Convince students to pair and mob in their teams
The work is easier when shared with others than done on your own. I find it frustrating when you can see a team could be… Read More »Convince students to pair and mob in their teams
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Teamwork should be multiplicative not additive
Teach students how to level up their team collaboration to achieve more A few months ago Cliff Hazel posted a question on LinkedIn that speculated… Read More »Teamwork should be multiplicative not additive
We should aim to create diverse student teams in software engineering
Diverse teams are more successful than homogenous ones An extreme case of when a homogenous group got it right was the Cuban Missile Crisis. We’re… Read More »We should aim to create diverse student teams in software engineering
It can be hard engaging students in lectures
Plan classroom interactions ahead of time A friend reminded me in one of his emails about the book ‘Made to Stick‘ by Chip and Dan… Read More »It can be hard engaging students in lectures
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
Facilitate experiences in your teaching
Make teaching more interactive with facilitated experiences One of my key goals for each teaching session I run is to have a facilitated component. This… Read More »Facilitate experiences in your teaching
Invite people to participate
Make the invite to participate welcome When I was an external examiner recently for a PhD viva I was reminded during the discussion that there… Read More »Invite people to participate