Technology in Architectural Practice

Has anybody taught a digital fabrication course or taken one? I'd be curious if you would share some notes.

• Pros, cons, what worked, what didn't work?
• What was the mix between hands on shop time vs lecture?
• Assignments that worked and those that didn't work
• Was the course a series of small experiments or did it focus on one semester long project?

Any insight would be appreciated. 

I took a course while I was in school where we designed a chair in Rhino or SketchUp that would use one sheet of 4'×8' plywood. We then cut the pieces on the CNC router and assembled the chairs. It was fun to walk around the classroom and test everyone's designs. I thought it was a great intro to how to utilize the CNC!