An Overview 

• This 8 week course is organized into 8 Weekly Modules. Each Week's Module begins on a Monday and ends on the following Sunday night.  

• This is a fully online course. It resides on the course management system, Canvas. There are no class meetings or lectures to attend 

• The course officially begins Monday May 6. However, it will open 4 weeks early, on the first day of Spring quarter (April 8).  It ends Wednesday June 27

• If you register for this class before May 6, you'll be able to get a head start and read some of the course content BEFORE the official first day. That is a GREAT idea -- it will reduce the time and work to do during the official 8 weeks of this course

• This is not a self-paced course

1. Have Realistic Expectations

   • Expect to spend on average ~3 hours a week on this course . It takes time (and patience) to learn

   • The quarter is VERY short -- It goes by fast. If you start this course on the official start day, know that the 8 weeks go by VERY quickly. You'll need to jump right in and get started in the first week. You won't have the luxury to ease into the course. 

   • But...if you start the course early, you WILL be able to ease into it and that will make those 8 weeks less intense :-)

2. Get Organized with your Time

   • Create a routine and schedule for yourself: Set aside a chunk of time on specific days of the week at specific times to dedicate solely to this course.

3. Be Proactive

   • Strive to stay on top of Nutrition 62G from Week1

   • Log onto the course every Monday.  Start on the Homepage. This is a great place to get a quick snapshot of what's going on in Nutrition 62G. (Starting in Week 2 of the official 8 week quarter, each Monday there will be a new Homepage with useful information for the week ahead)

   • Then, click on "Modules", which gives you a Table of Contents for the course. Go to the current week's Module. This will have all you need for that week.  FYI:  In Week 1 you'll first go to the Orientation Module and then progress to Week 1 Module.

   • Put the quiz close dates and the due date for the one small assignment onto your personal calendar

   • Ask Questions whenever something is not clear

4. Use Anna's Bi-weekly TO DO Lists

Every Friday and Monday you will receive an announcement with a weekend or week's TO DO list. Use them to help you stay on task. But these lists are very short since this is only a 1 unit course!

5. Read ALL of the Anna's Announcements

Lots of useful, important and valuable information is communicated in them. Read them; don't skim !

6. Save the Syllabus onto your desktop 

(or print the pdf version and keep it handy) 

Refer to it regularly to answer questions you may have

7. Be Active on Pronto

Download the Pronto app on your phone so you will see last minute reminders and announcements without logging onto Canvas. And read what your classmates ask and the answers posted. 

8. Turn on the Canvas Notifications for Submission Comments and Conversation Message 

Set your Preferences on Canvas to turn on at least some e-mail or push Notifications on Canvas. Selecting Submission Comments means you will be notified as soon as a comment has been left for you (for example, with a score or grade). Sometimes a comment will be telling you that further action needs to be taken.  That is information you need to know ASAP. Selecting Conversation Message means you will be notified when you have a message in your Inbox.

Zoom Office Hours 

Mondays and Fridays 11 am - 1 pm and by appointment on other days/times. Use THIS LINK to drop in on my Zoom Office Hours and  when prompted, enter the passcode Healthwins

No appointment is necessary for the drop in office hours

FYI: I will not be in my office on campus this quarter and I don't check voicemail messages

Direct Message me  

I can be reached on Pronto, via e-mail: milleranna@fhda.edu or by using the Canvas Inbox. (I prefer that you message me on Pronto)

Please ONLY direct message me for private, personal questions. Questions about the course and nutrition should ONLY be posted in a Pronto Chat or on Canvas in the Have a Question? Discussion.

I know that students in this class are here for a variety of reasons.  Some of you are interested in your own weight loss goals. Some of you are hoping to just learn more about this topic for your future. Or to be supportive of someone in you life who wants to lose weight. Some of you aspire to become personal trainers and you know this topic will be important for you in your professional futures. Ditto for future nurses.  Some of you might just be super curious and want to learn a little more about nutrition. And a few of you are here because you need 1 more unit for your course load. 

You ARE a diverse group of students. 

Whatever your reasons for taking this class, I believe there is a lot to learn in this class that will be personally relevant to you, either now or in your future.

I will do my best to provide a course that has concrete value.

I wish to express my gratitude to Michelle Picansky-Brock for her workshop How to Create a Liquid Syllabus. I also acknowledge the many sources of inspiration from the numerous examples of Liquid Syllabi I viewed.  And I thank Prof Kelley -- your youtube video How to Build a Liquid Syllabus using Google Sites was immensely helpful.