Video:
My video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uKuQCm7ljU&feature=youtu.be
The font size is smaller than I expected (and I zoomed in, at least for the first 5 takes!), but I’ve had trouble with Camtasia (echo from recoding both the microphone and system), so I’ll leave it like this for now.
The cluster map of our class is here, if you want to look at it with bigger font.
Note: it’s not quite everybody; I had to find your concept map and bio, and used the attendance from meetings, so definitely missed some people.
However, I am pleased with how it turned out in some ways. Before starting to teach a new course I usually do a pre-class survey, and try to incorporate the answers in my teaching. (Sometimes it’s simply posting a document of the fraction of students from different majors, or who feel the same way about math). If I were teaching R, this would be a nice ice-breaker and introduction.
Discouraging Experience:
For me it is most difficult to learn if I feel like I can’t make mistakes or am not confident in my abilities. Specific example: my piano teacher told my parents that I was a smart kid, but without musical talent when I was 7 years old. I got the impression that one is allowed/encouraged to learn only if they can become great at that subject.
It’s easy to combat negative comments when I am confident, less so when I am anxious. What helps: choosing to be with people who value and encourage me (luckily there have been many!), finding a way to advance my knowledge or contribute to a project (even if it’s small), setting achievable goals, stuff like that.