The First Day of Class

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The First Day of Class

• Janette Barrington
• Centre for Teaching Learning Services

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What the research says
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Topics to be uncovered
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Think-pair-share

• Complete Walls self-inventory
• Share responses with neighbour

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Things that influence the first class

• Academic context
• Teacher factors
• Situational factors

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Designing a successful first class
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1. Setting the stage
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2. Starting
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3. About you
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4. About the course
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E.g. - PSY100
PSY100 Fall Term 2004
The study of psychology
Term Test I October 26
The brain and behaviour
Term Test II December 7
Motivation
Learning
Mental Processes
Mental Processes
Thinking
Perception
Language
Memory
Thinking
Perception
Language
Memory
PSY100 Spring Term 2005
Research Methods
Research Methods
Individual Differences
Individual Differences
Development
Social Factors
Development
Social Factors
Term Test III March 1
Intelligence
Personality
Intelligence
Personality
Final Exam (including everything) April-May
Psychopathology
Psychopathology
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5. Advice for success
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6. Setting the right tone
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Teaching Dialogues

• Nancy Acemian
• Georgios Vatistas
• Fred Szabo
• Sheila Maison
• Lyslen

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The first 15 minutes

• Group A first year class
• Group B large class
• Group C for a shy teacher with little experience

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Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the
mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who
can restore it to its previous whiteness?Saint
Jerome (c. 342-42), Letter 107