Note: this completely removes the YouTube link to Florian's talk; I've considered keeping that in as a "if you want to have more motivation, watch this link, but hyperlinks and slides don't really work. So we should probably include that in a reader of sorts.
Or we can make it in an reflective exercise: "watch this talk by Florian and list the primary reason why you want to learn and what you want to get out of this course". I wasn't a big fan of those exercises when I was a student myself, but I do see value in encouraging students to explore the "why" of things, not just the "how".
Note: this completely removes the YouTube link to Florian's talk; I've considered keeping that in as a "if you want to have more motivation, watch this
link, but hyperlinks and slides don't really work. So we should probably include that in a reader of sorts.Or we can make it in an reflective exercise: "watch this talk by Florian and list the primary reason why you want to learn and what you want to get out of this course". I wasn't a big fan of those exercises when I was a student myself, but I do see value in encouraging students to explore the "why" of things, not just the "how".