College Visit with a Jolly, Brilliant Computer Science Professor Named Zach Dodds

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

How do kids become adults who can give and receive feedback? Who approach problems from multiple angles as a matter of course? Who feel safe sharing failures and asking for help? Maybe one way is by taking a class from Dr. Zach Dodds, a computer science professor at Harvey Mudd College, who is as enthusiastic about education and supporting the next generation as anyone I have ever spent time with.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wenders, I'm Kelly Corrigan and today I'm wondering how people
0:13.4	learn to collaborate.
0:15.2	My thought partner is Dr. Zach Dodds, known lovingly around Harvey Mudd, where he teaches
0:20.3	robotics and computer science, as prof Dodds.
0:24.1	He is one of the most vibrant and enthusiastic people I have ever met.
0:29.8	He also happens to have been my husband Edwards College roommate, and as Edward likes to
0:33.8	point out, has a perfect rating on rate my professor.
0:38.6	Prof Dodds loves what he's doing and his enthusiasm for shared exploration and experience
0:44.2	is contagious.
0:45.6	So join us as we think together about the art of collaboration, problem solving, and taking
0:51.7	feedback with Dr. Zach Dodds.
0:53.8	We'll be right back with Kelly Corrigan Wenders.
0:59.8	Welcome back to Kelly Corrigan Wenders, I'm Kelly Corrigan, and today we're continuing
1:12.4	our live from college series, which was made possible by a generous grant from the Arthur
1:16.9	Vining Davis foundations.
1:18.9	Today we're at Harvey Mudd College, which is one of the five undergraduate Claremont
1:23.1	colleges down in Southern California.
1:25.4	My guest is the highly rated and beloved computer science professor, Zach Dodds.
1:31.3	We're making a podcast with your professor tonight.
1:34.3	He's a legend.
1:35.3	I think everyone knows him.
1:36.5	They do.
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