Newberry College

COL 101: INTRODUCTION TO FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE

Fall 2011

Section G: Mondays and Fridays 10:00-10:50, SCM 107

DETAILS OF ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES

CONTENTS

1. Assignments; sorted by assignment

2. Assignments, sorted  by due date

3. Assignment details

ASSIGNMENTS AND DATES DUE

1. FAL ATTENDANCE AND RESPONSES - 15% (150 pts)

A. attendance at at least 3 events - due December 1 (I will check at Registrar's Office)

B. FAL summary #1 - due September 30 (50 pts) - via LiveText

C. FAL summary #2 - due October 31 (50 pts) - via LiveText

D. FAL summary #3 - due November 30 (50 pts) - via LiveText

2. SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT - 15% (150 pts)

A. Service Learning paperwork - due September 9 (50 pts) - in print, bring to class

B. Student Learning Journal and Time Sheet - due December 2 (100 pts) - in print, bring to class

3. SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT REFLECTION PAPER - 15% (150 pts)

A. Service learning reflection paper - due December 2 (150 pts) - via LiveText

4. PERSONAL REACTION WRITING - 20% (200 pts)

A. Response to novel Clover & Dori Sanders presentation - due September 26 (150 pts) - via LiveText

B. Response to presentation MyFace, Spacebook and Other Issues of Technology for Students - due October 7 (50 pts) - via LiveText

5. LIBRARY PROJECT - 5% (50 pts)

A. Complete library quiz - due October 21 (50 pts) - submit via Wolf Den

6. CLASS PARTICIPATION - 30% (300 pts)

A. class discussion prior to midterm - due October 16 (150 pts) - assignments continuous

     Assignments (due dates TBA in class or via an e-mail):

          e-mail reply (10 pts)

          Technology - Word document in LiveText (20 pts)

          Service Learning comments (20 pts)

          Library reflection (20 pts)

          MyFace ... comments in class (20 pts)

          Time management assignment (20 pts)

          Campus involvement reflection (20 pts)

          Technology - Midterm GPA calculation (20 pts)

B. class discussion after midterm - due December 4 (150 pts) - assignments continuous

     Assignments: to be posted

TOTAL - 100% (1,000 pts)

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

September 9 - Service Learning paperwork - in print, bring to class

September 26 - Response to novel Clover & Dori Sanders presentation - via LiveText

September 30 - FAL summary #1 - via LiveText

October 7 - Response to presentation MyFace, Spacebook and Other Issues of Technology for Students - via LiveText

October 21 - Complete library quiz - submit via Wolf Den

October 31 - FAL summary #2 - via LiveText

November 30 - FAL summary #3 - via LiveText

December 2 - Student Learning Journal and Time Sheet - in print, bring to class

December 2 - Service learning reflection paper - via LiveText

ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

FAL Summary Expectations:

Attend a FAL event and type a brief, personal reaction response (500 word minimum).  The assignment needs to be submitted as an attached MS Word document posted to LiveText.  Include in the response:

  1) title of event, when and where attended,

  2) factual information about the event [what happened],

  3) your reaction to the event.

This will be graded on the following criteria:

   a) is the above information included?

   b) is it well written?

   c) is it submitted on time?

Possible points = 50

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