Almost a month before the start of Spring 2024, the start time of the classroom sessions of IS101-3002 was updated from 9 am to 8 am but I plan to be in the classroom 7 am on each Saturday during the semester. As I reached out to each student on the class roster a few days before Christmas to inform them of the 8 am class time start time, Madison (Madi) replied. Two days later, Brandon followed suit. After Christmas and the new year, more students replied to my follow-up outreach.
Now, majority of the students on the class roster have responded and some already distinguished themselves by working on Bonus Quiz 1 - Syllabus or even finished it. Srikalyani, Jonathan, Sathya, and Hunter are in various stages of reaching 100% of BQ1. Anthony and Kiet reached 100% on BQ1 on the same evening a week ago. Madi may have sent in her first attempt on BQ1 the day after the two but not only did the young lady also reach 100% but also asked for help to get a head start on A1 Accounts Setup and Professional Communication, A2 Blog Posts, Articles, Videos, Comments, and LabSim :-)
As I write this inaugural blog post, Keina also reached 100% on BQ1 and more students replied to my outreach. In a few hours, the semester officially begins. Our first classroom meeting is on Saturday, 1/20, 8 am but I will be in the classroom 7 am. I wonder how many students will join Anthony, Kiet, Madi, and Keina...
I look forward to hearing from more students; learning about their backgrounds, how/why they chose to enroll in IS101-3002, Spring 2024; and meet them in-person this Saturday ^_^
Students, what do you think of this 11 min 13 sec video from Motivation2Study:
Click on the video to view and let me know if you don't know how to watch it in full screen
