teachR is a cheat sheet for R instructors covering the full teaching cycle: designing courses for specific learner personas, structuring lectures with conceptual maps and faded examples, running interactive sessions, and using feedback to improve. It draws on Bloom’s taxonomy and other pedagogical frameworks.
What’s covered#
- Learner persona analysis – the R novice and the R “false expert”
- Defining goals using Bloom’s taxonomy
- Designing lectures with conceptual maps
- Writing the “final exam” and turning concepts into slides
- Faded examples – fill-in-the-blank exercises
- During the course – sticky notes, live polls, and check-in techniques
- After the course – measuring time and using feedback
- Useful tips and reading resources