The First Day of Class

The first day of class is an important one for you and your students. This class is an opportunity for you to: introduce yourself and meet your students, set the tone for the course (e.g., you may wish to consider establishing classroom norms), review the course outline, describe course expectations (particularly the intended learning outcomes, assessments, due dates, and grading scheme), answer questions, and begin engaging with course materials.

For courses that will make use of Avenue to Learn, it can be helpful to walk through the course site to clarify where you will post learning materials and to demonstrate which tools you intend to use in the course. This is especially important for first year students as it is likely that they will have limited to no experience using a course site in their prior learning experiences.