Teaching

“Efficiency vs. Effectiveness,” by Greg Page.
One-sentence summary: Bureaucrats aim to maximize efficiency, whereas professionals aim to maximize effectiveness.

“No Camera? No Problem,” by Greg Page.
One-sentence summary: I do not require remote learners to turn their webcams on during class.

“One Simple Organizational Technique: For Them AND For You,” by Greg Page
One-sentence summary: A once-a-week, bulletized list of salient items/due dates, posted to Blackboard and/or distributed as an e-mail, might be just as helpful for the Professor as it is for the students.

“One For the Bag of Tricks: Time-Boxing Student Presentations,” by Greg Page
One-sentence summary: Setting and enforcing strict time limits on student presentations has many secondary and tertiary benefits that I never even originally intended or imagined.

“Wait, Wait…So Who the Heck is Ma Yun?” by Greg Page
One-sentence summary: I always refer to Chinese students by the name that they use when introducing themselves, regardless of whether that’s the name I see on the course roster, or a Western nickname.

“E-mail is Fine, But Just Don’t Do *This* Thing” by Greg Page
One-sentence summary: E-mail is an essential communications tool, so use it — but for multiple volleys from “Question Howitzer,” just a wee bit of courtesy can go a long way.