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---++ Details
   * Professor: 
   * Office: 
   * Class Time: 9:00-9:50am W
   * Class Location: 
   * Textbook: 
---++ Course Content
---+++ Policies
   * [[OnLineHelp][Use of Internet Resources]]
   * [[AcceptableWork][Integrity]]
   * [[LatePolicy][Late Policies]]

---+++ Assignments
   * Type 1: Weekly assignment:  Standard late policy applies.
      * Task: Find an online source that talks about learning.  Read it and respond to it.  Submit the final report as a pdf in Canvas.
      * You may skip 2.
      * Requirements:
         1. Each must be focused on learning at the professional level and applicable to technical learning
         1. At least 51% must be from Percipio found under the ACM learning centered.  I suggest that you use terms such as "lifelong learning", "effective learning strategies", or "learning strategies".  Failure to do 51% from Percipio will result in a 15% drop of your grade for this section.
         1. The source can be a video, book, etc.  You should allocate (on average) about 15 minutes.  If it is a book, find a chapter and read that chapter.
         1. The writeup needs to contain the following:
            a. Complete detail to find the resource easily and completely.  For Percipio, it means the complete title and format.  For a book, it means which chapter.  For a website, the actual URL's of the pages used.  If it is from Percipio, this needs to be very clearly stated.
            a. Amount of time spent "reading" the material
            a. A summary of what was discussed
            a. Relating it to what has been already discussed during class (if this applies)
            a. The main points that should be remembered (this is shorter than the summary and would vary from person to person)
            a. What was helpful to you?
   * Type 2: An acceptable learning plan. Two draft and a final result.  To be discussed later.  No lates are allowed
   * Type 3: 2 Learning reports.  These are an organized summary (with reflections) on what you have learned about learning (both on your own and in class) up to the due date.
   * Type 3: Other assignments
      * !TechNews (XRDS). You are to react to current events/publications from !TechNews or XRDS or other regular publication from ACM.  The article must be relatable to learning. A reaction to an article includes enough to convince me that you have read the entire article and not just the headline or first paragraph.  It should include a summary of what was said and your reaction.  Be sure to give a complete reference to the item.  These should be turned in within one week of the item being published.  You may pick when.  The one you pick must be unique to this course.  It is due Nov. 4th.
      * Class discussion, quizzes, etc.  This course works best if there is discussion.  For each week, there is a class prep task.  You need to do it to be prepared to discuss the topic of class that week.  If necessary, quizzes will be given to encourage this.
---+++ Extra credit
   * There is no extra credit for this course.
---+++ Grades

Your grades are made up of:
   1. Learning plan: 30%
      a. 1st rough draft: 5%
      a. 2nd rough draft: 5%
      a. final draft: 20%
   1. Weekly learning: 35%
   1. Other assignments: 5%
   1. Learning reports 30%
      a. 1st report 10%
      a. 2nd report 10%

Your grades are made up of:
 
   * Grade scale
      * 93% &lt;= average &lt;= 100% -&gt; A
      * 90% &lt;= average &lt; 93% -&gt; A-
      * 87% &lt;= average &lt; 90% -&gt; B+
      * 83% &lt;= average &lt; 87% -&gt; B
      * 80% &lt;= average &lt; 83% -&gt; B-
      * 77% &lt;= average &lt; 80% -&gt; C+
      * 73% &lt;= average &lt; 77% -&gt; C
      * 70% &lt;= average &lt; 73% -&gt; C-
      * 67% &lt;= average &lt; 70% -&gt; D+
      * 63% &lt;= average &lt; 67% -&gt; D
      * 60% &lt;= average &lt; 63% -&gt; D-
      * 0% &lt;= average &lt; 60% -&gt; F

---+++ Tentative Schedule
| *Wednesday*	|
| 8/26: Introduction and Bloom's taxonomy<br>Class prep:  Read about Bloom's taxonomy and be prepared to discuss it	|
| 9/02: Learning as a skill<br>Class Prep:  Learning is a skill.  Define a *skill* (vs. things that are not skills).Think about another skill you have.  How did you develop that skill?  How do you maintain it?  How do you improve it?			|
| 9/09: Resources<br>Class Prep: take online survey by 8:00am (eastern time) on the 9th			|
| 9/16: Qualities of a good learning plan			|
| 9/23: Setting goals			|
| 9/30: Different ways of learning<br>Learning draft 1 due			|
| 10/07: Getting the most out of resources	|
| 10/14: Topic selection and scoping 		|
| 10/21: Improving learning plans			|
| 10/28: Is this all doable?			|
| 11/04: AI roles in learning			|
| 11/11: <br>Learning draft 2 due			|
| 11/18: Getting the most out of a single learning session		| 
| 11/25: Thanksgiving Break	|
| 12/02: <br>Final draft due			|


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Topic revision: r6 - 2026-07-07 - CathyBareiss