Happy First Full Week of the New Semester! I'm becoming increasingly excited about what this spring will hold for my students. In Evolution (BL 4800), we are embarking on a Service Learning project that ties grid-computing (using networks of PCs/Macs to search for disease cures and to predict global climate change) to serving the global community (see links to projects below). There is a website describing such grid-computing projects, and anyone with access to a computer or even a PS3 can sign up to help. We also just finished watching and discussing a great documentary entitled Flock of Dodos, which presents the Evolution/Intelligent Design "controversy." It's worth seeing if you haven't already.
In my Human Anatomy & Physiology course (BL 2930) we are now using i>clickers, which are interactive tools that allow students to "buzz in" with answers to quiz questions presented during class. The questions are then followed by discussions and any follow-up questions students might generate.
We are only a few days into the semester but it has already been a lot of fun for me, and hopefully for my students as well!
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