After completing this course, you will be able to: 

• Describe yourself as a learner in the past, present and future

• Describe how your body, mind, and network affect your learning

• Research and use learning strategies designed to improve learning

• Research and use different technologies specifically for learning, even if those technologies were not originally designed to be used for learning

• Share the student perspective about using technology for learning

• Synthesize how using specific learning strategies and various technologies affects your own learning

• Reflect on your own self-development for life-long learning and personal transformation

How 2 Lrn w ur Mobile Device (ITEC 299) is a class designed to help you learn how to learn, then learn how to learn with technology. Your foremost responsibility in this class is to learn how to improve your own learning with technology. 

Some students take this class to improve their learning. Some students take this class to get better at using technology. A lot of students take this class to meet the General Education Area E requirement.

This course is conducted fully online, which means that all of the face-to-face class meetings are replaced with online, or virtual, activities. 

The online learning environment is a safe place.  Class discussion forums and optional videoconference meetings provide opportunities to try out ideas or to gain new knowledge or skills.  You can ask any question at any time. Don't hold back, even if you think what you may say might be silly or trivial. Please do your part to maintain our class as a safe place to learn by respecting your fellow online learners and helping them whenever you can. To do this, we will all follow the some guidelines for Internet etiquette, or "Netiquette."

Although it is online, ITEC 299 is a class where you will learn by doing as much as possible, so get ready to work! 

From week to week, you might do any or all of the following:

• Review mini-lectures provided in different multimedia formats;

• Participate in several small group and individual activities;

• Practice using strategies designed to improve learning;

• Analyze and use (when possible) technologies to learn; 

• Add learning evidence to your ePortfolio and more!

The class behaves more like a learning game than a class! As you proceed through the course, you will follow these steps:

1. Prepare to be a successful online learner (Quest 0) -- For example, you will:

   • Perform an online learning readiness self-check and set personal goals

   • Choose a Learning Pathway

2. Complete Learning Quests -- each lasts about 3 weeks (Quests 1 to 5) 

   • More difficult activities offer more points (See the Grading and Points section, below)

   • Some Learning Activities will be done in groups

3. Help Others -- help fellow students by providing feedback and advice about technologies or learning with technologies

4. Synthesize Your Learning (Synthesis Quest) -- Put it all together in an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio)

The course is broken up into modules, or Quests. Each Quest has due dates for assignments. You can work at your own pace on a module until the due dates listed for each Quest activity.

• Mandatory Quest activities are marked as REQUIRED. Completing OPTIONAL or BONUS Quest activities is your choice. Just make sure you earn enough points to pass the class and earn the grade you want!

• IMPORTANT: If you do not complete Quest 0 (Zero) - Getting Ready - by the end of the second week of classes, you may be dropped from the class. 

The amount of work for this class is equivalent to roughly 5 hours per week.

You will receive all instructional materials via iLearn. There is no required textbook, and you do not have to purchase any technology to take this class.

Since this class is like a learning game, everyone starts with zero points. You can earn the grade you want by putting in the work! 

Earn points for each activity: The course modules, or Learning Quests, all have three levels of activities. You get to choose which ones you want to complete.

• Low challenge activities provide the fewest points (e.g., quizzes are worth up to 10 points). 

• Medium challenge activities provide a moderate amount of points (e.g., forums are worth up to 25 points).

• High challenge activities provide the most challenge provide the most points (e.g., essays are worth up to 50 points).

Bonus points are awarded for outstanding contributions that benefit the entire class or for helping other Learners.

Making mistakes is part of learning! If you don't earn all of the points for an activity, you can redo it or complete another activity.

Earn as many points as you want to achieve the grade you want: You have the opportunity to earn over 2500 possible points in this class by completing different activities that show you meet the learning objectives. However, you only need to earn half of the possible points to get an A, and you only need to earn about a third of the possible points to pass the class. 

No matter which Learning Pathway you choose, Achievement Levels are the same for all three:

• Motivated learner 

  • A+ 1250 points or higher

  • A 1163 to 1249 points

  • A- 1125 to 1162 points

• Strong learner 

  • B+ 1088 to 1124 points

  • B 1038 to 1087 points

  • B- 1000 to 1037 points

• Functional learner 

  • C+ 963 to 999 points

  • C 913 to 962 points

  • C- 875 to 912 points

• Apprentice learner

  • D+ 838 to 874 points

  • D 788 to 837 points

  • D- 750 to 787 points

• Novice learner (AKA "Not Yet") 

  • F 749 points or fewer

NOTE: If you are taking the class as Credit/No Credit (CR/NC), you must earn at least 875 points (C- or better) to get Credit. 

Because there are more points available than you need to complete the class, late assignments are not accepted. Through the numerous class activities, you should be able to complete another assignment to make up those points. Under extreme circumstances only, contact the instructor(s) for this course by email to request an exception.

If you do not complete the course requirements by the end of the semester, and you do not have a prior agreement with the instructor(s), you may be given an “INC” grade (Incomplete). You will have two months from the last day of classes to complete your work. After I receive your completed work, you will receive the appropriate grade. Please complete your work by the end of the semester to avoid an Incomplete. You are responsible for getting your completed work (i.e., papers, exams, peer assessments, etc.) to me and for following up to make sure a grade change has been processed. You must complete at least 75% of the coursework (938 points or more) to qualify for an Incomplete.

Withdrawal from individual class(es) after the Drop Deadline must be petitioned using the withdrawal petition at http://www.sfsu.edu/~admisrec/forms/regforms/withdrawal.pdf (pdf document). Individual withdrawals must be approved by Instructor and Chair. Complete semester withdrawals can be forwarded to the Registrar's Office without instructor/chair signatures. You will receive a "W" on your record for withdrawals. Withdrawal period for Spring after the Drop Deadline.

We want you to submit your own, original work for this course!

Academic Integrity refers to the “integral” quality of the search for knowledge that a student undertakes. The work you produce should be entirely yours; it should result completely from your own efforts. A student will be guilty of violating Academic Integrity if he/she a) knowingly represents work of others as his/her own, b) uses or obtains unauthorized assistance in the execution of any academic work, or c) gives fraudulent assistance to another student.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating or fraud; it occurs when a student misrepresents the work of another as his or her own. Plagiarism may consist of using the ideas, sentences, paragraphs, or the whole text of another without appropriate acknowledgment, but it also includes employing or allowing another person to write or substantially alter work that a student then submits as his or her own. Any assignment found to be plagiarized will be given an "F" grade. Instances of plagiarism in this class may be reported to the Dean of the College, and may be reported to the University Judicial Affairs Officer for further action.

Artificial intelligence: We will explore in this class how to use artificial intelligence, or AI, tools (along with many other technologies) for learning. Along the way, you will learn how to use AI tools to improve your learning, but AI tools cannot do the learning for you. Just as importantly, you give away your voice when AI does your work. 

• It's okay to use AI to help generate an outline or check your grammar. It's not okay to use AI to write a discussion post or an essay.

• Writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills are part of the learning outcomes of this course, so you should be the one who completes all writing assignments. Developing strong competencies in this area will prepare you for a competitive workplace. 

• This class will ask you to explore your identity as a learner. AI cannot incorporate your life experiences and it cannot act as a substitute for you.

• We are trusting you to submit work that you complete yourself. If you are feeling stressed about a deadline, ask for an extension instead of asking an AI tool to write your essay for you. 

All sources for your written work, both paper and online, must be cited using American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines. The following links are helpful resources for APA protocols: 

• Rochester Institute of Technology - Wallace Library - APA Citation Format

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - APA Style and Formatting Guide

It is also important to give credit for any images you use for this class. University of Virginia's Health Science Library has a good page on this, appropriately titled "How do I properly cite images in a presentation or publication?"

There are many images with a "Creative Commons" or CC license (e.g., you can filter for CC images on Flickr), which means you can use the image for free as long as you follow the artist's requests. Here's a link to a helpful infographic that describes CC licenses and how to give credit for CC images: 

• Foter - How to Attribute Creative Commons Photos

SF State fosters a campus free of sexual violence including sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and/or any form of sex or gender discrimination.  If you disclose a personal experience as an SF State student, the course instructor is required to notify the Dean of Students.  To disclose any such violence confidentially, contact:  

• The SAFE Place - (415) 338-2208; http://www.sfsu.edu/~safe_plc/

• Counseling and Psychological Services Center - (415) 338-2208; http://psyservs.sfsu.edu/

For more information on your rights and available resources: [http://titleix.sfsu.edu]

Your health and safety are our paramount concern at SF State. We ask every member of our campus community to join a pledge to make and follow plans to keep fellow students, faculty, and staff safe and well. Feeling confident, safe and well will help you focus on your academic success. To participate in this class, all students are expected to:

• stay informed on the most up-to-date information related to SF State’s COVID-19 response and Campus Comeback plan

• plan ahead for possible class disruptions due to COVID-19 or other unexpected events, such as unhealthy air quality caused by smoke

• take care of yourself and others by staying home when you aren’t feeling well or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, and

• follow all required health and safety guidelines, including verifying your proof of vaccination or exemption status before coming to class; and wearing a multilayered mask over your nose and mouth at all times when indoors on campus; and wash your hands as often as possible (i.e. soap and water, hand sanitizer).

For more information about SF State’s response to COVID-19 and how you can keep yourself and others safe and well, visit the Campus Comeback Website . To plan for how you will maintain your academic success when unexpected events disrupt regular teaching and learning activities, follow the information on the course syllabus and consult the Keep Learning guide.

Per Academic Senate policy resolution SU21-292