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Here are the syllabi that I created for my Academic Learning Services classes:
Odyssey
Academic Success
I taught 2 classes to fulfill my last practicum experience for my graduate program. This entry represents the final posting for this experience.
OSU Odyssey
The first class was a first-year experience course called Odyssey. There were 16 students in the class. The class, which took place during the fall term, was demographically homogenous. The students […]
Identity Immersion Paper (15%)
This paper will allow students to explore how one personal identity characteristic impacts her or his life experiences. A student will select and focus on one identity characteristic for an entire week. She or he should be constantly cognizant of how that identity trait impacts personal decisions, prejudices, stereotypes, and […]
Today’s class discussion was a mixture of white privilege, racism, heterosexism, institutional power, rape laws if written by women, rape as defined by men, the Kennedy’s and their whiteness, the rampant heterosexism-racism-sexism in the textbook, and a general sense that 50 minutes is just long enough to get everyone thinking before the “bell” rings. […]
I had my worst day as an Odyssey instructor today. I was tired and my students were tired. I was not feeling well and several of my students have colds. It was a rough hour and a half. 3 of my students came to class late. They disrupted everything and really messed up […]
Week 3 at OSU starts tomorrow. I am currently teaching my first-year experience course, Odyssey, as well as working with Student Conduct.
Odyssey:
Thus far my thoughts regarding my class are very mixed. My students had considerable amounts of confusion with my syllabus, the classroom is very traditionally oriented, and my guest speakers have been perfect.
The […]
I teach my first class tomorrow! I am really excited.
Odyssey and Academic Success Learning Contract:
Learning Objectives
To gain experience in teaching first year students success skills at the
university.
To gain an experiential understanding course planning and implementation.
To have a basic understanding of teaching at Oregon State University .
Goals
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