Book Title: Arrival Activities

Subtitle: Increasing Student Connection and Engagement at the Start of Classes

Authors: Co-designed by students, recent graduates, educational developers, librarians, and instructors

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Book Description: This resource explores what arrival activities are and suggests ways to use them. It is accompanied by a PowerPoint slide deck that you can modify for your own teaching practice.

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Book Information

Book Description

Arrival activities are short low-stakes activities that students can do right when they join lectures. They are designed to foster community, develop connections, gather feedback, and enhance student engagement during the opening moments of class. For example, they can invite students to engage with the course; act as wellness check-ins; gather feedback from students; acclimatize students to what participation and engagement might look like in a digital learning environment; and provide opportunities for connection and perspective-taking. This resource includes an overview of arrival activities and has an associated PowerPoint slide deck that you can use and modify for your own teaching practice.

Authors

Co-designed by students, recent graduates, educational developers, librarians, and instructors

License

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Arrival Activities Copyright © 2022 by Fiona Rawle is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Education

Metadata

Title
Arrival Activities
Authors
Co-designed by students, recent graduates, educational developers, librarians, and instructors
Editor
Alison MacAulay
Contributors
Fiona Rawle; Habon Ali; Joanne Kehoe; Lianne Fisher; Lillian Chumbley; Mairi Cowan; Meghan Ward; Nada Ibrahim; Nicole Campbell; Nicole Laliberté; Shoshanah Jacobs; Tamara Kelly; Tomasz Glod; Yayo Umetsubo; Shirley Liu; Laura Crupi; Eliza King; Dianne Ashbourne; Jennifer Jahnke; Daniel Gillis; Dan Guadagnolo; Christian Metaxas; Angela Bakaj; Alex Smith; and Abigail Eastman
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Arrival Activities Copyright © 2022 by Fiona Rawle is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Education
Additional Subject(s)
Open learning, distance education
Institutions
University of Toronto, Mississauga, Western University, York University, Trent University, University of Guelph
Publisher
University of Toronto Mississauga and the Arrival Activities Team
Publication Date
March 11, 2022