updated 11/30/09
ÒStress RecessÓ Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called ÒStress RecessÓ at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress andÑmost importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!
SCHEDULE: subject to change
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(extra credit dates not indicated here)
BASICS
8-27 Course Intro 1. Course policies, schedule, etc.
9-1 Course Intro 2. Signature, flag courses. Psychological issues.
9-3 Positive Attitude, Listening.
WHO ARE YOU?
9-10 Type psychology; Right brain, Left brain.
9-15 ROAD MAPS ROAD MAP INSTRUCTIONS
9-17 ROAD MAPS
LEADERSHIP
FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
9-22 CLASS MEETS AT 7 P.M. for Woodruff lecture on leadership TYPE SHORT ESSAY DUE.
9-24 Covey and Woodruff on Leadership
9-29 Leadership and The Idea of a University
10-1 ALICE BOOKS TEST
10-6 Alice as leader
10-8 Leadership Vision Writing Instruction
10-13 P1 LEADERSHIP VISION DUE ON BLACKBOARD
10-15 P1 Revision Writing instruction
10-18 REVIEWS OF P2 DUE
10-20 P1 REVISED LEADERSHIP VISION HARD COPY DUE
ETHICS
10-22Covey on Ethics and the Sympathetic Imagination
10-27 Animal Ethics in the Alice books
10-29 Earthlings
11-3 Racism Comparisons
11-5 Slavery Comparisons
11-10 Compassion West and East
11-12 Ethics Essay Writing Instruction
11-17 P2 ETHICS ESSAY DUE ON BLACKBOARD or -10 per day
11-19 P2 Revision Writing instruction
11-21 P2 reviews due or -50
11-24 P2 REVISED ETHICS ESSAY HARD COPY DUE; Meet at the Blanton Museum of Art
12-1 Totem Animals at UT
12-3 The Dobie Walk
12-8 All Extra Credit Due by 5 PM in box in door of Par 132, Website 3
12-10 , Website 4
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8-23-8-31 Add/drop for the fall semester for students who registered and paid their tuition by August 12; after this date, changes in registration require the approval of the department chair and usually the studentÕs dean.
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AUG. 25 GONE TO TEXAS 6-10 PM:
Undergraduate Studies 6-8
Texas Union Patio and Flawn Academic Center lobby Dean Paul Woodruff invites the first class of the School of Undergraduate Studies to enjoy barbeque and pre-Gone to Texas festivities.
Rachelle will be there and I will be dropping in during the second hour.
During the first hour I will be at
Liberal Arts: Turtle Pond just north of the Tower
I WILL BE WEARING MY BLACK MAD HATTER'S HAT SO YOU CAN MEET ME AND OTHERS IN THE CLASS.
N.B. If you are in the College of Communications, Engineering, Natural Sciences, or whatever, your dinner will be elsewhere, but please try to come by the Texas Union Patio and Flawn Academic Center lobby before 7:45..........
8 p.m. At the Tower: Enjoy a program filled with special guest speakers, live performances by a wide variety of performing ensembles and a finale featuring the Longhorn Band!
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BASICS
8-27 Course Intro 1.
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TODAY'S GOALS: to understand the goals of this course, especially:
[1] IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL: to help students meet Plan II academic standards and to help them get and keep jobs. To that end, students need to learn [1A] how to survive here despite apparent craziness like Alice in Wonderland, especially the value of the counseling center
[2] To help students understand the University's core curriculum: the flag course requirements, especially the Ethics requirement
[3] To help students understand the roles of student and teacher in late-stage adolescence
TODAY'S TOPICS: the new curriculum; late-stage adolescence; counseling center, stress, suicide prevention, etc.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Reading Comprehension Quiz: Course Goals+Flunking out of College.Then answering questions about all the readings so far and ....... Then discussion of Course Description, today's required reading, and future assignments (Schedule Overview).
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING
"Lifestyle changes, classes and homework are just some of the reasons why 30 percent of students reported feeling depressed to the point of having trouble managing day-to-day activities, according to the recently released 2008 American College Health Association survey. ÒCollege students experience significant levels of anxiety, depression and stress,Ó said Jane Bost, associate director for UT Counseling, Learning & Career Services. ÒThatÕs something that can be very much a part of a college studentÕs life.Ó About half of the polled students reported feeling extreme anxiety. Though any college student can experience high levels of stress, Bost said, new and transfer students experience the most anxiety because theyÕre adjusting to a whole new experience. ÒChange is stressful,Ó Bost said. ÒThere are lots of different areas in a personÕs life that are impacted by coming to college.Ó There are a number of reasons why many college students report feeling stressed, including trying to figure out who they are and career choices, said Victor Schwartz, psychiatrist and dean of students at New YorkÕs Yeshiva University. But to him, depression has more severe consequences. ÒDepression is a disorder where people feel sustained unhappiness often connected to feelings of anxiety and feeling overwhelmed and hopeless,Ó Schwartz said. ÒIt can also have a lot of physical manifestations, like feelings of low energy.Ó Schwartz said depressed students also have trouble sleeping and enjoying the simple things that once made them happy, including time with friends. But he emphasized that stress affects all young adults. ÒCollege is a difficult period, but itÕs not clear if college students experience more stress than people in the same age who are not in college,Ó Schwartz said. Undeclared sophomore Christopher Fisher said he felt the same stress last year but is determined to make things different this year. ÒLast year wasnÕt a very good time for me academically, but this year, IÕm determined to do great and not repeat the same mistakes I made during my freshman year,Ó Fisher said. Bost said there are a number of resources available to UT students who are feeling stressed, adding that the first week of school is when there is an initial spike in students seeking help, a number that gradually increases throughout the semester. Those resources are located on the 5th floor of the Student Services Building and are also available 24 hours a day through a hotline and a new interactive stress management Web site that includes videos and tips to reduce stress. ÒStudents donÕt have to be alone,Ó Bost said."
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9-3 Positive Attitude, Listening.
Most college students consider themselves basically invulnerable at this age, if not immortal. Hence the most profound lesson they can learn is that taught by Jacob Meyers and by Willie Tichenor, a student in my 05-06 Freshman Course.
Willie Emulating His Hero: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Willie fought cancer throughout the course, until his death, half way through the second semester. Victor Hugo defined this, our human condition, quite clearly: " les hommes sont tous condamnŽs ˆ mort avec des sursis indŽfinis " -- we are all condemned to death with an indefinite reprieve. Willie taught this difficult truth and demonstrated to perfection the traditional way of defying death. He epitomized the power of positive thinking. He never sought any special status for himself; indeed never even initiated discussion of his situation. If you went by his behavior alone, you would have never known he was mortally ill. He taught us the glory and fragility of life and set an extraordinary example of leadership through positive thinking. The U. T. Mission is "Transforming lives for the benefit of society." Willie transformed us and we will benefit from his lesson for the rest of our lives.
MEET IN PARLIN 6. You get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out* of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out* of the next day's section; (4) a printout* of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy* of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course.
*printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word, then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:[1] IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL: to help students meet university academic standards and to help them get and keep jobs. To that end, students need to learn
[1B] how to maintain a pro-active, positive attitude +
TODAY'S TOPICS:leadership by pro-active attitude; leadership in class discussing, listening, The Importance of Reading Directions............
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Quiz? discussion of today's required reading, and future assignments: Discussion Board entries, writing sample, Road Maps.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Covey and positive energy:
9-3 "Maymester Abroad" program holds information session Description: Maymester Abroad Programs are four-week courses offered in late May by a professor at an international location. Come and learn about the 2010 Maymester Abroad courses and how to apply. All faculty, staff and students welcome. Time: 4-5 p.m. Location: Pharmacy Building (PHR), Room 2.110 Admission: Free URL: http://www.utexas.edu/student/abroad/mm.html
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9-8 Time Management. Bring Planner. + 2 Copies of Each of the Three Time Management Forms* = 6 documents
REVIEW: 101-102 The Importance of Reading Directions in This Class
*Go to the Learning Resources site and select the "W" in front of each of the following handouts. Microsoft Word will open with each document. Make sure to save them somewhere on your computer. Overcoming Procrastination; Design Your Own Anti Procrastination Plan; Effective Time Management; Monthly Planning Calendar; Scheduling Your Time; Setting Smart Goals; Things I Have to do This Week; Weekly Schedule
MEET IN PARLIN 6. You get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out* of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out* of the next day's section; (4) a printout* of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy* of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course.*printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word, then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[1] IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL: to help students meet U.T. academic standards and to help them get and keep jobs. To that end, students need to learn
[1E] time management
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: answering questions about all the readings and assignments so far and ....... Then discussion of Course Description, today's required reading, and future assignments (Schedule Overview), time management, etc.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Required Orientation Video + THESE READINGS:
Covey (book) on time management anxiety 16, 41;Time management techniques 149-150;Weekly worksheet 166-167, 180-181;Saying ÒnoÓ 156-7;
LOOKING AHEAD: ROAD MAP INSTRUCTIONS Also, your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
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9-8 EXTRA CREDIT. The Creative Writing Department invites you to a fiction reading with author Nam Le. Le's fiction has won the Pushcart Prize and has appeared in "Best American Nonrequired Reading" and "Zoetrope." His debut short story collection "The Boat" won the 2009 Dylan Thomas Prize. ÒItÕs a precept all writers have heard: write what you know. Nam Le, a Vietnam-born corporate attorney raised in Australia, did just the opposite, doing copious research and penning fictional stories about adolescents in Colombia or another tale set in the days before an atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. The result is a collection called The Boat, which is garnering the kind of praise usually reserved for established literary heavyweights.ÓÑThe New York Times
Time: Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Carothers Residence Hall, University Honors Center, Joynes Reading Room Admission: Free. 5 pts. just for submitting a photo that proves you were there or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about writing, leadership, and/or ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
WHO ARE YOU?
Meryl Streep as Alice in 1981: Who Are You?
9-10 WHO ARE YOU?
DISCUSSION BOARD ENTRY DUE BY MIDNGHT THE EVENING OF 9-9; BY 8 PM FOR MAXIMUM CREDIT
MEET IN PARLIN 6. You get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out* of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out* of the next day's section; (4) a printout* of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy* of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course.*printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word, then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
* Take a Meyers-Briggs test (such as the one at http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm )
Blog: See Discussion Board Blogs and Leadership or 26-31 Discussion Board instructions
All DB entries need at least two quotes and two images. In this case at least one quote is needed from the section on Learning Styles and at least one quote is needed from the section on Writing Styles. You will "publish" on your blog your evaluation of how well you believe "your" psychological type's learning and writing styles describe you as a reader and writer and how well it fits the description in ÒInstructor/Class Typology.Ó Then put the link to your blog in the Facebook discussion board, following the instructions on how to do so at Discussion Board Blogs and Leadership.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[1C]IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL: to understand how to read and follow directions;
EXPLORE FLAG SUBJECTS:[2E] Writing; [2I] Independent Inquiry;
RELATED GOAL: prepare students for [2B] the technological revolution; DIGITAL LITERACY.
SPECIFIC GOALS
: [2E3]. experience writing as discovery
learning, especially as one connects parts of the essay, usually
while rewriting.
[2E7] get a taste of the new world-wide writing,
the instant publication of web writing.
[2E8] practice the new multimedia writing
which appeals to multiple intelligences, the right as well as the
left side of the brain.
[2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs
strengths and weaknesses in learning, writing, reading, speaking,
listening. Self-awareness is essential not only for leadership
and ethics, but for good writing for it enables self-management
of time and emotional as well as intellectual resources.
[2I2] to think for your self, decreasing reliance
on secondary sources, practicing what is known as active, experiential
or discovery learning (as in science experiments, the Moore method
in math, and Amherst CollegeÕs Baird Freshman English course in
the humanities);
[3A] Universal college goal of living
in fragments no longer, learning to think, to connect, to hammer
thoughts into unity
.[3C] Our goal is thus also unity, of the
self, of the self and others, of the self and nature, of one subject
and another, etc.
[3C1] To unify the self, our goal is to maximize
our potential by cultivating both sides of our brains, developing
all our multiple intelligences.
TODAY'S TOPICS:WHO ARE YOU? identity according to Jungian psychology; Web 2.0: blogs and Facebook discussion boards;
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: discussion of today's required reading, and future assignments: Road Maps. CELEBRATION OF SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS: PAUL (15th) RACHELLE (28th)
Sir Paul McCartney sings Happy Birthday to You!
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Discussion Board Blogs and Leadership
Covey, pp.130-135, 137, 236 ( Pascal quote ), 283-284 (internal synergy)
Faigley, chs.2, 8
Course anthology:
LOOKING AHEAD: Road Map Instructions Also, your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
9-9 through 9-27 EXTRA CREDIT DRAMA PERFORMANCE: Measure for Measure (ticketed event) Austin Shakespeare. September 10-27 at the Long Center, extra credit for the play: 10 pts. just for turning in a ticket stub or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about leadership and ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
9-11 Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances; Last day to drop a class for a possible refund.
9-11 Deadline for applying for 100 POINTS OF EXTRA CREDIT!
There is a leadership program available for first-year students that will earn you 100 points of extra credit, or, rather, what is even better, 100 points of class participation. (Extra credit is capped at a max of 100; class participation has no limit, even though there is a point total in Blackboard.)
The application form must be received by Friday, however: by 5 PM at the Student Organization Center on the fourth floor of SSB. (The website states that the deadline was last Friday but it has been moved to this Friday.)
Here is the program: "Leadership Education And Progress (LEAP), a component of The University of Texas Leadership and Ethics Institute, is a leadership development program geared toward first-year students who are looking to grow and develop their leadership skills. Through an eight-week leadership workshop series, offered both in the fall and spring semesters, first-year students will interact with student mentors, create a network with other first-year students and build a solid foundation of ethical leadership principles and practices."
To earn the 100 points you need to attend all the weekly workshops which are given on Tuesdays from 3:30-5 pm Sept. 15 through Nov. 3; the LEAP socials Sept. 18 and Oct. 23 at 7 pm; and LEAP graduation Nov. 10 at 7 PM.
The application form is at
http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sald/downloads/LEAPFirstYearApp09.pdf
The website for thisLEAP program is
http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sald/leadership_leap_first.php
The website for the general leadership program is
http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sald/leadership_leap.php
ROAD MAPS the new reading and writing: BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page
TODAY'S GOALS:
[1] IMMEDIATE
PRACTICAL GOAL: [1C] how to read and follow directions
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[2B] DIGITAL LITERACY: Òstudents will be better
able to deal with the technological revolutionÓ by being
able to
[2E] WRITING
[2G] INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS: [2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó TODAY'S TOPICS:The Caterpillar's recurring question, "Who Are You?"
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: performances by
ADAM; ALLISON ELIZABETH; BRIDE; KATHLEEN A;. CHARTIER, PAUL EARL; CHAVEZ, JONAE VICTORIA; CHEN, KAREN SUE; CHONG, JIAPENG; CHEN, KAREN
Road Maps will appear in STUDENT WEBSITES
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:Road Map Instructions
LOOKING AHEAD:: Alice Test. Also, your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
5 PTS. FOR PROOF OF ATTENDANCE, UP TO 20 MORE FOR DB: All Week Know the Signs Project 8 AM - 5 PM Gregory Gym Concourse
Students are often the first ones to recognize when their friends may be struggling with a mental health issue. Therefore, it is important that students can recognize the signs which indicate that their friends may be thinking about suicide. Come learn how to recognize these signs through this interactive exhibit. For more information check out: Be That One
9-16 Extra Credit University Lecture
5 PTS. FOR PROOF OF ATTENDANCE, UP TO 20 MORE FOR DB:
9-16 (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) University Lecture on King Lear: Howl, Howl, Howl! Does Father Always Know Best? Professor Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Department of English, at 7 p.m. in ACES 2.302
King Lear is a huge play and a painful one. It asks us to think hard about how we treat our parents and how we wish to be treated in turn as we grow old. In certain periods the world seems especially violently chaotic, and at the same time parents and children feel out of touch. These two fears combined in ShakespeareÕs day and perhaps also come together in ours. Whenever King Lear is popular, as it is today, it speaks to us about terror and about whether our families can ease our anxieties. This multimedia presentation will trace through image and film how a play from almost exactly four hundred years ago remains unforgettable and therapeutic for all generations even today.
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9-17 WHO ARE YOU? ROAD MAPS the new reading and writing: BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page
TODAY'S GOALS:
[1] IMMEDIATE
PRACTICAL GOAL: [1C] how to read and follow directions
[2A] ETHICS GOALS:
: [2B] DIGITAL LITERACY: Òstudents will be better
able to deal with the technological revolutionÓ by being
able to
[2E] WRITING
[2G] INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS: [2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó [4] EXPLORE
U.T. GOALS
TODAY'S TOPICS:[1] The Caterpillar's recurring question, "Who Are You?" [2] Spanish heritage of U.T.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: performances by KATIE, JONAE, COLIN, AND SANA; walking tour of Spanish heritage of U.T. with quiz as we go, testing reading of the Spanish heritage assignment below
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:U.T. ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY Spanish Traditional Architecture: 189 Battle Hall 190A-B Sutton Hall + ÒSpanish Plateresque ArchitectureÓ 191-192 Scallop shell stone carvings at U. T. 193-194 Spanish heritage of Texas
LOOKING AHEAD:: Alice Test. Also, your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
9-21 Extra Credit University Lecture: The State of the Economy, 7 p.m. in Bass Concert Hall: Dean Thomas Gilligan, Red McCombs School of Business. Your Role in the Emerging Miracle of Global Economic Growth Dean Thomas Gilligan, Red McCombs School of Business Throughout history, poverty and economic stagnation have defined the human condition. Even today, more than a billion people live on incomes of less than $2 per day. Yet, a large and ever increasing number of humans enjoy the material, social, political and moral improvements that accompany rising living standards. In this lecture I will discuss the factors that contribute to economic growth and reveal your role in the miraculous process. extra credit : 5 pts. just for turning in a ticket stub or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about leadership and ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
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LEADERSHIP
FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
9-22 REQUIRED University Lecture: meet at Red McCombs Red Zone at 5:45 (enter the north side of the football stadium at the doors directly across from the Bass Concert Hall. UGS staff will be on hand to direct you.) Pizza will be served for our class from 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm, first come first served. By 6:45 pm, we hope to have everyone seated in Bass Concert Hall for the lecture.
BRING TO THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE Red McCombs Red Zone BEFORE THE LECTURE YOUR "TYPE" SHORT ESSAY. ALONG WITH PRINTOUTS FOR THE DAY (Of course, your essay, like your DB, needs two quotes and two images. In this case at least one quote is needed from the section on Learning Styles and at least one quote is needed from the section on Writing Styles.) Bring to class a hard copy of your DB entry (revised?) prepared as formal writing, double-spaced, good margins, etc) +
printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS: [2] GOAL OF THE REQUIRED NEW CURRICULUM: Òall of our students, whatever their areas of specialization, be better prepared for a changing world: graduate with the flexible skills they need to be leaders in our communities.Ó [2] To capture a sense of the university as a place, esp. the campus as an alma mater, a second home: in this case all of the freshman class will be assembling in one place to hear from their Dean, architect of the new curriculum
TODAY'S TOPICS:leadership: how to Know a Tyrant When You See One: Models of Tyranny and Leadership from Classical Drama,
"Tyranny is the opposite of freedom. If we care about our freedoms we need to know what tyranny looks like. Tyranny shows up brilliantly in theater. We will see three exciting scenes of tyrants in action, performed by the Department of Theater and Dance, along with a commentary on freedom and tyranny by Paul Woodruff, who has recently published a book on the idea of democracy. See three loathsome but hardworking tyrants in scenes from SophoclesÕ Antigone, ShalespeareÕs Measure for Measure, and IbsenÕs A DollÕs House."
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:TAKE NOTES AT THE University Lecture; optional DB see below
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:download as follows: notes on the three plays AND background reading READ THESE BEFORE THE LECTURE AND BRING YOUR COPIES OF THESE TWO SHORT READINGS, ALONG WITH YOUR LECTURE NOTES, TO CLASS ON SEPT. 24
LOOKING AHEAD:: Alice Test. Also, your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project.
Optional DB on U. T. leaders: earn up to 27 points.
LEADERS: EXAMPLES FROM U. T. AUSTIN
9-23 Last day to drop a class without a possible academic penalty = DB ENTRY DUE BY 8 PM FOR MAXIMUM CREDIT
9-24 DB. Covey and Woodruff on Leadership.
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS: [2] GOAL OF THE REQUIRED NEW CURRICULUM: Òall of our students, whatever their areas of specialization, be better prepared for a changing world: graduate with the flexible skills they need to be leaders in our communities.Ó
TODAY'S TOPICS: Leadership
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: QUIZ and then DB DISCUSSION on the ideas of Covey and Woodruff about leadership. -20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least one of the questions about the assigned pages in Covey's book and at least one of the questions about Woodruff's lecture.* This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight on Wednesday. If you have done so, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points.( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions)
* if you were not able to take notes, these links should help your recall: notes on the three plays AND background reading
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
notes on the three plays AND background reading
review your notes from the lecture: https://www.utexas.edu/ugs/uls/second-lecture
+
Covey book: 7-182, especially pp. 16, 41, 43-4, 66-84, 92-94, 96-97, 103-104, 106-108, 128-137, 144, 149-150, 156-7, 166-167, 180-181
LOOKING AHEAD:: Alice Test. Also, your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
9-28 Extra Credit University Lecture: Alternative Solutions to the Financial and Economic Crisis Professor Michael Brandl, Department of Finance, 7 p.m. in ACES 2.302 We find ourselves at a unique point in history. The economic and financial market changes we put into place today will have dramatic impacts for the next several decades. We must choose our path carefully. What are the options before us? What choices must be made?
extra credit : 5 pts. just for turning in a ticket stub or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about leadership and ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
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9-29 WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE?
Leadership and The Idea of a University
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[3] SIGNATURE COURSE GOALS
The goal of the required signature courses is to Òexpose each entering UT student to the broad goals and possibilities of a university education.Õ Plan II shares this goal as well as this one: to experience college as students did at the model for Plan II, Oxford, and other liberal arts colleges whose seals are represented on and in the Tower. This includes the
TODAY'S TOPICS:Why Go To College?
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:QUIZ and then DB DISCUSSION. -20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least one of the questions about pages 165-170 and at least one of the questions about p. 184. This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight on Monday. If you have done so, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points. ( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions)
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXAMPLE: sending our requests to the ocean last Thursday
Guided imagery for realizing leadership character traits bubble//balloon: let go, see it floating off into the sky. You have put out your vision into the universe, attracting the forces it needs to manifest. We let ours go into water that flows ultimately into the ocean: Colorado river enters Austin Colorado river flows to the Gulf
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
LOOKING AHEAD:: Alice Test. Also, your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION_______________________________________________________________
9-30-OCT. 3 EXTRA CREDIT DRAMA PERFORMANCE: King Lear (ticketed event), Actors from the London Stage September 30, October 1-2 at the B. Iden Payne Theater and on October 3 at Winedale
Tickets are $20 for non-affiliated admission and $10 for affiliated admission (UT ID holders, seniors, all college and non-college students). To purchase visit the Performing Arts Center website -- http://www.utpac.org/ -- or call 477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386. Affiliated tickets may be purchased without a service charge in person at the Frank Erwin Center Box Office (M-F, 10 AM - 6 PM) and the Bass Concert Hall Ticket Office (M-F, 11 AM - 2 PM inside lobby and 2 - 6 PM outside ticket window).
Winedale Performance on October 3 at 7 PM (Winedale Historic Center, Round Top)
Tickets are $20 for non-affiliated admission and $10 for affiliated admission (UT ID holders, seniors, all students). To purchase visit the Winedale tickets website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/progs/winedale/
extra credit for the play: 10 pts. just for turning in a ticket stub or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about leadership and ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
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TRAILER FOR THE TIM BURTON JOHNNY DEPP MOVIE
ALICE BOOKS TEST:
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S
GOALS: [1]
IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOALS [1A] how to survive despite apparent craziness
like Alice in Wonderland [4A] Signature Course goal: to acquaint
students with some of the gems of the university that make it
unique (its ÒsignatureÓ) (preparing for our visit
to the Alice collection in the Harry Ransom Center)
TODAY'S TOPICS:the Alice books as guides to college
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:TEST on Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (not including the "Wasp in a Wig" episode). Hint: pay special attention to the treatment of animals
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:the Alice books + related readings assigned below+ University Museum at Oxford +my University Museum (my images)
REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY:Oxford, U.T., and the Alice books
LOOKING AHEAD::your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. I can also make appointments for Friday, Sept. 18. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION_______________________________________________________________
10-1 Extra Credit University Lecture: Invisible Global Market: Marketing to the Other 86%, Professor Vijay Mahajan, Department of Marketing AdministrationThursday, at 7 p.m. in ACES 2.302
Most Global businesses focus on marketing to the wealthiest 14% of the WorldÕs population: the developed world. But the market in the developed world is over-saturated, over-competitive, and aging. This presentation will focus on how to unleash growth and profitability by serving the other 86%.
extra credit : 5 pts. just for turning in a ticket stub or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about leadership and ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
Host: Hindu Students
Council Type: Festival Navratri,
which means Ònine nightsÓ, is a nine day Hindu celebration commemorating
the contribution of women to society. At this festival, everyone comes
together to celebrate life through various community activities, including
performing traditional dances such as garba and dandiya raas. Garba is
a graceful dance performed in a circle, often around a centerpiece of
flowers and lamps. Dandiya raas is a fast-paced dance which is traditionally
performed with colorfully decorated sticks. Come celebrate Navratri FREE
with Hindu Students Council! There will be a fantastic DJ, great music,
and free T-shirts! Udipi Cafe will be serving delicious Indian food all
night: Dosa - $5 Pau Bhaji - $5 Samosa Chaat - $5 Samosas - 2 for $3
Please bring your UT ID if you want to use our dandiya sticks!extra credit : 5 pts. just for a photo or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about leadership and ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
This event is awarded extra credit because we will
be discussing Hindu animal ethics later in the semester and because it
illustrates the diversity and global cultures goals of the new curriculum.
10-6 DB Alice's ethics and leadership
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S
GOALS: [1]
IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOALS [1A] how to survive despite apparent craziness
like Alice in Wonderland [4A] Signature Course goal: to acquaint
students with some of the gems of the university that make it
unique (its ÒsignatureÓ) (preparing for our visit
to the Alice collection in the Harry Ransom Center)
[2A1] LEADERSHIP, FIRST GOAL OF REQUIRED LEADERSHIP/ETHICS FLAG
COURSES,
is also the key to meeting the goals of the Basic Education Requirements: ÒThe University strives to enroll exceptionally well-prepared, highly motivated students and to produce self-reliant graduates who will become leaders in both their chosen professions and their communities.Ó
Finally, leadership is the GOAL OF THE REQUIRED NEW CURRICULUM: Òall of our students, whatever their areas of specialization, be better prepared for a changing world: graduate with the flexible skills they need to be leaders in our communities.Ó
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second
goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make
real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose
of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society.
It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS:Leadership and Ethics as represented in a world-famous set of stories.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:QUIZ and then DB DISCUSSION. -20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least one of the questions about Alice's leadership in Alice in Wonderland and at least one of the questions about her leadership and ethics in Through the Looking Glass and at least one question on pp. 208-212. This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight on Monday. N.B.: Basic requirements include at least two quotations that have not been cited before in the discussion*. If you meet these requirements, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points. ( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions); (*Three required quotes. At least one about Alice's leadership and ethics in Alice in Wonderland and at least one about her leadership and ethics in Through the Looking Glass and at least one from pp. 208-212. N.B.: Basic requirements: all required quotations must have NOT been cited before in the discussion. (You can include quotations cited before but they will not count toward meeting the basic requirements.) This rule, which is in the original instructions, will be strictly enforced from now on. Its purpose is make sure you have read what others have said and thus participate in a true discussion. Also, it encourages time management because it you wait til the last minute you may not have time to read all the previous DB entries.) + + review of Alice test results
Sir Paul McCartney sings Happy Birthday to You!
Our version: to be born (again) free:
"You Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Set You Free"
CELEBRATION OF OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS: ASHLEY (3rd); KAREN(29th);
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Alice Books +
LOOKING AHEAD:your required instructor office hour must be completed by 10-8. After that after that -5 per class until done. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:45 and 1:15-1:145 or by appointment after 3:30 or before 9:45. If you have not already come in for an office visit, email me your choice of a 15 minute appointment before 10-8. When you come to my office bring your ideas about what you want to write about for the first project. FIRST ESSAY: LEADERSHIP VISION
10-8 P1 Writing Instruction WHO ARE YOU?
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL:
DIGITAL LITERACY:
[2B1] recognize the value of multimedia for access
to right brain, the whole person; [2B4] increase web
1.0 skills of web: email, websites; WRITING:
[2E1] get a taste of what it is like to be a professional
writer aiming at perfection and adopting the necessary time management,
rewriting, and proofreading to become a great writer. [2E2] get a taste
of writing as a work of art. We practice informal writing as way to overcome
writerÕs block and as a foundation for becoming good writers. Our formal
writing is writing as art, and thus the best writing you can possibly
do. Think of your project as, say, a statue: you want it to have as few
flaws as possible, to be as ÒperfectÓ as possible. [2E3]. experience writing as discovery learning,
especially as one connects parts of the essay, usually while rewriting.
Our mottos:
[2E3a]. Only connect! . . .Live in fragments no
longer.Ó[2E3b]. Ò, ÔHammer your thoughts into unityÕ.[2E4] practice writing energized by positive rather
than negative motivations, by love of your work of art rather than fear
of deadlines, by creativity rather than going through the motions, by
curiosity rather than compulsion.[2E7] get a taste of
the new world-wide writing, the instant publication of web writing.[2E8] practice the new multimedia writing which
appeals to multiple intelligences, the right as well as the left side
of the brain. INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS
[2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs strengths
and weaknesses in learning, writing, reading, speaking, listening. Self-awareness
is essential not only for leadership and ethics, but for good writing
for it enables self-management of time and emotional as well as intellectual
resources[2I2] to think for your self, decreasing reliance
on secondary sources, practicing what is known as active, experiential
or discovery learning (as in science experiments, the Moore method in
math, and Amherst CollegeÕs Baird Freshman English course in the humanities);
TODAY'S TOPICS:The Art of Listening; The Caterpillar's recurring question, "Who Are You?; P1 instructions; WRITING AS DISCOVERY LEARNING, AS ART: Criteria # 1. UNITY, COHERENCE, AND FLOW; Criteria # 2. Organization and Logical Order of the Prose; Criteria # 3. Integration of Verbal and Visual Rhetoric; WORD CHOICE, SPECIFICITY, and CLARITY; CMS documentation
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:.1. Overview of formal writing for the semester; 2.P1 instructions 3. Writing samples: unity and specificity
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Faigley, chs. 4-6, 9-13, 20-35
Covey on writing: autobiographical writing 43 Eliot quote 44 Rogers quote 267 rescripting 103 writing your own funeral 96-97 cf. Logan, Willie; personal mission statements 106-108, 128-129, 136; project missions statements 144 no. 6 need for the Witness 66 to observe our old scripts 104
LOOKING AHEAD: a visit to one of the gems of the university and a chance to learn more about the Alice books and about great writing: the example of Hemingway as well as Carroll AND A VISIT TO THE Writing Center:
I strongly encourage you to use the Undergraduate Writing Center, FAC 211, 471-6222. The Undergraduate Writing Center offers free, individualized, expert help with writing for any UT undergraduate, by appointment or on a drop-in basis. Any undergraduate enrolled in a course at UT can visit the UWC for assistance with any writing project. They work with students from every department on campus, for both academic and non-academic writing. Whether you are writing a lab report, a resume, a term paper, a statement for an application, or your own poetry, UWC consultants will be happy to work with you. Their services are not just for writing with "problems." Getting feedback from an informed audience is a normal part of a successful writing project. Consultants help students develop strategies to improve their writing. The assistance they provide is intended to foster independence. Each student determines how to use the consultant's advice. The consultants are trained to help you work on your writing in ways that preserve the integrity of your work.
10-13 P1 DUE ON BLACKBOARD: -10 PER DAY IF LATE BECAUSE THE GRADES OF OTHERS DEPEND ON YOUR ESSAY BEING AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
MEET AT HARRY RANSOM CENTER , one of the Signature GEMS of the University of Texas at Austin.(ACROSS THE PLAZA FROM THE BACK OF PARLIN AND CALHOUN: 21ST AND GUADALUPE). GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR. ENTER THE LIBRARY. TURN RIGHT, PAST THE RECEPTIONIST'S DESK, AND PUT YOUR BACKPACK ETC. IN A CUBICLE. (YOU CAN NOT NOTHING INTO OUR CLASSROOM THERE). ASK THE RECEPTIONIST WHERE WE ARE MEETING.BE THERE BEFORE 2 PM..
BRING TO CLASS A PRINTOUT OF YOUR P1 BLOG, the one linked to your entry on the Blackboard DB, and the usual printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
EXTRA CLASS PARTICIPATION CREDIT FOR PERFORMING "JABBERWOCKY" AND/OR "THE MOUSE'S TALE" IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE A LA
don't worry: anybody can do a better interpretive dance version than this guy
TODAY'S GOALS: to see the importance of Rewriting (Hemingway); to see what impact an amateur writer can have on world culture (Dodgson). +
[4B] To capture a sense of the university
as a place, esp. the campus as an alma mater, a second home: HRC,
the tower, totem animals, Dobie walk, etc.
TODAY'S TOPICS:Rewriting (Hemingway); what impact an amateur writer can have on world culture (Dodgson).
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Seeing Hemingway manuscript, Dodgson photos, a few international editions of Alice. Extra credit, up to 20 pts. (if fully memorized and professionally delivered) for performing Jabberwocky in any foreign language a la RACHELLE and Starbird. In addition to French, Spanish, German, Italian in your anthology, I have requested Alice in Catalan, Finnish, Russian, Czech, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, and Chinese and Urdu, but many other translations of Jabberwocky are available on the internet.
REQUIRED READING:
LOOKING AHEAD:
[1] peer reviewing of the five projects of others to which you have been assigned, must be done by 6 PM, Sunday Oct. 18 or -50 points. Why? Because you will be hurting other students as well as yourself. "No excuses, no exceptions, and no rescues" ("Flunking Out of College," anthology pp. 103-105A). Go to Blackboard. Find out the projects assigned to you. Review them according to the instructions: up to 50 points to be earned.
[2] Revise your own project: learn the secret of writing: rewriting! Up to 200 points at stake. Revised project due by 2 P.M. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in a folder with all required items, or -10 per class day Requirements for the hard copy. Requirements for the website version.
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10-15 P1 Revision Writing WHO ARE YOU?
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL:
DIGITAL LITERACY:
[2B1] recognize the
value of multimedia for access to right brain, the whole person; [2B4] increase web
1.0 skills of web: email, websites; WRITING:
[2E1] get a taste of
what it is like to be a professional writer aiming at perfection and
adopting the necessary time management, rewriting, and proofreading to
become a great writer. [2E2] get a taste
of writing as a work of art. We practice informal writing as way to overcome
writerÕs block and as a foundation for becoming good writers. Our formal
writing is writing as art, and thus the best writing you can possibly
do. Think of your project as, say, a statue: you want it to have as few
flaws as possible, to be as ÒperfectÓ as possible. [2E3]. experience writing as discovery learning,
especially as one connects parts of the essay, usually while rewriting.
Our mottos:
[2E3a]. Only connect! . . .Live in fragments no
longer.Ó[2E3b]. Ò, ÔHammer your thoughts into unityÕ.[2E4] practice writing energized by positive rather
than negative motivations, by love of your work of art rather than fear
of deadlines, by creativity rather than going through the motions, by
curiosity rather than compulsion.[2E7] get a taste of
the new world-wide writing, the instant publication of web writing.[2E8] practice the new multimedia writing which
appeals to multiple intelligences, the right as well as the left side
of the brain. INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS
[2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs strengths
and weaknesses in learning, writing, reading, speaking, listening. Self-awareness
is essential not only for leadership and ethics, but for good writing
for it enables self-management of time and emotional as well as intellectual
resources[2I2] to think for your self, decreasing reliance
on secondary sources, practicing what is known as active, experiential
or discovery learning (as in science experiments, the Moore method in
math, and Amherst CollegeÕs Baird Freshman English course in the humanities);
TODAY'S TOPICS:The Caterpillar's recurring question, "Who Are You?; P1 instructions; WRITING AS DISCOVERY LEARNING, AS ART: Criteria # 1. UNITY, COHERENCE, AND FLOW; Criteria # 2. Organization and Logical Order of the Prose; Criteria # 3. Integration of Verbal and Visual Rhetoric; WORD CHOICE, SPECIFICITY, and CLARITY; CMS documentation
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:.1. Overview of formal writing for the semester; 2.P1 instructions 3. Writing samples: unity and specificity
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Faigley,chs. 7, 16, 18
Faigley, chs. 4-6, 9-13, 20-35
Covey on writing: autobiographical writing 43 Eliot quote 44 Rogers quote 267 rescripting 103 writing your own funeral 96-97 cf. Logan, Willie; personal mission statements 106-108, 128-129, 136; project missions statements 144 no. 6 need for the Witness 66 to observe our old scripts 104
LOOKING AHEAD: Extra Credit Diwali (Oct. 17);P1 reviewing (Oct. 18 by 6 PM)*; HARD COPY (Oct. 20)**; Ranch Party (Oct. 24)
*[1] peer reviewing of the five projects of others to which you have been assigned, must be done by 6 PM, Sunday Oct. 18 or -50 points. Why? Because you will be hurting other students as well as yourself. "No excuses, no exceptions, and no rescues" ("Flunking Out of College," anthology pp. 103-105A). Go to Blackboard. Find out the projects assigned to you. Review them according to the instructions: up to 50 points to be earned.
**[2] Revise your own project: learn the secret of writing: rewriting! Up to 200 points at stake. Revised project due by 2 P.M. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in a folder with all required items, or -10 per class day Requirements for the hard copy. Requirements for the website version.
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This event is awarded extra credit because we will
be discussing Hinduism later in the course and because it fits the diversity
and global cultures goals of the new curriculum.
10-20 P1 REVISED LEADERSHIP VISION HARD COPY DUE and website version. WHO ARE YOU?
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE FOLDER TO BE HANDED IN?
[1] YOUR FINAL COPY. FORMAT: DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH A TITLE, PAGE NOS., and FOOTNOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGES, using the University of Chicago footnote method (See Faigley), ETC. LAST PAGE SHOULD PROVIDE THE WORD COUNT (both with and without quotes) AND THE U.R.L. OF THE BLOG VERSION. THIS FINAL VERSION SHOULD BE PUT IN A POCKET FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON THE OUTSIDE.
ALSO IN THIS FOLDER SHOULD BE [2] A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRAFT, THE ONE YOU UPLOADED TO BLACKBOARD; [3] COPIES OF ALL CRITIQUES YOUR COLLEAGUES MADE AND ANY MADE BY THE INSTRUCTOR ON THIS OR PREVIOUS WRITING SAMPLES; [4] A SECOND DRAFT WITH ALL THE CHANGES YOU MADE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE CRITIQUES,INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTOR CRITIQUES OF YOUR WRITING, WITH CHANGES NOW HIGHLIGHTED AND COLOR-CODED TO SHOW WHICH CHANGES WERE MADE IN RESPONSE TO WHICH REVIEWER; [5] A CD OR JUMP DRIVE WITH A WEB VERSION OF THE PROJECT WITH AN INDEX FILE. so that the project may be published onour course website and you achieve internet immortality. The index file is the first step toward the creation of your portfolio. You may ignore, for now, the directions for project two in the instructions.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[4B] To capture a sense of the university
as a place, esp. the campus as an alma mater, a second home: HRC,
the tower, totem animals, Dobie walk, etc.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:SEMIOTICS. We walk from Par 104 to the Tower. We will read will read The Tower, starting with the fourth floor (including the President's office). What does the Tower and its rooms tell us about the Idea of a University? Questions to be asked as we move about. First with the correct answer earns the points.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Tower 2nd and 4th floors
LOOKING AHEAD:: SECOND ESSAY: ETHICS
10-21 Last day an undergraduate student may, with the deanÕs approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons
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ETHICS
10-22 DB Covey on Ethics and the Sympathetic Imagination WHO ARE YOU?
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[1]
IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL: [1D] how to listen
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second
goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life
ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University
of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one
of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS:Character; Emotional Intelligence; Love; Compassion; Empathy; Sympathy;Sympathetic Imagination
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:QUIZ and then DB DISCUSSION. -20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least one of the questions about Covey's book and at least one of the questions about anthology assignments. This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight the night before. N.B.: Basic requirements include at least two quotations that have not been cited before in the discussion*. If you meet these requirements, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points. ( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions);
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
Covey book: Character Ethic 18,22 vs. Personality Ethic which focuses on technique alone; making and keeping commitments 89-90; independent will 147-149; need for a higher purpose 98; spiritual dimension 292-4 that which is greater than the self; dependence-independence-interdependence 49, 51 synergy of the group creative process 263-266 of nature 283-284; Òseek first to understandÓ (St. Francis) 63; Principles of Empathic Communication 236-238 Empathic Listening 239-241 examples 252-255; love 80, 132, 199; compassion for those living out the scripts of others 93
Course Anthology:
LOOKING AHEAD:: SECOND ESSAY: ETHICS
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10-22 to 10-28 Academic advising for continuing and readmitted students for the spring semester
Consider: Academic Leadership Classes
EDP369K: Student Organizational Leadership: designed to develop student leaders by providing both theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary to understand their own intrapersonal and interpersonal strengths, identity and ethical code; how to work effectively in groups, teams and organizations; and how to be an ethical change agent leader for the community. Class time is 12:30-2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in education or other behavioral sciences, and consent of instructor
10-24 Class "Ranch" Party
DIVERSITY
EXPERIENCE: celebrating Diwali
(Hindu+ Sikh Festival of Lights),
Halloween, All Souls, All Saints, Dia de los Angelitos, Dia de los
Santos Inocentes, Dia de los Muertos, Druid
and Wicca Samhain.....*
more information on these festivals
Mother and Daughter, the mustangs
Zoe, the white donkey, and the mustangs
THE SPIRITS:
10-26 to 11-6 Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students
MEET IN PARLIN 6. BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[1] IMMEDIATE
PRACTICAL GOALS
to help students meet university academic standards and to help them get and keep jobs. To that end, students need to learn
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2]
The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn
to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose
of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society.
It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS: the representation of ethics and animals in the Alice books
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:[1]QUIZ and then [2]DB DISCUSSION. -20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least one of the questions about the ethics of the interaction with animals in Alice in Wonderland, at least one of the questions about the ethics of the interaction with animals in Through the Looking Glass, at least one question about the assigned websites. This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight the night before. N.B.: Basic requirements include at least two quotations that have not been cited before in the discussion*. If you meet these requirements, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points. ( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions).
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: both Alice books + these two websites:
CAT on Carroll's vivisection essay and the Walrus and the Carpenter +
DAVID on what Alice learns about animals
LOOKING AHEAD:SECOND ESSAY: ETHICS
10-28 Extra Class Participation Points* up to 20 CP points if you write it up your response to seeing the display yesterday as an Extra Credit DB entry AND get your thoughts published in the Comments section of the Daily Texan article about the display.
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10-29 Extra Class Participation Points* SACA: short video screening and a Q&A session over the PETA Animal Liberation display on Thursday at 7pm in Jes A121A
*Because this is a continuation of a class activity you will earn 7 class partipation points from proof of attendance and up to 15 more if you write it up as an Extra Credit DB entry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJAfFIl_kmE&feature=player_embedded
WHY FACE THE TRUTH?
10-29 Earthlings: attendance required or -20 (Earthlings was specified in all course descriptions)
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2B] DIGITAL LITERACY: Òstudents will be better
able to deal with the technological revolutionÓ by being able to
[2E] WRITING. GOAL OF THE OLD AS WELL
AS THE NEW CURICULUM: ÒEvery graduate of the University is expected to be able to express himself or herself clearly and
correctly in writingÓ (U. T. ÒBasic Education RequirementsÓ) P4
LEADERSHIP VISION ACTION PLAN: include making a documentary like this?
or ......?
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second
goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life
ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University
of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one
of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS: animal ethics, movies and appeals to the right brain as action plan goals, writing screen plays, reading a screen play vs. seeing the movie that results
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:seeing Earthlings
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:276A-310 Earthlings screenplay
LOOKING AHEAD: SECOND ESSAY: ETHICS
10-29 Extra Class Participation Points* SACA: short video screening and a Q&A session over the PETA Animal Liberation display on Thursday at 7pm in Jes A121A
*Because this is a continuation of a class activity you will earn 7 class partipation points from proof of attendance and up to 15 more if you write it up as an Extra Credit DB entry
Racism and Speciesism Comparisons
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second
goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life
ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University
of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one
of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS: racism and speciesism
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:[1]Vote on seeing rest of Earthlings: Entertainment: Zoos (1"); Bullfighting 2"; Part 5 Science: vivisection, medical experiments, military research, summary final appeal on behalf of earthlings[2] Discussion of Earthlings DB; [3] QUIZ and then [4]current DB DISCUSSION. -20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least one of the questions about 311A-G; at least one of the questions about 312-316C; and at least one question about 317-337. This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight the night before. N.B.: Basic requirements include at least two quotations that have not been cited before in the discussion*. If you meet these requirements, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points. ( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions).
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
LOOKING AHEAD:11-4 Extra Credit The Leadership Series: SECOND ESSAY: ETHICS
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11-5 Speciesism + Slavery Comparisons
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2]
The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn
to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose
of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society.
It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
[2A2b] To experience by
analogy a little of ethical dilemma presented by racism, especially
slavery.
[2A2c] To experience more
directly the ethical dilemmas presented by speciesism, especially
cruelty to animals.
[2A2d] To become
aware of real-life ethical choices made daily by all of us
involving cruelty to animals.
[2A2e] To return
to the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience.
[2A2f] To practice
replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the
sympathetic imagination.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:[1]QUIZ and then [2]DB DISCUSSION. Using your experiences of viewing Earthlings and the PETA display as well as the readings below, experience by analogy a little of ethical dilemma presented by slavery. Consider the relevance of MLK statue near the PETA display and the quote from him on one of the posters: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." And also focus on the posters BRANDED, EXPERIMENTED ON, JUSTIFICATIONS, and EXPLOITATION. If you were a plantation owner and just faced evidence of cruelty to your slaves like that on these PETA display or like that represented in Earthlings, what would you do?
-20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least two of the questions about 317-337. This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight the night before. N.B.: Basic requirements include at least two quotations that have not been cited before in the discussion*. If you meet these requirements, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points. ( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions).
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
312-313 Bentham
317-337 Dreaded Comparison
LOOKING AHEAD: SECOND ESSAY: ETHICS
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*provide proof of attendance for seven points and earn up to twenty more points by writing up the event for the Extra Credit DB.
THE INDIAN FLAG
ÒThe flag is a horizontal tricolour of "deep saffron" at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom.
In the centre, there is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra, (Sanskrit: Chakra means wheel, cycle or self repeating process) It is Òrecognized globally as a symbol for Buddhism.Ó A similar symbol is also in use in Jainism
"Wheel of Dharma": dharma is the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment. It is also sometimes translated as wheel of doctrine or wheel of law. * The wheel's overall shape is that of a circle (cakra), representing the perfection of the dharma teaching. Eight of the spokes represent the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism * The hub stands for discipline, which is the essential core of meditation practice * The rim, which holds the spokes, refers to mindfulness or samaødhi which holds everything togetherÓ
The wheel on the Indian flag is taken from the Lion Capital of Asoka erected atop Ashoka pillar at Sarnath.Ó (Wikipedia)
Asoka converted to Buddhism in the third century AD and promulgated its beliefs far and wide. His famous rock edicts, carved on man-made pillars, boulders, and caves throughout Asia, revealed that he established the kind of treatment of animals we are still striving for today. For example, the edict on the fifth pillar denounced cruelty to animals, declaring special protection for a long list of them. Other rock edicts recalled AsokaÕs rest-houses, wells, and shade trees planted along roads for the benefit of animals as well as people The second rock edict also demanded medical treatment for animals as well as humans.
These edicts are expressions of the first of the Five Precepts of moral conduct in Buddhism: abstaining from injury to other sentient beings. In the Pali Canon, the Buddhist must be Òscrupulous, merciful, compassionate for the welfare of all living beings.Ó Though the word is not usually used by Buddhists, this precept is an application of the basic doctrine of ahimsa which is fundamental to Hinduism and Jainism as well as Buddhism.
Another common belief is that every living being in this world haswhat we call a soul. Indeed, MŸller in the second chapter on Buddhism marveled in 1861 that ÒSomething divine was discovered in everything that moved and livedÓ (237). Reverence was even extended to earth, air, and water. Hence MŸller claimed that in India Òthe Divine presence was felt everywhereÓ (236).
So, our goal on this pilgrimage is to try to play the role of a devout Indian seeing a soul in every living being and the Divine presence everywhere.
11-10 DB Compassion in the West and in the East (Global Cultures theme)
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
Basic Education Requirements of U.T.: ÒThe University must not only equip its graduates with occupational skills but also educate them broadly enough to enable them to adapt to and cope with the accelerated process of change occurring in business, professional, and social institutions today.Ò
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second
goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make
real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of
the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society.
It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS:Animal Ethics in World Religions and History
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:[1]QUIZ and then [2]DB DISCUSSION. -20 on the quiz if you can not answer at least one of the questions about 338-345; at least one of the questions about 346-368; and at least one of the questions about 369-374. This penalty does not apply if you have uploaded a DB entry that meets the basic requirements by midnight the night before. N.B.: Basic requirements include at least two quotations that have not been cited before in the discussion*. If you meet these requirements, then you can skip the quiz or take it for possible additional points at no risk of the penalty. If you have done so, you may also be able to lead the discussion and earn up to thirty more points. ( Leading Class Discussion Instructions are included in the Speaking and Listening Instructions).
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
LOOKING AHEAD: SECOND ESSAY: ETHICS
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EXTRA CREDIT MOVIE REVIEWS,
FROM FINE ARTS LIBRARY:
THE REST OF EARTHLINGS
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THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM
THE WITNESS
the makers of these documentaries
11-12 Ethics Essay Writing Instruction WHO ARE YOU?
BRING TO CLASS FAIGLEY AND THE COURSE ANTHOLOGY + printouts: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL GOAL:
WRITING:
[2E1] get a taste
of what it is like to be a professional writer aiming at perfection and
adopting the necessary time management, rewriting, and proofreading to
become a great writer. [2E2] get a
taste of writing as a work of art. We practice informal writing as way
to overcome writerÕs block and as a foundation for becoming good writers.
Our formal writing is writing as art, and thus the best writing you can
possibly do. Think of your project as, say, a statue: you want it to
have as few flaws as possible, to be as ÒperfectÓ as possible.INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS
[2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs strengths
and weaknesses in learning, writing, reading, speaking, listening. Self-awareness
is essential not only for leadership and ethics, but for good writing
for it enables self-management of time and emotional as well as intellectual
resources[2I2] to think for your self, decreasing reliance
on secondary sources, practicing what is known as active, experiential
or discovery learning (as in science experiments, the Moore method in
math, and Amherst CollegeÕs Baird Freshman English course in the humanities);
TODAY'S TOPICS: SECOND ESSAY, PUNCTUATION, WORD CHOICE, CONCISENESS
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Quiz on Punctuation and Mechanics; Discussion of instructions for the second essay and new criteria for second project and improvements expected in writing, especially in punctuation, word choice, and conciseness;
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
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and, to answer questions about what can be done in response to the ethical demands:PRACTICAL ETHICS IN ACTION:
10-8 and 10-15 Writing Instructions and:
LOOKING AHEAD:
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11-13 Extra CPP* Credit: : your only chance in this course for
Organize a SARA Animal Sanctuary Visit,
*class participation credits: 25 points for attendance and staying the afternoon. After the first hour, 5-20 points per hour, you are there, depending on what you do there. 5 pts. per hour for just hanging out, observing, photographing, etc. 10-15 points per hour for working, depending on the task. Points to be awarded based on photographic evidence uploaded to the class Facebook site.
Kelly Sloan: "It's about an hour away. At the sanctuary you will get a chance to play and socialize with pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, horses, a donkey, a baby calf, many many dogs and cats, and other animals. Be prepared to get a little dirty and make sure to bring some water and a snack. Also, if you have any food scraps. Like old bread, fruits, or veggies, bring that too to feed to the animals. They love it.."
Class Visit Last Spring: images
S.A.R.A. WATERMELON BOWLING MOVIE
*Class Participation Points
THE INDIAN FLAG
ÒThe flag is a horizontal tricolour of "deep saffron" at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom.
In the centre, there is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra, (Sanskrit: Chakra means wheel, cycle or self repeating process) It is Òrecognized globally as a symbol for Buddhism.Ó A similar symbol is also in use in Jainism
"Wheel of Dharma": dharma is the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment. It is also sometimes translated as wheel of doctrine or wheel of law. * The wheel's overall shape is that of a circle (cakra), representing the perfection of the dharma teaching. Eight of the spokes represent the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism * The hub stands for discipline, which is the essential core of meditation practice * The rim, which holds the spokes, refers to mindfulness or samaødhi which holds everything togetherÓ
The wheel on the Indian flag is taken from the Lion Capital of Asoka erected atop Ashoka pillar at Sarnath.Ó (Wikipedia)
Asoka converted to Buddhism in the third century AD and promulgated its beliefs far and wide. His famous rock edicts, carved on man-made pillars, boulders, and caves throughout Asia, revealed that he established the kind of treatment of animals we are still striving for today. For example, the edict on the fifth pillar denounced cruelty to animals, declaring special protection for a long list of them. Other rock edicts recalled AsokaÕs rest-houses, wells, and shade trees planted along roads for the benefit of animals as well as people The second rock edict also demanded medical treatment for animals as well as humans.
These edicts are expressions of the first of the Five Precepts of moral conduct in Buddhism: abstaining from injury to other sentient beings. In the Pali Canon, the Buddhist must be Òscrupulous, merciful, compassionate for the welfare of all living beings.Ó Though the word is not usually used by Buddhists, this precept is an application of the basic doctrine of ahimsa which is fundamental to Hinduism and Jainism as well as Buddhism.
Another common belief is that every living being in this world haswhat we call a soul. Indeed, MŸller in the second chapter on Buddhism marveled in 1861 that ÒSomething divine was discovered in everything that moved and livedÓ (237). Reverence was even extended to earth, air, and water. Hence MŸller claimed that in India Òthe Divine presence was felt everywhereÓ (236).
So, our goal on this pilgrimage is to try to play the role of a devout Indian seeing a soul in every living being and the Divine presence everywhere.
11-17 P2 ETHICS ESSAY DUE ON BLACKBOARD
MEET AT THE CLAY PIT RESTAURANT, a valuable asset near the University of Texas at Austin, for a vegetarian meal
. 1601 GUADALUPE BY 2 PM AT THE LATEST.START WALKING NOW:THE LIGHTS ARE VERY SLOW CROSSING MLK.
BRING $10 OR SO IN CASH TO THE RESTAURANT + A PRINTOUT OF YOUR P2 BLOG, the one linked to your entry on the Blackboard DB*, with the word count, and the usual printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
*-10 PER DAY IF LATE BECAUSE YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE DEPENDING ON YOU.
TODAY'S GOALS:
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ to deal with
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second goal of the required
leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices
-- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas,
to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the
basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience in thinking about
moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
To experience another culture through taste; if you choose, to experience Indian vegetarian cooking; to become more aware of the origins of the food we eat.
TODAY'S TOPICS: Cultural differences in ethics. The treatment of animals and the preparation of food in India.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:vegetarian dining at an Indian restaurant. Vegetarianism is obviously just one possible response to Earthlings. Other examples of PRACTICAL ETHICS IN ACTION: * 379A The Starfish Story * Political and Legal Actions * 379B-381A California Ballot Measure * 381A Hog Farming Prosecution * 381A-D- Iowa Slaughterhouse Case * PRACTICAL ETHICS IN ACTION: EXAMPLES FROM P.E.T.A * 382-384 Creating a Group * 385-386 Ten Actions * 387-388 Respect Animals * 389-397 Not Eating Animals * 398-402 Protect Entertainment Animals * 403-404 Protest Hunting and Fishing * 405-414 Protect Companion Animals * 415-419 Protect Laboratory Animals * 420-425 Not Wearing Animals * 426-427 Stop School Vivisection * 428-432 Protect Wildlife
All of these, including vegetarianism, are just to show the variety of ways one can in fact take action in response to a given ethical imperative.
LOOKING AHEAD:REVIEWING THE ESSAYS OF YOUR COLLEAGUES +
11-18 THE PATH LESS TRAVELED
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THE PATH LESS TRAVELED FEATURING DR. RICHARD RIBB ÒI TOOK THE PATH LESS TRAVELED AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.Ó TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD ACHIEVING ALL YOUR BIG PLANS. LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR VISION AND HOW ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS CAN BE LITTLE (OR BIG)
extra credit: 7 pts. just for turning in a ticket stub or other proof of attendance + up to 20 more points for an account of how the performance affected your thoughts and feelings about leadership and ethics. The account is to be posted in the Extra Credit discussion board.
Student Activities and Leadership Development * Office of the Dean of Students * Division of Student Affairs 512-471-3065 * SSB 4.400 * UTLeadershipandEthicsInstitute@austin.utexas.edu
11-19 P2 Revision Writing instructions WHAT IS THE BASIS OF YOUR DAILY ETHICAL DECISIONS?
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: Òhave experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS: TRAINING IN REAL-LIFE PRACTICE OF ETHICAL TECHNIQUES SUCH AS THE SYMPATHETIC IMAGINATION AND VIRTUES SUCH AS COMPASSION, LOVINGKINDNESS, SYMPATHY, EMPATHY, ETC.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: DISCUSS FIRST DRAFTS OF ETHICS ESSAYS. WHAT WAS IT LIKE LIVING YOUR OWN ETHICAL CASE? HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR PERSONAL WRITING ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE?
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
*conclude with a new action plan. Ethics requires not only a virtue, such as compassion, but an application of this virtue to practical problems in your daily life. This need not be the kind of detailed plan you included in your leadership vision. However, it should include some stretch goals and some manageable goals.
Stretch goals move the individual or the organization forward toward the vision. They are almost impossible (but not quite), big, bold leaps into the future. They draw not only on your passion but your ability to think outside the box, beyond your comfort zone.
Manageable goals are more attainable milestones that encourage you with quick wins, enabling the individual or organization to stay motivated, engaged, and propelled by a growing sense of confidence. Defined action plans and strategies for success, they are specific, measureable, realistic, and possible. Each manageable goal should begin with a first step, proceed with specific tasks, identify resources needed, and set a deadline or timeline, if possible.
Do not see how you can do anything to solve a huge problem such as cruelty to animals? Consider the starfish story, legal and political actions, and the tremendous range of specific solutions adopted by PETA:
379A The Starfish Story
LOOKING AHEAD:
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/30209/P2evalteams.htmlBY NOV. 21 OR -50.
P2 REVISED ETHICS ESSAY HARD COPY DUE AS DESCRIBED BELOW OR -10 PER CLASS DAY FOR THE ESSAY +
AND THE WEBSITE WORKING PERFECTLY AS DESCRIBED BELOW OR -10 PER CLASS DAY FOR THE WEBSITE GRADE AS WELL
WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE FOLDER TO BE HANDED IN NEXT TIME?
[1] YOUR FINAL COPY of P2. FORMAT: DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH A TITLE, PAGE NOS., and FOOTNOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGES, using the University of Chicago footnote method (See Faigley), ETC. LAST PAGE SHOULD PROVIDE THE WORD COUNT (both with and without quotes) AND THE U.R.L. OF THE BLOG VERSION. THIS FINAL VERSION SHOULD BE PUT IN A POCKET FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON THE OUTSIDE. ALSO IN THIS FOLDER SHOULD BE
[2] A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRAFT of P2, THE ONE YOU UPLOADED TO BLACKBOARD;
[3] COPIES OF ALL CRITIQUES YOUR COLLEAGUES MADE OF P2, each identified by name, AND ANY MADE BY THE INSTRUCTOR ON THIS OR PREVIOUS P2 WRITING SAMPLES;
[4] A SECOND DRAFT OF P2 (double-spaced) WITH ALL THE CHANGES YOU MADE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE CRITIQUES ,INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTOR CRITIQUES OF YOUR WRITING, WITH CHANGES NOW HIGHLIGHTED AND COLOR-CODED TO SHOW WHICH CHANGES WERE MADE IN RESPONSE TO WHICH REVIEWER; must be legible.
[5]THE COPY OF P1 WITH THE INSTRUCTOR EDITS ON IT AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S CRITERIA WORKSHEETS WITH HIS MARKS;
[6]A CD OR JUMP DRIVE WITH A WEB VERSION OF PROJECTS 1 AND 2 WITH WORKING INDEX FILE. so that BOTH projects may be published on our course website and you achieve internet immortality. This index file is the second step toward the creation of your portfolio.
P2 HARD COPY DUE: MEET AT THE Blanton Museum of Art BY 2 P.M.
M L K Jr Blvd & Speedway/Congress Ave 471-7324
Arcadia, circle of Poussin
Orpheus
animals of the wild west in the Blanton
BRING YOUR FOLDER WITH P2 IN IT AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS [see below] along with a quarter for the cubicle for your backpack, the printouts for the day, and pencils and small spiral? notebooks you can use to write in as you look at the works of art (and perhaps a camera set to no flash).
UP TO 27 POINTS TO BE EARNED BY WRITING ABOUT A WORK OF ART ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSEUM THAT INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE ANIMAL. ADDITIONAL POINTS AWARDED AS FOLLOWS: +5 FOR WRITING ABOUT A WORK OF ART WHICH INCLUDES ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: an Owl; a Sphinx; an Octopus; a Squid; a Fawn; a Calf; a Dragon; an Ostrich; a Turkey; a Peacock; a Rabbit; a Quail; a Magpie; a Monkey; a Duck; a Camel; a Chicken; a Rooster ; a Skunk; a Parrot; or a Buffalo +3 FOR WRITING ABOUT A WORK OF ART WHICH INCLUDES ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: a Centaur; a Finch; a Puma or Panther; a Mouse; or a Spaniel
YOU MUST CHOOSE A WORK OF ART THAT NO ELSE IN THE CLASS IS WRITING ABOUT.
BEGIN BY IDENTIFYING THE WORK OF ART AND THE ARTIST AND THEN WRITE ABOUT IT AT SOME LENGTH. BEGIN WITH WHAT THE REPRESENTATION OF ANIMALS IN THE WORK OF ART TELLS US ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND ANIMALS IN THE WORLD OF THE PAINTING. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED POST YOUR ESSAY, WITH ONE OR MORE PICTURES, IN THE BLANTON DB BY NOV. 30.
BRING TO THE MUSEUM A FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON THE OUTSIDE INCLUDING
[1] YOUR FINAL COPY of P2. FORMAT: DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH A TITLE, PAGE NOS., and FOOTNOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGES, using the University of Chicago footnote method (See Faigley), ETC. LAST PAGE SHOULD PROVIDE THE WORD COUNT (both with and without quotes) AND THE U.R.L. OF THE BLOG VERSION.
[2] A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRAFT of P2, THE ONE YOU UPLOADED TO BLACKBOARD;
[3] COPIES OF ALL CRITIQUES YOUR COLLEAGUES MADE OF P2, each identified by name, AND ANY MADE BY THE INSTRUCTOR ON THIS OR PREVIOUS P2 WRITING SAMPLES;
[4] A SECOND DRAFT OF P2 (double-spaced) WITH ALL THE CHANGES YOU MADE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE CRITIQUES ,INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTOR CRITIQUES OF YOUR WRITING, WITH CHANGES NOW HIGHLIGHTED AND COLOR-CODED TO SHOW WHICH CHANGES WERE MADE IN RESPONSE TO WHICH REVIEWER; must be legible.
[5]THE COPY OF P1 WITH THE INSTRUCTOR EDITS ON IT AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S CRITERIA WORKSHEETS WITH HIS MARKS;
[6]A CD OR JUMP DRIVE WITH A WEB VERSION OF PROJECTS 1 AND 2 WITH AN INDEX FILE. so that BOTH projects may be published on our course website and you achieve internet immortality. This index file is the second step toward the creation of your portfolio.
+ Printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS: P2 GOALS:
[2B] DIGITAL LITERACY: Òstudents will be better
able to deal with the technological revolutionÓ
[2E] WRITING. GOAL OF THE OLD AS WELL
AS THE NEW CURICULUM: ÒEvery graduate of the University is expected to be able to express himself or herself clearly and
correctly in writingÓ (U. T. ÒBasic Education RequirementsÓ)
Blanton Museum GOALS
[2G] INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS:[2I2] to think for your self, decreasing
reliance on secondary sources, practicing what is known as active,
experiential or discovery learning (as in science experiments,
the Moore method in math, and Amherst CollegeÕs Baird Freshman
English course in the humanities);
[4] EXPLORE U.T. GOALS
TODAY'S TOPICS:the representation of animals in art
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:experiential learning: scavenger hunt and analysis of a work of art
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: the work of art you choose in the Blanton Museum of Art
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LOOKING AHEAD: the totem animals of U.T.
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Dobie's The Longhorns
our tribal totem, the longhorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW1dNp9d-AA
Ft. Worth longhorn drive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMsVdtb428k
Our son, Tex
+ Bob, Bumpers the pig, Zoe the donkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWIVi_Oa4as&feature=player_embedded
Dobie's The Mustangs
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS: to connect our explorations of our own animal totems to the totems of the tribe, the totem animals of U.T.; to explore the creation of a totem by writing animal folklore +
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TODAY'S TOPICS:The Portfolio; 20 pts. for Website 3; 20 pts. for Website 4. What is your relationship to UT's totem animal, the longhorn? Would you have preferred the mustang to be our totem animal? Last class meeting: Dobie walk or review of portfolio instructions and techniques?
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:
[1] CELEBRATION OF ALL OTHER BIRTHDAYS: Allison, Katie, Jonae, Jiapeng (Charles), Jordan, Brad, Veronica, Zulema, Sana;
[2] Decide whether our final class will be about the instructions and techniques for the portfolio or will be the Dobie totem animal tour;
[3] Award ceremony unless we do the portfolio class Thursday.
[4] Course Instructor Survey evaluations unless we do the portfolio class Thursday.
[5] Quiz on Dobie, The Mustangs, and The Longhorns, no penalty for failing.
[6] DB discussion on The Mustangs and The Longhorns.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
The Texas Longhorn at The Alumni Center
The Freedom Mare at The Alumni Center
Philosopher's Rock: Dobie, Bedichek, and Webb
Nature writing of Jones, Bedichek, Dobie, and Webb in university libraries
LOOKING AHEAD: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING VERSION OF THIS TOPIC NEXT CLASS, and then
HAMMERING ALL YOUR THOUGHTS INTO UNITY IN YOUR PORTFOLIO
12-3 Dobie walk or review of Portfolio instructions and techniques? If Dobie walk, MEET AT DOBIE'S HOUSE: 702 E. Dean Keeton St. (now the Michener Center for Writers). Opposite chilling station no. 4 and the law school. START WALKING NOW.
FDH J. Frank Dobie House SHD Simkins Hall Dormitory CS4 Chilling Station No. 4
JON Jesse H. Jones Hall (Law) SJG San Jacinto Garage TMM Texas Memorial Museum
The Dobie Walk: MEET AT J. FRANK DOBIEÕS HOUSE, NOW THE MICHENER CENTER, one of the Signature GEMS of the University of Texas at Austin and from there walk to various other GEMS on the way to the TEXAS EXES building.
BRING TO CLASS printouts*: you get up to eight class participation points per class, sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out of that day's section of the website schedule and (3) a print-out of the next day's section; (4) a printout of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (5), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course. *printouts must be prepared in this fashion: copy the relevant pages into Word and delete the images. Then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[4] EXPLORE U.T. GOALS
TODAY'S TOPICS:the representation of animals in art on campus
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: experiential learning: reading works of art on campus
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: the works of art you see from Dobie's house to the Texas Exes
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LOOKING AHEAD:
HAMMERING ALL YOUR THOUGHTS INTO UNITY IN YOUR PORTFOLIO
12-8 All Extra Credit Due by 5 PM
Office Hours 9:45-11; Optional Webside Folder 3* and All Extra Credit due in mail slot of the door of Par 132 by 5 PM
Optional Website folder 3*, for 20 points, now including TM Forms, Road Map movie, Road Map picture, Type DB entry, 9-1 Quiz, P1, Reviews of Your P1, Reviews of Others' P1, and P2, all properly linked to your index file.
12-10 Office Hours 9:45-11, 12:30-4
Optional Website 4 due today, for 20 points: Website folder now organized into subfolders including TM Forms, Road Map movie, Road Map picture, Type DB entry, 9-1 Quiz, P1, Reviews of Your P1, Reviews of Others' P1, P2, Reviews of Your P2, Reviews of Others' P2, three more DB entries, three more quizzes, three more pictures of you, all properly linked to your index file.
12-14 Portfolio Due from 10 Am to 1 PM, or earlier, in Parlin 132 -140 if the portfolio does not meet basic requirements
Jump drives: to be uploaded in Parlin 132. Be prepared to wait your turn if you want our jump drive back immediately.
GOALS OF THE PORTFOLIO:
[1] IMMEDIATE
PRACTICAL GOALS
to help students meet Plan II academic standards and to help them get and keep jobs. To that end, students need to learn
[1C] how to read and follow directions
[1E] time management (Time
management is vital in life, but especially in writing, because the secret
of writing as discovery learning; of writing as innovative thinking;
of writing as creativity; in short, of great writing, is rewriting. A
key to rewriting is allowing enough time to elapse between drafts --
the opposite of procrastination. To teach the importance of this kind
of time management, punctuation and proofreading will be stressed in
the grading of student writing for they are good indications of how careful
the student has been in his or her writing and how much time has been
budgeted between drafts
[2] GOALS OF THE REQUIRED NEW CURRICULUM
Basic Education Requirements of U.T.: ÒThe University must not only equip its graduates with occupational skills but also educate them broadly enough to enable them to adapt to and cope with the accelerated process of change occurring in business, professional, and social institutions today.Ò
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ for
[2B] DIGITAL LITERACY: Òstudents
will be better able to deal with the technological revolutionÓ
by being able to
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
541 Employers and Digital Literacy
[2E] WRITING. GOAL OF THE OLD AS WELL
AS THE NEW CURICULUM: ÒEvery graduate of the University is expected to be able to express himself or herself clearly and
correctly in writingÓ (U. T. ÒBasic Education RequirementsÓ) Our
goal: every student should [2E3]. experience writing as discovery
learning, especially as one connects parts of the essay, usually while
rewriting. Our mottos:
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á Religious Holy Days during the semester:
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