As a gen ed instructor, I have to find ways of keeping the topics a bit more lively and I always think that competition is a good way to do this. I bring candy in for the students (raisins, too) and toss a piece across the room for a correct answer, a good try or even just because they haven't had a right answer yet! I also do a surprise "Bonus Point of the Day"--for anything from being the first student in class,helping out a classmate, being prepared or even making me laugh out loud. The students respond since they… >>>