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First Day of Classes
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:13:43 -0500 (EST)
From: "JAMES T. HENNESSEY JR" <thenness@osf1.gmu.edu>
A technique for members of a class to get to know each other starts with
either a numbered card, or if still passing out syllabi numbering them,
for approximately 5-6 members of a group. I thne ask them to form groups
based upon their numbers, introduce themselves and get to know each other.
I tell them that I will then call upon one of them to introduce the
members of their group. After each group has been introduced by one of
its members, I then ask someone from another group to tell me something
about each member of the group just introduced.
In the first day this exercise forces them to remember something
about each other, to listen to others, and they get to know each other
much faster. It also facilitates group formation - a key to my style of
teaching.
Tom Hennessey
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
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