Active Learning Workshop - First Day Activities by Cathy Vimuttinan https://padlet.com/academicenglish/mvc0r1w2qji6guv7 UCI x NTUST | Winter 2025 en-us 2025-02-03 00:08:09 UTC 2025-04-14 00:34:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Planning First Day Engagement cvimutti https://padlet.com/academicenglish/mvc0r1w2qji6guv7/wish/3312842096 Choose one course:

  • Topic: INTRODUCTION TO EASTERN DESIGN

  • Number of students: 10

  • What is your focus on the first day?

    The Purposes of this class. Manage expectation.

  • What activity or approach could you try to spark interest? Take a look at these samples if you need some ideas.

True and false questions according to the facts.

Reciprocal Interview.


  • What questions or concerns do you have, if any?

The students are not interested in the history.

The searching results from google.





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  • Choose one course as the basis for this task

  • Double click on the posting to edit and type in your answers

    • What is the course topic?

    • How many students?

    • What is the first day priority?

    • What activity or approach would help to achieve this?

  • Click on the sample activities if you need some ideas

  • Designate a spokesperson to share the group's ideas

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  • Choose one course as the basis for this task

  • Double click on the posting to edit and type in your answers

    • What is the course topic?

    • How many students?

    • What is the first day priority?

    • What activity or approach would help to achieve this?

  • Click on the sample activities if you need some ideas

  • Designate a spokesperson to share the group's ideas

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    • Topic:

    • Number of students:

    • What is your focus on the first day?


    • What activity or approach could you try to spark interest? Take a look at these samples if you need some ideas.



    • What questions or concerns do you have, if any?






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    • Topic: Soil Mechanics

    • Number of students: 40

    • What is your focus on the first day?

      Show students a real case (case study) related to Soil Mechanics. Build up students' motivation.

    • What activity or approach could you try to spark interest? Take a look at these samples if you need some ideas. Test-teach-test.



    • What questions or concerns do you have, if any?






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    • Topic: Chemistry

    • Number of students: 50

    • What is your focus on the first day?

      Create the bonding between students and instructor

    • What activity or approach could you try to spark interest? Take a look at these samples if you need some ideas.

      I share my experiences at Taiwan Tech, just as the students senior, they can ask me anything about the course, life,


    • What questions or concerns do you have, if any?






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  • Choose one course as the basis for this task

  • Double click on the posting to edit and type in your answers

    • What is the course topic?

    • How many students?

    • What is the first day priority?

    • What activity or approach would help to achieve this?

  • Click on the sample activities if you need some ideas

  • Designate a spokesperson to share the group's ideas

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  • Choose one course as the basis for this task

  • Double click on the posting to edit and type in your answers

    • What is the course topic?

    • How many students?

    • What is the first day priority?

    • What activity or approach would help to achieve this?

  • Click on the sample activities if you need some ideas

  • Designate a spokesperson to share the group's ideas

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  • Choose one course as the basis for this task

  • Double click on the posting to edit and type in your answers

    • What is the course topic?

    • How many students?

    • What is the first day priority?

    • What activity or approach would help to achieve this?

  • Click on the sample activities if you need some ideas

  • Designate a spokesperson to share the group's ideas

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    • Topic:

    • Number of students:

    • What is your focus on the first day?


    • What activity or approach could you try to spark interest? Take a look at these samples if you need some ideas.



    • What questions or concerns do you have, if any?






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  • Choose one course as the basis for this task

  • Double click on the posting to edit and type in your answers

    • What is the course topic?

    • How many students?

    • What is the first day priority?

    • What activity or approach would help to achieve this?

  • Click on the sample activities if you need some ideas

  • Designate a spokesperson to share the group's ideas

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    • Topic:

    • Number of students:

    • What is your focus on the first day?


    • What activity or approach could you try to spark interest? Take a look at these samples if you need some ideas.



    • What questions or concerns do you have, if any?






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