Hindsight

This semester is almost over, and I already know many things that I plan on changing in my syllabus for next semester. Attendance will be mandatory, grades will be taken more often, and if I have to "go hunting" for student assignments on the wiki, their will be points deducted. We are to treat our syllabii as pseudo-contracts with our students, laying out what is expected of them, and what they should expect of me. I have hesitated to enforce their new rules because I didn't have them on my syllabus this semester, but next semester they will definitely be on it. I am totally ecstatic about next semester because I checked my numbers on Friday, and I currently have 23 students enrolled!

Almost there...

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. When I got back from Salt Lake City, my students started working on the Adding Sound topic. During the same week we talked about Adding Interaction. I did a lecture on Adding Interaction where I talked about some of the code issues that may arise in Gaming II. I like to let my students see some advanced Flash every once in a while because I feel it helps hold their interest and excitement. This week we start the Assembling the Game topic.