FIRST DAY OF CLASS

First Day of Class
Barbara Gross Davis (1993) Tools for Teaching
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/firstday.html

Preparing for the First Day of Class
Center for the Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/TLBulletins/
1(3)FirstDayofClass.html
Questions and suggested responses about the first day of class + related links.

Getting Started
Richard M. Felder, North Carolina State University, & Rebecca Brent, East Carolina University
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/
Columns/Getstart.html
A chemical engineer's approach to the first day of class.

Ten Unspoken Questions from New College Students During the First Days of Class
Carolyn Lieberg, University of Iowa
http://www.uiowa.edu/~centeach/resources/ideas/
greatbegin.html

How to Have a Relationship with a Large Class
Faculty Forum workshop, February 25, 2003.
Facilitated by Stephanie Nickerson
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/Faculty/citl/articles/docs/
large_classes_2-25-03.pdf

The First Day of Class
Office of Faculty and TA Development, Ohio State University (1997)
http://www.osu.edu/education/ftad/Publications/firstday.html
A primer for new instructors and teaching assistants.

Great Beginnings: Things to do Early in Class
Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/web/
great_beginnings.html
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/PDF/
great_beginnings.pdf

Constructing Your In-Class Persona
Jill Carroll, The Chronicle of Higher Education (10/14/03)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2003/10/2003101401c.htm

Active Waiting
Robert Boice, First-Order Principles for College Teachers: Ten Basic Ways to Improve the Teaching Process (1996)
Reprinted by Tomorrow's Professor listserv, Stanford University
http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/552.html

>> See also: Learning Students' Names
>> See also: Classroom Management