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... or what I like to call LIFE CLASS!
Welcome to Your Health Journey!
Welcome to Your Health Journey!
Dear Students... As my past students will tell you, and future students will learn, my goal in teaching Health 100 is to help give my students the information and motivation to live a Long Happy Healthy Life! I know several of my students are only taking the course because it is required, but I promise you (yes promise!) that you will be pleasantly surprised at how beneficial the course is. This course can truly have a positive impact on your quality and quantity of life.
My Teaching Philosophy... I believe everyone should have the opportunity to participate in meaningful learning experiences where they leave feeling empowered, appreciative, energized, enlightened, and connected with others. I want to remove as many barriers as possible to your education, one way I do this is by using a FREE textbook for this course!
I absolutely love teaching Health and I hope by the end of this course you have the knowledge, skills, and tools, to lead a long happy healthy life!
Although you will receive an official syllabus in the actual course with more detailed information, this website serves an an "unofficial syllabus" with information intended to help prepare you for your learning journey.
Your Learning Facilitator (aka Professor),
Kelly Falcone, EdD
Palomar College
Department of Health and Kinesiology
To help you learn more about Canvas, you might find it helpful to review the Canvas Student Help Guides
Online Learning
Online Learning
The course is a fully online asynchronous course, meaning we will never meet in person and there are no required online meetings with specific times. The whole course is completed in our online classroom.
Our online classroom is offered through a Learning Management System called Canvas. Canvas is a great program that allows teachers to create a learning experience where students access course information, complete assignments, and connect with their classmates in an online space specifically developed for the course.
I teach this course in both the 8-week and 16-week format. Both formats include 16 modules of learning; module 0 is our "Getting Started" module, which will prepare you for success in the course, and Modules 1-15 cover each of the 15 chapters of our FREE health textbook. If you are taking the 8-week course, please note that the course has the same workload as the 16-week course just half the time, so you are completing two modules per week.
Introduction to the Course
Introduction to the Course
Please watch this short 6 minutes to get a quick introduction to what you can expect in this online Health course:
Welcome
Purpose of the course
Topics we will be covering
Quick overview of the main assignments you will be completing
What past students have said...
What past students have said...
Each of the quotes below were provided in an end-of-course anonymous survey.
"I really enjoyed taking this class and learning more about health, as well as the healthy lifestyle change really helped me with my stress and a way for me to get out and be active"
"I really enjoyed the format of the class, and appreciated the organization of it all. All the instructions, expectations, and requirements were given and explained clearly at the beginning of the course. The modules were clear and easy to follow."
"I am really glad I took this course due to it not only improving my health but how much I really took out of this class."
"Thank you for actually caring about the success and lifelong learning of your students. I appreciate you."
"Professor's expectations were very clear, and due dates were easily identifiable and routine. The free online textbook was incredibly helpful and relieved me of some financial stress. The online textbook also made it easier to take the chapter quiz."
"The thing I like best about this online course was the teacher! She honestly is very understanding and such a nice person, it really made me feel happy and supported by her if I ever had any misunderstandings or questions. Being able to work on the modules throughout the week worked well for me because I felt I could take my time to accomplish the work and spend decent amount of time for each module! Very happy I took this class!"
"I liked that this class was something that I will benefit from everyday from now. I like how I applied it to my life and was graded on my personal thoughts of the chapter and productivity. I also thought that the quizzes were really helpful to help me learn key points, and that I could retake it to learn from my mistakes."
"What I liked best about this online course is it really showed me what areas I really had to improve on my wellness without even realizing I had to improve in these areas. What worked well for me was the assignments. This helped me get a better understanding of diseases and having a better lifestyle for my future."
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