Saturday, September 29, 2007

Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" - Due Date to be Announced

Professor Randy Pausch, Professor of Computer Science at Canegie Mellon, gave his "last lecture" on September 18, 2007. You will receive a CD with this video on it if you cannot watch the video on your computer.

I want you to watch (or listen to) the entire lecture. It lasts almost 1 1/2 hours). It is a magnificent commentary about teaching and learning. Click here for Randy Pauch's "Last Lecture" entitled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams."

An assignment will follow.

In addition, you may be interested in watching two videos produced by the Wall Street Journal about this lecture. The two links blow will take you to the Wall Street Journal videos. Just click the link and WAIT! You may or may not encounter a brief advertisement. Should you want to replay the videos, they can be found on the Wall Street Journal video site under the Most Popular Tab.

Click here to hear the see the first Wall Street Journal video.

Click here to hear the see the second Wall Street Journal video.

Randy Pauch's web site can be found by clicking here.

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