(re)Connect: Practical Strategies for Fostering Connections With & Among Students by Tolu Noah https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23 Facilitated by Tolulope (Tolu) Noah, Ed.D. • @ drtolunoah • 2023 Elon Teaching & Learning Conference en-us 2023-06-01 01:05:00 UTC 2023-06-07 19:13:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f91d.png New to using Padlet? Start here! drtnoahCSULB https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2611128019 1. To add a post, click on the  plus sign below a column. You can type your response or use one of the media options to respond (e.g., video, audio, etc.). Feel free to include your name in your post if you wish!
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ℹ️ For more information about how to use Padlet, visit these "how to" pages: Add a Post, Edit a Post, & Delete a Post.]]> 2023-06-01 01:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2611128019 Google form survey before 1st day of class debdavis3 https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408357 2023-06-07 18:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408357 Have students write a letter to me as their first HW assignment. I have them tell me their expectations of me, themselves and share insights about themselves and their learning. I find the letter is more personal than a survey. https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408404 2023-06-07 18:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408404 Pre-course information page that is part of pre-course activities in LMS debdavis3 https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408751 2023-06-07 18:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408751 I write students a letter to model what their letter should look like https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408991 2023-06-07 18:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617408991 Group work in lecture and lab which include short getting to know you discussion periods debdavis3 https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617409333 2023-06-07 18:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617409333 I ask each student to introduce themself to me so I can hear how they pronounce their names. I do it while students are engaged in group work so they don't feel like they are in the spotlight. https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617409688 2023-06-07 18:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617409688 randomly assign groups, and have them find something they have in common, scavenger hunts (related the course content/positionality), do a pair/share and have students listen and report out what they learned of their classmate and have students exchange contact info with a few classmates on that first day https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617410947 2023-06-07 18:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617410947 https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617417378 For an online course, I have an optional virtual meet & greet where we do some activities and talk about the course. ]]> 2023-06-07 18:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617417378 Taking this "toolkit" of strategies to the faculty I work with :) https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617420845 2023-06-07 18:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617420845 metaphor & mingle! works as a "course connector" for me too since I sometimes teach a figurative language class. love it!!! https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421153 2023-06-07 18:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421153 Intro Discussion https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421155 A discussion forum for students to introduce themselves to the class.]]> 2023-06-07 18:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421155 https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421283 -Updating some of the questions in my pre-class survey
-Incorporate a "user manual" into my introductory materials]]> 2023-06-07 18:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421283 Given how much I use groupwork, I like the idea of having groups set up group agreements at the start of the semester! https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421334 2023-06-07 18:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617421334 I am often misunderstood by students, I plan to add the user manual to my syllabus. debdavis3 https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617423346 2023-06-07 18:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617423346 Love the user manual concept with the twist of the video! Can't wait to see what students think. https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617432229 2023-06-07 18:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617432229 Have students create a mandala with things that are important to them. https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617440652 2023-06-07 19:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/drtnoahCSULB/ReconnectElon23/wish/2617440652