I took this course in 2012: http://philip.greenspun.com/teaching/three-day-rdbms/ http://philip.greenspun.com/teaching/three-day-rdbms/ Probably the best cour

I took this course in 2012: http://philip.greenspun.com/teaching/three-day-rdbms/ http://philip.greenspun.com/teaching/three-day-rdbms/ Probably the best course I've ever taken, on any subject -- though this one happens to be on relational databases! The model of: 15 minutes lecture, 15 minutes in-class exercises, and 15-minutes review of student (and, if needed, "correct" solutions) worked really well. Might be able to incorporate some ideas into what you do.