Target audience: teaching faculty (full- and part-time)

Session One: The First Class Meeting
(1.5 - 2 hours)

• Orchestrate a positive first impression
• Introduce yourself effectively
• Clarify course goals and expectations
• Break the ice between students effectively
• Gather critical information
• Proactively learn and use students' names
• Whet students' appetites for course material
• Solicit feedback from students
• Reassure students of the value of the course

Session Two: Following up the First Class Meeting
(1.5 - 2 hours)

• Review, analyze feedback
• Assimilate information from Student Profiles
• Communicate prior to second class meeting
• Adjust your strategies if appropriate
• Under-promise, over-deliver
• Conclusion/debrief/questions

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