Teach student teams to be humble
You grow when you teach others. You also grow when you ask for help when you’re stuck. We need to teach students to accept both… Read More »Teach student teams to be humble
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Reflection on 2023
Do what you teach and pause to reflect so that you can improve It’s time to walk the talk, and do as I tell others… Read More »Reflection on 2023
Teach student teams to shorten their feedback loops
Shift left to learn more quickly about your work What follows is a story that repeats itself every academic year in our year-long software engineering… Read More »Teach student teams to shorten their feedback loops
Teach Students to Build Slices of a Cake
Every student should be taught how to build a cake slice by slice When student teams, and hackathon teams get their hands on an idea… Read More »Teach Students to Build Slices of a Cake
Teach students trunk-based development instead of GitFlow
My goal as educator since I started at the University of Aberdeen in 2001 is to prepare students for life after graduation. For me, that… Read More »Teach students trunk-based development instead of GitFlow
Guide students in handling crucial conversations
These are life skills they will use forever Student software teams have lots of challenges and they need to talk to each other in order… Read More »Guide students in handling crucial conversations
Software Engineering Students Should Collaborate on Features
Build thin vertical slices instead of horizontal layers Students tend to think in horizontal layers as described in the textbooks. The books show the nice… Read More »Software Engineering Students Should Collaborate on Features
Help struggling team members collaborate in group projects
Aiding weaker team members helps everyone and the team Some students find it hard to work in teams. Other students dislike team work, but know… Read More »Help struggling team members collaborate in group projects
Team and Project Canvases Focus Student Collaboration
A team or project canvas can focus the effort of a student team Student teams seem to fall into a variety of categories when they… Read More »Team and Project Canvases Focus Student Collaboration
Take the Gambling out of Planning Poker
Teach students to use planning poker for discussion We all know estimates are guesswork. I often introduce this topic with a simple question: ‘how long… Read More »Take the Gambling out of Planning Poker