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On the day of your class, make sure that you have all your notes on hand, and log in ahead of time to prepare. You want to be there waiting for students to arrive and start on time. Remember, people are taking time out to listen to you - yes, it is a great service you are doing, but they might only have an hour and you owe it to them to keep your end of the bargain.
On the day of your class, make sure that you have all your notes on hand, and log in ahead of time to prepare. You want to be there waiting for students to arrive and start on time. Remember, people are taking time out to listen to you - yes, it is a great service you are doing, but they might only have an hour and you owe it to them to keep your end of the bargain.
EVE University classes ''typically'' run with audio on the public [[Mumble]] server, any slides or game streaming delivered in one of the [[Discord]] classrooms, and textual chat or questions in the relevant "class-questions" channel on Discord.


The best classes (in EVE and in real life) are those that:
The best classes (in EVE and in real life) are those that:
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=== Structure ===
=== Structure ===
You'll have a very good idea of how you want the class to run. The best way to make sure this happens is to let your class know this in advance.
You'll have a very good idea of how you want the class to run. Letting your students know about this in advance will help them follow you. From a professional education standpoint, the following method of class structure reliably helps people retain information:
 
EVE University classes ''typically'' run with audio on the public [[Mumble]] server, any slides or game streaming delivered in one of the [[Discord]] classrooms, and textual chat or questions in the relevant "class-questions" channel on Discord.
 
From a professional education standpoint, the following method of class structure reliably helps people retain information:
# Tell them what you are going to tell them (introduce the broad headings of what you are going to discuss)
# Tell them what you are going to tell them (introduce the broad headings of what you are going to discuss)
# Tell them (go through each item that you want to cover in detail)
# Tell them (go through each item that you want to cover in detail)