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Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning July 2004, Vol. 7 No. 6

The First Class—Getting my Act together

Seah Kar Heng
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Introduction


Standing in front of a class to teach a module for the first time can be a terrifying experience. There is an exasperating anxiety of the unknown since one is charting an untrodden path with so many uncertainties. In such a situation, one tends to feel nervous about the myriad details that could possibly go wrong, although the fear does diminish with experience. I have personally gone through such experiences many times in my career, and must confess that even after having taught in NUS for 20 years, I still have apprehensions about teaching a new module.