Teaching the Next Generation of MacGyvers

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I recently learned an updated version of the MacGyver TV series is in the works. One twist: the 21st century problem solver will be a woman. And, further details about her are being crowdsourced via a contest. That factoid along with a few things I've been reading have convinced me that today's instructors, whether they teach GIS or history or chemistry should think of themselves as teaching MacGyvers rather than programmers, historians or chemists.