Our Success

Success in the course comes with your individual commitment to the course, your classmates, and your professor. 

To support your success, you are asked to commit to the following:

• Strive for academic excellence.

• Access the online classroom a minimum of two days a week.

• Actively and thoughtfully participate in the course.

• Complete your assignments by the due dates.

  • If you cannot complete the assignments by the due date, reach out to Professor Falcone and request an extension.

• Do your best!

Our online class is a community in which learning occurs by connecting with classmates to learn from them and have thoughtful dialogue.  

To support the success of our class community, you are asked to commit to the following:

• Be respectful of each others differences, experiences, and perspectives.  

• Listen without judgement.

• Take the opportunity to build connections to classmates. 

• Be thoughtful in all interactions.

• Remember, when communicating through text, sometimes our intent is misunderstood by others since we can't accurately convey tone, emotion, facial expressions, gestures, body language, etc.  Give yourself and others grace!

I know my students' success is highly determined by my success in creating a learning environment that provides the opportunity for your success.  

I am committed to:

• Inspire students to improve their health.

• Support students' academic excellence.

• Listen to student feedback to improve the course (please reach out to me if something in the course is not working or is confusing).

• Respond to your questions within 24 hours.

• Grade your assignments within 72 hours of the due date.

• Be flexible and understanding of students' lives and challenges to identify ways to accomodate possible barriers.