Wish List What do you wish your students knew before starting your class? Name * First Name Last Name Email * Phone (###) ### #### School/Program * Role * Are you an instructor/professor or administrator? COLLEGE NORMS What do you wish students knew before the first day of class so you didn't have to constantly reinforce it? Follow the syllabus. Email professionally and respectfully. Come prepared for office hours. Prepare for class beforehand. Attend class regularly. Follow the instructions. Don't cheat. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT What do you wish students could do on their own the first day of class? Self motivate. Avoid procrastination. Recover from setbacks. Balance work and life with school. Ask for help early. STUDY SKILLS What study skills do you wish your students had on the first day of class? Strategies for following instructions Baseline reading skills for your teaching material Textbook study strategies Online reading strategies Methods for reading academic texts and research articles Note-taking strategies for lectures and instructional material Note-taking methods for research WRITING SKILLS What do you wish your students knew about writing before starting your class. Basic grammar Basic paragraph and/or essay writing Basic outline methods Strategies for crafting essays based on the guidelines in the writing prompt Warnings about using artificial intelligence Avoid plagiarism RESEARCH SKILLS What do you wish your students knew about research before starting your class. Basic research methods The difference between college databases and other search engines General knowledge of EBSCO, Gale, ProQuest, JSTOR, and Google Scholar Writing a research paper from start to finish General understanding of works cited and annotated bibliographies Plagiarism Thank you!
