[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcq9Lzbr0w8] As part of my experiment in flipping my classrooms, I searched for options for producing videos. My university campus provides support to create fully produced videos but I wanted something lightweight that I […]
Yes I think kids should code.
Is it worth teaching young kids to code? Mark Guzdial’s “Computing Education Blog” is at the top of my personal list of education blogs to follow, there is always good content and great insight there. […]
Make Office Hours Attractive to Students
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aMcXBsLQLY&w=140&h=105] Office Hours I used to set my office hours and really not be concerned about promoting them beyond the obligatory publishing the available hours in my course syllabus. The video here (courtesy of […]
Engage Your Students
This afternoon I received an email from one of my students of the typical “I am really embarrassed to ask you and this is probably a dumb question” type. You know the type of question, […]
This Thank You is for my Students
On Monday I attended a nice ceremony to receive an award for being among a group of faculty that have “left a mark on our students”. Apparently this puts me in the top 5% of […]
Why I Teach
I write this post on the day of the 70th anniversary of the Tecnolócigo de Monterrey which is an appropriate time to reflect on my decision to a life as an academic. Just this week […]
Flipping the Classroom
Last summer I decided to take my first steps towards flipping my classroom. After one year of exploring this on my own I have decided to share my experiences with my colleagues at the Tec […]
Moodle for my Courses Please
I’ve been using Moodle as my preferred Learning Management System (LMS) since 2003, so I have been using it since version 1. Many people have asked why I use Moodle and not one of the […]
5th Interchange of Educational Experiences
Today we had our annual conference to share our teaching experiences here at the Tec de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara. You can find more information about the event at https://sites.google.com/site/intercambioexp2013. I gave three short presentations and am […]