First Day
If you get too deep with college stuff on the first day with discussion your class information; maney of the students will not comprehend you by being overwam with course information. it all new information. The second day you can comunicate with more comperhension.
I like to meet my students the first day. I like to tell them about myself and let them tell the other students about themselves. I explain the syllabus,ask them if they have any questions and listen to anything that they might like to add.
the first day is for setting the ground rules not going too much into the course content. Letting the student know what is expected and what they have to do to pass the course is important. A syllabus of the course content is helpful for the student and the instructor. I have found it helpful to give due date on the first day with reminder later in the course.
Hi Edward,
I really like how you make things clear to your students on Day 1. I especially like how you include a section about how to succeed in your class. Your students should really quickly how much you care.
Patricia
I try to allocate up to 2 hours on the first day of class to consider the Syllabus. Evaluation is probably the second thing listed on the syllabus. One of the helpful insights would be to provide examples of quizzes, papers and projects--thank you.
I also try to talk about classroom "manners", procedures, methods of contacting me and a section outlining ways to succeed in the class.
