"The computer doesn't care," says Robert Erickson, shrugging and erasing a comma in the $8,750 he's just written on a chalkboard. With the subject at hand — writing Excel functions — it's hard to imagine any of the 40-some people in this lecture hall caring much, either. But as the senior lecturer and 2007 Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award winner trots back and forth from the board to a laptop to an overhead projector, the potentially tedious topic becomes surprisingly lively. Read more...