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A number of universities and colleges have published tips and advice for the first day of class. I have also found the following articles useful to consult:
Bennett K.L. “How to start teaching a tough course: Dry orga- nization versus excitement on the first day of class.” College Teaching, 52(3):106, July 1, 2004
Davis, B.G. Tools for Teaching, 2nd ed. (“The first days of class,” pp. 37-47). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2009
Felder, R. and Brent, R. “Getting started,” Chemical Engineering Education, 29(3): 166-167, 1995
Lang, J. “How to teach a good first day of class.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 4, 2019
Lyons, R., McIntosh, M., and Kysilka, M. Teaching College in an Age of Accountability. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2003
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and fall associated with glacial cycles, physiographic development, volcanism with respect to origin of many of the islands and allowing contrast between carbonate versus volcanic origin for the islands in different areas of the chain. The Caribbean setting can also be used to discuss multiple cycles of reef devel- opment and volcanic activity within the same tectonic setting. If desired, and the audience is appropriate, the concept of Plate Tectonics and the relationship between plate movement and types of volcanoes can be introduced and fur- ther used for discussions on differences between volcanic soils and those more associated with carbonate deposition in agriculture.
In my next editorial, I will discuss how tectonics and associated features influ- ence cultural development and the rise and fall of empires. The Spanish Empire in the New World and plate tectonics will be the bases for the discussion.
Provitera McGlynn, A. Successful Beginnings for College Teaching: Engaging Students from the First Day. (Chapter 2: “First-day classroom activities and icebreakers,” pp. 35-54). Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing, 2001
Rubin, S. “Professors, students, and the syllabus.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 7, 1985, p. 56
Scholl-Buckwald, S. “The first meeting of class.” In J. Katz (ed.), Teaching as Though Students Mattered. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 21. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1985
Svinicki, M., and McKeachie, W. J. McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers, 14th ed. (Chapter 3: “Meeting a class for the first time.”) Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2013
Weimer, M. “The first day of class: advice and ideas.” The Teaching Professor, 3(7), 1-2, Aug./Sept.1989
Wolcowitz, J. “The first day of class.” In M. M. Gullette (ed.), The Art and Craft of Teaching. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984
Figure 5 – Potential Land bridges in the Caribbean, Thomas Defler, Topics in Geobiology, 2018.
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