In the second episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, we go over topics and issues related to the syllabus with MiraCosta college students Andre (Sociology), Melissa (Sociology), Susy (Sociology), Sam (BioManufacturing), and Joe (Theater).
What to listen for:
● The importance of a welcoming and decolonized syllabus
● Making a syllabus for a new generation
● How to ease students into a syllabusReading vs. Interacting with a syllabus
● What does a personal touch on a syllabus look like?
● What is irritating about a syllabus?
● Being communicative from start to finish
● Are too many updates a bad thing?
● The presentation of a syllabus, what does it look like?
● Do students want to see resources on a syllabus?
● Making a syllabus intentional and accessible
You can connect with the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast on Instagram: @safetopics_podcast and share this podcast with this link.
The S.A.F.E. Topics Team:
curry mitchell – Faculty, Letters (Co-host) Sean Davis – Faculty, Sociology (Co-host) Kelly Barnett – Intern and Music Technology Student (Audio Editor) James Garcia – SDICCCA Fellow and Associate Faculty, Sociology (Show Notes)
In the first episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, we go over topics and issues related to the syllabus with our colleagues Annie Ngo (Business), Shawn Firouzian (Math), Rica French (Astronomy), and James Garcia (Sociology).
What to listen for:
The syllabus as a dynamic document
Teaching for the “non-subject” student
Differences in online, hybrid, and in-class syllabi
A document of love?
Is the syllabus a contract or an invitation?
Visualizing a syllabus, what it looks like
Revisiting the syllabus throughout the semester
How often do we expect students to revisit the syllabus?
How do we present our syllabi?
Do students know that resources are available without the syllabus?
You can connect with the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast on Instagram: @safetopics_podcast and share this podcast with this link.
The S.A.F.E. Topics Team:
curry mitchell – Faculty, Letters (Co-host) Sean Davis – Faculty, Sociology (Co-host) Kelly Barnett – Intern and Music Technology Student (Audio Editor) James Garcia – SDICCCA Fellow and Associate Faculty, Sociology (Show Notes)
3 resources related to teaching and learning, 2
online tips and tricks, and 1 question (February 17, 2020)
Want to share some of your favorite things with our faculty community? If you have some resources, tips/tricks, and questions to share, please contribute to the newsletter using this C3-2-1 Form.
As a college designated as an HSI
(Hispanic-Serving Institution), we must make efforts to close the equity gaps
suffered by these populations. This organization is wholly committed to that
mission. In addition to the resources on their site, ESCALA offers a
Certificate in College Teaching and Learning in HSIs – the next offerings are
this summer.
We hear a lot about things like Growth Mindset,
Belonging, and Purpose in discussions on education. However, how much research
is there on these concepts, and what are the most reliable conclusions? Check
out the work being done by this group to answer those questions.
The title says it all. This e-book is for those
who do what we do. Lisa Lane, History Faculty, recommended this book to me.
While I am still working my way through it, I felt that it is something to
include here. *Thanks, Lisa!* 🙂
You can set up your grade book so that scores
for missing assignments automatically generate a specific score. You can also
automatically apply a deduction to late submissions. If you have been doing
this manually, this tutorial may save you some time and effort.
If using and displaying a specific grading
scheme will add clarity to students’ performance in your class, you can learn
how to adjust the grade book to better suit your needs here.
1 question for you to
ponder:
How has the availability and accessibility of
information in the internet age (1995 to present-day) changed our role as
educators?
Be joyful,
Sean Davis Joyful Teacher in Residence Coordinator, C3 Teaching and Learning Center
Oceanside Campus 1 Barnard Drive Oceanside, CA 92056 P 760.757.2121 x7713 sdavis@miracosta.edu
We are excited to announce the production and release of a brand new podcast by MiraCostans and for MiraCostans – a podcast placing students and faculty into dialogue with each other over the dangerous topics that impact teaching and learning experiences in the community college.
We hope to be funny, sometimes salty, and always relevant.
Episodes will be released every Wednesday so be on the lookout for our first one next week!
The S.A.F.E. Topics Team:
curry mitchell – Faculty, Letters (Co-host) Sean Davis – Faculty, Sociology (Co-host) Kelly Barnett – Intern and Music Technology Student (Audio Editor) James Garcia – SDICCCA Fellow and Associate Faculty, Sociology (Show Notes)
Your Joyful Teacher in Residence here! The
latest C3 Teaching and Learning Center professional learning opportunity is
this weekly newsletter. Each week, you will get 3 resources for teaching and
learning, 2 online tips and tricks, and 1 question for you to ponder.
Looking for a community of educators to join? The Marginal Syllabus might be the space you are looking for to network with professionals who share your passion for equitizing higher education through the use of Connected Learning Principles. Check out the resources, blogs, and events available on the website.
From their About page: The Marginal
Syllabus convenes and sustains conversations with educators about issues of
equity in teaching, learning, and education. Through author and organizational
partnerships, and by using the web annotation platform Hypothesis, the Marginal
Syllabus fosters a participatory and open experiment in professional learning
for educators eager to join critical conversations about equity and education.
The project’s name is an intentional reference
to multiple interpretations of the term marginal.
Do you want to know where to start with Open Educational Resources? Have you been implementing OER in your courses and want more? The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has a ton of resources on their OERI Canvas page. You can simply explore the available resources or self-enroll in the Canvas course to participate in the OERI conversation – your choice!
More info from the ASCCC webpage: The ASCCC OERI was funded in trailer bill language during the summer of 2018. Preparations for its launch were made during the fall 2018 term and this state-wide faculty-led effort had its kick-off with a webinar on February 1, 2019. This page serves as a collection of resources related to the structure and development of the OERI.
Are you still trying to figure out Canvas (we
all are!)? Do you want to learn more about the basics of our institution’s
Learning Management System? @One (Online Network of Educators) – a division of
the CVC-OEI (California Virtual Campus – Online Education Initiative) –
provides a variety of professional learning courses for online educators. Some
(like the one featured here) are FREE!
Did you know that you can post your most recent
announcements to your Canvas course homepage? This practice can help students
with another way to view the most recent and relevant course updates. If you
are interested in implementing this feature in your course, click the title and
check out the step-by-step tutorial.
Is your Canvas navigation list cluttered with
items you don’t even use in your course? Do you want students to navigate your
course in a particular way without accessing pages, assignments, files, etc.
unnecessarily? Click on the tip title to learn how to clean up your Canvas
navigation list.
1 question for you to
ponder:
If you were a student who stepped into a college
classroom, campus library, counseling office, etc. for the very first time, how
would you feel, and how would you like to be received?
Have a great week four of our spring semester! 🙂
Be joyful,
Sean Davis Joyful Teacher in Residence Coordinator, C3 Teaching and Learning Center
Oceanside Campus 1 Barnard Drive Oceanside, CA 92056 P 760.757.2121 x7713 sdavis@miracosta.edu
