Christopher Slade

Indeed. Sometimes as simple as not having the attendance roster handy can make it seem like the whole class is just a screwed up mess. Who wants to sit in the middle of a screwed up mess?

Charity Plante

I have found that by opening up the first class of the new quarter to listening to the interests of the students, it helps me better understand where they are coming from.

Douglas Purdy

I try to develop rapport immediately. I get to class early and as soon as the first student appears I ask them about themselves (everyone's favorite topic!). I make a point to talk to everyone in the class about themselves for a few minutes during the first class. Even shy students will almost always have something to say about themselves.

Marco Albarran

Retention has been very interesting and I see how the factors we learned in our quiz do help out with retention. If we connect with the student and almost tell them that they should not quite, we may have saved them from making a mistake. What do we think?

Dee Dailey

I like that concept. I like to go around the room...my classes have ranged in size from 18-35...and have each student introduce themselves and tell their major. I like the concept that was discussed in the material about asking them to say something personal about their life/work history/interests/whatever they feel comfortable sharing. My classes usually involve several different career fields.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Dee,
I use this approach in my classes because of the information I get as well as the benefit of getting the students settled into the course. They get to know their classmates and share their lives with others in a way that shows that everyone is in the class for the purpose of personal and professional advancement of some sort or another.
Gary

Dr. Gary Meers