Hi Paul!
I really like that strategy as it covers several things. Let me suggest too that students might add an additional component to their intro essays: a brief description, or personal assessment, of their learning styles (ex:hearing, seeing, writing, doing) and from their perspectives, where they feel their strengths and challenges are as students.
It's hard to reach every student in every class. What are a few teaching strategies that you have effectively used to touch upon students from diverse backgrounds and varying learning styles?
