amy ponzoli CHEP

I agree. One way of doing this is to ask each student to stand up, introduce themselves, and explain why they enrolled in the college/course.

Barry Westling

amy,
Good idea. Part 2 of that exercise is to expand or elaborate on some of the more significant or pertinent reasons that students stated and give the instructor's spin on their relative importance and application to the profession. This can also be accompanied by a segue to topics that will be covered in the course, or perhaps chapters in the textbook.

Barry Westling