effort AND engagement in our learning community
Philosophy: Greater effort and engagement leads to more learning. Learning is why we are here at CC and we devote our hearts and minds to the task. Thus, it is reasonable that your course grade reflects these characteristics in addition to the level of competence you achieve toward meeting the course learning objectives. I have also found in a number of my careers prior to academia that effort and engagement are important for individual and organizational learning and success. I prioritize these characteristics as a way of helping you be successful beyond CC.
Throughout the block I will be looking for evidence of effort and engagement. Each person will manifest these characteristics differently and I respect these differences. To clarify my expectations, I provide below a list of some of the evidence I rely on to assess effort and engagement in our learning community:
Effort
Note: there will be some in-class writing activities on readings or significant questions of interest in the course. These in-class writing activities are part of the learning process (writing is thinking and remembering!) and will not be graded. Your written responses will help me periodically assess your learning, effort, and engagement.
Also, please note that there is nothing above about the number of times you speak in a class. I respect your individual style and comfort level with verbally sharing your ideas/questions/feedback in class. However, remaining quiet or nearly so throughout the course will diminish your learning and diminish your contributions to our learning community. Effort and engagement must, at least partially, be evident to members of our course learning community -- as it will in most communities you interact with beyond CC.
Please stop by my office any time throughout the block if you'd like to discuss your effort and engagement during the course.
Throughout the block I will be looking for evidence of effort and engagement. Each person will manifest these characteristics differently and I respect these differences. To clarify my expectations, I provide below a list of some of the evidence I rely on to assess effort and engagement in our learning community:
Effort
- Are you prepared to discuss assigned readings each day? [You can't fully participate in the course unless you've completed every assigned reading. Be prepared to answer questions about the readings, discuss the readings in small or large groups.]
- Is the quality of your submitted work improving throughout the course?
- Are you committed to your learning in the course?
- Do you ask questions of others to meet our learning objectives and complete assignments?
- Do you contribute to in-class discussions of assigned articles/chapters? (See note below)
- Do you listen to others when they speak?
- Do you try to build on the ideas of others?
- When there's work to be done (e.g., conducting research, writing, preparing meals, setting up camp, etc.) are you involved?
- Do you have and demonstrate a positive attitude toward the learning and work involved in learning in our course?
- Are you distracted by your smartphone or laptop and thereby signaling to others that you are not interested in what they are saying? One of the most important gifts we can give each other is our attention. Laptop/phone use in class when others are speaking threatens our ability to give each other our attention.
Note: there will be some in-class writing activities on readings or significant questions of interest in the course. These in-class writing activities are part of the learning process (writing is thinking and remembering!) and will not be graded. Your written responses will help me periodically assess your learning, effort, and engagement.
Also, please note that there is nothing above about the number of times you speak in a class. I respect your individual style and comfort level with verbally sharing your ideas/questions/feedback in class. However, remaining quiet or nearly so throughout the course will diminish your learning and diminish your contributions to our learning community. Effort and engagement must, at least partially, be evident to members of our course learning community -- as it will in most communities you interact with beyond CC.
Please stop by my office any time throughout the block if you'd like to discuss your effort and engagement during the course.
rubric
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LEARNING OUTCOME
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OUTSTANDING
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SATISFACTORY
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UNSATISFACTORY
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More effort and engagement will result in more learning.
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Consistent effort and engagement in most domains (as described above) throughout most of the block. Consistent contributor to the class learning community.
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Effort and engagement in most domains (as described above) was attempted. Occasional contributor to the class learning community.
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Inconsistent to little effort and engagement (as described above) throughout most of the block. Did little to contribute to the class learning community.
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