Sam Timme (pronounced “Timmy”) is an academic technology specialist and has been working mainly on Blackboard and Canvas. Since starting full time, Sam has been learning more of the back-end management of both systems, specifically how to access the database directly and analyze some of the data points from that perspective. He started at Emory as a student worker.
A native of Omaha, NE, Sam received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and French from Creighton University. He also has a master’s degree in philosophy from Emory and is working on his philosophy PhD.
In terms of hobbies, Sam enjoys cooking, when he has time. He’s a vegetarian and likes collecting many different cookbooks. “I’m working through one called Bitter. My favorite time-intensive dish lately has been malai kofta, which is an Indian recipe for a potato dumpling with a spiced tomato sauce.“ Sam also enjoys video games and has an interest in stand-up comedy. Lately he’s been enjoying the comedians who podcast about comedy, such as Marc Maron and Pete Holmes.
“I’ve got a great set of coworkers who are really concerned with helping faculty to teach their best using the online resources that we provide,” said Sam. “After working on the Canvas pilot, I think it will be a better option for everyone, all things considered.”
You can reach Sam at stimme [at] emory [dot] edu.