This chapter explores the importance of capturing students' attention in the first few minutes of a class and discusses the influence of James Lang's teaching techniques and the emphasis on engaging participants through storytelling.
Dave Stachowiak and Bonni Stachowiak talk about navigating insecurity in teaching on episode 490 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
20 years later and I still run into nervousness. The intensity and the kind of nervousness is different, and it often comes up in unsuspecting ways.
-Dave Stachowiak
How can you open the first 10 seconds of a class to capture attention, tell a story, and engage participants?
-Dave Stachowiak
I always have a something in my back pocket, either literally or figuratively.
-Dave Stachowiak