Biology 9: Human Biology:

Welcome to Biology 9: Human Biology offered as an online lecture/

in-person lab hybrid course.

Thank you for signing up for the hybrid online course (worth 4 units). The online portion of the course starts on Tuesday January 17th with our first in class lab meeting in room Science 334.

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS

Textbook: You may have noticed that there were no books listed at the bookstore. They are always much more expensive. So you will need to order a much cheaper textbook online. You will need to have this for reading quizzes by February 1st.

Goodenough, McQuire, and Wallace, “Biology of Humans”, 4th edition,

Buy this online at (https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0321707028/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

(Links to an external site.) from $9 to $ 30 used.

Instructor: Joe Cannon

I look forward to exploring the science of Human Biology with you and sharing the amazing organizing principals of how the human body works. I have taught ecology at CCSF for over15 years.

Online courses:

If this is your first online class you have considered taking, please be aware that learning online requires student to be organized and be good at time management.

To get some pointers on time management for online courses view the

link here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFEK52EE5ps

To succeed in this class, you will need to:

Invest at least 9 hours outside of lab per week on each weekly learning unit.

This is the same amount of time that non-online students are expected to

invest as well. This time commitment will include reading the textbook,

taking quizzes, watching videos and responding to forums and other

activities like communicating with other students and the instructor, and

working on your lab or paper assignments.

This is a hybrid online class with weekly on-campus mandatory labs. We'll be using the online learning management system called Canvas for the lecture portion of the course.

You will need to log into Canvas at least an hour a day or two to three hours every other day. Your weekly tasks and the time they require will

accumulate, so you will need to schedule and organize the time require each week. This class is not self-paced, there will be several due dates per week to keep the course moving forward and keep up with the labs. You will need to keep up with the weekly assignments and manage your time efficiently.

It is strongly recommended that you schedule your class time

onto your weekly calendar.

You will need to log into Canvas at least an hour a day or two to three hours

every other day. Your weekly tasks and the time they require will

accumulate, so you will need to schedule and organize the time require each week. This class is not self-paced, there will be several due dates per week to keep the course moving forward and keep up with the labs. You will need to keep up with the weekly assignments and manage your time efficiently.

It is strongly recommended that you schedule your class time

onto your weekly calendar.

You will need a RAMID to log into Canvas.

Logging in to Canvas for course access:

Claim RAM ID and Login to Canvas: Student Guide

Login to Canvas HERE- http://ccsf.instructure.com

For more information or help, use the student guides below:

Online Course Support Center

Online and Remote Course Support Center

Info about Online Learning

Student Services (including information about special accommodations)

For assistance contact the Helpdesk at 415-239-3711or Toll-Free at 844-693-4357

Or come by the Educational Technology Department Office during office hours. Educational Technology Department Office Ocean Campus, Batmale Hall, 310 Mailbox: A-21 Call (415) 239-3885 Hours Monday-Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm Friday, 9 am - 2 pm

Be sure to bookmark the link to the Canvas login as well as the CCSF Online

Course Support Center for all the important info you need regarding help

and Canvas support.

You cannot log into this course until the course start date August 19th . If you

have just added, you will be enrolled in your online course within the next

business day.

A brief video introduction to Canvas:

https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1124

Accommodations: If you need special accommodations, we’re happy to help.

Please contact the Disabled Student Services and Programs (DSPS): Phone:

(415) 452-5481 Web: http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/en/student-services/student-counseling/dsps.html

Welcome to Human Biology!

I hope this information has been helpful in orientating you with Biology 9. Please review all of the above information.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me, I am here to support

you in this course. My preferred method of contact is email at

jcannon@ccsf.edu or the Canvas Inbox once you get logged in to the course.

I’m looking forward to seeing you at the optional course office hour at 4:00 PM on Wednesdays in Science 312A.

Professor Joe Cannon (He/him), Biology Department