In all of my classes, I strive for student participation. For example, I regularly ask questions and I try to draw the reluctant students into becoming active participants in the class. I have noticed that various in-class assignments are helpful in this regard. I also try to maintain a relaxed classroom atmosphere and I constantly attempt to interject some humor into class---occasionally I even succeed.

Before I enter the classroom, I'm thoroughly prepared to teach. For most classes, I use PowerPoint, with no additional notes. I spend a great deal of time and effort developing presentations that are clear and organized and my considerable experience with PowerPoint (for example, I developed more than 1000 slides for my information security textbook) allows me to take advantage of the technology while avoiding common pitfalls. This approach enables me to cover a sufficient amount of material, while keeping the lectures interesting and the presentation lively.

I constantly strive to improve my teaching. After each class, I do a brief "post-mortem" to consider possible changes that might make the material more relevant, accessible, or interesting. I also work hard to establish and maintain a good rapport with students and, based on my teaching evaluations, it appears that I generally succeed.

I'm definitely accessible. I truly enjoy meeting with students during my scheduled office hours or at other mutually-convenient times. In addition, I'm an email junkie, constantly checking my inbox. Students have commented that it's amazing how often I respond to email within a few minutes.

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