The First Day of School

In most respects it seemed like the first day of school everywhere - nothing worked quite as well as you expected. The computer system was on the fritz and printing was out. I was lost time trying to merge microsoft documents from my laptop's older version to my office's newer version. Two hours before class isn't exactly when I want to relearn navigating around Power Point.

Before class I went to visit my classroom and check out the technology. A worthwhile trip since there is definitely a drill in turning on equipment. The biggest challenge was getting the projector to work - it was as annoying as the ones at NCSU could be. But half an hour later I left feeling that I was in control and knew how to get lights on, the AC started up, the desktop working, the screen moving, and projector on. The technology part of class worked smoothly.

I have 19 students in the class and they seemed more engaged and willing to interact than I expected. It will be motivating to keep on top of things and find good examples to use through out the lecture. About 7:15 I suggested that we take a break and was told that later was better so that they could pray from 7:45 - 8:00. Once class was over a large number of students were hanging out to talk together - unlike my NCSU students who head out the door immediately. Perhaps it was the catching up after the first class of the first semester, or trying to figure out the class and the instructor, or just the general culture.