surviving college

Published on Aug 24, 2022

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

surviving college

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syllabus

course contract
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It is your responsibility to know what you're supposed to be doing

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D2L notifications

get texted when news is added, due dates

D2L locker

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types of school

  • community college
  • "teaching school" university
  • R1 university

teachers vs. professors

gender, cost, time, training in education
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teaching is only a third of your professors' job

types of professors

  • graduate student instructors
  • adjuncts
  • lecturers
  • assistant/associate professors
  • "full" professors
  • professor emeritus
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office hours

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writing

everybody hates academic writing
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academic integrity

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the destructive psychology of grades

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"The painful avenues of upward mobility"

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Dr C's important books

  • This Book Is Not Required
  • The Guide to Getting It On
  • The Way We Never Were
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directing your own development

autonomy = personal freedom
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instructions vs suggestions

survival skills

time, work, relationships, parties, anxiety
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the trouble with parents

"you can't go home again"
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D2L email should auto forward

into your regular UCO email
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Know that D2L is forever

ePortfolio

on D2L
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use your student email

firewalls & FERPA

Zotero or Endnote

citation management software
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careers.uco.edu

focus2 surveys
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STLR

employers want "soft skills"
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UCO BELL

Nigh (NUC-309A) & The Quad (W-112)
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24/7 Tutoring

must go though D2L, UCO Student Resources
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