ASU 101
Overview
Afsaneh Nahavandi, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, University College
Arizona State University
Last updated 08-21-07
www.asu.edu/asu101
Goals of ASU 101
• Support student success
• Engage students in the university
• Familiarize students with ASU
• Inform them about unique aspects
of ASU
• Provide a small class atmosphere
to make a connection
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Course Structure
• Required for all first-time freshmen
• Hybrid-format (classroom and online)
• Five-week – 3 times a semester (all but WP
Carey)
• 8 hours face-to-face (5 – 1and ½ hour)
and minimum of 8 hours of activities online
• 600+ sections this Fall
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Default Enrollment Dates
for Course Sites
1st Session - August 17
2nd Session - September 22
3rd Session - October 26
email ASU101-q@asu.edu to adjust enrollment dates
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ASU 101 – Course Topics
• Required at the start of the course:
– Student success
– Academic integrity
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ASU 101 – Course Topics
• Optional Topics:
– Sustainability
– Social embeddedness
– Global engagement
– Entrepreneurial approach
– Diversity
– Stress management
– College topics
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Course Site
• Each instructor gets his/her own site
• Groups can get common course site
• All material is already there
• Each instructor must decide what to include;
what to show/hide; add material, etc.
• Use course site as “text book”
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Request a course site
http://asuonline.asu.edu/asu101request
Individual site(s) or
multiple sections in one site
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Available Content for all Areas
• Pre-class activity
– Self-evaluation or exercise
– Can be completed online, or
– Conducted in class
• Short intro
– 10-15 minutes narrated in Breeze by member of expert team
– Brief power point presentation of topic
– Can be assigned for students to review online, or
– Instructor can present in class
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ASU 101 – Course Topics
• Considerable flexibility regarding topics,
materials, and methods
• All materials can be assigned online
or covered in class
(use Bb show/hide feature to manage content)
• Content and assessment tools can
be added or modified
• Room to add college-specific topics
and/or expand on existing topics depending on
college needs
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Available Content for all Areas
• Other material for each module; includes
one or more of the following:
– Additional power point presentations
– Films
– Exercises
– Readings
– Podcasts
– Other activities
– Can be used in class or assigned online
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Available Content for all Areas
• Post-class quiz
– Short M/C and T/F based on narrated
introductory presentation
– Can be modified
– Can be assigned online (potential
cheating problem), or
– Done in class (5 -7 minutes max)
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Available Content for all Modules
• Post-class reflection online
– Questions provided – can be modified
– Use to assess participation and learning
• Post-class discussion online
– Questions provided – can be modified
– Use to assess participation
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Assessment of Learning
• Quizzes provide very basic check on
learning
• Reflections provide more assessment
of learning content
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Course Evaluation/Assessment
(all anonymous- will be made available online)
• Student survey for instructor evaluation focused on
general teaching behaviors, not expertise (to be used in
conjunction with, or instead of college evaluation –
information for colleges/departments)
• Student survey for feedback about course (to be used
to review course and change content and format as
appropriate in future semesters)
• Instructor survey for feedback about the course (to be
used to be used to review course and change content
and format as appropriate in future semesters)
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Support Resources
for Students and Faculty
Help Wiki
http://help.wiki.asu.edu
ASUonline
http://asuonline.asu.edu
ASU Libraries
http://www.asu.edu/lib
Classroom support
http://www.asu.edu/classroomsupport
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