Dawn J. Ward, J.D. , Professor of Paralegal Studies - Cerro Coso Community College
Hello Class,
Welcome everyone! I am Professor Dawn J. Ward. This is your overview of information about the course. Review the video in this section for quick hello from. to see what we will be doing in class this semester and how to navigate around our Canvas course. Once you have finished the video scroll down for more course information.
Remember you must log into your Canvas courses before 8:00p.m. the first day of class (01/16/2024) so you are not dropped. Courses will open up for access on January 12th. You can access Canvas through your "inside" portal or kccd.instructure.com and use your college email and password to enter.
I look forward to getting to know all of you better.
Respectfully,
Professor Ward
How the course works
This is a 17-week course that includes a week for Spring Break, so there is 16-weeks of instruction.
This class does not meet regularly as a group. Your learning will be conducted asynchronously (which means "not live") in Canvas.
You will learn in a community with your peers.This is not a self-paced course.
You must log into your Canvas courses before 8:00p.m. the first day of class (Monday, August 21st) so you are not dropped. You will need to log into each individual course, by clicking on the course name to complete the official check-in to remain enrolled in your course(s) and this course.
This class is organized into one-week modules that begin on Mondays and end on Sunday. All due dates are Thursdays or Sundays except for Final exam week which ends sooner.
Each module contains readings and lecture videos, discussion board, assignments and sometimes a quiz.
Review the video in this section for a further welcome, how to navigate around the course, and what to do when you first log in.
Teaching Philosophy
I believe that every person should be given a chance to learn and excel at their dreams. I believe you can achieve those goals through lifelong learning through literacy. You should have the skills to not only read and write, but also comprehend, analyze, and use what you learn. That literacy is not just for schooling, but a whole life process. We never stop learning.
As a teacher, I hope to help you all reach those dreams. It is part of our duties as teachers to help our students achieve their own personal best. Every students is a unique individual with their own talents and we can help them use those talents to achieve their goals. Some students will struggling with their studies and assist them the best way that we can. Other students will breeze through their studies. This is all particular to your own individual self. Everyone learns differently.
You should receive not only my grading rubric but also the proper constructive criticism or praise to let you know why you received the grade you achieved. This is how the I hope to teach you, the students, to learn, grow, and excel at your studies.
My job as a teacher is to not only to give you, the students, the necessary information to pass the course, but to also give you my best everyday so that they can be the best at what they are striving to become. Learning is a lifelong process, we can and should give them the skills to continue learning well beyond their days in the classroom. You should be ready to work and join the workforce by the end of your studies.