Concurrent Enrollment Faculty Orientation COM 200 Speech Welcome

Concurrent Enrollment Faculty Orientation COM 200 - Speech

Welcome, and thank you for embarking on this adventure! This module is designed to give you, the instructor the tools needed to help you prepare to instruct classes in your selected field at your high school. This module goes over all details you need to know about teaching your course, such as a course description, course philosophy and objectives, and expected learning outcomes. Click here to visit our website

Concurrent Enrollment Faculty Expectations Faculty across all sections will be expected to follow the established: 1. Syllabus learning outcomes 2. Instructional objectives 3. Common/similar course assessments 4. All other essential elements Click here to visit our website

Remember! When you teach a Rural U concurrent enrollment course, you are not just preparing students for college – you are teaching a UMFK college course. You may do more than what is in the syllabus, but you may not do less! Click here to visit our website

Orientation Agenda Course Curriculum Course Description Course Philosophy Required Texts/Materials for Instructors Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes Student Evaluation Grade Scale Sample Tests/Quizzes/Writing Prompts Administrative Responsibilities National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships New Course Orientation Site Visits Annual Discipline Specific Meeting Grade Submission Course Evaluations References Complete Evaluation Slide(s) Slide 6 Slides 7 -8 Slide 9 Slides 10 -11 Slides 12 -13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23

Course Description PREREQUISITES: NA COM 200 is an introductory level public speaking course. Coursework focuses on formal speaking situations with emphasis on topic selection and refinement, research, outline preparation, critical thinking, organization and delivery. Students will prepare and deliver (via You. Tube or video file) four (4) extemporaneous speech assignments with specified purposes or requirements. Weekly Discussion Boards allow students to reflect and comment on various prompts and sample presentations and to respond to other student’s posts. In addition, two (2) outside speaker evaluations explore and clarify concepts in public speaking. Students also submit a final, self-evaluation of their progress toward goals of their choosing. Click here to visit our website

Course Philosophy My teaching philosophy is drawn from Yeats’ quote, "Education is not the filling of a pail but the starting of a fire. " From a practical standpoint that puts the burden of education on both the teacher and the student. My job is to make the material comprehensible and relevant to you. Your job is to make a good faith effort to internalize that information and to personalize it for your needs. The ends of education are self-evident but often elusive. However, they can be summarized intelligently and simply. Every student should read William Cronon’s essay on liberal education. http: //www. williamcronon. net/writing/Cronon_Only_Connect. pdf Click here to visit our website

Course Philosophy (continued) Cronon makes the following observations about liberally educated people: They listen and they hear; they read and they understand; they can talk with anyone; they can write clearly and persuasively and movingly; they can solve a wide variety of puzzles and problems; they respect rigor not so much for its own sake but as a way of seeing truth; they practice humility, tolerance, and self-criticism; they understand how to get things done in the world; they nurture and empower the people around them; and they follow E. M. Forster's injunction from Howards End: "Only connect. " Students should find connections with Cronon’s observations and their own educational experience. Click here to visit our website

Required Texts/Materials for Instructors Text: O’Hair, Dan, Rubenstein, Hannah and Stewart, Rob. A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking. Bedford/St. Martin’s. Boston (ANY EDITION) Click here to visit our website

Course Objectives The student will be able to effectively communicate unified and fully developed ideas, which will be written and spoken with clarity, coherence and authority of purpose to the intended audience. Click here to visit our website

Student Learning Outcomes COM 200 is geared to the following objectives. Students will be able to: 1. Select and focus varied speech topics. 2. Develop organizational structures for informative and persuasive speeches. 3. Develop skills in research and information literacy. 4. Develop critical abilities in appreciating a verbal and gestural messages. 5. Gain public speaking skills. 6. Gain familiarity with the various aspects of the communicative process. 7. Evaluate your progress in solving the "communication problem“. 8. Gain confidence and skill in mediated communication. Click here to visit our website

Student Evaluation Grading for COM 200 reflects completion of assignments in a timely fashion, the quality of completed assignments, the quality of online participation, and the student progress in analysis and performance. The following is a breakdown of the course grading system: Click here to visit our website

Student Evaluation (continued) Graded Assignments Percentage of Final Grade Outside Speaker Evaluations(1 -2) 25% Speeches (1 -4) 50% Participation 12. 5% Final Self Evaluation 12. 5% Click here to visit our website

Grade Scale A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF 100 -94 93 -90 89 -87 86 -84 83 -80 79 -77 76 -74 73 -70 69 -67 66 -64 63 -60 59 -0 Click here to visit our website

Sample Tests/Quizzes/Writing Prompts COM 200 – Evaluative Speaking Assignment *Double-click on image to open PDF of example Click here to visit our website

National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships The University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Rural U program is working toward accreditation by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). NACEP works to ensure that college courses taught by high school teachers are as rigorous as courses offered on the sponsoring college campus. As the sole accrediting body for concurrent enrollment partnerships, NACEP helps these programs adhere to the highest standards so students experience a seamless transition to college and teachers benefit from meaningful, ongoing professional development. For more information, visit their website at: http: //www. nacep. org/

New Course Orientation Newly certified Rural U Concurrent Enrollment faculty are required to participate in the Rural U program orientation, which includes the course specific orientation, prior to teaching a new Rural U course. The purpose of this course orientation is to allow the faculty member to become familiar with the course prior to teaching. Rural U Concurrent Enrollment faculty will also have the opportunity to discuss the course with college faculty prior to teaching the course. Click here to visit our website

Site Visits 1. A faculty liaison from UMFK will conduct a site visit every 3 years. 2. During this visit, the faculty liaison may ask to see examples of exams, lab activities, and any other artifacts that will aid in determining if the course outcomes are being achieved. 3. An observation form will be shared with the Rural U Concurrent Enrollment faculty upon completion of the visit and may outline recommendations for improvements. 4. It is important to note, site visits are not an evaluation of you as a teacher. Site visits are conducted to determine if the course being taught is equivalent to the on-campus course. Click here to visit our website

Annual Discipline – Specific Meeting 1. Per NACEP standards – UMFK will host annual, discipline-specific professional development activities on campus and/or via distance technology. 2. These events are critical and required as they allow for open conversation between UMFK and Rural U Concurrent Enrollment faculty. 3. If UMFK identifies a pattern of absence over a two-year period, a Rural U administrator will discuss with the faculty member their continued participation in the program. Click here to visit our website

Grade Submission Rural U Concurrent Enrollment faculty must submit their final grades, in letter format, to Rural U program staff by February 1 (for fall classes) and June 30 (for spring classes). Classes that are a year-long must have grades submitted within the spring deadline. *In the event you are teaching a 4 -credit course with lab, please note you will need to enter two separate grades – one for the lecture part of the class and one for the lab part of the class. Click here to visit our website

Course Evaluations Rural U Concurrent Enrollment faculty must conduct end-of-term student university evaluations. These evaluations are comprised of questions focusing on the content of the course and are not an evaluation of your teaching methods. Results of the evaluation are available at your request, but these results do not have to be used in your personnel file. All evaluations will be provided to you by UMFK prior to the end of your class with instructions for completion. Click here to visit our website

References Rural U Homepage English Program Click here to visit our website

New Course Orientation Survey To complete your New Course Orientation you will need to complete the brief survey found here https: //www. surveymonkey. com/r/88 HLK 8 F If you have been approved for more than one course, please review the other New Course Orientation presentations available before completing the survey. Should you have any questions or concerns please contact Rural U program staff. Click here to visit our website