The way one character teaches another to pass an exam provides a useful model for helping students develop independence: Restraint.

Re-watching “Once More Unto the Breach” from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine brings to mind good teaching practices, leading to classroom balance.

The world—especially the world of academia—expects specialized experts. I’m more of a generalist, with a wide set of shallow skills…rare and useful.

Formulaic assignments may make grading superficially easier, but they become boring and dehumanizing. Assignments should be fun to grade.

People often worry that charging an EV is difficult or expensive. Neither is true. There are more ways to charge an EV than to fuel a gas car.

In the era of complex LMS walled gardens and online productivity suites, using an .htaccess file simplifies access to resources. Here’s how.

Over-designed courses can feel too mechanized or standardized, failing to consider human differences. We need more whimsy in education.

To improve my coding skills, I set myself a challenge: Get my website to present data gathered from external API calls. Here’s how I made it work.

The 2016 election punished progressive voters in two ways, reducing the likelihood that they'll return in 2020. We're fighting psychology. Here's how operant-conditioning suggests November will not go well.

After an abysmal first day of class, I retooled and approached the second day with completely different priorities. This semester tests our ability to be flexible.