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I ask students to introduce themselves by using a name that like to be called with.
I then ask them to tell us what the do and more especially the morale reason why they do what they do.
I ask them to tell us what book they are currently reading and what is it is about, what learning have they taken out of the book.
I also ask them to share a quote they resonated with and why.

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In class, I sometimes start my first classes by:
1)  Putting the students in small groups and ask them to find 1 thing they have in common (which is not too obvious).
2) All groups share with the class what their similarity is.
3) In the same groups, they need to find something unique from the other group members.
4) All group members share what make them unique.

Online it could be organized by forming groups in breakout rooms on Zoom.

This exercice helps students to know each other and we always discover fantastic hobbies or experiences from them.

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Our students are normally new to education, but are experienced NHS clinicians. Getting them going with interacting can be a challenge, but there are some tasks that i've learned through experience definitely get students talking to eachother, and perhaps even becoming vocal. Note the questions are positive (glass half full) but responses are......normally overwhelmingly negative:

1. Please prepare three words that you feel describes how wonderful things are in the NHS at the moment? When you have done this, we can look at themes, and see if we can pull something together.

This might seem silly, but it gets learners sharing experiences, enables them to see similarities within workplace contexts, support one another, enabes learners to identify shared understanding and common goals. It also generate some humour which is always helpful. It's much different from asking students to introduce themselves and the areas they work in (which becomes a little repetitive for some of our learners).

The rescue line if things get a little heated online or in the classroom was shared with me by a great teaching role model: So....what can we learn?

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1. Who are you? Students draw something that represents themselves and then they have to guess which drawing belongs to who.

2. Students each choose one thing on their bucket list and then talk about it.

3. Students talk about the origin of their name; what it means and/or how they got their name. (It's interesting to do this with international students)

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This is a more individual ice breaker. IT is asking students to draw how they are feeling about the course they will soon start. It can be anything. They can share the picture at the end of the ice breaker with the other students and teachers.
We will them keep this and look back on the picture at the end of the course and see how they feel about the drawing and complete it.

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Ice breaker activities- Story chain & Name That Fact.

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Ice breaker activities- Story chain & Name That Fact.

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1.Start a story with a sentence or two related to the topic. Each participant adds to continue the story. it can lead to a creative and collaborative narrative.

2. Name That Fact- Activity
Share a list of interesting facts related to the lesson topic. Participants take turns guessing which fact is false or fabricated. This activity can be educational & entertaining.  ( Alice)

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1) I always use 'speed dating' as an icebreaker.  Get students to find out as much as they can about another student in 2 minutes before shifting to the next one.  Once everyone has spoken to the majority of the room, I facilitate a feedback session where students report on who they spoke to.  I also get someone to try and remember everyone's names which is always a good laugh.
2) Another activity- have students write down 2 truths and 1 lie and we have to guess which one is true.
3) Online - have tried this but less successful. Get students to upload a photo of something meaningful to them with a short description.

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Ice breaker activity - Educational journey

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Ice breaker activity - Educational journey

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Ask the students to think of an object or shape which represents their educational journey. Students could post an image on padlet, draw it on paper or could just hold an image in their mind.
Then ask the students to share why they selected it.

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Post a picture of an object that represents you and why. This could be done on Padlet or in the discussion forum as a thread. (Sarah Roeschlaub)

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Getting to Know You Bingo Icebreaker Activity

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For an icebreaker, I would make use of an event that has affected everyone. A case in point is to ask students to shared their experiences on the impact of COVID-19 on their lives and by extension the world around them.  I will then ask them to link these impacts to the subject of sustainability. It becomes easier because they have had first hand experiences.  Students can comment on the padlet while making use of relevant images and videos. Students can also make use of maps to showcase areas that have been hit hard by COVID-19 globally

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ICEBREAKER BINGO

FIND SOMEONE WHO…

Has a birthday this month ……………………. | Enjoys travelling  ……………………. | Can play an instrument  ……………………. | Has a tattoo   ……………………. | Can speak a foreign language …………………….
Played in a sports team  ……………………. | Goes to the gym  ……………………. | Has lived in another country  ……………………. | Loves to sing Karaoke  ……………………. | Has met a celebrity  …………………….
Has a pet   ……………………. | Dislikes chocolate  ……………………. | Made a resolution and kept it……………………. | Enjoys watching reality tv  ……………………. | Enjoys watching sport …………………….
Dislikes Maths  ……………………. | Enjoys reading  ……………………. | Has experience of working with individuals with additional needs or disability  ……………………. | Supports a football team  ……………………. | Been to a musical or another festival …………………….
Can cook   ……………………. |  Has a relative identified with an additional need or disability  ……………………. |  Can name a film or book where an individual is shown to have an additional need or disability ……………………. | Has a driving licence  ……………………. | Likes to paint or draw  …………………….

We have used this as an online induction activity with our new Stage 1 cohort

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Get students to tell me 2 truths and a lie about themselves; this gets them talking and putting themselves on the spot with an applicable answer. In the past this activity has allowed for some interesting and funny responses from students that gets them talking and guessing. I would get others to comment below guessing which ones they think are a lie, to incite conversations, discussions and social activities.

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This activity is great, in previous session we have placed a photo of the image and asked students to tell us what they call it? Really good for celebrating that we are all unique individuals so value and celebrate your differences!!

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I would ask students to bring an object that is meaningful to them (or a photo of something if they can't have the object present) to the live session and show this on screen. I'd then ask them to provide a brief talk on what the object means to them and what this shows about them as a person. Jolene

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During 'in person' training I've asked folk to get into small groups and draw a poster that represents a few things they've found out they have in common. The act of drawing can be quite fun.
I'm guessing this could be replicated using some kind of online tool?

Looks like I've just figured out how to draw in padlet.... (Johanna)

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We can create a map using Padlet, and ask students to check in their location (see image below). This is a nice visualisation, and we can then build our discussion based on the map. As mentioned by others, it is also good to know the different time zones we need to cater to from this activity. :)