Before classes begin, you'll want to log in to Canvas using your MySite username and password (set up your password; don't rely on your enrollment pin). If you need help with setting up a password, contact Student Technical Support.

Check out the "Start Here," and "Unit 0: Orientation," buttons on the Home Page. You will find the general class guidelines in the Syllabus, and assignments for the first week of class underneath in Unit 1.

Before the first class, you have 4 pieces of homework:

1. Complete the orientation module

2. Reading: The Course Syllabus

3. Quiz: Quiz 0.8: Syllabus Quiz

Orientation

If this is your first experience taking a class with me, I highly recommend showing up for an Orientation on Zoom! There will be a one hour session available that starts on our class day/time the week before classes start (during WoW Week).

The session will walk through Canvas and the course systems. Students will also be given a chance to try out some of the typical course tools, troubleshoot technology problems, play with Zoom settings, etc. This is Orientation, not the first class. It is optional, but recommended.

You might also want to check the WoW schedule, since I often offer sessions about G Suites and Learning Modalities.

What you can expect from me:

1. I will provide you with a clear, organized course that is designed to ensure you meet our course outcomes in a meaningful manner.

2. I will provide a variety of assignments to ensure your learning needs are met.

3. I will be actively present in your learning.

4. I will provide a supportive and safe environment for you to share and discuss ideas with your peers.

5. I will reach out to you when I sense that you need support.

6. I will treat you with dignity and respect and be flexible to support your individual needs.

7. I won't be perfect. I am human and will make mistakes at times. I will view mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.

8. Is there anything else you would like to add to this list? If so, you will have the opportunity to make a suggestion when we build our Class Norms during the first class session.

What I will expect from you:

1. You will strive to be an active participant in this course and aim to meet due dates.

2. You will maintain an open line of communication with me so I understand how to support you. 

3. You will contact me if you have a concern with meeting a due date. 

4. You will strive to regularly contribute to collaborative activities to ensure other members of the community have ample opportunity to read/listen, reflect, and respond to your ideas.

5. You will treat me and your peers with dignity and respect.

6. You will do your best to have patience with technology. There will be hiccups, expect them. We will get through them together.

7. You will give yourself grace. Expect to make mistakes. You are human and mistakes are part of learning and growing.

8. Is there anything else you would like to add to this list? If so, you will have the opportunity to make a suggestion when we build our Class Norms during the first class session.

What you will need the first class:

Canvas

You will want to explore the Lesson 0.2: Canvas Student Tour and Unit 0: Orientation 8/16-8/20 before the first class.

G Suites

Everyone will need to be able to access Google Drive using their student login. All papers will be written in Google Drive using gDocs on templates provided for the class. Your school email is already connected to a G Suite account (try logging into gMail using your Saddleback email and Canvas log in). 

Additional Software for the Semester:

Zoom

Open office hours will be on Zoom by appointment; you can sign up through the Canvas Calendar (Sign Up Directions).

The Class Session link for alternate Zoom attendance options will be posted on Canvas.

There is also a Coffee Shop link that students can use to meet with their groups independently.

Additional Programs

You will also want to be familiar with these programs for the course:

• TurnItIn: Canvas will connect you automatically

• RefWorks: RefWorks: http://www.refworks.proquest.com  (Sign up using your Saddleback email)

• Mindomo: Sign up before Unit 6 using your Saddleback email with the course code. 

Recommended: 

• Padlet: https://padlet.com/ (a free account should be fine: used in class to document discussions)

• Kahoot! App (Recommended to install on your phone; we play 5-6 games throughout the semester)

• Monosnap: https://monosnap.com/ (download the free app; don’t sign up; useful for creating videos and screenshots for homework)

• Trello: https://trello.com/ (free account; we might use this 2-3 times in the semester)

Students are expected to attend all class sessions and field trips. With prior arrangement, digital attendance is possible to arrange occasionally. Please note that this is in case of emergency (i.e.: COVID related emergency, hospitalization, or quarantine), and not designed to replace regular attendance.

Students will also be expected to attend four appointments with the professor to check in on paper drafts, which can take place during coffee shop sessions. Additional individual 30 minute appointments may also be signed up for through the Canvas calendar.

This is a course with both a textbook and a zero textbook course option.

Rottenberg, Annette T., and Donna Haisty Winchell. Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. 11th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003/2015. ($15 hard copy--usually used--on Amazon)

Or

Rottenberg, Annette T., and Donna Haisty Winchell. Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. 12th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003/2018. ($33 to rent, $57 to own on Kindle or VitalSource--Kindle is best version)

Digital version may only offer the 12th or 13th edition. Chapter titles may be different in different editions, but the main content is the same.

We will go through about 10 chapters of the textbook in addition to supplemental content. Equivalent ZTC readings to replace textbook chapters will also usually be provided digitally through Canvas.