Jun 12, 2014
My First Math Assignment Rubric
Grading can be a difficult proposition. In a math course, the mechanics of a solution, meaning the correct addition and subtraction, may be correct. However, a student may have misapplied a solution…
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Jun 11, 2014
Public Kanban for Public Administration
:::figure{src="/assets/img/news/philly-trello.webp" alt="A public Trello snapshot for the City of Philadelphia (City of Philadelphia)" align="center" width="100"} A public Trello snapshot for the City of Philadelphia (City of Philadelphia) ::: Public agencies have difficulties…
Jun 10, 2014
My First Chess Game
It's not really my first, but I started playing in tournaments online through the United States Chess Federation, the Correspondence Chess League of America, and the International Correspondence Chess Federation. I am…
Jun 10, 2014
Review of More Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam
:::figure{src="/assets/img/news/415gCIcGsvL.webp" alt="Cover of More Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam" align="right" width="50%"} Cover of More Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam ::: My review of More Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam by Edward J. Barbeau: Fallacies, Flaws,…
Jun 9, 2014
Using Agile Methods for Course Management and Delivery
, I spoke at the APPAM spring conference on using Trello to manage my classroom. I describe the process of using Trello as a one-person Kanban board and how this works for…
May 21, 2014
I got a Doctorate in Public Policy!
Apr 16, 2014
One Step Closer to Ending Open Enrollment
D.C. has extended the special enrollment period for the District's health exchange. If this progresses, we are getting closer and closer to ending open seasons for benefits signups. This can only be…
Apr 14, 2014
Password Requirements
This pretty well sums it up, and everyone's encountering the worst in the wake of Heartbleed. These types of password requirements are misguided and out of proportion. The password for my bank…
Apr 8, 2014
The National Science Foundation Finds Ignorance
:::figure{src="/assets/img/news/SunAroundEarth.webp" alt="Respondents Agreeing the Sun Revolves Around the Earth" align="center" width="100"} Respondents Agreeing the Sun Revolves Around the Earth ::: Back in February, much was made of an NSF study showing roughly…
Apr 7, 2014
Golden Balls Revisited via Radiolab
::youtube{video="S0qjK3TWZE8"} Game theory is awesome and so is the prisoner's dilemma. It's even better when it happens to British people. The clip above from the British gameshow, Golden Balls, shows the dilemma…
Apr 3, 2014
Tunnel 57
PRI's 99 Percent Invisible tells how Ralph Kabisch dug a tunnel from West Berlin, under the Berlin Wall, to the East, helping 57 East Germans escape to West Berlin in 1964. Kabisch…