December 10, 2007
Attention Grade-grubbing Undergrads: Don't Waste Your Time!
Excellent article about why not to stress about grades.
Twentysomething: Why I regret getting straight A’s in college » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk
I was told that having a high GPA would open all kinds of doors for me. But you know what? I interviewed with lots of companies, received a total of 14 job offers after graduation, and none of the companies asked about it. They were much more impressed with stuff like serving as Chief of Staff for the student government and starting a radio station run by 200 volunteers.
May 25, 2007
iClicker - Fun tech that UTC already owns...
I got to play with and help demonstrate this technology last night:
iClicker, an easy-to-use radio frequency classroom response system that facilitates teaching rather than impeding it.
What I liked about this was the ease of setup. My boss just plugged this in and it instantly worked with my existing powerpoint and provided instant feedback of student's answers. I can think of a ton of awesome classroom uses where the technology would help to reinforce learning and engage students during review sessions. Then there are all the non-learning but fun uses, like, make your own Scene-It games and so on.
Pretty neat.