Move in day at Rose-Hulman, when temps reached the 90’s!
At this time of year, as Rose-Hulman first year students arrive and begin orientation, I always like to take a look at the Beloit College Mindset List, an inventory of the Class of 2017. Every year …
Final Plenary on Heuristics
Just as quickly as it started, it was over–we wrapped IPCC for 2013, and what a way to end it. Dr. Carol Barnum gave the final plenary talk about heuristic evaluation, as she reflected on her own travels in the wild world …
Amadei and friends!
We need to educate a new kind of engineer, one who can solve technical problems while learning and accommodating the needs and desires of people who will use the technology. This was the core message this morning from Dr. Bernard Amadei, founding president …
IPCC 2013 kicked off Sunday evening on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia Vancouver. Registration opened at 3:00 PM, and we had the chance to greet old friends and meet new ones.
Carolyn Labun and Darlene Webb, IPCC 2013 Program Co-chairs, greet Ron Blicq …
Beautiful scenery and memorable speakers–who could ask for more?
One week from today, we will kick off IPCC 2013 on the campus of the University of British Columbia Vancouver! With a beautiful setting, a fantastic program of presenters, and an all star lineup of keynoters, IPCC …
This is one way to get a job, but perhaps not the most effective.
In a recent article in the New York Times, Alina Tugend posed the eternal question that often crops up at this time of year–what are the skills college graduates should possess to make them employable? …
Meet the brightest light in the game theory firmament!
When one is in the market for help in improving communication skills, most of us take the same first step: a Google search. This search will turn up some sound, albeit conventional, advice. Let me suggest instead …
Giving a good presentation is key to success as a technical professional.
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the IEEE Professional Communication Society are partnering this year to bring communication content to members of both societies. In case you missed it, the webinar entitled “The …
There’s a YouTube video for that.
In a meeting today, several faculty complained that students were spending time in class on their smartphones doing things unrelated to course activities–updating Facebook, sending texts, replying to unimportant email. My question was, why do you allow them to use …
A great musical and grammatically correct!
There are two rules of grammar that I won’t ever give up. The first is the use of a singular pronoun as an antecedent to a singular noun.
For instance, The student handed in their paper late. The singular subject should have a …
