Child 26 Health Safety and Nutrition
Columbia College
Professor: Dr. Adrienne Seegers
In person Wednesdays 5:00-8:00 pm
Fall 2024 9/26-12/13
Columbia College
Professor: Dr. Adrienne Seegers
In person Wednesdays 5:00-8:00 pm
Fall 2024 9/26-12/13
This syllabus is designed to be mobile phone friendly. Bookmark it on your phone or device so you can check it easily.
This is an in person 16 week course.
This course begins on Wednesday September 28th, 2024 and ends on December 11th, 2024.
There is one free online textbook for this course. More info can be found on the Goals & Textbooks page.
Approach this course with a growth mindset. If you put in the work, you are capable of earning the grade you want in this class no matter what your previous experiences in school have been.
Set aside time to work on this course weekly.
If you don't have a computer (or one that's not reliable) or good internet access borrow a laptop and a hotspot from the College Library (website) and get them set up now. A hotspot is a gizmo that provides internet to your whole household even if the power is out.
You and your success matter to me. I am committed to helping you reach your goals. Stay in touch with me if you're experiencing barriers and/or challenges and I will do all that I can to work with you to ensure your success. There are lots of supports and resources available for you on campus, I'd love to help you connect with them. I believe in you and I'm honored to be on your team this semester!
Whoever you are you are welcome and your learning is supported, whatever your age, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, religion, veteran's status, or opinion. I hope we will strive together to make our class a community that is conducive to learning and growth for all of us. I look forward to getting to know each of you as students and fellow humans.
treat you with dignity and respect and be flexible to support your individual needs.
provide you with a clear, organized course that is designed to ensure you meet our course outcomes in a meaningful manner.
provide a variety of assignments to ensure your learning needs are met.
be actively present in your learning.
provide a supportive and safe environment for you to share and discuss ideas with your peers.
reach out to you when I sense that you need support.
make mistakes at times. I will view mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Is there anything else you would like to add to this list? If so, you will have the opportunity to make a suggestion during our first weeks together.
treat me and your peers with dignity and respect.
strive to be an active participant in this course and aim to meet due dates.
maintain an open line of communication with me so I understand how to support you.
contact me if you have a concern with meeting a due date.
strive to regularly contribute to weekly discussions to ensure other members of the community have ample opportunity to read/listen, reflect, and respond to your ideas.
do your best to have patience with technology. There will be hiccups, expect them. We will get through them together.
give yourself grace. Expect to make mistakes. You are human and mistakes are part of learning and growing.
Is there anything else you would like to add to this list? If so, you will have the opportunity to make a suggestion during our first weeks together..
Contact me at seegersa@yosemite.edu or (209) 588-5275. You can also contact me using the Canvas Inbox tool. My office on campus is Laurel 114.
Reach out to a tutor at the Academic Achievement Center (AAC) (website) (209) 588-5088
You can come to the Career Transfer Center (website) or the Academic Achievement Center (AAC) on campus to get support with accessing and navigating Canvas. Also, we have a great Online Learning Student Resources webpage with good information and tutorials.
Have questions about what courses to take? Or how to find your way at Columbia College?
Contact the Counseling Office, Kirsten Miller (website) is our dedicated counselor for Child Dev and Education. You can meet with any counselor but Kirsten knows all the ins and outs of our program.