Friday, January 16, 2026
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Our "Flipped" Classroom Model
- Work happens outside of class: The primary building, writing, and experimenting occurs on your own time.
- Class time is for "touching base": We use our time together to troubleshoot, share progress, and overcome technical hurdles.
- No formal lectures: I won't be delivering polished, static presentations. Instead, we are here to see how things are going in real-time.
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Embracing the "Unfinished"
- Bring your mistakes: You do not need to have a polished, error-free product when you walk into the room. Bring your bugs, your broken links, and your "in-progress" work.
- Working alongside you: I will be doing the same work you are doing. I'll share my own process—errors and all—so we can learn from the cleanup process together.
- Authentic process: Class happens wherever we are in the moment. We notice errors as we share and work on fixing them as a group.
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The Recurring Cycle
- Touch base: Share where we are.
- Troubleshoot: Resolve questions and technical blocks.
- Execute: Everyone continues their individual work.
- Repeat: We come back the next class day and do it again.
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Today's Demonstration: The 5-Minute Post
I will walk through a streamlined process to create a new post and publish it to GitHub Pages. Since this is new to most of you, I want to show you a version that is simple, repeatable, and fast.
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Peer Success & Open Troubleshooting
- Insights: Students who have successfully pushed their first post will share what worked for them.
- Q&A: We will spend the rest of the session tackling specific technical issues or questions you've encountered during the first week.
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The Blog Network Dashboard
See all posts from everyone in the class: ENGL 170 Dashboard