
Don't telework with spreadsheets: build a request tracker using Quickbase
In another article (which you may want to read first if this one seems too technical), I made a case for why you shouldn't rely on...


Teleworking: Beyond Spreadsheets
Emergency Mode A few weeks ago it was business as usual here in the US. A vague sense of something going on in China but this was just...


Personalized learning is not about technology
One of the big ideas in education these days is "personalized learning". There are myriad ed-tech startups launching apps that support...


Self-service reporting on the cheap
Only you can prevent forest fires In the quest to be more data driven and to harness the power of data science, more and more is being...


Data is not facts: the impossibility of being unbiased
Best intentions We talk a lot about making decisions based on data but we need to be careful about how hard and fast those decisions are....


Ain't nothing but a C thing, baby...(and A and R too)
It's like this and like that and like this Your data is a mess. Your analytics is wilting on the vine, starving for lack of effective...


Good enough is good enough but what is good enough?
Not Just a Buzzword "Analytics". We know that it is more than just a buzzword but too often we cannot realize it's promise. Why is it...


2+2=5 or the pompatus of data reporting
Wait! NOT Common Core! No, Really! <ducks> Take a deep breath. I am NOT talking about Common Core. Put down the righteousness...


New Blog
This blog is my attempt to share thoughts on data effectiveness. That is to say my thoughts on how data reporting can provide good...