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
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.
Also, 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?
- 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 your submitted assignments demonstrate attention to the rubrics and clear attempts to learn and understand?
- 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., 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 signalling to others that you are not interested in what they are saying?
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.
Also, please stop by my office any time throughout the block if you'd like to discuss your effort and engagement during the course.
