As a self-taught programmer, I wasted time learning things I didn’t need to know and took more time in my studies than necessary. Later, when I found a mentor, I realized the importance of formal instruction to help students avoid similar mistakes. This revelation inspired me to become an instructor, and I started in a…
Into the (Un)known
By Robert Delfs You don’t have to be a philosopher to understand the importance of the fancy-sounding concept of epistemology. Epistemology is the branch of knowledge that seeks to separate fact from opinion, theory from conjecture. It is how I as an instructor try to encourage my students to think every time I step into…