Chat with Cecil Chua (Aug 22 2022)

Cecil was doing office hours when I stopped by his office. I greeted him and started the chat. 

Cecil's view on teaching

  • He believed that the teaching load should be based on the number of enrollment rather than the number of courses.
  • Cecil said that the BIT department at S&T has a particular situation. 
  • He told me that teaching classes with 50-plus students are nothing compared to other places. He used to teach 150 undergraduate students at the University of Oakland. 
Cecil Sharing Teaching Resources and Philosophy
  • Cecil teaches every course with full hands-on: IoT and Networking courses
  • Cecil suggested using Cisco Packet Tracer -- https://skillsforall.com/topics/cisco-packet-tracer?utm_source=netacad.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=packet-tracer&userlogin=0
  • This can be only for demonstration 
  • Cecil told me to feel free to use his teaching exercises for my courses, which are available on: https://cecilchua.online/
  • I can use it for IST 3333 and IST 4641





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