First Day of Class
Updating Canvas for the Start of the Semester Part 1
Getting to Know Your Students
Jennie Carr, an Associate Professor at Bridgewater College, explains that researchers have found “strong positive correlations between [faculty] building relationships and rapport with students and academic achievement, attendance, student interest, motivation, empowerment, self-efficacy student attention, classroom behaviors and interactions (Benson, Cohen, Buskist, 2005, Houser & Frymier, 2009, Kozanitis, Desbiens, Chouinard, 2007; Myers, Goldman, Atkinson, Ball,… Read more »
Ideas for the first day of class
The following are a few ideas collected from a variety of sources on activities first the first day of class. From (Weimer, 2017) If it’s a course where students don’t think they know anything about the content, start by dissecting the course title. For each keyword, ask students to submit the first word or phrase that… Read more »
Quick Tips – Final Thought on First Day Preparations
I realize two weeks ago, I said I would provide a two-part series of tips to help with the first day of the course. We discussed faculty-student engagement, student-to-student engagement, and how to get to know your students. However, we have not discussed ideas on what to actually do on the first day of the… Read more »
Quick Tips: Preparing for the first day of classes (Part 2)
Last week we discussed ways to establish presence in your classroom and allow your students to get to know you. This week we will talk about ways to get to know your students, as well as help them know each other. Attendance: If you use a sheet to have people sign in, you… Read more »
Quick Tips: Preparing for the first day of classes (Part 1)
5-6 minute read: I’ve collected tips from a variety of sources and summarized them below. Some of these ideas may be ones you already do, but I have found reminders never hurt. The Eberly Center at Carnegie Mellon University suggests the first class meeting should serve at least two basic purposes: To clarify all reasonable… Read more »