COM 101
Instructor Workshop
June 19, 2013
Welcome and Introductions
Name:
Position:
Department:
Inspirational Quote:
What’s in your packet?
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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
Beth Talbert
Faculty, Communication Department
Sara Webb
Director, First Year Advising Center
Questions?
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 …
Grading and Accountability
Panelists: Amy Jacovetti, Roberta
Rea, and Tricia Westergaard
Wrap-Up
(What’s Next)
Next Steps
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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
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
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
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.
Course Assignments
• Each assignment must be directly related to at
least one course objective
Group Project
Objective 1
Writing Assignment
Objective 2
Personal Interaction
Objective 3
Campus Involvement
Objective 4
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
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
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!
On Course by Skip Downing
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Personal Responsibility
Self-Motivation
Self-Management
Interdependence
Self-Awareness
Lifelong Learning
Emotional Intelligence
On Course Assessment Results
SelfResponsibility
Self-Motivation SelfManagement
Interdependence
Pre/Post
60.66/ 58.01
66.24 / 64.71
55.84 / 54.90
48.07 / 46.38
Change
+2.65
+1.53
+.94
+1.69
Self-Awareness
Lifelong
Learning
Emotional
Intelligence
Belief in
Themselves
Pre/Post
55.27 / 48.85
54.21 / 47.96
51.49 / 48.40
58.94/ 56.14
Change
+6.41
+6.25
+3.09
+2.81
2012: 319 2011: 371
2010: 416
Students with Both Pre & Post Test Results:
2009: 422
2008: 312
2007: 187
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
Questions?
Education is not the filling of a
pail, but the lighting of a fire.
W.B. Yeats