First Day(s) of Classes

Get­ting Start­ed with Your Course
Pre­pare Stu­dents to Learn

• Includes: Stu­dent Expec­ta­tions, Stu­dent Sup­ports (DALS), Metacog­ni­tion, Ori­ent­ing to the Course Out­line, and First Day Activ­i­ties

Get­ting Start­ed with Your Course
Pre­pare to Teach

• Includes: Wel­come, About NIC, Poli­cies, Get­ting Help, Bright­space, Kaltura, and Text­books and Resource Order­ing

• Course Readi­ness Items (Bright­space Course)
• Term Start Course Check­list (Bright­space Course)
  • Time Sav­ing Tips and Tools (Bright­space)

The first day(s) of class­es (of a course) are key times to build com­mu­ni­ty, estab­lish rap­port and cul­ti­vate a com­mu­ni­ty of learn­ers.

• How to Teach a Good First Day of Class — North­ern Illi­nois Uni­ver­si­ty (Chron­i­cle of High­er Edn Arti­cle)
• Engag­ing Stu­dents on the First Day and Every Day — Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty
• Make the Most of the First Day of Class — Carnegie Mel­lon Uni­ver­si­ty
• 101 Things You Can Do in the First Three Weeks of Class — Uni­ver­si­ty of Nebras­ka
• First Day of Class — Van­der­bilt Uni­ver­si­ty
• The First Day of Class — DePaul Uni­ver­si­ty