One of the best parts about being a professor is having the opportunity to help students achieve their goals. This year, I was approached by two students who wanted to start a new club on campus to raise awareness of Huntington’s disease and other genetic disorders, and they asked me Read more…
I had a nice surprise from the Cal Poly Disabilities Resource Center–an award for “outstanding contributions to students with disabilities”–that I received at their annual awards banquet today. This is actually the third time I’ve been given the award–the previous times were 1991 and 1994–but it always means a great Read more…
I can’t help but want to share with you a list of 15 strangest college classes in America posted by our friends at Online Colleges Blog. Personally, these lists always reminded me of some of the science grants that take their shots from Congress (which of course is filled with Read more…
I was delighted to receive my instructor’s iClicker set via UPS today. This consists of two of the clicker remotes (blue for instructors, so you don’t get them confused with the students’ white remotes), a base unit that plugs into a USB drive, and a flash drive holding the software Read more…
Okay, I’ve completed my training with the friendly people at iClicker, and I’m ready to start using this fun technology starting next quarter. I’m jumping in with both feet–using iClickers for both my introductory psychology and biological psychology classes. There is method to my madness–not only have I been impressed Read more…