Quizzing as feedback for students

19 November 2018

It’s important for all of us to get feedback and the timeliness of feedback matters too. Remember how it felt when you submitted something to your doctoral thesis committee to…

Diagram of curricular priorities and assessment types

Visualizing International Student Data

8 November 2018

After joining Datasquad this term, I quickly received my first task, which was to create a visualization representing the international student body for OIIL (Office of International and Intercultural Life).…

First Couple of Weeks with DataSquad

29 October 2018

I was very happy last spring when I learned I was going to start working with Datasquad this year. I have some background in data science but I wanted a…

#RiddleMiaThis, Riddle Me That: Trying out a Puzzle Room App

10 October 2018

Together with my intrepid colleague Sarah Calhoun, I tried out the new Riddle Mia This app at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). The app is designed by Samantha Porter…

Attending The Grace Hopper Conference 2018

9 October 2018

From September 26th to 28th, I had the immense privilege of attending the Grace Hopper Celebration in Houston, Texas as a Scholar. As described on their website, the Grace Hopper…

Doing ‘Percent of Total’ in Tableau!

18 September 2018

Here is an example of a bar chart with two dimensions (the blue pills) in the columns However, There are far fewer ‘home office’ records than there are ‘consumer’ records.…

Instructional Video with Professor Dave Explains

24 August 2018

I recently came across some great instructor videos by a guy who goes by Professor Dave.  He’s actually a Carleton grad, and his videos (on lots of science-related topics) are…

Tutee or Not Tutee: Who should be on camera in your Instructional Video?

6 July 2018

Effective instructional videos can vary in style.  This short video, inspired by an Arizona State University study, reveals preferences and effectiveness in two different styles: Should you teach to the…

Facing Instructional Videos

2 July 2018

How important is it for instructors to include their own faces when creating instructional videos? The answer might surprise you. Dann Hurlbert, Carleton College’s Media & Design Guru (and an…