I am an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and teach in the Biotechnology Program (BIT) at North Carolina State University. I am very interested in integrating open practices in the courses I teach. I believe strongly in non-throwaway assignments: assignments that are not one and done or hidden behind the LMS once students finish. These can be portfolios on public-facing websites or audio tracks. I'm also learning about social annotation and how to use it in citizen science projects.