What was your favorite class or course or learning experience?


This can be at any level of formal schooling, or learning taken for any reason.

Perhaps you were the teacher.

Favorite as a student?  Abnormal Psychology, followed by Astrologic Photography.

Favorite as a teacher?  <<Target specific>> Order of Battle and Manual Cryptosystems.

That's hard and - like favorite flowers - for me depends on the season or phase of life.

As a student, I loved Stellar Interiors decades ago and am loving learning to play guitar now for similar and yet very different reasons. Oh, the challenges of relaxing and stretching oneself into completely new ways of being.

As a teacher, I always enjoyed introductory astronomy courses for non-science majors. It was so rewarding to see people understand concepts they'd imagined were too technical for them to grasp.

While pursuing a degree in Computer Science, I really enjoyed Systems Analysis and Design. I later changed my major to Electronics Technology and took a 3-year course in Robotics.

As a member of the electricians' union (IBEW), for three years I taught first-year apprentices in basic electricity, tool safety, and mandatory OSHA classes. That was fun. I enjoyed finding real-world examples that I could demonstrate in the classroom to help them understand. Things like letting the magic smoke out of electrical components. 

Quote from: Lori Dee on May 30, 2025, 12:12:42 PMWhile pursuing a degree in Computer Science, I really enjoyed Systems Analysis and Design. I later changed my major to Electronics Technology and took a 3-year course in Robotics.

As a member of the electricians' union (IBEW), for three years I taught first-year apprentices in basic electricity, tool safety, and mandatory OSHA classes. That was fun. I enjoyed finding real-world examples that I could demonstrate in the classroom to help them understand. Things like letting the magic smoke out of electrical components. 

I am sure Lori that you switched or turned them on to some useful knowledge.

I was forty years old and halfway through the requirements for an MFA in Creative Writing when I made the mistake of enrolling in a Philosophy Course. I switched majors. As a Philosophy student, I never understood a single word I read but enjoyed reading every one of them.