While all good ideas, it seems a bit extreme. By that I mean if all these practices are followed, it consumes the entire class.
I always try to think back to when I was a student of the things my instructs did that I disliked. Those who spent the entire first class (esp those 1:40 minute sessions) doing "intro and overview" were incredibly boring. I wanted to get into some meat and potatoes sooner rather than later.
I try to limit my introductions and overview of the course to the first 30 mins of the first class. Then I'll start… >>>
