Enhancing Academic Skills at Saddle Up 2022: Two Days of Learning and Growth
Explore and develop essential academic skills at Saddle Up 2022 event. Engage in understanding syllabus, mastering the Pomodoro Technique, effective note-taking, transitioning from high school to college, email communication, semester planning, and more. Join us to kickstart your college journey with confidence and competence.
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Saddle Up 2022 Academic Skills
Two Days of Skills Day 1: Students will Demonstrate understanding of syllabus Day 2: Students will Learn the Pomodoro Technique Use a note-taking technique components Understand and reflect on the differences between high school and college Understand the expectations of email communication Plan out semester calendars Format and send a professional email Reflect on their feelings and fears starting off their first year of college
UWs Mission Statement Making College Count page 9.
Your Mission Statement Without using the word job or career in pairs, answer this: Why are you here? Why did you come to the University of Wyoming? What do you hope to get out of your experience at UW?
Syllabus: Your Contract in the Classroom Brainstorm the information found in a syllabus (3 minutes)
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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING UWYO 1101-10 Sample Syllabus First Year Seminar: Language of Food, 3.0 Credit Hours College of Business 211 in-person Fall Semester: Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00-9:50 AM | Starts August 22, ends December 9 Instructor contact information: Mollie Hand, mhand4@uwyo.edu (email preferred), 307-343-2732 (cell call/text 9am-8pm), 307-766-2326 (office phone), Coe Library 106 Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11am-12pm and by appointment (email for Zoom link if remote session preferred) Course prerequisites, co-requisites, enrollment restrictions: This course is a core requirement in the University Studies Program (USP). Students may not drop or withdraw from this course without both instructor and advisor permission. Course Description: This hands-on class blends topics of food studies and linguistics to explore the language of food. Learn how and why food both unites and divides individuals globally and historically. Through studies of word origins, cultures, and food systems, you will gain diverse perspectives on culinary habits. With recipe trials, international conversation partners, and collaborative group work, the focus is on learning through experience. The class culminates in a class-sponsored service-learning fundraiser. Service-learning is at the heart of this class. This class appeals to business, language, health, and family/consumer science majors. Student Learning Outcomes: 1. ACCESS diverse info via research, discussion, and collaboration; 2. SEPARATE facts & inferences, relevant & irrelevant info; explain limitations 3. EVALUATE credibility, accuracy, and reliability of conclusions 4. SYNTHESIZE multiple perspectives to develop innovative viewpoints; 5. ANALYZE assumptions and evaluate context when presenting a position 6. COMMUNICATE ideas in writing with appropriate documentation Required texts, readings, and special tools or materials: Making College Count distributed free in class The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu by Dan Jurafsky (2015) - cost $9.99-$19.50 We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer (2019) - $10.99-$13.39 Attendance Policy: Your engaged participation is essential to your success in this course. You have THREE unexcused absences in this class with no penalty beyond the loss of participation points. This should cover all sickness, emergencies and/or religious observations. After three, each missed class will lower your final grade three percentage points. University sponsored or excused absences can be cleared through the Dean of Students Office in Knight Hall. (dos@uwyo.edu.)
Late Work Policy: Assignments will only be accepted up to two weeks past the due date. Late assignments will lose 3% of the assignment credit each day beyond the due date (unless you have received an extension beforehand). It is easy to fall into a spiral of missing assignments, so be sure to set aside time each week for this class! Required Assignments and Points: PARTICIPATION based on attendance and in-class participation MAKING COLLEGE COUNT: Academic and Transition Skills 100 points | weighted 10% DISCUSSIONS: in-class group-led discussion 100 points | weighted 10% ASSIGNMENTS Homework, Readings, Mastery Units JOURNAL:Global Buddies (Service-Learning) or Concept Papers 200 points | weighted 20% (limited extra credit opportunities will be available as extra journal/concept papers) SIGNIFICANT PROJECT 400 points | weighted 40% 100 points | weighted 10% 100 points | weighted 10% Grading Scale A exceptional 90-100%| B excellent 80-89% | C satisfactory 70-79% | D/F unsatisfactory 0-69% Required Outside of Class Meetings: We will schedule two field trips during class hours, one will be an Ethnography of Place to the Big Hollow Food Coop on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The second will be November 21 (location TBD). There will also be a service learning component with a booth time set up on Friday, November 18 where you will man the booth for one hour instead of coming to class Final Examination or Final Project Date: December 14, 10:15am-12:15pm Final Party (no exam) Classroom Behavior Policy:At all times, treat your presence in the classroom and your enrollment in this course as you would a job. Act professionally, arrive on time, pay attention, complete your work in a timely and professional manner, and treat all deadlines seriously. You will be respectful towards you classmates and instructor. Spirited debate and disagreement are to be expected in any classroom and all views will be heard fully, but at all times we will behave civilly and with respect towards one another. Personal attacks, offensive language, name-calling, and dismissive gestures are not warranted in a learning atmosphere. As the instructor, I have the right to dismiss you from the classroom, study sessions, electronic forums, and other areas where disruptive behavior occurs. Electric Device Policy: Electronic devices such as mobile phones should set to silent. Laptops are discouraged for note-taking purposes; those who require laptops for accommodation of disabilities, work with Disability Support Services and me to accommodate your needs. No unauthorized video or audio recording during class is allowed to protect the privacy of your fellow students; for those who require recording for accommodation of disabilities, work with Disability Support Services and me to accommodate your needs. Classroom Statement on Diversity: The University of Wyoming values an educational environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. The diversity that students and faculty bring to class, including age, country of origin, culture, disability, economic class, ethnicity, gender identity, immigration status, linguistic, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, worldview, and other social and cultural diversity is valued, respected, and considered a resource for learning.
Disability Support: The University of Wyoming is committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities for all students. If you have a disability, including but not limited to physical, learning, sensory or psychological disabilities, and would like to request accommodations in this course due to your disability, , please register with and provide documentation of your disability as soon as possible to Disability Support Services (DSS), Room 128 Knight Hall. You may also contact DSS at (307) 766-3073 or udss@uwyo.edu. It is in the student s best interest to request accommodations within the first week of classes, understanding that accommodations are not retroactive. Visit the DSS website for more information at: www.uwyo.edu/udss Academic Dishonesty Policies Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in this class. Cases of academic dishonesty will be treated in accordance with UW Regulation 2-114. The penalties for academic dishonesty can include, at my discretion, an F on an exam, an F on the class component exercise, and/or an F in the entire course. Academic dishonesty means anything that represents someone else s ideas as your own without attribution. It is intellectual theft stealing - and includes (but is not limited to) unapproved assistance on examinations, plagiarism (use of any amount of another person s writings, blog posts, publications, and other materials without attributing that material to that person with citations), or fabrication of referenced information. Facilitation of another person s academic dishonesty is also considered academic dishonesty and will be treated identically. Duty to Report: UW faculty are committed to supporting students and upholding the University s non-discrimination policy. Under Title IX, discrimination based upon sex and gender is prohibited. If you experience an incident of sex- or gender-based discrimination, we encourage you to report it. While you may talk to a faculty member, understand that as a "Responsible Employee" of the University, the faculty member MUST report information you share about the incident to the university s Title IX Coordinator (you may choose whether you or anyone involved is identified by name). If you would like to speak with someone who may be able to afford you privacy or confidentiality, there are people who can meet with you. Faculty can help direct you or you may find info about UW policy and resources at http://www.uwyo.edu/reportit You do not have to go through the experience alone. Assistance and resources are available, and you are not required to make a formal complaint or participate in an investigation to access them. Substantive changes to syllabus All deadlines, requirements, and course structure is subject to change if deemed necessary by the instructor. Students will be notified verbally in class, on our WyoCourses page announcement, and via email of these changes. Daily or weekly schedule of topics, activities, and graded work: See WyoCourses for the detailed weekly schedule of topics, activities and assignments. Student Resources: STEP TUTORING and WRITING CENTER: www.uwyo.edu/step, www.uwyo.edu/writing-center Lower Level Coe Library DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES: udss@uwyo.edu, 766-3073, 128 Knight Hall, www.uwyo.edu/udss COUNSELING CENTER: uccstaff@uwyo.edu, 766-2187, 766-8989 (After hours), 341 Knight Hall, www.uwyo.edu/ucc ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: 766-4286, 312 Old Main, www.uwyo.edu/acadaffairs DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE: dos@uwyo.edu, 766-3296, 128 Knight Hall, www.uwyo.edu/dos UW POLICE DEPARTMENT: uwpd@uwyo.edu, 766-5179, 1426 E Flint St, www.uwyo.edu/uwpd STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT WEBSITE: www.uwyo.edu/dos/conduct
Think You Remember? Test Your Knowledge with this 10 question Kahoot
What is missing? Assignment due dates might be only on the Canvas course shell if they are not on the syllabus. Show example in WyoCourses where to find the due dates in the syllabus of the course. Assignment for next session print out the important due dates!
Communication from informal to formal In pairs, sort these communication genres from informal to formal: business letter phone call to advisor email to professor email to friend snapchat text tweet grocery list thank you note (to be filled in after pairs have time):
Your Emails Matter page 27-31 Email etiquette should include: appropriate short subject line Form of address (Dear ) added by comma and new line Complete sentences, capital letters, punctuation Your full name and W number at the end of the email Complete the exercises on pages 29-31.
For our Next Skills Session Send a professional email to username@uwyo.edu (update) with 1-2 questions you have for experienced students For subject heading, call it Skills Session Assignment For the body paragraph, start with your mission statement. Then write about one thing you learned in Saddle Up so far (from any of their sessions) and one thing that is still not clear (including questions about the college experience). Note: This is a requirement for attendance. Print out the calendar portion of all of your syllabi (found on WyoCourses) or page with important due dates and bring those to our next session Read pages 54-55 about Notetaking
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Session 2 The Pomodoro Technique Poke Pack Leaders will form a Panel Take notes using the Cornell Method Craft your Semester Plans and Reflect in an Email to Future You
ON YOUR OWN: Crafting Your Schedule and Reflecting With the data from the syllabi you brought, map out important dates on the calendars provided. Place it in a prominent location in your dorm room to remind you. If you finish this early, create your weekly schedules (see page 32-34). If you are finished with the calendars, compose an email to your future self. In Outlook: options more options delay delivery In Delivery options, click on the box Do not deliver before Select May 5, 2023 as delivery date (last day of the spring semester) Write about your current feelings about college. Write your hopes and fears. Ask questions about your goals and experiences.
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