Summer 2021 - EDUC 199 D100

Foundations of Personal Agency: Finding Voice and Place in Academia (4)

Class Number: 4224

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Scholarly exploration of the self, and one's place in the University context using tools of narrative inquiry.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will be offered remotely and synchronously.  Students are expected to be online and available during scheduled class time.



This course provides students opportunities to discover their voice and develop skills to effectively join the existing discourses in university.

Students will start with an exploration of themselves as learners. Exploration will revolve around these questions:
  • What are the significant lessons in my life? How can these be of use in my career?
  • What were my positive experiences as a student? What do these tell me about me as learner?
  • What do I enjoy learning outside school?
  • What issues do I care about?
  • How do I make the connection between my interests and what I’m learning in my university courses?

 

In community with other learners, students will engage in conversations and extend the scope of this engagement with the larger social environment. Engagement will revolve around these questions:

  • How do I listen well to what my peers are saying?
  • What can I learn from the physical and social environment that surrounds me?
  • How can I make myself understood?
  • How can I have an influence in the physical and social environment that I inhabit?

Grading

  • Academic or professional website 25%
  • Narrative essay: The personal significance of one of your courses 20%
  • Expository essay: Recognize an implicit question or assumption in one of your course 25%
  • Photo essay 15%
  • Participation in class and online discussions, and the peer review process 15%

NOTES:

There is no final exam for this course.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Graff, G. & Birkinstein, C. (2018). They say I say: The moves that matter in academic writing, 4th Ed. New York: W.W. Norton and Company.
ISBN: 9780393631678

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Other readings will be provided online.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2021

Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses.  Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).