Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Margaret Piper McNulty: Todos Icebreaker

On the first day I use an icebreaker activity adapted from one which the Todos trainers facilitated at a DAC staff development workshop a few years back. My classes are sometimes designated 50% international students, 50% resident students, and I tend to sense some trepidation among both groups. Sometimes my classes are deathly quiet on the first day. This exercise only takes about 15 minutes, and always seems to put students at ease. The camaraderie which I need for pair and group work across ethnic and national cultures (I teach Intercultural Communication) develops quickly. I do this exercise first thing, the first day, right after I announce my name and the course title.

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Posted by Dan Mitchell on 1/12/05; 4:34:03 PM Discuss

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