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Shopping (online) – price, speed & (moral) comfort

Publié le 31 janvier 2025 par Docthib

In a previous post, I set out a mini-law and I promised examples to come. As a reminder, Docthib’s tiny law: « If, for a given product or service, you are looking for a more sustainable or respectful alternative*, while demanding … Continuer la lecture →

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Docthib’s tiny law (ENG)

Publié le 1 janvier 2025 par Docthib

At a time when many people are making their New Year’s resolutions, and perhaps just as many are deciding to stop making such resolutions (“new year’s resolutions are like a cheque drawn on a bank in which you have no … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans In English, Informatique et Internet, Réflexions, Verts de terre | Marqué avec Réflexions | Commentaires fermés

ChatGPT or ChatGepetto ?

Publié le 4 mai 2023 par Docthib

Inspired by the example of my esteemed colleague Benjamin Voyer, I did the following experiment: ask ChatGPT to write my biography, Wikipedia style. Like Ben Voyer, I was also very surprised by the result. As regards form, it is perfect. … Continuer la lecture →

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TotalEnergies: white, black or green?

Publié le 20 février 2022 par Docthib

TotalEnergies has just published a record profit of 14 billion euros. What about the expected dividend (more than half of the profit)? In a business that is 90% based on the exploitation of fossil fuels, where are the investments to … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans Finance, In English, Réflexions | Commentaires fermés

CovidCampus #9 – The Ultimate Combo for online teaching

Publié le 27 juin 2021 par Docthib

This blog post is part of a series of reflections on the Coronavirus / Covid-19 crisis and the transition I had to operate from my face-to-face courses to online classes. Fellow professors, look no further: here is the ultimate combination … Continuer la lecture →

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CovidCampus #8: online exams and cheating – 5 laws, some solutions and many questions

Publié le 29 décembre 2020 par Docthib

This blog post is part of a series of reflections on the Coronavirus / Covid-19 crisis and the transition I had to operate from my face-to-face courses to online classes. Never before have students cheated as much as at the … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans In English, Prof, Réflexions | Commentaires fermés

CovidCampus #7: The 3 components in the value of your diploma, and how emergency online teaching interferes with that

Publié le 31 juillet 2020 par Docthib

This blog post is part of a series of reflections on the Coronavirus / Covid-19 crisis and the immediate transition from my face-to-face courses to online classes. At the time of writing of this blog post, there are still uncertainties … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans In English, Réflexions | 2 commentaires

CovidCampus #6: Online courses versus face-to-face courses: identical twins or siblings?

Publié le 16 mai 2020 par Docthib

This blog post is part of a series of reflections on the Coronavirus / Covid-19 crisis and the immediate transition from my face-to-face courses to online classes. Beware: long blog post. This article started from the following idea: in previous … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans In English, Informatique et Internet, Prof, Réflexions, travail | Commentaires fermés

CovidCampus #5: first weeks of online teaching – from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde (2/2)

Publié le 31 mars 2020 par Docthib

This blog post is part of a series of reflections on the Coronavirus / Covid-19 crisis and the immediate transition from my face-to-face courses to online classes. Here is the continuation of my experiments on the abrupt switch of all … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans In English, Réflexions | 2 commentaires

CovidCampus #4 : first week of pivoting to online teaching (1/2) – the Dr. Jekyll syndrom

Publié le 24 mars 2020 par Docthib

This blog post is part of a series of reflections on the Corona virus crisis and the immediate transition from my face-to-face courses to online classes. After general thoughts, let’s move on to a field report. Last week, I had … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans In English, Réflexions | Commentaires fermés

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