Welcome activities: Examples from two separate introductory courses (2022). Activities 2 and 4 were introduced and contextualized in an online Zoom class. The third activity worked as an ice breaker/“onboarding activity” during the first few minutes of the first class, where all students got to say a few words in English as well as being allowed to choose how personal they wanted to be in their first meeting with teachers and fellow students.

1. Introduction in Padlet before the semester start: Welcome message and instructions in Canvas
1. Introduction in Padlet: Padlet entries from students and teachers
1. Introduction in Padlet: My own introduction
2. Activation in first week of online teaching: Interview your fellow student(s)
2. Summarizing student interviews after class: Challenges and benefits of online teaching
2. Summarizing student interviews after class: Challenges and benefits of online teaching
3. Activation in first Zoom class: Bring (and share) your favorite word
3. Activation in first Zoom class: Example words from students and teachers
4. Activation in first week of online teaching: Neologism dictionary

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