Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Schedule, Weeks 3 and 4
WEEK THREE
September 14 &
16
September 14
Food justice, farm/nature therapy, and nature deficit
disorder. In-class close reading from Spell
of the Sensuous.
Due today: Use a device with a screen to learn about our
topics for today, then summarize what you have found out… What is food justice?
What factors drive food injustice? In
what ways can nature be therapeutic? Who coined the term “nature deficit
disorder”? Is this a real disorder? In what ways have your own interactions
with the natural world had a positive impact on your life? Be specific. Post
your responses to your blog before class begins today.
September 16
Potrero Nuevo Farm and Table of Plenty. Living the Hallmarks
when interacting with low income people. Sister Jeannette Braun will join us
for part of our session today. Pia on e-books.
[Jeannette coming Monday instead. Today do in-class writing:
What does it mean to me to be connected to the world, to others and to myself?
In what ways do direct relationships enhance or hinder my connectedness to the
world, others and myself? In what ways do mediated relationships enhance or
hinder my connectedness to the world, others and myself? What are my hopes for
my four years at college in terms of increasing my connectedness to world,
others and self? Use specific examples from your personal experiences to
elaborate your discussion.
Due today: Make sure you have your Hallmarks booklet from the bookstore. Complete the California State
Training
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Some quotes from the
Catholic Social Tradition on the topic of private property… what insight do
these provide into our topic of food justice?
Social function of
property
“In the right of private property there is rooted a social responsibility.
Indeed, in the wisdom of God the Creator, the overall supply of goods is
assigned, first of all, that all men may lead a decent life.” (Pope John XXIII,
Mater et Magistra, 1961, para
119, page 103)
“private property does not constitute for anyone an absolute and
unconditional right. No one is justified in keeping for his exclusive use what
he does not need, when others lack necessities.” (Pope Paul VI, Populorum Progressio, 1967, para 23,
page 245)
A note from Sister
Jeanette at Table of Plenty
Things are a bit different
this year in that the CA State Health Dept requires that all servers
take a food handler course and test and receive a food handler certificate.
Our 8th grade students have passed this requirement without any problem.
I need to make sure that all those in the kitchen and dining room
understand the food safety regulations and are certified. Some of our high
school students readily got summer jobs as a result of having this certificate!
Also, it looks like we'll
have a few regular Bonner students coming from NDNU and they can drive
carpools.
About Good Grooming:
Unfortunately, some
of our students are coming looking pretty scruffy- hair not combed or pulled
back in a ponytail, chipped fingernail polish and not coming with the required
white top/t-shirt-polo shirt. Some look like they grabbed their shirt out the
the dirty clothes bin! Coming well groomed is a health dept. requirement
and TABLE of PLENTY'S too!
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I'm sure that your
students will do very well with the SafeWay
certification! It should take only about an hour or so and
they
have 3 chances to pass
this test and 75% is passing.
Go to CAFoodHandler.com
for the food handler course & test
and print your 3 year
certificate.
The fee is $15, but use
the promo code "beach" and get $5 off.
Please request
that a copy of your certificate is forwarded to
We are willing to
reimburse the $10 to any student who has their
certificate sent to me
at tableofplenty.olp@gmail.com!
Thanks for your support,
Patti! - Jeanette
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WEEK FOUR
September 21 &
23
September 21
Jeanette Braun TOP. Exploring connectedness with world,
others & self. Mediated & unmediated relationships. Close reading.
Due today: Do a close reading of the handout from Spell of the Sensuous. Write notes in
the margins so that you remember any questions, observations or personal
connections that come up for you as you read. Highlight any words you don’t
know the meaning of, then look those words up. Then read the passage a second
time. Make margin notes in a different color. At least one day later, read the
passage a third time, making margin notes in a third color.
Also due today: Obtain your e-copy of Journey of the Universe
September 23
Journey of the Universe as a new mode of human connection to
the larger world.
Due today: Read
Journey of the Universe, chapters 1-7. Pull out at least one key idea from
each chapter and summarize that key idea in a blog post.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
Schedule, 1st two weeks...
Freshman Seminar / Andrews – Fall 2015 Schedule
of Activities & Assignments
Please note that this
schedule may change due to the need to coordinate our activities with other
people and organizations.
WEEK ONE
August 31 & September 2
August 31
9:00 – 12:30
Meet at Taube
Orientation Engagement
Experience
Theme is Care for the Earth
September 2
Introduction to course. Syllabus review and reflection
activity. Course theme and format. Hallmarks. Recap/discussion of OEE. Preview
of off-site options for this section. Assign homework activity for September 9.
WEEK TWO
September 7 &
9
September 7
No class - Labor Day
Holiday
September 9
Class Activities: Lawrence poem. Trek to top of Toso Hill.
Learning styles. Amy Jobin to introduce IDEALS survey.
Due Today: Explore some of the natural areas of our campus.
Evaluate some of the trees you find and choose one that particularly speaks to
you. Sit with it in silence for a while as you seek insight into the meaning of
Lawrence’s poem (copied below). See if you can learn something from your tree,
and express what you learn in a reflection, an analysis, a poem of your own, or
a drawing. Bring that with you to class on September 9.
Please also wear or bring your hiking shoes to class on
September 9… whatever shoes you plan to use for our hike to Black Mountain.
Syllabus
IDS 1200-02, The Freshman Seminar:
Screen Time / Green Time (3 units)
Fall 2015 – MW, 3:25-4:40 pm, in Cuvilly
7 Patricia Andrews
http://FSFall2015.blogspot.com pandrews@ndnu.edu
office
hours by arrangement
Philosophy of The Freshman Seminar
The instructors of The Freshman Seminar believe that great scholarship,
academic success and leadership skills require a strong academic foundation
that transcends disciplinary boundaries. This course is taught with this
premise in mind. This interdisciplinary course is intended to establish a solid
foundation for academic excellence in a mission-driven university setting. The
course is designed to be an intensive, transitional experience expanding the
intellectual vision, interests and capabilities of the incoming student. In
addition to academic success, it is hoped that the effects of this intellectual
transformation shall be carried to all other aspects of the student’s being, at
college and beyond, now and throughout life. We hope and trust that this
integrated learning experience will encourage students to develop themselves as
whole persons, members of collaborative communities and co-creators of a more
just society. We are dedicated to helping every student succeed in these goals.
Screen Time / Green Time: Exploring our
Connectedness with the Natural & Manmade World
Screens.
They’re everywhere. In what ways do they enhance our lives and increase our
opportunities – for communication, for connectedness, for access? And in what
ways do they serve to alienate us from one another and from the natural world
in which we evolved and within which our most fundamental instincts as humans
are grounded? This course will explore these and related questions in a
round-the-table seminar format. In addition, the service component of this
course will examine the relationship between social justice and earth justice.
Over the course of the semester, students will engage in multiple off-site
activities at which they will set their own screened devices aside and explore
their own connectivity within the natural world. This will include at least one
overnight trip. If you own backpacking gear, please bring it!
Learning Outcomes
Students will…
· examine, analyze, and become fully engaged in the
Mission of the University, the charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
and the Hallmarks of a Notre Dame de Namur Learning Community;
· develop skills in critical thinking, reading,
listening, seeing and sensing using a variety of traditional and
non-traditional texts;
· learn practical skills relating to community engagement
with the human and natural world;
· learn oral communication skills in small group and
public speaking settings;
· learn to create thesis-driven communications derived
from a variety of sources;
· learn basic library and IT research methods, and apply
these methods to a formal presentation;
· explore their identities as members of local,
national, global, natural and earth communities through critical reflection and
experiential learning activities;
· distinguish between Community Engagement as conducted
at NDNU and traditional forms of community service;
· demonstrate inter-personal skills in defining and
working with Community Partners.
· begin to develop lifelong habits of learning and
leadership.
Course Format
The Freshman Seminar is a participatory course.
Assignments provide the basis for informed class participation and must be
completed before each class session. Additionally, this section will involve off-campus
activites outside of normal class time, including at least one overnight trip –
students should be prepared to approach these activities with helpfulness and
maturity.
Texts
Murphy,
Sr. Roseanne, Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sr. Dorothy Stang
SND, The
Hallmarks of a Notre Dame de Namur Learning Community
Tucker, Mary Evelyn and Brian
Swimme. Journey of the Universe
(e-version)
Massaro, Thomas. “Nine Key
Themes of Catholic Social Teaching,” from Living
Justice.
Harding, Stephan. Animate Earth
Additional readings as
assigned in class
Requirements
1) Formal papers and writings to equal 16 to 20
typewritten pages. All papers are due in hard copy at the beginning of the
class period for which they are assigned.
2) Four enrichment activities with informal written
reflections on each activity. These include such things as campus life events
(personal, residential, interpersonal development), critical thinking events
(guest speaker, author event), and creative arts presentations (theater,
concert). THE TALK BY RICHARD RODRIGUEZ ON OCTOBER 27 MUST BE ONE OF THESE
FOUR.
3) Note-taking is an essential academic skill. Students
are expected to keep appropriate and effective records of what happens during
each class session. Following an absence, students must obtain copies of notes
from a peer, then follow up with professor regarding any items that are
unclear.
4) All students will participate in community based
learning experiences. These will take place outside of normally scheduled class
times and will involve overnight field experiences.
5) Participation in an end-of-the-semester Research
Conference.
6) Oral Communication opportunities develop confidence
and skill in public speaking. These will
include informal communication in discussions, impromptu speaking and formal
presentations.
7) Attendance and participation are required. Each
student may have up to 3 absences to deal with unexpected illness or emergency.
Every absence greater than 3 will adversely affect your grade.
Evaluation
A total of 1,000 points is possible, broken down into
the categories below. Students are encouraged to keep track of their progress
on a regular basis throughout the semester.
Midterm
& Final Exams 2
exams @ 100 points = 200
Thesis-Driven
Paper / Project 1
@ 100 points = 100
Out
Of Class Activities & Journal 1
@ 200 points = 200
Research
Project & Presentation 1
@ 100 points = 100
Attendance
(28 total class sessions) 25 class
sessions @ 8 points = 200
Participation
(28 total class sessions) 25 class
sessions @ 8 points = 200
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a violation of
NDNU’s code of student ethics and will not be tolerated. It is a form of
intellectual dishonesty that involves the theft of another person’s ideas,
language and/or written thought processes. One violation will result in a
failing grade for the assignment; repeated or flagrant plagiarism may result in
failure of the course or dismissal from the University. See Student Handbook.
Note to Students with Disabilities
NDNU
complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Students who have a
disability that might affect academic performance in this class are encouraged
to confer with the instructor at the beginning of the semester and to contact
Dr. Peggy Koshland Crane in the Program for Academic Support and Services
(PASS) (650-508-3670; mcrane@ndnu.edu). In order to receive accommodations,
students must register with the PASS office.
Course Learning Outcomes Mapped to Institutional
Learning Outcomes
Students will…
· examine, analyze, and become fully engaged in
the Mission of the University, the charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur and the Hallmarks of a Notre Dame de Namur Learning Community; (Mission,
Values & Engagement)
· develop skills in critical thinking, reading,
listening, seeing and sensing using a variety of traditional and
non-traditional texts; (Written Communication & Critical Thinking)
· learn practical skills relating to community
engagement with the human and natural world ; (Mission, Values &
Engagement)
· learn oral communication skills in small
group and public speaking settings; (Oral Communication)
· learn to create thesis-driven communications
derived from a variety of sources; (Written Communication & Information
Literacy)
· learn basic library and IT research methods,
and apply these methods to a formal presentation; (Oral Communication &
Information Literacy)
· explore their identities as members of local,
national, global, natural and earth communities through critical reflection and
experiential learning activities; (Critical Thinking & Mission, Values
& Engagement)
· distinguish between Community Engagement as
conducted at NDNU and traditional forms of community service; (Mission, Values
& Engagement)
· demonstrate inter-personal skills in defining
and working with Community Partners; (Mission, Values & Engagement)
· begin to develop lifelong habits of learning
and leadership. (Critical Thinking)
Average Student Workload Expectations: Class time
consists of 45 hours and students are expected to attend. Students are expected
to engage in approximately 90 hours of out-of-class homework over the fifteen
weeks, or approximately six hours per week. Course assignments are made in
accordance with this expectation.
Workload Distribution: Hours in Class / Experiential Activity
Equivalent 45
Reading: 40
Co-Curricular: 8
Writing: 35 Exam
Preparation 7
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