so very milquetoast

Once again, in-between sessions at the conference. Just got out of a session about student response systems (SRS for short). These are little remote controls that are handed out in a class for dynamic poll-taking. The faculty asks a question, and the students reply using the clickers. The responses are tallied automatically and the students can see the results on screen as they are clicked in. I wasn't too keen on the idea in theory, but using it is another story...the instant feedback really does have a "cool" factor, and the presenter mentioned that this is a great way to actually discover how many students understand a concept or fact, without being punative.

Had dinner last night with Ann, which was awesome. She took me to a restaurant called "Doug Fir". It's very hip - think of a Bob Evans cross pollenated with a northwoods lodge AND a bachelor pad circa 1968! It looked like something out of a Daniel Clowes comic. I loved it.

Ann also introduced me to an incredible PS2 game called Katamari. All I can say right now is that I'm going to be utterly hooked. Curse you, Ann! *laugh*