Schedule & Readings
From this unit onward, all readings in this schedule must be completed by the day under which they are listed. This requirement is assessed via TRAs, homework and End-of-Unit Challenges throughout the semester.
NOTE: Aside from the first week, the Two-Week Cycle of Assignments that focus on these readings is exactly the same for every unit.
CAUTION: I reserve the right to make revisions to on-line materials prior to their discussion in class at the relevant point in the semester. Therefore WAIT until that time to print out materials you wish to have on hand, such as terms, excerpts and assignment guidelines.
--> Accessing the Readings
Asia, Cultural History, & Team-Based Learning
—> Scenario || Reading Guide
| Dates | Tasks | Readings |
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| Wed, Sep 3 | personal introductions & open inquiry: "what is learning?" review of this course content site |
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| Mon, Sep 8 | NO CLASS |
purchase reader and work on tasks for Wednesday (below) |
| Wed, Sep 10 | "Start of Term Survey" I. review of personal learning goals & collection of individual student details for team formation II. take trial Team Readiness Assessment (TRA) III. (dis-)orientation to Introductory Scenario & Reading Guide |
I. PRINT question #8-13 from "Start of Term Survey" and ***BRING TO CLASS*** II. STUDY key concepts in these overviews for the trial TRA:
III. OPTIONAL--> READ the Introductory Scenario & BROWSE on-line information regarding Hmong shamanic traditions:
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| Mon, Sep 15 | form teams trial Reading Exercises (REx) Q & A re: Homework for the Reading Exercise |
BEGIN READING & ANNOTATING these **ONLINE** historical records (click links below to access) to address the Scenario Homework (back of page). (Use the introductory Reading Guide & EB links below to get oriented to the readings.)
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| Wed, Sep 17 | trial End-of-Unit Challenge:
& trial Application Exercise (ApEx) |
FINISH ANNOTATING & REVIEW the same **ONLINE** historical records (click links below to access), oriented by the Reading Guide, to prepare for the trial End-of-Unit Challenge:
MPORTANT: annotations should include information about terms marked with asterisks (*) in the Reading Guide, which must be drawn from these **ONLINE** EB articles (click links below to access) and will be assessed in at least one of the multiple choice questions.
WARNING: make sure that you use these links to access EB; going through the library's database page may lead to different material, which will likely confuse you when preparing for TRA. CONSIDER additional materials for OPTIONAL trial Extra Credit (*20 points*)
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