Statements
My current appointment is as a Teaching Professor, with expectations that I spend 60% of time on teaching, 20% on service, and 20% on scholarly activities.
Current StatementsCurrent Statements
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Teaching Statement: I have taught CS1 at Illinois since I arrived in Fall 2017, and implemented a wide variety of changes and improvements that have supported increased student success in my course and a doubling in enrollment.
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Service Statement: I have led efforts to improve our undergraduate curriculum and the teaching faculty hiring process. I have also made my CS1 materials publicly available at
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Statement on Scholarly Activities: I have designed, created, deployed, maintained, and evaluated multiple novel systems supporting my course.
My CV provides another overview of my teaching and other activities, and the projects page on this site provides an overview of some of my more significant instructional research and development efforts. I have also published a series of online essays covering various aspects of how I teach my courses and engaging in advocacy on behalf of teaching faculty.
Archived Promotional MaterialsArchived Promotional Materials
In May 2024 my promotion to Teaching Professor was approved. The statements I submitted for that promotion are archived here for reference: