Battling Pickle Podcast #6: Dealing with Trauma
In this episode I talk about how to deal with students who have experienced trauma in your classroom and at your institution, drawing heavily…
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Writing from the lab and the life around it.
Psychology, teaching, technology, personal essays, and twenty years of useful detours. Newest first; rabbit holes welcome.
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I Understand Why Diet Books Sell So Well
Yesterday at our first in person orientation since 2019, I reminded a group of students that they paid tuition money to us to buy…
Read essayBP 4 & 5: Major Projects, Learner Surveys, & The Pros of Standardized Testing
In these two podcasts, I first talk about what exactly I expect in a major project (Applicable to a number of classes I teach),…
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Plateaus, Milestones, and the Secret Food List: 3 Years, 200 Pounds
This is the third in a series of posts about my fitness journey. If you haven’t read them, here are links to parts 1…
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On Accessibility… or why I answer emails as they come in.
I’ve always been an Inbox Zero kind of guy, although lately with the whole pandemic thing, that idea has gotten less attractive to many.…
Read essayBP 3: The Problem with Punishment
Punish behaviors you don’t want, Reinforce those you do. For any set of behaviors, you could choose either path – so why would you…
Read essayBattling Pickle Podcast 2: Routine vs. Intentionality
In this episode I talk a little bit about how routine can be useful, but also can lose its value when the intentionality is…
Read essayBattling Pickle Podcast #1: The Disconnect Between the Classroom and the Real World
Welcome to the first episode of the Battling Pickle Podcast. No explicit notes for this episode, however the book that I’m referring to is…
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Laptop Phone Home!
On my home network, my laptop (a MacBook Pro) has a static IP address, and is accessible over VNC (screen sharing). This means that…
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How to Survive the Holidays and Still Lose Weight
A little while ago, I posted my Epic Long Post about Losing 170 pounds in 11 years. Before I get into my update, I…
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