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@mckellogs I wrote something about "the first 20 minutes" of a class many years ago, though my practice has changed since modeforcaleb.blogspot.com/2005/08/first-twenty-minutes.html +
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@mckellogs P. S. @LangOnCourse has a good elaboration of these ideas here chronicle.com/article/Small-Changes-in-Teaching-The/234869
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@mckellogs But my primary goal remains using first class as a way to introduce Big Question(s) for the course, so they'll come back wanting answers. +
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@mckellogs Sometimes I don't even distribute syllabus in 1st class: I post it, tell them to read it, & then discuss/take questions on it Day 2. -