst part of being a professor

We get to do it all. Which means we have to do it all.
6 min read