Course Design

Activity Name		Knowledge Table Items	Theme	Learning Skills	Purpose
1.1	Building Learning Communities	Tools: Interview Response Form Context: Educational Goals	Collaboration	taking an interest in others attending recording	Create an interactive learning environment that is responsive to student needs
1.2	Analyzing a Course Syllabus	Tool: Syllabus Context: Educational Goals	Personal & Professional Development	clarifying expectations inquiring prioritizing	Develop shared understanding of course expectations and procedures
2.1	Creating your Life Vision Portfolio	Process: Planning a Portfolio Tool: Life Vision Portfolio worksheet	Personal and Professional Development	prioritizing committing to future defining purpose	Create an organizational structure for creating and maintaining a vision portfolio
2.2	Exploring Your Campus	Context: campus community	Using Tools and Resources	collaborating being curious exploring context	Locate sources of support for college success
3.1	Using a Reading Log	Tools: Reading Log and SII Context: Reading Log case studies Way of Being: recorder	Applying tools and resources	Recording inquiring persisting	Embed critical thinking in college reading assignments
3.2	Practicing the Reading Methodology	Process: reading Tool: reading methodology table Context: reading assignment Way of Being: critical thinker	Exploring methodologies	interpreting transferring	Extract greater meaning through re-reading and reflection
3.3	Analyzing a Literary Text	Process: reading Context: reading assignment Way of Being: critical thinker, recorder		observing outlining interpreting	Balancing cognitive and affective perspectives when reading
4.1	Analyzing the Learning Process Methodology	Process: Learning Process Methodology Tools: Learning Process Methodology form Way of Being: critical thinker	Exploring Methodologies	checking perceptions transferring managing resources	Internalize steps in Learning Process Methodology
4.2	Applying the Learning Process Methodology	Process: Learning Process Methodology Tool: Learning Process Methodology form Way of Being: self-directed learning and recorder	Personal and Professional Development	clarifying expectations identifying assumptions validating	Elevate learning through use of Learning Process Methodology
5.1	Analyzing the Problem Solving Methodology	Process: Learning Process Methodology	Exploring Methodologies	believing in oneself persisting validating	Internalize steps in problem solving methodology
5.2	Applying the Problem Solving Methodology	Tool: Problem solving log	Personal and Professional Development	inquiring interpreting validating	Increase problem solving effectiveness through use of problem solving log
6.1	Terminology of College	Concepts: HE degree programs, learning environments, support services Tool: glossary	Personal & Professional Development	inquiring exploring context	Give meaning to common college terms
6.2	Student Handbook	Context: Student handbook	Using Tools & Resources	clarifying expectations identifying assumptions	Raise awareness of local resources for student success
6.3	Developing an Educational Plan	Context: Student handbook Tools: General Ed requirements table, major requirements table	Personal & Professional Development	clarifying expectations prioritizing managing resources	Develop a plan for your academic career
7.1	Becoming a Self-Grower	Context: profile of a self-grower Tool: levels of self-growth	Personal and Professional Development	believing in oneself checking perceptions prioritizing	Recognize that self-assessment is the engine for self growth
7.2	The Personal Development Methodology	Process: Personal Development Methodology	Exploring Methodologies	exploring context interpreting being non-judgmental	Finding personal applications of the methodology
7.3	Pseudo Activity: Midterm Assessment	Tool: SII Assessment	Collaboration		Monitor the temperature of the FOL class at mid-term
8.1	The Information Processing Methodology	Process: Information processing Tool: Information processing form	Exploring methodologies	observing recording managing resources checking perceptions	Experience added value in searching for information by using the methodology and the form
8.2	Using a Software Help System	Tools: help system—table of contents, index, tutorials	Applying tools & resources	inquiring clarifying expectations exploring context	Gain experience with technology tools in order to become a self-directed learner and problem-solver
9.1	*Time Management*	Tools: Weekly schedule	Creating a schedule and prioritizing	estimating setting priorities managing time	Create a weekly schedule as a way to begin to manage time and prioritize tasks
9.2	*Creating a Course Record Sheet*	Tools: Course Record Sheet	Creating a schedule and prioritizing	recording managing resources committing to future	Create a course record sheet that incorporates information from multiple course syllabi
10.1	Academic Honesty	Process: documenting sources	Applying tools & resources	recording managing resources attending	Become conversant with college rules about academic honest and plagiarism
10.2	Team Research Planning Project	Process: Planning for a research project	Applying tools & resources	clarifying expectations inquiring outlining	Experience the partitioning of research and information gathering needs amongst a team
11.1	Applying the Writing Methodology	Process: Writing methodology	Exploring methodologies	defining purpose outlining prioritizing	Compose an argument essay
11.2	Assessment and Revision	Tool: Writing assessment form	Personal & Professional Development	observing recording being non-judgmental	Peer assess an argument essay
11.3	Interview about Reading and Writing in a Discipline	Concepts: attributes of quality writing	Collaboration	taking an interest in others inquiring exploring context	Discover unique disciplinary attributes for quality writing
12.1	Exploring Team Roles	Process: Teamwork Tools: team roles and performance criteria, recorder report, reflector report, team assessment form	Collaboration	clarifying expectations identifying assumptions checking perceptions	Practice team roles around a command performance
12.2	Team Logo Competition	Tool: team roles and performance criteria, team assessment form	Collaboration	defining purpose using prior knowledge attending	Practice team roles around a product
12.3	Team Design Competition	Tool: team roles and performance criteria	Collaboration	defining purpose using prior knowledge attending	Practice team roles around a product – very similar to 2^nd activity (just a new context)
13.1	Exploring the Assessment Methodology	Process: Developing an assessment, conducting an assessment, reporting an assessment	Exploring methodologies	observing recording clarifying expectations checking perceptions	Clarify assessee and assessor roles in each step of the assessment methodology
13.2	Building a Criteria List	Process: developing an assessment	Using tools and resources	clarifying expectations exploring context persisting	Analyze a criteria list
13.3	Assessing a Work Product	Process: developing an assessment, conducting an assessment, reporting an assessment, assessing an assessment	Personal and Professional Development	observing recording being nonjudgmental checking perceptions	Engage in peer assessment of portfolio work
14.1	Self-Growth Paper	Context: previous self-assessments, rubrics, Performance Model, learning skills Process: Assessment Tool: Instructions for format of paper	Personal and Professional Development	being nonjudgmental committing to future exploring context	Assess and appreciate growth over the course of the semester/term