I'm only 31 years old, but I've seen more bad presentations than I care to remember. I just stumbled across this fantastic presentation guide. My intuition tells me this may become required reading for some of my future classes before they present. … [Continue reading]
We’ve got to do something!
January 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Check out this article from the former CEO of Lockheed Martin, Norm Augustine about America losing its edge in innovation. Things need to change... now! … [Continue reading]
Suggest Rather Than Propose
July 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
For a fairly long time, I've been a staunch proponent of the idea that the way in which one "wraps" a presentation (i.e., the way something is said or presented) is equally as important, if not more important, than "what's in … [Continue reading]
GREAT Speech by JK Rowling
July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I just finished watching JK Rowling's 2008 Harvard University Commencement Speech. She is amazing. I can't claim to be a huge fan of the Harry Potter movement, mostly due to the fact that I've not read the books or seen the movies, … [Continue reading]
Practical Research
July 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A good friend, Chris Christensen (Twitter: @minenet) responded to one of my tweets concerning innovation education with a link to a blog post which discusses the great divide between university research and industry application. … [Continue reading]
Teaching Innovation
July 24, 2010 by 3 Comments
Maybe you know... I've been interested in innovation in engineering education for the past year or so. I've been reading quite a bit about innovation, creativity, and such as it pertains to engineering education but education in general … [Continue reading]
Great Quote about Writing
July 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I just ran across a quote about writing from William Strunk's The Elements of Style: Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have … [Continue reading]
Welcome
July 14, 2010 by
Welcome to my website. I'm currently re-doing the whole thing using Wordpress 3.0 and will be using it as a course management system for my fall 2010 courses. More to come soon... … [Continue reading]