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Engaging Introductions for First Day of Class One of the things I always try to do at the beginning of class or even a short workshop is give participants opportunities to start building community — and this means that introductions should be engaging for everyone! Here are a few I have tried myself. Collaborative/Connected Introductions I recently tried this approach in a workshop on scholarly collaboration, that I called “collaborative introductions” but can better be called “connected introductions.” I think it would work well for any classroom context, even very young kids. It goes like this: As I introduce myself, I highlight elements of myself (mother, teacher, blogger, worrier, etc).For each element of my identity, I ask who else in the room has it in common. I loved how participants didn’t just focus on exact matches, but tried to find any connection. Guess Who Introductions Alternative CV Your Ideas? Do you have an interesting activity you do at the beginning of the semester/year? Banner image credit: Neal Fowler
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