Description: A personal account of how humor in the workplace improved productivity.

Description: Call for articles, book reviews, and other pieces for the newsletter.

Description: An invitation to the readers of CompAct to enter a fiction writing contest.

Description: Over the last two years, we experimented with online peer assessment platforms in undergraduate courses and saw them deliver major learning advantages and be highly popular with students. We explain why peer assessment shows great promise for actuarial science education and the main factors to consider when designing peer assessment activities. We also detail our use of online platforms in two undergraduate courses. By sharing our experience, we hope to provide you, our fellow educators, with a solid starting point for experimenting with this format.

Description: Article that discusses Web 2.0 and associated strategies for productively using today's social media.

Description: Editor discusses feedback on new format of newsletter and solicits volunteers for more articles.

Description: New Co-Editor Richard Junker introduces himself and his plans for the newsletter.

Description: This article discusses the procedures, advantages and vendors of web conferencing services.

Description: Enumerates the observed preferences of attendees at the June 2011 Southeast Actuaries Conference, SEAC, for apps, phones, and other technological appliances and applications.