1. some things that can be learned from it
The Last Lecture
some things that can be learned from it

2. Dr. Randy Pausch died July 25, 2008 of pancreatic cancer
taught Computer Science at CMU
Specialty Virtual Reality
Taught a course on Building Virtual Worlds
Created Alice

3. Where to see it www.thelastlecture.com
The title is “Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams”
There is also a book published by Hyperion

4. “Enabling the dreams of others”
How does it apply to me? It is very good advice
For teaching
For living

5. Tell the truth Tell yourself the truth about the quality of your work
Tell your students the truth about their work

6. Feedback is a gift Establish a feedback loop and listen to it
TA evaluations
TA observations
TCE
Your supervisor owes it to you!
You owe it to your students also

7. Work Hard and Be Prepared
Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity
Be prepared for your classes
Be prepared for your students

8. Help Others A mentor is very important to every student
try to be one
Show your excitement
Be a salesman
Have fun!

9. Find the best in everybody
Hard! but can be done if you wait long enough

10. Show gratitude You never know what it means to the other person
Thank your students for coming to lab, for asking questions, for trying

11. Brick walls
Brick walls are meant as a way to see how much you want something
Brick walls are meant for the other people who don't want it as much as you do
Perseverance is needed for anything important in life
your goals
your students' goals

12. Ask! It never hurts to ask for what you want In your own classes
What you want your students to do