About Me

• Professor Craton
• Father of two kids - Josiah (3) and Benji (10)
• Married to Karin
• We live in Anderson near campus

Academic Career

• BS in Computer Engineering
• MA in Higher Education and Student Development
• MS in Computer Science

Professional Career

• Software Engineer Team Lead at Genesys
• Software Consultant

Anything you want to know about me?

Introductions

• Name
• Favorite place you went over the break

Syllabus

Link

Quizzes

• Given regularly at beginning and end of class
• Allow me to confirm that everyone is keeping up with course material

Try New Things

• College is a time for experimentation and growth
• Get involved with the community

A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for. Sail out to sea and do new things.

John Augustus Shedd

Growth Mindset

• Talents can be developed
• Learning requires effort
• Your math skills are not “bad” in a fixed sense
• Skills have room to grow

Comparison

• Try not to compare yourself to others
• Compare yourself to yourself in the past

Never be the brightest person in the room; then you can’t learn anything.

James Watson

Intentional Effort

• Growth requires effective practice
• Plan to put in time to learn the topics that matter

The most dangerous way to lose time is not to spend it having fun, but to spend it doing fake work.

Paul Graham

Reading for Tomorrow

S.S. Wilson - Bicycle Technology