This is a  Liquid Syllabus, which will help you get started with my course.  A complete syllabus is available in Canvas and will be available on the Sunday before classes start!

Hi! My name is Dr. Gillian Schultz. You can call me Gillian (soft G like giraffe), Dr. Schultz or Professor Schultz, whichever is most comfortable for you. I have been teaching at Foothill for 16 years and I love it here! The best part of Foothill is YOU, the students and I always look forward to learning from you and your life experiences as we explore Human Nutrition this quarter.

I live in Marin County (north of the Golden Gate Bridge) with my husband, daughter and 4 cats and one dog. I am an avid hiker, cook and capoerista. I grew up in Washington D.C. but have lived in California for more than 30 years. I worked in Mexico for my research in tropical Botany. I speak a bit of Spanish and some Portuguese as well. Something, that a lot of people don't know about me is that I had a purple mohawk when I was 15.

Learning Biology is like learning a new language.  You have to learn the vocabulary (memorization) and then to put that vocabulary into context (application/critical thinking/metacognition). The ONLY reason that I know so much basic biology is because I have seen it SO MANY TIMES.  Research has shown that we need to be exposed to information AT LEAST SEVEN (7) times, before we really begin to grasp it.

1. The hardest part of my class will be:  ASKING FOR HELP! (the answer is the same for all courses).  Come to office hours, raise your hand in class, send me messages, make appointments with me!

2. Study with others by breaking up subjects and discussing them. Teach each other. Talk to each other.  Humans are social animals that evolved to share information through conversation.  If you have to explain it to someone else, you can get your brain to understand the subject more.

3. Type up or write the notes following lecture. Leave space for questions or your own explanations of concepts. Some students find that splitting the page into two columns facilitates this. You can also draw diagrams in the notes where they were not provided in lecture.

4. MAKE FLASHCARDS Take the key words from the chapter and find 2 other definitions (Internet or library). Use quizlet or other tools and test yourself for vocabulary

5. Practice your critical thinking skills by doing the following: after answering multiple choice questions in the study guide, textbook, check your answers and then reason out the questions. Write down WHY A is the correct answer and WHY B, C, D, E, are wrong. This helps you to not just memorize but to actually apply the information you are learning in different ways.

6. When reading the book, try using the section headings within the chapters to formulate questions about the section or use the questions at the end of each section to practice the concepts. Write down the question or questions and then read the section. Can you answer the question? If not, go back and read the section again.

7. You might benefit from organizing your study time. It is good to study regularly, but you want to go in with a plan of attack. This can help you to avoid that overwhelmed feeling. For example, when you are going to study, pick one or two things to do and a specific area to study- read the part of the chapter and review the lecture notes related to the carbohydrates. Then use the quizzes etc.. to test yourself.

• Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to utilize the dietary Guidelines for Americans to plan a diet for both healthy individuals as well as individuals at increased risk for chronic illnesses such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

• Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to utilize dietary analysis software to analyze current dietary intake and subsequently make suggestions for appropriate dietary modifications, and explain the rationale for these recommendations.

• Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to interpret food labels, explain the rationale for the information, and teach a potential patient how to use the labels to make informed dietary choices.