Online Resources for the First Day of Class

1. “The First Day of Class,”
   Tools for Teaching, Barbara Gross Davis, University of California at Berkeley.
2. The First Day of Class
   Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington.
3. “Some Specific Approaches for the First Day of Class,” Peter Frederick, Wabash College.
4. Preparing a Course: First Day of Class
   Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas
5. The Most Important Day: Starting Well Delivee L. Wright, Teaching and Learning Center, University of Nebraska
6. Getting Started
   Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent (North Carolina State University)
7. The First Day and Week of Class: Instructional Strategies
   Joe Cuseo, Marymount College

Also in the CILA Resource Library:

Teaching Tips: Strategy, Research and Theory for College and University Teachers.
Marilla Svinicki and Wilbert J. McKeachie, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 13th Edition, 2010 (pp. 21-28)

On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching. James M. Lang, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008 (pp. 21-42)

Successful Beginnings for College Teaching: Engaging Your Students from the First Day. Angela Provitera McGlynn, Madison: Atwood Publishing, 2001.