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Hi students!
My name is Jill Lockard and I am excited to serve as your online instructor for Physical Geology Lecture.
I am originally from Canada and moved to Arizona to do my graduate work at Arizona State. I've been in California for 10 years now and am enjoying exploring the geology here.
I'm looking forward to sharing some geology with you, and to get you started here are a couple volcano pictures I took when I was in Italy a few years ago.
Explore the rest of this Welcome Syllabus to learn more about our course before it starts. Tabs are found at the top of the page, or by clicking on the menu icon (three lines) in the upper-left of the screen on mobile devices.
Prof. Lockard
Halfway up Mt. Stromboli
The Island of Vulcano (where the name came from). Check out all the yellow sulfur! That hat was later sacrificed to the volcano gods.
How This Course Works
How This Course Works
This is a 16-week, fully online course.
You will learn in a community with your peers. This is not a self-paced course. We are in this together!
Your learning will be conducted asynchronously (which means "not live") in Canvas. This class does not meet regularly in Zoom.
By the Thursday of Week 1, you will be expected to login to our course in Canvas and complete the Course Check-in Activity to signal your intent to complete this course.
Each module contains content (including readings, animations, and videos), a study guide that is embedded into Canvas content pages, graded video quizzes, and a content quiz. You will also participate in collaborative (asynchronous) discussions.
The course is split into midterm and final projects.
Our Pact
Our Pact
What you can expect from me:
What you can expect from me:
I will provide you with a clear, organized course that is designed to ensure you meet our course outcomes in a meaningful manner.
I will provide a variety of assignments to ensure your learning needs are met.
I will be actively present in your learning.
I will provide a supportive and safe environment for you to share and discuss ideas with your peers.
I will reach out to you when I sense that you need support.
I will treat you with dignity and respect and be flexible to support your individual needs while guiding and encouraging you to stay on track.
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.
What I will expect from you:
What I will expect from you:
You strive to be an active participant in this course and strive to meet due dates.
You will maintain an open line of communication with me so I understand how to support you.
You will contact me, ahead of the deadline if at all possible, if you have a concern with meeting a due date.
You 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.
You will treat your peers with dignity and respect.
You will do your best to have patience with technology. There will be hiccups, expect them. We will get through them together.
You will give yourself grace. Expect to make mistakes. You are human and you are stressed.
How To Get Your Questions Answered
How To Get Your Questions Answered
How to Get your General Questions Answered
How to Get your General Questions Answered
If you have a general question about the course, please use the "Ask Here for Help" discussion forum that is posted under the discussion tab on Canvas. Your question will be seen by your peers (and our tutor) and anyone is welcome to answer!
How to Contact Me
How to Contact Me
My preferred contact method is through the Canvas Inbox. If you contact me Monday-Friday, I will respond within 24 hours (usually much sooner!).
You may also email me at lockarj@laccd.edu, but you will receive a more timely response through Canvas.
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