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COM 101 Instructor Workshop

Welcome to the COM 101 Instructor Workshop on June 19, 2013. Prepare for a day filled with insightful breakouts, panels, and resources to enhance your teaching. Explore course objectives, assignments, grading, and more.

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COM 101 Instructor Workshop

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  1. COM 101 Instructor Workshop June 19, 2013

  2. Welcome and Introductions Name: Position: Department: Inspirational Quote:

  3. What’s in your packet? • Welcome Letter • Sample Syllabus • Instructor Task List • Instructor Salary • COM 101 Expectations • New Edition of On Course • Power Lecture CD-ROM • Facilitators Manual • Golden Grizzly Guide

  4. Beth TalbertFaculty, Communication Department

  5. Sara WebbDirector, First Year Advising Center

  6. Questions?

  7. The Rest of the Day • Two Hour breakouts (30 minutes sessions in each) • Select one presentation to attend from each breakout and go the opposite at the 30 minute mark. • Grading and Accountability Panel at 2:00 PM • Wrap-up at conclusion of all breakouts • Connections instructors meet after wrap-up … lunch served at noon …

  8. Grading and Accountability Panelists: Amy Jacovetti, Roberta Rea, and Tricia Westergaard

  9. Wrap-Up(What’s Next)

  10. Next Steps • Syllabus Development • Welcome Letter • Review COM 101 Instructor site for resources • Input Pre and Post test scores for On Course • Link to tests can be found here • Dates will be added to your calendar for reference

  11. Wrap-Up • Overview Task List & Additional Information • Instructor Website: oakland.edu/com101instructorhandbook • Instructor Expectations • Sample syllabi from Fall 2012 • Standard Syllabus for Fall 2013 (note change in book rental information) • Updated Letters to Students (now include Part Two) • Updated A/V Equipment Information • Final room assignments made in mid-August

  12. Instructor Expectations • Please see handout • Uniform curriculum • Classes must meet each week with both instructors present • Class sessions should be interactive • Instructors will use SAIL to submit mid-term and final grades

  13. Course Assignments • You must include one assignment from each of the following categories: • Group Project • Writing Assignment • Personal Interaction • Campus Involvement • Attendance and Participation points must still be given, however, they are not considered an assignment.

  14. Course Assignments • Each assignment must be directly related to at least one course objective Group Project Writing Assignment Personal Interaction Campus Involvement Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4

  15. Course Objectives • Learn about campus resources and how to use them • Build positive relationships with peers, faculty, and staff • Explore personal strengths, abilities and interests and how they contribute to your college experience • Learn skills for successfully navigating the college environment

  16. Points • The total points for the course must equal 400 • You decide how many points each course assignment (and attendance/participation) is worth • You can give points for the self-assessment, if you wish • This would technically be the 5th assignment • COM 101 Grading Scale available on instructor website

  17. On Course by Skip Downing • Chapter components • Focus Questions • Quotes & Cartoons • Journal Entries • Case Studies in Critical Thinking • … at Work • One Student’s Story • Wise Choices in College • Every chapter must be covered, but how much of the chapter you cover is up to you!

  18. On Course by Skip Downing • Personal Responsibility • Self-Motivation • Self-Management • Interdependence • Self-Awareness • Lifelong Learning • Emotional Intelligence

  19. On Course Assessment Results Students with Both Pre & Post Test Results:2012: 319 2011: 371 2010: 416 2009: 422 2008: 312 2007: 187

  20. Assistance in the Future • Contact Yoel with any questions you may have • Reach out to current instructors some have been teaching for over 10 years • Refer back to the instructor website (No need to recreate the wheel) • Use facilitator manual along with Power Lecture, they are great resources

  21. Questions?

  22. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. W.B. Yeats

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