OFFICE:
McIntosh Humanities Building (MHB) 917
TELEPHONE:
Office/voice mail: (562) 985-7675 fax: (562) 985-7135
E-MAIL:
jvancamp@csulb.edu
WEB SITE:
http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/
OFFICE
HOURS: Tuesday: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. and by appointment
BlackBoard/CourseInfo:
This course will be taught with BlackBoard/CourseInfo, the web interface
now in use at over 1000 colleges and universities in the country (including
Princeton and CSULB). You must obtain a CSULB.edu e-mail account to use
BlackBoard. Please check the class site at least once a week. Additional
information on assignments and course materials will be posted periodically
throughout the semester. All grades will be recorded on the BlackBoard
gradebook. You can check your csulb.edu e-mail from any Internet provider
by using Webmail: http://webmail.csulb.edu
CourseInfo for the campus is available from any Internet provider: http://courses.csulb.edu/
Training for students unfamiliar with CourseInfo will be available by appointment in my office.
Course
objectives:
*Develop
and refine basic teaching and communication skills
*Learn how
to assess critically one's teaching performance
*Become
familiar with different learning styles and develop a multi-faceted approach
to teaching
*Learn teaching
skills that are specific to philosophy as a discipline
*Develop
practical skills and techniques for generating classroom discussion, promoting
critical thinking, grading, critiquing papers, teaching writing, giving
effective lectures, building rapport with students, teaching in a diverse
classroom, creating effective assignments and exams, using instructional
technology
The semester grade will be based on the following assignments, totalling 100 points.
Written Report on Teaching Observation: DUE February 13 at classtime (12 points)
You should attend one section of a 100-level course on our campus (Phil 100, 160, or 170) and write a brief report (200-400 words) on your observations. Focus on teaching techniques, rather than the content per se of the course. For example: How does the instructor structure the class session (Lecture? Analysis of reading assignment? Prepared discussion questions?) What discussion occurs and how does the instructor encourage that discussion? How does the instructor time the class to fit the meeting time? How does the instructor prepare students for reading assignments and class meetings in the future? How does the instructor handle behavior problems?
Teaching Demonstration I: DUE February 20 and February 27 in class (sign-up at class 2/6 by drawing lots) (12 points)
Grading Assignment: DUE March 13 at classtime (12 points)
Teaching Demonstration II: DUE April 17 and April 24 in class (sign-up at class March 27 by drawing lots) (12 points)
Class
Web Page: DUE May 1 at classtime (12 points)
Instruction will be provided for students
who do not know how to create a Web page using these instructions
for Netscape's Web-authoring program Composer: http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/composer.html
Your Course
Syllabus: DUE May 15 at classtime (12 points)
[You will bring your Course Syllabus to
class, with enough copies for all in the class, and we will critique each
of them together during classtime.]
Final
Project: DUE Friday, May 25 (exam week): 4:00 p.m. (12 points)
[This will be a revision of your Course
Syllabus, based on the critique at our May 15 classtime.]
Participation and Attendance: Class participation and attendance will be graded (12 points)
Bonus points: up to 4 bonus points will be added for exceptional performance on any course element
All 12-point
assignments are graded as follows:
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Make-up demonstrations and late assignments will be accepted only in the case of serious illness and mandatory University policies. A physicians' note will be required for illness. If you will need to arrange a make-up demonstration or submit a late assignment, you must leave a message on voice mail (985-7675) no later than 2:00 p.m. the day of the assignment. Your message must include a telephone number where I can reach you later that day and the next day to schedule the make-up.
TOTAL
WEEKLY COMMITMENT OF TIME TO THIS COURSE: Ordinarily, in a college-level
course, for each one hour of class, students should spend two hours of
time in preparation. For this 3-unit course, students should expect to
spend, on average, each week, 3 hours in the in-person class, and 6 hours
in reading, studying, writing, and class preparation, for a total of nine
hours each week.
FINAL LETTER GRADES for the course
will be assigned as follows, based on your point total at the end of the
semester:
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The cut-offs
for final letter grades for the course are calculated as follows:
"A" final
grade: 8 assignments x 10 points (A-) = 80 points
"B" final
grade: 8 assignments x 7 points (B-) = 56 points
"C" final
grade: 8 assignments x 4 points (C-) = 32 points
"D" final
grade: 8 assignments x 1 point (D-) = 8 points
Cheating and Plagiarism: The CSULB policy on Cheating and Plagiarism will be followed strictly. Students who have any questions or uncertainty whatsoever about this policy are responsible for meeting individually with the instructor to discuss the policy. Students found to be cheating on any exam, quiz, or other course element will be FAILED for the COURSE and will be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs for possible probation, suspension, or expulsion.
Last updated: 2/3/2001