Class Activity: Informational Interview Goal: Familiarize your students with the concept of conducting informational interviews, and help them bolster their confidence and ability to conduct these interviews on their own. Directions: Ask... 
Class Activity: Health Resources Goal: Familiarize students with the health and safety resources available on campus, and help them make sure that they'll know where to go should they need them. Directions: Ask students to researc... Class Activity: ACES Initial Report Goal: Familiarize your students with ACES and have them reflect on their personal scores, considering both their strengths and their areas for improvement. Note: Your students will need access to LaunchPad a... Video Assignment: Swipe the Vote Voting Type: Advertising Topic(s): Voting, youth voting, voting research Search terms: swipe the vote rock the vote Video title: Swipe the Vote | Tinder Time (of video): 0:32 Posted by: Tinder ... Video Assignment: The Procrastination System The Procrastination System Type: TED Talk Topic(s): procrastination, writing, completing projects Search Terms: TED Talk Tim Urban Master Procrastinator Video Title: Inside the Mind ... Class Activity: Setting SMART Goals Smart Goal Setting Ask students to pick a goal—either short-term or long-term—and ask them to use the SMART template (see later) to make their goal even more attainable. Students &... 
Video Assignment: Active Reading Strategies How to Read Your Textbooks Type: Topic(s): Reading, active reading Search Terms: video college info geek textbook Video Title: How to Read Your Textbooks More Efficiently - College I... Class Activity: Relationship Axioms Goal: Get your students thinking about how to build healthy relationships and avoid common misconceptions about relationships and romance. Have your students consider each of the following suggested &ldqu... Class Activity: Paper Cup Icebreaker For this exercise, you will need a package of mini Dixie cups and toothpicks. Follow the steps for this exercise and follow up with a discussion of the experience. Students will find it not only amusing but also eye o... 
Class Activity: Overcoming Unsuccessful Student Behaviors Goal: Students who engage in self-destructive behaviors are often unable to complete a college degree. Have students practice recognizing those self-destructive behaviors and the Emotional Intelligence Competenci... Video Assignment: Résumés and Cover Letters Video title: How to Write a Great Résumé and Cover Letter Topic(s): Résumé building Search terms: how to write a great résumé and cover letter Time (of video): 2:45 Pos... Class Activity: Test Taking Prep Goal: Use this class exercise to give students practice preparing for common types of exam questions. 1. Ask each student to construct ten objective questions for one of the chapters you've covered ... Video Assignment: Active Listening How to Read Your Textbooks Type: Television clip Topic(s): Speaking up in class, participating in class, listening critically Search Terms: teaching Dwight active listening Video Title: The Off... Class Activity: Roommate Gripes Goal: This exercise helps students address conflicts as well as think about how they might pick a future roommate. If you use this exercise in class, you can be sure many of the students will be experiencing some... Class Activity: Comparing Class Schedules Goal: Have students work together to understand time management and design more time-efficient schedules for the next term. Time: Ten minutes In small groups, have your students share their c... Video Assignment: Time Management Video title: Effective Time Management Topic(s): Time management, procrastination Search terms: video effective time ma... Class Activity: Checking In Ask your students to write what they think their biggest challenge has been so far in starting college. This not only gives you a taste of their writing ability but also lets you know where their perceived wea... Class Activity: First Day Graffiti Goal: Create an open classroom environment and start a dialogue with your students about the course and methods for teaching and learning. Time: 20-30 minutes 1. Write several prompts onto flip... Video Assignment: Seinfeld and Emotional Intelligence Video title: Seinfeld: Emotional Intelligence-Self Management Topic(s): Emotional intelligence, emotion management, self-awareness, adaptability Search terms: video Seinfeld emotional intellige... Class Activity: Test Taking Retention Exercise Note: The following exercise, created by John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot, was designed to highlight a retention strategy specific to test taking which will help students persist in the first year. The con...
