I just sent this note to seventeen students who have signed up for a
Play of the Hand class to run on Tuesday afternoons for the next six
Tuesdays.
If any of you on the board want to "audit" a class to see how it
works, you're welcome to do so. Let me know you're coming ahead of
time please!
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This is pretty exciting, there are seventeen of you who've signed
up for my Tuesday afternoon "Play of the Hand" class!
We're going to meet for the next six Tuesdays at 3:00. I'll start
the Zoom session a few minutes early so we can socialize a little.
I think you'll be delighted with the tools I have for this class.
We're using a system by Shark Bridge built specifically for
teaching bridge. We'll get to examine card combinations, watch a
hand, and play hands. Everyone can have their own bridge table, or
we can play in pairs or foursomes. This is the system I'll be
using for the Bridge Basics courses for PCC this fall. It's being
used elsewhere to reported success, and this is my first attempt
with it.
We're all discovering that there a lot of features of this game
that are
easier to understand in an online format than the
traditional cards on the table. Of course there are trade-offs as
well, but we're giving up very little.
This is also why I've asked many of you to hold off paying for the
class. Let's see how things go in this first session. I think it
will go well, and I'm excited by the possibilities, but if you
have trouble with it for any reason, I'm giving you an opt-out
with my blessing. (Those of you who already paid, you know I'm
good for it.)
We'll all start on Zoom. Here's your invite for the class. The
same link will be good for all classes, but of course I'll send it
before each one:
Morris Jones is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom
meeting.
Topic: Play of the Hand
Time: Jul 28, 2020 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81524500688?pwd=ZHAyZVBiZmpscWZhaVpOcmdza293UT09
Meeting ID: 815 2450 0688
Passcode: 095893
As we start the meeting, I will paste a web URL in the chat
session. Clicking this link will open your browser, minimize Zoom
(hopefully), and take you to your bridge table.
For those who
are planning to use two screens, I will also send the web
URL to this list in an email, and you can open the browser on your
second (non-Zoom) machine.
Finally, there is an optional book that accompanies this class.
It's
Play of the Hand in the 21st Century by Grant and
Starzec. If you'd like to acquire the book, it's available in both
spiral-bound and Kindle formats. Here are Amazon links to the
book:
I'm nervous but optimistic! I'll see you all Tuesday afternoon!
Best regards,
Mojo