The system of those seeking letters of recommendation is an excellent, time-honored tradition: someone writing a letter of recommendation in saying that another individual is worthy of such a letter. If you think about it, it’s really quite a wonderful
Letters of Recommendation, Part I (To: Students)
Every year, particularly in the late fall or early spring semesters, I get asked to write letters of recommendations by students. These letters are for a variety of opportunities. Some of the opportunities are for on-campus jobs (like an RA)
Podcasts for Educators
A few years ago I was introduced to the world of podcasts. My introduction began with the Stanford eCorner podcasts. I could listen anywhere: car, office, home, or during exercise! The notion of creativity and the spirit of entrepreneurship were
Octave Graph Theory Toolbox, Part Deux
In 2009 (ten years ago! how can it have been so long!), Amanda Olsen worked diligently on a project to use an open source programming language (Octave) to create a toolbox. I wrote about and provided links to the toolbox
HigherEdScope: A New Frontier in Digital Development
In 2016, co-author Melissa Venable and I were given the opportunity to present at #olcaccelerate, OLC’s Accelerate conference. Here’s our slideshow.