I learned more about the importance of student introductions/biographies. In my experience, I've struggled to get students to respond in this area. I'm thinking of making it more interactive and fun by asking each student to ask five random questions of a fellow student and then that student will be expected to respond. I'm thinking of questions with short answers (What is your favorite TV show?, Coke or Pepsi?, etc.). Hopefully this will be a nice ice breaker as students won't see it as intellectually daunting or burdensome.
