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DISCLAIMER: / Trinidad Garza Early College High School at Mountain View College
Communications and Social Sciences-MVC
Fall 2013
Kristy R. Finley

EDUC 1300
61371(4th period, W65), 61372(8th period, W60B)
3
MWF 1:25-2:25 T-TH 2:00-3:30
Learning Framework
This interdisciplinary course addresses (1) research and theory in learning, cognition, and motivation; (2) factors that impact learning; and (3) application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g., learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply learning skills discussed in the course. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models. Critical thinking serves as the foundation for different thematic approaches using a variety of academic disciplines. This course is cross-listed as PSYC 1300. The student may register for either EDUC 1300 or PSYC 1300, but may receive credit for only one of the two.
TEXTBOOK:Sellers, D., Dochen, C. & Hodges, R. (2010). Academic Transformation, 2nd Edition, DCCCD Custom Edition 2nd Edition with FolioTek
SPIRAL NOTEBOOK-college rule, at least 70 pages
SCANTRONS (purchase at the school bookstore)
INTERNET ACCESS: You will also need a computer with word processing and Internet access. These are available in open labs on campus or you may use your own computer if you wish.
Instructors intend that students will:
  1. Become reflective, autonomous learners.
  2. Understand the factors that affect learning and use that knowledge to improve their own.
  3. Set goals and align thought, behavior and emotion to achieve them; Reflect on their thinking in order to improve their performance and achieve their goals.
  4. Use behavior management techniques to achieve personal, academic, and career success.
  5. Collect, select, reflect, and connect artifacts of learning to outcomes
  6. Develop habits of critical thinking.
  7. Recognize when they need information and know how to find it, evaluate it, and use it appropriately.
  8. Develop the capacity to make ethical judgments and take responsibility for their actions.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
1) Construct a personal learning system informed by the concepts, theories, strategies and techniques learned in the course.
2) Select and use learning strategies appropriate to tasks.
3) Apply metacognition to support rather than sabotage learning.
4) Apply behavior management techniques to build constructive habits and eliminate unproductive habits.
5) Articulate why an artifact matters and how it demonstrates learning in two or more contexts.
6) Use the elements of critical thinking to analyze a position on an issue, whether their own or someone else’s.
7) Use a variety of library tools and resources to find information and evaluate its relevance and quality in relation to the need.
8) Identify and weigh relevant factors that influence ethical choices; Use a rational process to arrive at ethical decisions.
You must be present to participate. Once you are present, you must be active in all discussions and activities. There is no distinction between excused and unexcused absences, even if you become ill or have family emergencies. To encourage your consistent attendance, 15% of your grade is based on on-time, full-class attendance.
*Attendance is taken at the beginning of the class (please be on time).
Work is not accepted late for any reason, ever, unless you had anextreme emergency and can document it. This would be something severe like a death in the family, car accident or hospitalization. Getting "too busy" at home or work, or getting a cold or having car trouble, etc. is never an acceptable excuse for failure to hand in work on time.
This class will use a variety of learning activities and you are expected to fully participate in all the class activities (whether or not they are graded). These will include, but are not limited to, lectures, reading, journal writing, group experiential learning exercises, class discussions, written assignments, case studies, student presentations, literature review and critique, internet resources, PowerPoint/video presentations, simulations and games.
  • You are expected to be prepared for each class session by reading various chapters in your book and taking notes BEFORE you come to class. Good preparation lays the foundation for a meaningful discussion in class, and will help you to retain the subject matter and is part of your grade.
  • You are expected to be an active member of the class by having all required materials, completing all assignments and participating in class discussions.
  • You are expected to treat each other with respect.
  • You are expected to listen attentively, and refrain from talking to other students during class.
  • All cell phones must be in silent mode and put away. Other electronic devices (such as laptops, notebook PC, monitors, etc..) must be turned off during class sessions. Violation of this rule will result in 5 points being deducted from your final grade for each violation.
Quizzes
There will be 6 quizzes which will be completed after reading the textbook as assigned. Therefore, it will be very important to keep up with reading the assigned chapters in the book.
Exams
The mid-term will cover Weeks 1-7 and there will be one final comprehensive exam in the course that will consist of multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. The exams are worth 20% of your grade.
Make-Up Exams – Make-up exams are given at the discretion of the instructor and will only be allowed in extreme cases. You are expected to prepare and make appropriate effort the first time around.
Essays
There are 5 (2-3 page) essays in the class: Quality World, Goals, Learning, Behavioral Change, and a final Course Reflection. Information on the essays will be given in class. (+50 each)
ePortfolio (if available) or PowerPoint
FolioTek is an online system for saving assignments, demonstrating learning and reflecting on your work as you progress at MVC. You have a three year subscription to use the portfolio system. Please view the FolioTek handouts to learn more about this ePortfolio System. Use of this software online is required for this class as all assignments will go into your ePortfolio. During the last week of class, you will present your ePortfolio to the class articulating what you have learned in the course and sharing your personal vision, learning/personalityprofile, and other content from your ePortfolio. The ePortfolio is worth 20% of your grade.
is the website to register your account (card insidenew wrapped version of the book)
Grading Scale
Course Component / Maximum Points
15 Weeks of Attendance / 150
6 Quizzes / 120
5 Essays / 250
2 Assignments / 50
Class Participation / 30
Mid-term and Final Exam / 200
ePortfolio / 200
Points Earned / Final Grade
1000-900 / A
899-800 / B
799-700 / C
699-600 / D
559-0 / F
Trinidad Garza Academic Integrity Statement: I will use my own thoughts, my own words and my own work to support my own learning. This means: NO cheating, NO copying,
NO stealing, NO plagiarism, and NO representing someone else’s work as my own.
If you are a student with a disability and/or special needs who requires accommodations, please contact the college Disability Services Office at 214-860-8691.
Absences for observance of a religious holy day are excused. A student whose absence is excused to observe a religious holy day is allowed to take a make-up examination or complete an assignment within a reasonable time after the absence.
Academic honesty is expected, and integrity is valued in the Dallas County Community Colleges. Scholastic dishonesty is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. The instructor reserves the right to discipline academic dishonesty (plagiarism) as a grade deduction, referral to dean, and/or class failure.
Students enrolled in EDUC 1300 will only be allowed to withdraw from this course under limited circumstances and with permission from theECHS counselor, program coordinator or registrar. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include a prolonged illness, being called to military duty, a catastrophic event or change in work schedule. Students will not be given the opportunity to withdraw due to dissatisfaction with instruction or a desire to maintain a high grade point average. Students that desire to petition for withdrawal must do so by the dropdate listed on your registration receipt. This semester the drop date is November 14,2013.
Failure to attend this class will not drop you from the class.
For students who enrolled in college level courses for the first time in the fall of 2007, Texas Education Code 51.907 limits the number of courses a student may drop.
You may drop no more than six courses during your entire undergraduate career unless the drop qualifies as an exception. Your campus counseling/advising center will give your more information on the allowable exceptions.
Remember that once you have accumulated six non-exempt drops, you cannot drop any other courses with a “W”. Therefore, please exercise caution when dropping courses in any Texas public institution of higher learning, including all seven of the Dallas County Community Colleges. For more information, you may access:
The Instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus as necessary.

APPENDIX A:

COURSE OUTLINE

For maximum success in this course you should spend

a minimum of 6 hours per week working on course material

Week # / Dates / Class Activities, Assignments and Exams
(Assignments and exams are printed in bold) / Read
1 / August 26 / Class Introductions
Syllabus Overview
E-Campus & E-Portfolio Introduction
e-Portfolio: Start Introduction and About Me Pages / Packing the Essentials
2 / September 3 / Chapter 1
Exercise 9.3 (p. 221) Due______ / Chapter 1
The Road to Autonomous Learning
Chapter 9, pp. 218-227
3 / September 9 / ESSAY Assignment: Quality World
Time Management Assignment (Exercise 9.3)
Quiz # 1 Chap. 0, 1, 9
e-Portfolio: Introduction and About Me Pages Due______ / Chapter 9, pp. 218-227
4 / September 16 / Critical Thinking Activity
Chapter 2
Exercise 2.3 Due______/ Critical Thinking
Chapter 2
Thinking and Intellectual Performance
5 / September 23 / Exercise 5.2
Dual-Store Model of Memory Activity
Quiz # 2 Chap. Critical Thinking, 2, 5 / Chapter 5
Academic Learning and Neural Development
6 / September 30 / Exercise 3.2 DUE______
Exercise 4.2 DUE______/ Chapter 3
Learning in Class
Chapter 4
Learning Outside Class
7 / October 7 / Quiz # 3 Chap. 3, 4, 6
ESSAY Assignment: Reflections on Learning
DUE______ / Chapter 6
Preparing for Performance
8 / October 14 / Exercise 7.3 DUE______
Exercise 7.5 DUE______
MID TERM EXAM Chap. 0-6, 9, Critical Thinking / Chapter 7
Establishing Direction in Your Life
9 / October 21 / ESSAY Assignment: Turn Your Dreams Into Goals
Exercise 8.5 (Group Activity)
Activity: Balancing Our Lives
e-Portfolio: Goals and Learning Pages Due / Chapter 8
Self-Regulation, Will, and
Motivation
Chapter 10
Making Behaviors Work for You
10 / October 28 / Quiz #4 Chap 7,8, 10
Library Visit
Library Tools & Resources Assignment / Chapter 16
Reading and Evaluating Sources
11 / November 4 / Stress Reduction Activities / Chapter 11
Patterns in Human Development
Chapter 13
Appropriate Stress Reduction Techniques
12 / November 11 / Quiz # 5 Chap. 11,13, 16
Personality Assessments / Chapter 12
Exploring the Diversity of Individuality
13 / November 18 / ESSAY Assignment: Personal Profile Project
Due______
(Thanksgiving break) / Chapter 15
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
14 / December 2 / Quiz # 6 Chap. 14,16
e-Portfolio: All slides/pages
ESSAY Assignment: Behavior Change Project / Chapter 14
Making Ethical Decisions
15 / December 9 / e-Portfolio Assignment Presentations
Review for Final Exam / Date & time TBD
16 / December 16 / FINAL EXAM
Date and time to be announced / Have a great holiday break!

Finley 2013-2014