STATION-TOSTATION: COVERING
THE SYLLABUS
AND SETTING THE
TONE FOR A
LEARNER-CENTERED
CLASS ON DAY ONE
ON COURSE WORKSHOP:
PRESENTED BY,
KELLY FALCONE & AL TRUJILLO
PALOMAR COLLEGE
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
• What is the instructor’s e-mail address?
• What is the instructor’s phone number?
• Where is the instructor’s office located?
• What are the instructor’s office hours?
• Does the instructor have specific
communication guidelines? What are they?
• What are at least 3 “significant events” that
may affect a student’s attendance in class
that would be important to communicate to
your instructor?
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
SUCCESS TEAM
• A Success Team is a group of students who
help each other succeed in class. Students in
a Success Team share contact information in
order to contact each other to ask questions
and for other help in the course.
• This is your Success Team! Exchange
contact information with your classmates.
Also, give your team a team name and add it
to the list at this station
• As a group, discuss what each of you will do
to help each other succeed.
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS/EXAMS
• How do you earn points for this course?
(number of exams and assignments; point
values).
• What is the policy for make-up or late
assignments/exams?
• Go around to each member of the group and
share how many units each of you are taking
this semester.
• How difficult does the workload seem for this
course (easy, medium, hard, …ridiculous?)
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
COURSE TOPICS
• Review the course topics or lecture topics.
Have each person in the group share which
topic they are most excited to learn about and
why.
• Is the content for this course different than
what you thought? How so?
• What questions do you have about the course
topics that you hope get answered in the
lectures?
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
STUDY SKILLS
•Take turns telling the group what one study
skill or study tip has worked particularly
well to help you succeed in your past
classes.
•Identify one new study technique you can
employ this semester to help you be more
successful in college.
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
COMMUNICATION AND
COLLABORATION SKILLS FOR
FUTURE EMPLOYMENT
• In your group discuss the following three quotes and
whether you agree or disagree with them:
• "The number one reason people lose their first real
job is not a lack of technical skills, it is because they
can’t get along with other people." National Job
Service
• "51% of employers said their employees did not
work well with others." USA Today - March 15, 1999
• "Communication skills and working in a team were
listed as abilities that were missing in newly
graduated students." National Alliance of Business
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
• Is there a statement about academic integrity
in the syllabus? What does it say?
• What does academic integrity mean to you?
• What are some common violations to the
student code of conduct?
• What are the consequences to violating the
student code of conduct?
• What would you do if you knew a student was
cheating in class or plagiarizing assignments?
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
QUALITIES OF SUCCESSFUL
STUDENTS
•At this station, work as a group to come up
with 3 qualities/characteristics of
successful students.
•Write these on sticky-notes and add them
to the big board at this station.
•Note that you CANNOT duplicate any that
are already on the board!
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
Q AND A WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
•This is your time to get to know your
instructor better! (no question is too
unusual to ask)
•What questions do you have about the
course? About your instructor? About any
station you’ve completed?
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station
HOW DO YOU LEARN BEST?
• How do you learn best? Auditory, visual,
kinesthetic, or a combination?
• Edgar Dale's Cone of Learning represents how
much we remember from different ways of
learning. He says, we remember about…
• 5% - 15% Verbal or Written
• 10% - 20% Visual
• 40% - 50% Visual and Verbal
• 60% - 70% Discussion
• 90% of what you experience
Do you agree with this explanation of how we
learn?
A Learner-Centered Class from Day 1: Syllabus Station-to-Station