Ethnic Studies 110
Ethnic Minorities in the US
Uncovering Systems of Domination
8 Week Online Class With Professora Fabiola Torres (No Zoom Sessions)
Dear student,
The purpose and importance of your syllabus is to establish a first impression of the course, the plan of action, any expectaions, and me, your humble professor, Fabiola Torres. Let's do this.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Catalog Statement: Ethnic Studies 110 surveys the contemporary status of ethnic women in NorthAmerican society. This course makes relevant cross-cultural comparisons using contemporary issues and their relationship to the ethnic women of today.
Student Learning Outcomes:
compare and contrast the perception held toward ethnic women and women in general in North American society;
evaluate North American society from an alternative perspective;
identify the important issues of concern for ethnic women in areas such as politics, economics and the workplace;
critically assess the discipline of women studies;
assess the alternatives provided by ethnic women in developing a place for themselves in North American society.
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Teaching Philosophy
I believe our brain must perceive our improvement and our increased ability to do something better before it begins to feel confident. My role is to help all my students improve their learning and increase their cognitive stamina. My online courses are designed to strengthen learning muscles so they can process content and produce data-driven conclusions. Through personal feedback, I reframe mistakes as a source of information about what needs adjusting in order to hit the target. I believe the educational system has conditioned students to be scared of mistakes because they think it says something about their intelligence. As a result, students may not push for the next level of mastery. Therefore my presence, feedback and communication has to focus on what strategies students can use to level up mastery.
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8 Week Online Format
An 8 week online course takes a traditional 16 week course and compresses it into 8 weeks. Therefore, 6-8 hours per week shall be carved out from your weekly routine in the middle of a global pandemic. Online classwork includes weekly video messages, online lectures, discussions, unit activities, self assessments and preparing for assessments via Canvas. However accessible (no cost) reading material in Canvas, preparing for assignments and constructing unit assessments should be factored into your schedule. Yet using technology can enable us to stay focussed on work, family and school. My goal is to develop proficiency and promote mastery. Therefore I dedicate most of my time nudging students via Canvas to stay on task, learn from thier own process and level up academic performance.
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CONTACT INFORMATION for Fabiola Torres
Email Address: ftorres@glendale.edu (I will respond within 24 hours.)
Twitter: @iLearnNow
Instagram: @rebelalliancepack
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I am usually pretty speedy with our replies, but please allow me 12 hours or less to respond. My best time to quickly respond to students is between 9 am-5pm. Also, if you reach out on a Sunday, please don't be surprised if I am a little slower to respond. I'm usually resting my arm, neck, back and eyes.
My parents and I have been voting together since 1993 when they became US Citizens.
About Fabiola Torres
Two Mexican Immigrants gave birth to me, Fabiola Torres, in the French Hospital at Chinatown in Los Angeles, California, USA. Since 1998, I have been teaching Ethnic Studies at Glendale Community College (GCC). My teaching principles are inspired by my M.A. from Chicano Studies (CSUN) and my M.A. in Learning Technology (Pepperdine’s School of Education and Psychology). I am a fur-mommy of 3 precious doggies - Wookie, Luke & Leia. My shelter in place goal is to stay healthy, find joy and dance. Want to see how I still dance?
“Young girls often feel strong, courageous, highly creative, and powerful until they begin to receive undermining sexist messages that encourage them to conform to conventional notions of femininity. To conform they have to give up power.”
― bell hooks, From Communion: The Female Search for Love