Activities

Assignment Outcomes

• Students will be able to demonstrate interest in and interaction with the course material on a consistent basis throughout the semester.
• Students will be able to demonstrate respect for the ideas of others, even when expressing a different point of view.
• Students will be able to think about more deeply about specific aspects of the readings.

Relevant Course Outcomes

• Students will be able to develop insights effectively through written communication, particularly via collaborative classroom site.
• Students will be able to identify the steps of the research process and apply information literacy skills in a variety of contexts.

Throughout the semester, we will complete a variety of different kinds of activities, some independently and some in groups. Graded activities will be announced in class and on the Facebook group.

Instructions

• Instructions will be given individually for each activity.

How Activities Will Be Graded

• Activities will be awarded points based upon the following scale (unless otherwise noted on Course Schedule).
• By the end of the semester, we typically complete around 200 Activity points.

Points/Characteristics

10: Complete, follows instructions, thorough, obvious evidence of investment in activity

9-8: Complete, follows instructions, mostly thorough, solid evidence of investment in activity

7: Complete, although perhaps missing some instructions, very little evidence of investment in activity

6: Present, but almost no evidence of investment in activity

5: Present, but little more than name

0: Did not complete