Get to know your students better and how you can help them succeed in class.
Details
Professor: Ms. Danes Mejos
Subject: The Contemporary World And Christianity (HIS112)
Intended Learning Outcome: Students will fill out their virtual index cards with necessary information.
Feedback and Comments:
“I actually love the activity because it showed her willingness to know her students more. (Which is something that she does also during the discussions and assessments).”
– HIS112 Student
Other notes:
- You can ask students to download their index cards as images (JPEG files) and submit them on Canvas. Here’s a template we made on Google Slides. Feel free to customize this to your liking. If you want your students to make their own copy of your customized template, you can look at this Tech Tool Kit.
- Ms. Danes replies to each submission and makes the effort to comment on what students chose to include in their index cards. Here are some examples:
- A student shared that she is a working student, so Ms. Danes offered up some words of encouragement hoping the student will be able to balance everything.
- Under “5 things you want me to know about you”, another student shared their interesting food combination of bananas and coffee, which Ms. Danes also commented on.
- Ms. Danes also leaves comments when she appreciates the students’ index card designs.
U.N.I.T.A.S. Design Principles demonstrated in this design pattern
| Understands the learner | This design pattern helps the teacher understand the students better – what’s accessible to them, their likes and dislikes, and more. |
| Nurtures student well-being | This sets a welcoming tone for the students since, at the beginning of class, they already have a space to share more about themselves. They can also bring up matters they feel are important for the teacher to know (e.g., mental health concerns, learning assistance needs). |
| Inspires curiosity and self-development | Encouraging students to decorate their index cards encourages creativity and self-expression. |
| Thoughtfully done | The template needs to be well made and easy to follow. |
