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Demonstrate the technology students will be learning about in class to motivate them.

  • Use demonstrations to develop motivating questions for students, e.g., "How did it do that?"
  • Students will be able to visualize interesting things they can accomplish by the end of the course.

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"Seven big ideas in robotics, and how to teach them" by David Touretzky, under "How to Teach These Ideas"

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