bulko@ut-sally.UUCP (William C. Bulko) (01/20/85)
I've found that telling computer-science-related anecdotes (relevant to
the current discussion, ideally) is a useful tool in teaching: not only
does it help to capture the students' attention and awaken nodding students,
but I've found that they tend to remember the anecdote better than they do
the rest of the lecture. For this reason, I'd be interested in receiving
mail from anyone who has an interesting anecdote they'd like to relate to
me. Humorous ones are generally most useful (since students appreciate
them more) but I'd also like serious ones which teach a moral or paradigm
in an interesting way. The only real restriction is that they involve
computers or computer science in some way. The anecdote can be a "real
life happening" -- something that actually happened to you or someone you
know; a joke -- "once upon a time, a system administrator. . ."; or
even historic.
Does anyone in net.land have anything interesting?
--
Bill Bulko
Department of Computer Sciences
The University of Texas
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"Trust is a must or your game is a bust."
(Can anyone identify the author of that quote?)