The important steps and information required to take/have for the first day of class.
It is important to make your students comfortable, remember their names, help break the ice and make them comfortable not bombard them with rules and expectations o the first day.
Ice breaker introductions are important to do with a class on the first day as well as setting expectations.
Create the environment that you need to have exist in the class. That environment should ecourage ease of conversation, trust in the system for building a learning setting, a comfort between students as well as between student and teacher.
I liked the suggestion of greeting students as they walk into class the first day.
I like the having more tools to be successful for the first day of class. I know for a fact that this sets the stage for a good block or semester class. I make it a point to learn their names asap. I repeat their names numerous times through out the class and make it a fun challenge for my self. By day 2 end of class we review and I call each student out by their first name with there hands over their nametags on their jackets.
Learning students names and calling them by there name during claass, is beneficial to the students confidence. I like the idea of the name tents and the picturese with students name under them, to help remeber the students name quicker.
It is a time to get acquianted with what we will be doing, how to get there, and who the individuals are
Greet the students when they come in and remember their names.
Introduce myself and my experiences so that the studnets get to know that their instructor is experienced in the area.
What options would be applicable to an exclusively online course?
create a one on one relationship with each student
Learn their names-very important that people put a name to you
This course is to help guide them through their first day of school and the expectations. Getting to know them and they getting to know you. Answering any questions they may have and establishing a comfortable learning environment for the students.
Welcome your students, introduce your self, your passion, go around the room and have the students introduce themselves name and what they to get from this expeirance.
Its important that we learn each students. And do a brief introduction with everyone in class myself included.
Setting the student at ease the first day will be benefical for the up comming classes. Students will look forward it comming to class.
Be sure to share a little bit about yourself so that you are more relatable to the class and they have confidence in your field experienc/knowledge.
ice breaker activities. introducing myself and having the students introduce themselves
Learning your students names and something about them will create a connection between student and teacher.
