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Relate the words on the tower to the practice of meditation:
:
BRING TO CLASS ALL THREE VOLUMES OF THE COURSE ANTHOLOGY (REQUIRED) TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED THEM (-5 PER DAY PER VOLUME UNTIL YOU DO) + QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT ASSIGNED READINGS
TODAY'S
GOALS: 
[2A2b] To practice replacing
fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the sympathetic imagination,which is essential to morality and ethics. Trying to imagine what it was like to be someone else
is a form of experiential
learning, the kind that
can stick with you later. All of this depends on your willingness to
be an actor, to willingly suspend your disbelief long enough to play
the part. That willingness
also enables you to FREE yourself from the world views that you may
have inherited without conscious thought or decision on your part.*
Trying out the worldviews of other cultures is the humanities equivalent
of a scientific experiment. When you adopt, however briefly, another Weltanshauung,
and see and feel as a member of that culture would, you test out whether
any part of that philosophy of life is one you want to adopt and/or,
by contrast, what part of the worldivew you inherited you may consciously
want to embrace as an adult.
[1A] to understand the goals, requirements,
assignments, and policies of the course, including meditation, emotional intelligence and emotional literacy, and experiential learning.Course Description ……………………………………………………………..13-17
Experiential Learning………………………………………………………..18
Service Learning……………………………………………………………………..19
Discovery Learning theory…………………………………………………20
Discovery Learning at U.T………………………………………………….21
Discovery Learning in Freshman English, Amherst…………..……22-23
My Teaching Philosophy & the Carnegie Report………………….24
Course Goals……………………………………………………………..……….…25-‐30
Class Participation…………………………………………………………………...31
Racial Harassment Policy……………………………………….……………32
Sexual Harassment Policy;………………………………………………………33-34
If I Am Heterosexual…………………………………………..……..35
Ally Work……………………………………………………………..……36
LBGT Vocabulary…………………………………………………………37-‐8
Drug + Alcohol Policy……………………………………………………………..39-40
UT Honor Code……………………………………………………………………. 41-44
PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES:
STRESS , MOTIVATION, AND TIME MANAGEMENT
The Importance of Reading Directions in This Class………….……45-46
Employer survey ………………………………………………………………...47
Revenge of the Right Brain……………………………………………….….48-50
Flunking out of College ..............................................................51-53
Student Grade Expectations………………………………………………….54
Attention: Concentration vs. “multitasking”………………………. 55
Sleep Deprivation and Multitasking…………………………………….…56
Negative vs. Positive Attitude………………………………………………..57
[see also Goleman on optimism in “Emotional Intelligence” below]
Jacob Meyer: Suicide at U.T……………………………………………………..58-62
U.T. Counseling Center……………………………………………………………..63-64
Stress Test…………………………………………………………………….………..65
Tips for Reducing Stress………………………………………………………….66
U.T. Stress Relief Site………………………………………………………………67
Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me About College………..68
Texas Constitution: “for the promotion of literature” ………...…69
U. T. Seal ……………………………………………………………………………...70
U. T. Core Values…………………………………………………………………....71 Diversity………………………………………………………………………………….72 Perfectionism……………………………………………………………..……………..73-75
Scallop Shell Symbolism…………………………………………………..…….…76-77
Five Characteristics of a Good Student ………………………..……….…78
Willie Tichenor: Positive Attitude at U.T……………………………….…79-80 Motivation………………………………………………………………………………….81-82
Goal Setting……………………………………………………………………………..83
LISTENING GUIDELINES
Covey on listening +reading, writing, speaking…………………….…8485 Discussion……………………………………………………………………....………86 Listening……………………………………………………………………………….…87
Have You Tried Listening?...........................................................88
Leading Class Discussion……………………………………………………….89-90
TIME MANAGEMENT + RESOURCES
“Procrastination: How Adolescents Encourage Stress”………………91-92
Covey, Personal Planning System, from The Eighth Habit………..93-94
Overcoming Procrastination; ……………….………………….………………95-96
Design Your Own Procrastination Plan……………………..………………97-98
Learning Skills Center……………………………………………………….……99-100
Discussion Board Instructions………………………………………………..101-106
Undergraduate Writing Center……………………………………………..….107
LOOKING AHEAD:
QUESTIONNAIRES DUE : -5 PER CLASS DAY UNTIL RETURNED BY EMAIL
INTRODUCTION BLOG 15 PTS. AT STAKE
9-5 EXTRA CREDIT LECTURE AND EXTRA CREDIT EXHIBIT: 8 pts. if I see you there; up to 16 more for post in Extra Credit Blog
LONG-RANGE PLANNING: FIND YOUR POWER ANIMAL FOR P1
“Stress Recess” Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called “Stress Recess” 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 and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!
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