...On October 26th, 2015 I decided to bring an old paper from community college to the UCF Writing Center. I wanted to bring in an old paper in order to see how much I’ve improved since then, and how I can still improve my writing. The paper I brought was an extra credit assignment, which I honestly did not put much effort towards because it was for my math class. This allowed us to find many aspects of my writing that I could work on. Thanks to my consultation with my amazing consultant Julie, I learned that it’s not incredibly hard to write a good paper, even if I don’t enjoy the topic. I chose this service because it was a service I was already quite familiar with. At my old community college, Eastern Florida State College, the school had a very popular writing center that I was also required to attend by some of my professors. Although both writing centers were very similar, the UCF writing center left me with new tools in order to...
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... | | |College of Natural Sciences | | |SCI/163 Version 4 | | |Elements of Health and Wellness | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. EL14FS05 Course Start Date: 04/16/2014 Course End Date: 05/14/2014 Wednesday’s *6 PM to 10 PM* El Centro Learning Center 3095 North Imperial Suite 101 El Centro, California - 92243 Phone: 800-473-4346 Instructor: Rosyo Ramirez, MPA Course Description This course reinforces the concept that learning effectively and living well involves both the mind and body. It presents the fundamentals of wellness and preventive health including strategic planning to attain and maintain personal optimal health. In addition, physical and mental diseases are discussed along with the dangers of environmental pollution, stress, addiction, and other negative factors that can affect personal health. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: ...
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...Honors 2211 Writing in Honors Fall 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Professor: Dr. Vicky Newman ------------------------------------------------- Email: vicky.newman@utah.edu ------------------------------------------------- Honors Center 140 ------------------------------------------------- Office hours: By appointment, Honors Center CLASS TEXTS Required: Ballenger, Bruce. The Curious Researcher (7th Edition) Williams, Joseph. Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition) A portfolio. This should be a notebook with rings and paper you can move work in and out. Additional required assigned readings (on line or on E-reserve) This class is designed to introduce you to and allow you to develop and practice techniques and skills of writing. You’ll learn to develop ideas and clarify ideas, formulate questions and research them rigorously, and draft and revise until your writing reflects university level work. You will be asked to write in several different genres and conduct research in order to provide evidence and support for your work. In addition, and not least, you will work to create an engaging and credible authorial voice. REQUIREMENTS Active Class Participation: Attendance is mandatory. A writing class is a class designed around participation. You need to be prepared, having read and written what is required for the day, and you need to be engaged in discussing, creating, and revising. If you are absent or...
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...Final Project Overview Business Writing Portfolio During this course, you will complete six writing pieces to be compiled and submitted as your Business Writing Portfolio. Each assignment, with the exception of the reflection, must be revised by incorporating your instructor’s feedback and your understanding of the writing process. You are encouraged to use the tools available in the Center for Writing Excellence; of particular importance are WritePointSM and Tutor Review. WritePointSM submission will help reduce the amount of editing and rewriting you may have to do in finalizing the documents for your portfolio. The Business Writing Portfolio, submitted in Week Nine, must showcase your best work. Deliverables List and Portfolio Document Ordering 1. Cover page 2. Reflection 3. Business Writing Graphic Organizer 4. Week Five assignments—two parts 5. Tuition Reimbursement Implementation Report 6. Submission Checklist 7. PowerPoint® presentation, submitted as a separate attachment 8. Final Project Timeline 9. You should budget your time wisely and work on this project throughout the course. As outlined below, some assignments in the course are designed to assist you in creating your final project. If you complete your course activities and use feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete the project. 10. • Suggested in Week One: Print this Appendix and keep a copy of Appendix G in a folder with other work from this...
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...How to Guide for REFLECTION ------------------------------------------------------------- How to Guide for REFLECTION The National Service-Learning Cooperative ServeAmerica K-12 Clearinghouse Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental and Community Service Learning Northeast Regional Technical Assistance Center Compiled by Lorraine Parrillo Cooperative/Clearinghouse Coordinator Northeast Regional Technical Assistance Center December 5, 1994 Used with their permission INTRODUCTION This module includes a summary of materials currently used to support reflection in the service learning movement. Crucial information presented includes: 1. Introductory materials on Reflection by Diane Hedin and Dan Conrad 2. Reflective teaching techniques using eleven different forms of reflection rather than just using journals and asking how participants feel about service 3. Basic critical thinking skills that may be used in reflection sessions 4. Bibliography Reflection Reflective learning techniques are not the lone providence of service activities. All thinking and dialogue requires some form of reflection if learning is to take place. Individuals need time and reconsideration of events to put facts and ideas into sequence and eventually into a better understanding as to what happened during a specific event. Everyone in their life-time will be required to repeat this process endlessly. Nevertheless, schools do little...
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...Proprioceptive Writing In Writing the Mind Alive, the authors assert that “[i]f you practice Proprioceptive Writing, you’ll develop an awareness of the sound of your thinking. You’ll begin to imagine your thoughts as a persona with a voice” (Metcalf & Simon 16). Although Proprioceptive Writing should provide some benefit to everyone who uses the writing practice as taught in Writing the Mind Alive, the assertion that it will result in your thoughts becoming a persona with a voice is not universal outcome, as Metcalf and Simon failed to account for differences in individual personalities. What is Proprioceptive Writing? The definition from Proprioceptive Writing Centre website includes the following: Proprioceptive Writing is a method for facilitating emotional health, spiritual awakening, creative breakthroughs, and better writing. Proprioceptive Writing teaches you to listen to your thoughts with empathy and curiosity and reflect on them in writing, with the objective of achieving self-trust. Other frequently reported benefits include: deepened powers of attention, increased self-confidence, greater intimacy and spontaneity in relationships, enhanced emotional health, awakened spirituality. Through Proprioceptive Writing, people increase their creativity and feel their minds expand, one of life's greatest pleasures. (Proprioceptive Writing Center) Metcalf and Simon claim that each student they teach Proprioceptive Writing to believes “writing is profoundly linked...
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...Culture & Cultivation English 4WS (Sec 2) – Critical Reading & Writing w/ Service Learning ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Alex Zobel Email: akzobel@gmail.com Office: Humanities A82 Time & Location: T/R 9:00-10:50 Rolfe 3134 Office Hours: W 12:00 - 2:00 pm Mailbox Location: Humanities 149 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COURSE DESCRIPTION English 4W aims to expose students to the three major forms of literature (poetry, prose fiction, and drama) through the art of close reading, which literary scholars broadly define as the practice of scrutinizing a text carefully in order to discern complex patterns of meaning. It is impossible to spend sufficient time on the works we will be exploring within the bounds of class-time, so you will be required to spend time reading and writing on your own; this is a practice that will enable you to bring your personal experiences with these works to our discussions in class and participate in an engaged way as part of our community of learning. But our community of learning is broader than the classroom—it also includes the community organizations you will be partnering with for your service-learning. We will be investigating and interrogating a versatile metaphor—cultivation—and how it impacts the cultures and communities in which we live...
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...university. I will do this by sing Driscoll model of reflection (by Barton) model of reflection that I undertook in class. Using Driscoll ‘What?’ ‘So what?’ Now what? Reflection model, along with headstart I identified potential weaknesses that could hinder my university study. After completing headstart it was apparent what my ‘what?’ was ‘writing in higher education’ came up as something...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |US/101 Version 7 | | |Introduction to University Studies | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view...
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...PSY 202 Complete Class Week One Learning Outcomes This week students will: * Become familiar with course goals and procedures. * Identify three domains of development. * Illustrate the benefit of life experiences for the adult learner. * Discuss the role of negative and positive influences in creating a successful life stage. Overview Assignment | Due Date | Format | Grading Percent | Post Your Introduction | Day 1 | Discussion | 2 | Domains of Development | Day 3 (1st post) | Discussion | 3 | Past and Present Experience | Day 3 (1st post) | Discussion | 3 | Week One Quiz | Day 6 | Quiz | 5 | Note: The online classroom is designed to time students out after 90 minutes of inactivity. Because of this, we strongly suggest that you compose your work in a word processing program and copy and paste it into the discussion post when you are ready to submit it. Reading 1. Read everything located under the Course Home link in the left navigation of the online course. 2. In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapter from the text, Adult Development and Lifetime Assessment: * Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Adult Development PDF Discussions To participate in the following Discussion Forums, go to this week’s Discussion link in the left navigation: 1. Domains of Development Identify the three domains of development, as described in Chapter 1 of the course text. Why is it essential to consider each domain when...
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...Victoria Barkon December 15, 2014 ENG 890 Reflection Essay- final draft Reflection essay Writing has not always been my strongest subject in school; in fact it has always been my weakest just because I had always struggled with grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc. I have always end up with bad grades in whatever writing classes I took. But as the semester is coming to an end I can honestly say I have learned and improved on a lot as both a writer and a student. One skill I believe I have improved on is the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. Another skill I have improved on is sentence punctuation strategies: run-ons, comma splices, fragments and comma usage issues. Reading and study of professional essay was one of the skills I learned during the semester. Lastly I had learned how to demonstrate my abilities as a developing writer by: attending class regularly, prepared and on time, and participating actively. The first skill I learned and improved on a lot this semester was the writing process and what it came with such as prewriting, drafting, revising editing, and proofreading. I especially improved on this skill when I wrote my narrative essay. For example I had to write three drafts, first, second and then the finally draft. The first draft was me prewriting and getting all my ideals down. For my second draft I had to go for peer review and...
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...working as an in-home counselor with children diagnosed with mood disorders, interview someone who does this work. You then apply the information from this course, as well as in an interview you conduct, to your understanding of what it means to be a mental health counselor. *Please note that it is NOT acceptable to interview a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, addictions specialist, school counselor, or other mental health provider for this assignment. Although the Final Project includes interview material, this is not the only component of this assignment. Please make sure to review the full project description below. The Final Project is a 7- to 10-page paper that consists of a summation of an interview, a story, and a reflection. Final Project Due Date Day 7 of Week 11. Although the Final Project is not to be submitted until Week 11, you should become familiar with the project requirements and have them in mind as you proceed through the course. The Final Project requires you to prepare and complete your project throughout the course, including an...
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...2015 23:59:59 Max Points: 30 Details: Purpose Throughout this course, you will be asked to reflect on various topics in journal entries. Your Topic 1 entry will be about motivation. The purpose of writing the journals is to provide you with an informal way of learning to express yourself and communicate through writing. Your writing skills will be developed throughout your program of study. Required Materials Microsoft Word GCU Style Guide and GCU Style Guide Template, located in the Student Success Center. Instructions Reflect on the topic of “Motivation” by answering the following questions in your reflection: 1. What motivated you to enroll at GCU and pursue a degree in higher education? 2. How is motivation important for student success? 3. Explain how participating in the discussion forums can help you feel connected with your classmates. Will this connection help you stay motivated? Explain. 4. Reflect on the overall learning objectives from this topic. What was a key takeaway for you? Format Requirements Complete the assignment using GCU Style Template in Microsoft Word. Your response must be between 250-300-words. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Grading Criteria This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. UNV108.R.Journal Rubric_Topic 1_03-24-14...
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...number of sources: informational interviews, career books, the Internet or other written material. You should take advantage of the resources provided in the Career Center, Evans Library, and the Student Counseling Center. There is also some great information available in various departmental offices on campus. You will need to use a variety of different sources, and you will need to make sure that the sources you select are considered valid and reliable. Please keep this in mind, especially when selecting Internet sources. To insure that you obtain the maximum benefit from this assignment, it will be due in sections (submitted via eLearning at eLearning.tamu.edu) with the final reflection paper submitted on eLearning. Career Research Project (CRP) #1 – Career Selection: 25 points. Via eLearning, submit the career you have chosen to research along with an explanation of why THIS career is the one selected. Career Research Project #2 – Qualifications. 25 points. Via eLearning, submit a summary (500 – 750 words) of the qualifications (education, experience, etc.) necessary for this field. These qualifications should include not only those necessary for entry level employment and opportunities, but the additional qualifications needed to be promoted and advance in this career. Include a personal reflection section regarding your reaction to this information. You should have multiple (minimum of 3) sources for this information. Make sure you include your sources for...
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...Strategies for Effective College Level Writing COLL 100 AMU/APUS Strategies for Effective College Level Writing Included are five good strategies for effective college level writing. According to Carter (2008), "College Students are held to a much higher standard than high school students, even those who are enrolled in an AP course." To help the student write at a higher standard, the student needs to plan for the assignment, avoid writers block, talk about their ideas for the assignment, proofread and revise their assignment, and learn from their mistakes. Planning the student's assignment is a good strategy for effective college level. According to McCutchen (2011), "Planning was subsumed under the broader label reflection, which encompasses problem solving (including planning), decision making, and inferencing." (p. 52). Therefore planning is a critical aspect for effective college level writing. To have a good plan, the student needs to understand the assignment. According to Riedinger (n.d.)"Don not assume that every teacher expects the same type of writing or research or that every assignment, even from the same teacher, will be the same." According to Carter (2008), "Understanding the purpose of an assignment is vital, particularly at the college level where professors will assign a broader range of paper styles." The student needs to read the instructions more than once, go back, and read them throughout the assignment. Getting all the...
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