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to understand the goals, requirements, assignments, and
policies of the course, including meditation, emotional
intelligence and emotional literacy, and
experiential learning.
REQUIRED READING: COURSE ANTHOLOGY:
LOOK OVER AND PREPARE QUESTIONS:
9-16 Course Syllabus
17 Experiential Learning
18 Service Learning
19 Discovery Learning
20 Discovery Learning at U.T.
21-2 Discovery Learning in Freshman English, Amherst
23 My Teaching Philosophy & the Carnegie Report
24-28 Course Goals
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29 Racial Harassment Policy;
30-31 Sexual Harassment Policy;
32 If I Am Heterosexual
33 Ally Work
34-35 LBGT Vocabulary
36-37 Drug + Alcohol Policy;
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38-39 The Importance of Reading Directions in This Class
40 Employer survey: writing, collaboration, ethics, reality
41-45 Revenge of the Right Brain
46-8 Flunking out of College
49-50 The New Curriculum
51 Moyers Rebirth at U.T.
52 Concentration vs. “multitasking”
53 Sleep Deprivation and Multitasking
54 Negative vs. Positive Attitude
[CF. Goleman on optimism in “Emotional Intelligence”
55-59 Jacob Meyer: Suicide at U.T.
60-61 U.T. Counseling Center
62 Stress Test
63 Tips for Reducing Stress
64 U.T. Stress Relief Site
65 Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me About College Before I Started: Why Are You Here?
66 Texas Constitution: “for the promotion of literature”
67 U. T. Seal
68 U. T. CORE PURPOSE (Ethics) and Core Values: Freedom, etc.
69 Diversity
70-72 Perfectionism
73-74 Covey, Time Management form and example
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75 Tower Motto: Ye Shall Know the Truth
76 Blake, “London”
77-78 Scallop Shell Symbolism
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79 Five Characteristics of a Good Student: Postive Attitude...
80-81 Willie Tichenor: Positive Attitude at U.T.
82-3 Motivation; cf. Perfectionism
84 Goal Setting
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COMMUNICATION
85-86 Covey on listening +reading, writing, speaking
87 Class Discussion
88 Listening
89 Have You Tried Listening?
90-91 Leading Class Discussion
TIME MANAGEMENT + RESOURCES
92-93 “Procrastination: How Adolescents Encourage Stress”
94-95 Covey, Personal Planning System, from The Eighth
Habit
96-97 Overcoming Procrastination;
98-99 Design Your Own Procrastination Plan
100-1 Learning Skills Center
102 Undergraduate Writing Center
READING ASSIGNMENTS.
*103-112 David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech *= on schedule
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LOOKING AHEAD:
8-30 Sunday: blogs for 9-1 and 9-3 assignments due by 11:59 PM Sunday. Blog instructions. At least one blog per week required. Otherwise, failure on a daily quiz = -10 per quiz.
9-1 MEET AT HRC; Emotive Ethics and Literary Criticism ; Quiz in class.x95-158, x221-244
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DUE BY MIDNIGHT 9-4:
QUESTIONNAIRES DUE : -5 PER CLASS DAY UNTIL RETURNED BY EMAIL
INTRODUCTION BLOG 15 PTS. AT STAKE
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“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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