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
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
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
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
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