I’m Busy – My Best Tips and Tricks for A Productive Professional Life
It’s been awhile since I’ve talked productivity on this blog, but recently I’ve had a number of people point out to me that I’m…
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Technology
Rest Days that Don’t Break Your Apple Activity Streaks!
If you ask around the internet about rest days, you find a debate between the “be active every day” crowd and those who insist…
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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.…
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Send Automated YouCanBookMe (and other) Appointment Reminders Using Microsoft Flow / Power Automate
I have 2 offices, which means that when someone makes an appointment with me, they need to be aware which office I’ll be meeting…
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Easy Class Participation Tracking, Grading, Rubric Generation, and More with Excel
One of my classes this semester requires me to track how often students speak in class, and evaluate each comment. I also have students…
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Entry and Exit Tickets in Google Forms / Sheets – Flexible and Fun
Last week I attended a workshop on Differential Education, and realized that I’m already doing something very “differential-ly” – starting this semester in my…
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ProfLife – Being Productive Out of the Office
One of the great things about being a professor is that we’re essentially trained to be project managers – people who are specialists in…
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Just a quick post in case you’re old fashion and like downloading actual copies of what you listen to, instead of streaming. I’ve been…
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Ran across this nice little trick a few months back. One of the things I miss about SAS was the ability to copy/paste data…
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Much Ado About Inbox Zero
I’ve always been an Inbox Zero kind of guy before Inbox Zero was even a thing. From the time I got my first email…
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