Everyone shares two truths and one lie about themselves. Students can write anything about their background or even come up with a funny story about themselves that mustn't be true. Alternatively, they write a short introduction/ description about themselves. Topic and focus are free for them to choose, so they can write anything but authentic about themselves they feel comfortable sharing. This way, course participants get a feel for who else is in the course and what they are interested in. The point is to make the course human, so students can write anything that shows they are not an AI ;)
Suitable in all courses to get to know each other.
MINI: You can use these tips quickly and with little effort in your current teaching.
Possible prompts: