NCLC 110 - Community of Learners - Fall 2001

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UNIT I Course Meetings

WEEK 1: August 27-30

Student version: 8/22/01

THEME:

Sense of Self

OVERARCHING QUESTIONS:

· Who am I?

· What shapes me?

· What are my responsibilities as a learner?

· What are the particular skills, assets, and values that I bring to this learning community?

Monday: 8/27

Tuesday: 8/28

Wednesday: 8/29

Thursday: 8/30

Cohort 10:00-12:00

Meet in

Johnson Center Cinema

Opening Session

§ Dean’s Challenge

§ Faculty Introductions

§ Forming Groups

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Bloom & White: “Introduction” & “How do I know who I am?” (pp. 1-17) (Inq)

· Brooks: “The Organization Kid” (R1)

· Levine & Cureton: “When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today’s College Student” (R1)

· Trenholm: Chapter 3: “Decoding Messages: Perception, Information Processing, & Listening” (Comm)

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Clusters 1 & 2:

HEMLOCK OVERLOOK

All day activity

Cluster 3:

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Strauss & Howe: Chapter 3: “Belonging to a ‘Generation’” (R1)

· Strauss & Howe: Appendix A: “A Theory of Generations” (R1)

· Trenholm: Chapter 4: “Encoding Messages: Spoken Language” (Comm)

Due Thursday: Generations: part 1

Assigned: Writing on Hemlock

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Cluster 3:

HEMLOCK OVERLOOK

All day activity

Cluster 1:

Morning: Meet in Seminar

Afternoon: Attend Phase

Cluster 2:

Morning: Attend Phase

Afternoon: Meet in Seminar

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Strauss & Howe: Chapter 3: “Belonging to a ‘Generation’” (R1)

· Strauss & Howe: Appendix A: “A Theory of Generations” (R1)

· Trenholm: Chapter 4: “Encoding Messages: Spoken Language” (Comm)

Due Thursday: Generations: part 1

Assigned: Writing on Hemlock

**Phase 1:00-3:00**

(Library Instruction Room: 228 JC)

· Database Searching and Introduction to Library

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Seminar 1:00-3:00

· Introduction to Seminars

· Review

Syllabus & learning community definitions
Day-by-day schedule

Assigned:

· Transformation Project

· Generations Project

Seminar 1:00-3:00

· Group activity

Cluster 3:

Phase 1:00-3:00

(Library Instruction Room: 228 JC)

· Database Searching and Introduction to Library

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

COURSE MEETINGS – UNIT 1

WEEK 2: September 3-6

THEME:

Sense of Self

OVERARCHING QUESTIONS:

· Who am I?

· What shapes me?

· What are my responsibilities as a learner?

· What are the particular skills, assets, and values that I bring to this learning community?

Monday: 9/3

Tuesday: 9/4

Wednesday: 9/5

Thursday: 9/6

LABOR DAY:

NO CLASS! J

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Donne: “Meditation: Now this Bell Tolling Softly for Another, Says to me: Thou Must Die” (pp. 57-59) (Inq)

· Hong Kingston: “On Discovery” (pp. 19-21) (Inq)

· Sanders: “The Men we Carry in our Minds” (pp. 28-33) (Inq)

· Trenholm: Chapter 7: “Group Communication” (Comm)

Due:

· Reflective writing re: Hemlock experience integrating Trenholm’s Chapter 7

· Generations Interview

· Email to seminar leader

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Douglass: “Resurrection” (pp. 62-67) (Inq)

· Hampl: “The Need to Say It” (pp. 99-105) (Inq)

· O’Brien: “The Man I Killed” (R1)

· Pearson & Nelson: Chapter 3: “Self-Awareness and Self-Concept: Understanding Yourself” (R2)

· Mirikitani: “Breaking Tradition” (Handout)

Due: Transformation: Phase I

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Burbules: “Rhetorics of the Web: Hyperreading and Critical Literacy” (R2)

· Cheung: “A Home on the Web: Presentations of Self on Personal Homepages” (R2)

· Gauntlett: “The Future: Faster, Smaller, More, More, More” (R2)

· Salter: “Campuses at the Digital Divide” (R2)

· Trenholm: Chapter 10: “Emerging Communication Technologies” (Comm)

Handout:

· Transformation: Phase I feedback

· Higher Education topics

Phase 1:00-3:00

Cluster 1: Meet in Rm. C

· Group communication

Study Groups: A2-D2:

Meet in NCC Lab

Study Groups: E2, C4, D4:

Meet in Rob A101

· Web publishing I

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 3: Meet in Rm. E

· Writing workshop: source evaluation

Phase 1:00-3:00

Study Groups: A1-D1:

Meet in NCC Lab

Study Groups: E1, A4, B4:

Meet in Rob A101

· Web publishing I

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 2: Meet in Rm. E

· Writing workshop: source evaluation

Cluster 3: Meet in Rm. C

· Group communication

Phase 1:00-3:00

Cluster 1: Meet in Rm. E

· Writing workshop: source evaluation

Cluster 2: Meet in Rm. C

· Group communication

Study Groups: A3-C3:

Meet in NCC Lab

Study Groups: D3, E3, E4:

Meet in Rob A101

· Web publishing I

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

COURSE MEETINGS – UNIT 1

WEEK 3: September 10-13

THEME:

Ways of Learning

OVERARCHING QUESTIONS:

· How do I learn something new?

· What do we know about learning styles?

· What is lifelong learning?

· How do technologies affect learning and shape knowledge?

Monday: 9/10

Tuesday: 9/11

Wednesday: 9/12

Thursday: 9/13

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Bronowski: “Reach of Imagination” (pp. 417-425) (Inq)

· Calandra: “Angels on a Pin” (pp. 429-432) (Inq)

· National Research Council: “How People Learn” (R2)

· Trenholm: Chapter 11: “Intercultural Communication” (Comm)

Due:

· Generations: part 2

· Signed Group Contracts

Assigned:

· Kolb & & Gardner’s Inventories

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Gardner: “A Rounded version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences” (R1)

· Heatmoon: Blue Highways excerpt, pp. 388-400.

Due:

· Kolb’s “Learning Styles Inventory”

· Gardner’s “Multiple Intelligences Inventory”

Assigned: Handout on Looking for Richard

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Meet in Cinema

Film: Looking for Richard

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Keller: “A World of Difference” (pp. 177-190) (Inq)

· Hogan: “Hearing Voices” (pp. 413-417) (Inq)

· Conroy: “Think about It” (pp. 140-145) (Inq)

Assigned: Reflective piece: A self-assessment

Due:

· Transformation Draft

· Writing on film: Looking for Richard

Phase 1:00-3:00

Study Groups: A1-D1:

Meet in Rob A101

Study Groups: E1, A4, B4:

Meet in Rob A109

· Presentation software: Powerpoint

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Study Groups: A2-D2:

Meet in West 150

Study Groups: E2, C4, D4:

Meet in NCC Lab

· Evaluating internet sources

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 3: Meet in Rm. E

· NCBI Workshop

Phase 1:00-3:00

Study Groups: A1-D1:

Meet in West 150

Study Groups: E1, A4, B4:

Meet in NCC Lab

· Evaluating internet sources

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 2: Meet in Rm. E

· NCBI Workshop

Study Groups: A3-C3:

Meet in Rob A101

Study Groups: D3, E3, E4:

Meet in Rob A109

· Presentation software: Powerpoint

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Time for Group Work

Afternoon Faculty Meeting

12:30-3:00 p.m.

Phase 1:00-3:00

Cluster 1: Meet in Rm. E

· NCBI Workshop

Study Groups: A2-D2:

Meet in Rob A101

Study Groups: E2, C4, D4:

Meet in Rob A109

· Presentation software: Powerpoint

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Study Groups: A3-C3:

Meet in West 150

Study Groups: D3, E3, E4:

Meet in NCC Lab

· Evaluating internet sources

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

COURSE MEETINGS – UNIT 1

WEEK 4: September 17-20

THEME:

Ways of Learning

OVERARCHING QUESTIONS:

· How do I learn something new?

· What do we know about learning styles?

· What is lifelong learning?

· How do technologies affect learning and shape knowledge?

Monday: 9/17

Tuesday: 9/18

Wednesday: 9/19

Thursday: 9/20

8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Student-Faculty

Conferences

Due: Reflective piece: Self-Assessment

Handout: Feedback on Transformation Drafts

…and Group Work for

Higher Education Presentations

Read for Today:

· David: “Inside the Knowledge Factory” (R1)

Meet in Seminar Rooms at 2:30 for Full Report Out

Due: Higher Education Presentation work plan and update

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Perry: “Cognitive and Ethical Growth: The Making of Meaning” (R1)

· Baxter Magolda: “Studying Ways of Knowing” (R2)

· Plato: “Allegory of the Cave” (pp. 134-137) (Inq)

Due: Writing on Plato: “Allegory of the Cave”

Seminar 10:00-12:00

· Risks/Barriers to Learning

Read for Today:

· Plato (cont’d): “Allegory of the Cave” (pp. 134-137) (Inq)

· Bohannan: “Shakespeare in the Bush” (R1)

· Glaspell: “Trifles” (R1)

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Baron: “From Pencils to Pixels” (R1)

· Rose: “I Just Wanna Be Average” (pp. 68-75) (Inq)

· Rodriguez: “Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” (pp. 93-99) (Inq)

Assigned: Exploring Disciplines project

Phase 1:00-3:00

Cluster 1: Meet in Rm. A

· Excel I

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 2: Meet in Rm. C

· College Transitions

Cluster 3: Meet in Rm. E

· Group observation & analysis

Phase 1:00-3:00

Cluster 1: Meet in Rm. C

· College Transitions

Cluster 2: Meet in Rm. E

· Group observation & analysis

Cluster 3: Meet in Rm. A

· Excel I

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Phase 1:00-3:00

Cluster 1: Meet in Rm. E

· Group observation & analysis

Cluster 2: Meet in Rm. A

· Excel I

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 3: Meet in Rm. C

· College Transitions

COURSE MEETINGS – UNIT 1

WEEK 5: September 24-27

THEME:

Ways of Knowing

OVERARCHING QUESTIONS:

· How do I know what I know (influences of gender, culture, etc.)?

· What are the strengths and limitations of disciplinary perspectives?

· What are the strengths and limitations of interdisciplinary perspectives?

· What critical questions will you bring to other learning experiences?

Monday: 9/24

Tuesday: 9/25

Wednesday: 9/26

Thursday: 9/27

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Atwood: “This is a Photograph of Me” (pp. 138-139) (Inq)

· Goodall: “First Observation” (pp. 169-177) (Inq)

· Shen: “The Classroom and the Wider Culture: Identity as a Key to Learning English Composition” (R2)

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Fitzgerald: “America Revised” (pp. 192-199) (Inq)

· Goldstein & Goldstein: “The Cultural Roots of Science” (R1)

· Simon: “The Naked Source” (pp. 200-206) (Inq)

· Trenholm: Chapter 12: “Methods of Discovery” (Comm)

Seminar 10:00-12:00

DANCE DAY!

(Note: You’ll want to wear soft-soled shoes and comfortable clothes)

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Trenholm: Chapter 1: “The Communication Tradition” (Comm)

In-Class Exercise:

Exploring Disciplines

Due: Transformation Final Paper due by 5:00 p.m.

Assigned: Reflection on Exploring Disciplines

Phase 1:00-3:00

Cluster 1: Meet in Rm. E

· Group Presentations

Study Groups: A2-D2:

Meet in Rob A101

Study Groups: E2, C4, D4:

Meet in Rob A107

· Excel II

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Study Groups: A3-C3:

Meet in Rob A109

Study Groups: D3, E3, E4:

Meet in West 150

· Web Publishing II

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Phase 1:00-3:00

Study Groups: A1-D1:

Meet in Rob A101

Study Groups: E1, A4, B4:

Meet in Rob A109

· Excel II

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Study Groups: A2-D2:

Meet in Rob A106

Study Groups: E2, C4, D4:

Meet in West 150

· Web Publishing II

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 3: Meet in Rm. E

· Group Presentations

Seminar 1:00-3:00

Writing Workshop:

Bring Transformation

Final Paper

Phase 1:00-3:00

Study Groups: A1-D1:

Meet in NCC Lab

Study Groups: E1, A4, B4:

Meet in West 150

· Web Publishing II

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

Cluster 2: Meet in Rm. E

· Group Presentations

Study Groups: A3-C3:

Meet in Rob A101

Study Groups: D3, E3, E4:

Meet in Rob A109

· Excel II

(Bring Info Tech Handbook & Disk!)

COURSE MEETINGS – UNIT 1

WEEK 6: October 1-4

THEME:

Ways of Knowing

OVERARCHING QUESTIONS:

· How do I know what I know (influences of gender, culture, etc.)?

· What are the strengths and limitations of disciplinary perspectives?

· What are the strengths and limitations of interdisciplinary perspectives?

· What critical questions will you bring to other learning experiences?

Monday: 10/1

Tuesday: 10/2

Wednesday: 10/3

Thursday: 10/4

GROUP

HIGHER EDUCATION

PRESENTATIONS

Due:

· In-class assessment on Higher Education Presentations

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Seminar A: Meet in Rob A101

Seminar B: Meet in Rob A106

Seminar C: Meet in NCC Lab

Online Technology Exams

10:00-12:00

Seminars D & E:

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Revisit David: “Inside the Knowledge Factory” (R1)

· Levine: “Fishy Tales from Nostalgia U” (R1)

· Rich: “Claiming an Education” (Single article)

· Will: “Commencement at Duke” (R1)

Seminar 10:00-12:00

Read for Today:

· Smith: “The Challenge of Learning Communities as a Growing National Movement” (R2)

· Wenger: Coda II: “Learning Communities” (R2)

Due: Reflection on Exploring Disciplines

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Meet in Cinema

Film: Breaking Away

Seminar D: Meet in Rob A101

Seminar E: Meet in NCC Lab

Online Technology Exams

1:00-3:00

Seminars A, B, & C:

Seminar 1:00-3:00

Read for Today:

· David: “Inside the Knowledge Factory” (R1)

· Levine: “Fishy Tales from Nostalgia U” (R1)

· Rich: “Claiming an Education” (Single article)

· Will: “Commencement at Duke” (R1)

Seminar 1:00-3:00

Portfolio Writing Workshop

· Using evidence

· Competency exercises

Seminar 1:00-3:00

Read for Today:

· Discuss film: Breaking Away

· Conroy: “Think about It” (pp. 140-145) (Inq)

Learning Community Evaluations

Due: Final Web Site. Email your url to seminar leader by midnight!

Student Pickup: Transformation Final Papers

UNIT 1 ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES AT A GLANCE

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Phase Projects

27 August

Field Trip: Hemlock

· Generations: part 1

Week 1

· Library/Database Searching Worksheet

3 September

LABOR DAY:

No Class!

· Email to seminar leader

· Hemlock and group reflection

· Generations Interview

· Transformation Phase I

· Handout Group Higher Education Presentation topics & assignment

Week 2

· Response to Web publishing I (on web site)

· Group Communication – Draft of group contract

· Writing Workshop - Quiz

· Signed Group Contracts

· Generations: part 2

· Kolb & Gardner Inventories

· Transformation Draft

· Writing on film: Looking for Richard

Week 3

· Response to PowerPoint (on web site) and slides to seminar leader

· Response to Internet sources evaluation (on web site) and assignment sheet to seminar leader

Student Conferences

· Higher education presentation work plan and update

· Assign Exploring Disciplines Project

Week 4

· Response to Excel I (on web site) and quiz

· Group observation and analysis

DANCE DAY!

Writing Workshop: Bring Final Transformation Paper

· In-class: Exploring Disciplines Project

· Final Transformation Paper due by 5:00 p.m.

Week 5

· Draft essay on Web Publishing II (on web site)

· Response to Excel II (on web site) and spreadsheet assignment to seminar leader

· Group Presentations – 3 min. presentation and critique

1 October

Group Higher Education Presentations

· In-class assessment

Online Technology Exams

· Reflection: Exploring Disciplines

Writing Workshop

· Final web site: (Send email w/url to faculty by midnight!)

· Return Final Transformation Papers

Week 6

· Final essay on Web Publishing II (on web site)

FINAL PROJECTS ALL DUE AT THE UNIT OFFICE:

Holiday:

Columbus Day Recess

Holiday:

Columbus Day Recess

· Unit I Portfolios

· Optional: Transformation Paper Revision

Cohort 10:00-12:00

Seminar 10:00-12:00

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HEMLOCK OVERLOOK

Seminar 10:00-12:00

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HEMLOCK OVERLOOK

Morning: Attend Phase

**Seminar 10:00-12:00**

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UNIT 1 ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES AT A GLANCE

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

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