EDU 655 - The Community College
Guidelines for Assignments
Requirement
Pre-Reading, see instructions
Criteria Sheet
Page 1
Page 2
Requirement
Group Seminar Presentation
Observer’s Feedback Sheet
Presenter’s Review Sheet
Pages 3-5
Requirement
Personal Educational Philosophy
Criteria Sheet
Page 6
Page 7
Requirement
Interview with College Staff Member
And Report
Names of Humber Staff
Criteria Sheet
Page 8
Page 9
Page 11
Requirement
College Calendar Review
Criteria Sheet
Page 12
Page 13
Requirement
Book Report
Criteria Sheet
Page 14
Page 15
Requirement
Research Paper
Criteria Sheet
Page 16
Page 17
Submission of Papers
Deadline Summary
Page 18
Page 19
(03 Mar 2005)
EDU 655 - The Community College
Dr. Roy Giroux
Course Dates:
May 13 & 14
June 3 & 4
June 17 & 18
Room: Community Rm.
Cohort Orientation: Thursday, April 7, 2005
Pre-course Assignment: please read carefully and note due date.
Guidelines for Pre-Course Requirements:
Please read articles enclosed in this course pack.
The readings are:
1) The American College Turns 100
2) The Basic Documents: The Founding of Ontario Colleges
3) Community College in Canada: a Profile.
4) The View from Here: What’s Ahead for Teaching and Learning in Community
Colleges
Pre-Assignment:
1) What features of the Ontario Colleges do you find most interesting? Name four.
2) In your opinion, outline how the Ontario Colleges are similar to the US movement.
3) How are the Ontario Colleges different than the US colleges?
Come to Class prepared to:
1) provide a brief outline of your personal learnings (3-5pages)
2) discuss your ideas with other candidates
Outcome: This discussion should introduce you to the history of the Community
College.
Due Date, first day of class: Friday, May 13, 2005
(10 Feb 2005)
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Candidate:______________________
Pre-Reading Criteria Sheet
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Organization
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Clarity
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Major Themes
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Completeness
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Comments:
(03 Mar 2005)
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Seminar Guidelines
1. Topics for the seminars are prescribed, or are listed under Section 5 of
the course outline. Each topic will be presented once only within the
course.
2. Seminar teams will comprise of 3,4 or 5 persons.
3. A sign-up sheet for seminars will be provided by the course director.
4. Each seminar will be for one hour in length and the format for each
seminar will be:
Seminar Presentation
Review/feedback from audience
40 minutes
20 minutes
5. Feedback sheets are provided for input from audience.
6. A review sheet is provided for final comments by the presenters.
7. All feedback sheets, presenters’ review, and seminar materials must be
handed to the course director at the end of each presentation.
(04 Mar 2004)
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OBSERVER’S FEEDBACK SHEET
SEMINAR/SYMPOSIUM
Seminar/Symposium Topic:
Presenter(s):
Below Average ------------------------Excellent
1,
Organization
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5
2.
Value & Content
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3.
Professional Style
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Ideas/Insights
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Stimulation
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Creativity
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Preparation
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Comments:
(10 Mar 2004)
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PRESENTER’S FEEDBACK SHEET
SEMINAR/SYMPOSIUM
Seminar/Symposium Topic:
Presenter(s):
Below Average ------------------------Excellent
1,
Organization
1
2
3
4
5
2.
Value & Content
1
2
3
4
5
3.
Professional Style
1
2
3
4
5
4.
Ideas/Insights
1
2
3
4
5
5.
Stimulation
1
2
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4
5
6.
Creativity
1
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7.
Preparation
1
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5
Comments:
(10 Mar 2004)
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Personal Educational Philosophy
Prepare a statement of:
Your personal educational philosophy, if you were an employee of a
Community College, and describe your core values (beliefs) and
behaviours.
How you would evaluate yourself? You could reflect, or you could draw
from, the elitist, humanist, the interventionist, and the learning-centred
models.
Length of Statement: One to three pages, typed, double-spaced.
(04 March 2004)
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CANDIDATE_________________________
PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Below Average ------------------------Excellent
1.
Writing Style
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2
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5
2.
Clarity of Concepts
1
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5
3.
Insights
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4.
Adherence to format
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Organization of thought
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6.
Completeness
1
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4
5
Comments:
(10 Mar 2004)
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Guidelines for Interview and Report
1. Conduct an interview with a knowledgeable college staff member in a
community college to determine his/her comments on the following:
a)
contributions made by the Colleges of Applied Arts and
Technology (CAATs) of Ontario to the education of students;
b)
problems and concerns facing the (CAATs) in the future;
c)
opportunities for the future.
2. Prepare a written report, highlighting all of the above points, and
conclude with your analysis of such interview.
Report headings must include:
a)
your name
b)
name of college staff member interviewed, title, college
c)
problems and concerns facing the CAATs for the future
d)
opportunities for the future
e)
interviewer’s analysis of the information provided.
Length of analysis report: minimum 3 pages, typed, doublespaced.
(04 Mar 2004)
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Names of Humber College Staff for Interview
This list has been provided for those students who do not work in a college
environment. The following staff members at Humber College will be happy to be
interviewed. It would be advantageous if you could co-ordinate your times with 2 or 3
other people and make appointments together as one group.
Dr. Robert Gordon
President, Humber College
North Campus - D167 - North
Campus
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext 4235
Email: robert.gordon@humber.ca
Val Hewson
Executive Assistant to the President
North Campus - D167
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 4102
Email: val.hewson@humber.ca
Kris Gataveckas
Vice President, Business
Development
North Campus - D164
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 4274
Email: kris.gataveckas@humber.ca
Karen Fast
Manager, Career Centre for Student
Employment and
Career Advancement Service
North Campus - H107
Telephone: 416.675.5030
Email: karen.fast@humber.ca
John Davies
Vice President, Administrative
Services
North Campus - D164
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 5070
Email: john.davies@humber.ca
Vicki Smith
Manager, Academic Program
Services
University of Guelph-Humber
Humber North Campus - C131
Telephone: 416.798.1331, Ext.6049
Email: vicki.smith@guelphhumber.ca
Michael Hatton
Vice President, Academic
North Campus - D164
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 5053
Email: michael.hatton@humber.ca
Dr. Peter Dietsche
Director, Institutional Research
North Campus - C133
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 4624
Email: peter.dietsche@humber.ca
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Judy Harvey
Dean, Student Services
North Campus - C115
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 5029
Email: judy.harvey@humber.ca
Toby Fletcher
Associate Dean, School of Media
Studies
Lakeshore Campus - F102, Media
Building
Telephone: 416-675-6622 Ext. 3002
Email: toby.fletcher@humber.ca
Dr. Patricia Hedley
Director of Professional
Development
North Campus - EX201
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 4766
Email: pat.hedley@humber.ca
Janis Miller
Dean
Corporate & Continuing Education
North Campus - D149
Telephone: 416-675-6622 ext. 4594
Email: janis.miller@humber.ca
Dr. David Lloyd
Professional Development
Consultant
Instructional Support Studio
North Campus - EX 201
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 4674
Email: david.lloyd@humber.ca
Pam McKintuck
Coordinator, Continuing Education,
Nursing
School of Health Sciences
North Campus - M312
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 4637
Email: pamela.mckintuck@humber.ca
Dr. John Wilson
Faculty, Liberal Arts & Science
North Campus - H420
Telephone: 416.675.6622 Ext. 4869
Email: john.wilson@humber.ca
(02 Mar 2005)
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CANDIDATE_________________________
INTERVIEW AND REPORT
Below Average ------------------------Excellent
7.
Summary of content/information
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5
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Insights
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5
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Utility
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Personal Applications
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Implications for college/field
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Comments:
(10 Mar 2004)
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Review of Calendar
1.
Select a college calendar from any college.
2.
Summarize what you have learned that you would use to help a
student who wanted information.
3.
Evaluate the usefulness of the calendar to assist students.
4.
What other ways would you suggest so information could be provided
to students?
5.
How would you assess the effectiveness of this calendar? What
changes, if any, would you recommend?
Length of Review: 1- 3 pages, type, double-spaced.
(10 Mar 2004)
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CANDIDATE_________________________
CALENDAR REVIEW
Below Average -------------------Excellent
1,
Adherence to Format
1
2
3
4
5
2.
Organization & Clarity
1
2
3
4
5
3.
Review of Content
1
2
3
4
5
4.
Insights & Evaluation
1
2
3
4
5
5.
Helpful to Student
1
2
3
4
5
6.
Completeness
1
2
3
4
5
Comments:
(10 Mar 2004)
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR A BOOK REPORT
PURPOSE:
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To gain familiarity with at least one significant book on, or relating to, the
Community College.
To demonstrate an ability to critically analyze such a book.
To relate the ideas and methodologies in the chosen work to the candidate’s
professional life through identifying potential applications.
SELECTION:
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Any book on the reading lists distributed in class or identified by the Course
Director, or
Any work relating to Community Colleges and approved, in advance, by the
Course Director.
EVALUTATION:
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To be satisfactory, the report should:
a) follow the format provided on this page;
b) address each point explicitly and concisely, and
c) be NO MORE THAN THREE PAGES in length (typed, double-spaced).
FORMAT
1. Title of book in appropriate bibliographic citation form.
2. Why you selected this work (i.e. what need or interest it addresses, or what you hope to
get from it.
3. Brief summary of major theme of the work, and assessment of how well the author uses
data, argument, and logic in establishing the major theme.
4. THREE things you liked about the work and why – the latter in terms of how it assists your
learning, how it illuminates or confirms your own experiences, or the richness of potential
applications in your professional life.
5. Your major concern about the book (in terms of the dimensions noted in #4 above) or wish
about something the author might have done differently.
6. ONE application, next step, or thing that you might do in your work or professional
development that follows from this book. It might be a research study, a list, something
else you want to read, someone you want to interview, an idea that you want to reflect
upon, or an article you want to write, etc.
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CANDIDATE_________________________
BOOK REPORT
Below Average ------------------------Excellent
1. Adherence to format
1
2
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5
2. Insights
1
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4
5
3. Specificity
1
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5
4. Use of example
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4
5
5. Clarity and writing style
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6. Documentation
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Comments:
(10 Mar 2004)
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Research Paper
1. Select a theme or topic related to course syllabus.
2. Discuss a) purpose of study
b) importance of study
c) the objective of the study
d) what does the literature say about the topic
e) what your implications or analysis of the study is
Minimum: 10 pp
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CANDIDATE_________________________
RESEARCH PAPER
Below Average ------------------------Excellent
1. Adherence to format
1
2
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4
5
2. Insights
1
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5
3. Specificity
1
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4. Use of example
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5. Clarity and writing style
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6. Documentation
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Comments:
(24 Feb 2005)
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H
Vice Presidents’ Office
Memo
Humber College
205 Humber College Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 5L7
Tel 416.675.6622 ext. 4542
Fax 416.675.9659
E-Mail:
Mirella.CirfiWalton@humber.ca
DATE
03 March 2005
TO
DEPARTMENT
Cohort 20
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C O P IE D
D E P A R T ME N T
FROM
D E P A R T ME N T
Mirella Cirfi Walton
Vice President Emeritus
SUBJECT
Procedure for Submitting Final Paper for Dr. Giroux’s Course.
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Dear Cohort 20:
Your final assignment is due on 14 June 2005.
There are several methods of submitting it to Dr. Giroux:
a) email your final paper to me at: Mirella.CirfiWalton@humber.ca ;
b) fax your final paper to the Attn: of Dr. Giroux at: 416.675.9659;
c) hand it to your class co-ordinator’s office in the XXX Dept. at 205 Humber College
Blvd., Toronto. Her phone number is: 416.675.6622 Ext. XXXX.
Methods of collecting your marked assignments:
a) by phoning XXXX at: 416.675.6622 Ext.XXXX & making an appointment with to pick
them up.
b) supplying a self-addressed stamped envelope to hold your assignment when you
hand in your assignments. Please have adequate postage on the envelope, approx.
$2.50;
c) they will be given back to you at the first class in September. Your Research class will
begin on 16 Sept 2005.
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Community College
Dateline Summary
Orientation
Pre-Assignment
Statement of Personal Philosophy
Team Seminar
Interview Report
Calendar Review
Book Report
Research Paper
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April 07, 2005
May 13, 2005
June 04, 2005
June 18, 2005
June 18, 2005
June 18, 2005
June 24, 2005
June 24, 2005