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Week 1: Intros | Writing, Unlearning
Tuesday August 23:
-In Class: Intros + Learning Activity [all I can say is that it involves Batman and a strawberry]
Thursday August 25:
–Due: Freire, “The Banking Concept of Education” [PDF available in Collab “Resources”]
-In Class: Discussion + Writing Workshop—Banking Experiences
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Week 2: Scenes of Learning
Tuesday August 30:
–Due: Email me a paragraph that describes the focus of your mini-documentary (i.e. what new thing you plan to learn) and an explanation of why you chose this focus; please include an outline of your practice schedule for the semester
-In Class: Analyzing “Scenes of Learning” in Pop Culture Activity + Introduce “Scene of Learning” Narrative
Thursday September 1:
–Due: Rose, “The Working Life of a Waitress” [PDF available in Collab “Resources”]
-In Class: Discuss Reading + Showing v. Telling Exercise
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Week 3: How We Learn
Tuesday September 6:
–Due: Carey, How We Learn (Introduction + Ch 3: “Breaking Good Habits”)
-In Class: Context and Memory Experiment
[September 7 is the last day to drop the class without a “W” (so it would be removed from your transcript)]
Thursday September 8:
–Due: Carey, How We Learn (Ch 4: “Spacing Out” + Ch 7 “Quitting Before You’re Ahead”) + Post Learning Experiment #1, Part 1 to Collab
-In Class: Discussion—Learning Strategies
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Week 4: Mindset + Motivation
Tuesday September 13:
–Due: Papova, “Fixed v Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets that Shape Our Lives” + complete Mindset Quiz [PDF available in Collab “Resources” and bring results to class with you]
-In Class: Writing with a Growth Mindset Activities
Thursday September 15:
–Due: Langer, “The Myth of Delayed Gratification” [PDF available in Collab “Resources”] + Post Learning Experiment #2 to Collab
-In Class: Watch short video on Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of “Flow” + Time Stretching Writing Exercise
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Week 5: Learning + Identity
Tuesday September 20:
–Due: Post Learning Experiment #1, Part 2 to Collab + Rodriguez, “The Achievement of Desire” [PDF available in Collab “Resources”]
-In Class: Discuss Reading + Loopwriting Exercise
Thursday September 22:
–Due: 2 pages of your “Scene of Learning” Narrative draft [please bring laptops to access your word document or a physical copy of your paper]
-In Class: “Digging Deeper” Partner Exercise + Review Midterm Portfolio Guidelines and Writing Group Protocol
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Week 6: Peer Writing Groups
Note: You do not need to come to class this week EXCEPT for your designated meeting time. Use the time you’re not in class to work on your midterm portfolios.
Tuesday September 27:
-Writing Groups 1, 2: Peer Review—”Scene of Learning” Narratives [see Writing Groups for instructions]; email your drafts to Prof. Ceraso and your team members by 12pm on Monday September 26
Thursday September 29:
-Writing Groups 3, 4: Peer Review—”Scene of Learning” Narratives [see Writing Groups for instructions]; email your drafts to Prof. Ceraso and your team members by 12pm on Wednesday September 28
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Week 7: Midterm Portfolios
Tuesday October 4:
-No Class: FALL BREAK
Thursday October 6:
-In Class: Mini Learning Documentary Updates + Midterm Course Assessment
-Due: Midterm Portfolios [email me your midterm portfolio by 11:59pm; make sure to follow midterm portfolio guidelines!
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Week 8: Boredom
Tuesday October 11:
–Due: Goldsmith, “Go Ahead: Waste Time on the Internet” + Watch “How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas” + Post Learning Experiment #4 to Collab
-In Class: Writing Workshop + Reading Discussion
Thursday October 13:
-In Class: Writing Activity Day [writing for clarity + sentence variation exercises!]
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Week 9: Attention + Distraction
Tuesday October 18:
[Last day to drop the class with a “W”]
–No in-person class; Due: Listen to author Jenny Odell discuss “How to Do Nothing” + by the start of class please post on Collab “Discussions” a short response (150-250 words) to the episode [what resonated with you most? what thoughts or questions did listening to this interview raise for you?]
Thursday October 20:
–Due: Carey, How We Learn (Ch 6: “The Upside of Distraction”) + Post Learning Experiment #5 to Collab
-In Class: Discuss Reading + the relationship between punctuation and thinking [semi-colons, colons, em dashes]
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Week 10: Observation | Attunement
Tuesday October 25: [last day to drop course with “W”]
–Due: Tishman, “Introduction” to Slow Looking: The Art and Practice of Learning Through Observation [PDF] + Papova, “Wanderlust: Rebecca Solnit on How Walking Vitalizes the Meanderings of the Mind”
-In Class: Looking (x2) Experiment
Thursday October 27:
–Due: Oliveros, “Deep listening” + “Evelyn Glennie Shows How to Listen” + Post Learning Experiment #3 to Collab
-In Class: Listening Discussion + Sound Walk
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Week 11: Curiosity | Uncertainty
Tuesday November 1:
–Due: Listen to Ep. 1 of Terrestrials podcast + read Keil, “How to Revive Your Sense of Wonder“
-In Class: Discuss Wonder and Curiosity (and how it relates to writing + revision)
Thursday November 3:
–Due: Langer, “The Illusion of Right Answers” [PDF available in Collab “Resources”]
-In Class: Discuss Reading + Writing through Uncertainty Workshop
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Week 12: Failure
Tuesday November 8:
-No Class: Election Day | Due: read “Example Student Critical Learning Narratives” in Collab “Resources” + be prepared to discuss them on Thursday
Thursday November 10:
–Due: Piore, “Gen Z’s Are Anxious, Entrepreneurial, and Determined to Avoid Their Predecessors Mistakes” + Bennet, “On Campus, Failure Is on the Syllabus”
-In Class: Discuss Example Student Critical Learning Narratives (strategies for assessing your own and others’ writing) + Failure Readings + Circle of Fear Activity
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Week 13: Peer Writing Groups
Tuesday November 15:
-Writing Groups 3, 4: Peer Review—Critical Learning Narratives [see Writing Groups for instructions]; email your drafts to Prof. Ceraso and your team members by 12pm on Monday November 14
Thursday November 17:
-Writing Groups 1, 2: Peer Review—Critical Learning Narratives [see Writing Groups for instructions]; email your drafts to Prof. Ceraso and your team members by 12pm on Wednesday November 16
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Week 14: Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday November 22: + Thursday November 24: THANKSGIVING BREAK
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Week 15: Writing as a Conversation + Mini Doc Screening
Tuesday November 29:
–Due: Stedman, “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” [PDF available in Collab “Resources”]; bring most recent draft of “Critical Learning Narrative” to class today
-In Class: Writing Workshop—Quotations + Evaluating our peers’ use of sources in “Critical Learning Narratives”
Thursday December 1:
-Due: Mini Documentary Projects! [please email me your doc by 8pm on Wednesday Nov 30; you must export it and save it as a .mov or .mp4 file, or you can post it to YouTube or Vimeo and just send me the link]
-In Class: Mini Documentary Screening Party!
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Week 16: Final Portfolios
Tuesday December 6:
-In Class: Screening Party Continued (if needed) + Final Reflections + Course Evals
-Due: Final Portfolios due via email on Wednesday December 7 by 11:59pm
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Experiments in Learning 