What type of activities and content we are advised to use in day one in semester. Would that be different for new students vs. old ones. Would that be different if you are new to university or old??????
Dear Emad, I strongly believe that learning only could follow motivation, then our goal in the beginning class must be fostering motivation in our learning goals, showing context to our learners. We must present the syllabus in a way that it fit into our students expectations letting the content become the foremost motive to learn.
Besides the formalities of a first class (i.e. norms, syllabus, evaluation, schedule, resource list , etc) we must choose good daily life examples that illustrates what we will learning in the course and how this learning will be applied into our life. In Higher Education (where I am) this applications must be linked with the profession that our students are trying to get.
Teaching is like puzzle-solving: the ultimate goal is fit all the pieces together. We must match the features of the profession with the vision of our University then this strategic alignment will answer the kinds of difference that I believe could be entangled with change the University where we are teaching.
Regarding the other source of variability that you prompt I think that new students are more intrinsically motivated but less mind-structured to success in higher education, while old ones are more focused and structured but they may carry on frustration from old courses that fail to motivate them and then more skeptical about the new courses. Of course it entails some differences dealing with motivation.
In summary I think that there are core purpose in class one independent of the situation. The core of learning is motivation and the first impression is essential to get people on board, as we usually say: You have only one opportunity to get the first impression.
Best wishes,
Manuel
Dear Dr. Emad,
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I think it varies if you are new or old, the nature of the University and even the nature of the class. Generally, we need to try to make it pleasant experience from the start. But of course their is no magic or one specific solution or approach.
Dear Emad
I think that we should state clearly what's "acceptable" and "not acceptable", criterion of evaluation, WHY should they learn that course. I think we should make something like a CONTRACT between teacher and learners.
Second thing to do is trying to determine what's called Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), i.e, the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under in collaboration with more capable person (teachers). This would help learners and us to setup realistic goals of learning process. We could use what Vygotsky (a Russian psychologist) called Scaffolding to accomplish our goals.
Thank you Dr. Izzat, Mohamad Al-Sharafi, and Jose... Thank you also Dr. Firas... Long time not hearing from you
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