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Occasional thoughts on teaching, method of collective marks, birds, and whatever else feels worth writing down.
Building an Anonymous Q&A Tool for a 150-Person Lecture
I spent a weekend building a small web app so students could ask questions anonymously during lecture... then found out my co-instructor had Poll Everywhere access the whole time. I think the exercise was still worth it! (and here's why)
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About Me
Hi! My name is Shefali (she/her). I am a fifth-year PhD candidate in Operations Research at Cornell University, working with Ziv Scully on scheduling in queueing systems. I am currently instructor of record for ORIE 3500.
I have a bachelor's and master's degree in mathematics with honors from Bryn Mawr College, where I graduated magna cum laude.
When I’m not thinking about research "queue-stions", I enjoy birdwatching (ask me about American Robins and American Crows!), embroidery (particularly of birds), improv, turn-based tactics and strategy games, deckbuilding roguelikes, and Shakespeare plays!