Ten Tips For Teaching Technical Topics
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Ten concrete practices and why they matter: a peanut butter sandwich exercise that forces precision, diagnosing the string plus int confusion and when to back up two steps, building psychological safety (Google teams study cited) with polls and phrasing, the rule never touch the keyboard to force active learning, the one‑third rule for mixed‑ability groups, speed‑bumps for fast students, and demos of teacher tools like user‑friendly debugging and automated marking so viewers see what’s built and whether it works.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Ten Tips For Teaching Technical Topics
- 2:44What is it to be a teacher?
- 6:13How To Create An Environment for Learning
- 8:56How To Find Their Mental Model
- 12:11Getting your message across
- 13:51Find your style
- 15:38Never Touch The Keyboard
- 17:26Don't teach alone
- 19:55Dealing with particular types of students
- 22:06Dealing With Imposter Syndrome
- 23:44It's better not to know
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