| Week
of: |
Topics
of Class Discussion: |
Jan 16
(1st week) |
Introduction to project areas, identification of possible new areas of interest.
Discussion
and instructions of procedures, grading system, etc.
Use of the Learning Record and weekly records for teams.
Initial orientation to resources used in the class.
Student interviews: Group Activity
Explanation of use in LR. (Interviewer returns essay to Interviewee by
email.) |
Jan
23
(2nd week) |
Presentation of Team Options, ranking of individual
choices with reasons. Principles
of effective teams, record keeping as professionals, accountability,
project planning and monitoring progress.
Begin LR with introduction and insertion of first
item of work (interview and comments)
Meeting or team as a
group, and consulting with Team Client,
Visit proposed project site as a team.
Establishing Project Objectives |
Jan
30
(3rd week) |
Forming
Team Holistic Goal and Personal Holistic Goal
Ecological Footprint concepts and record keeping (Begin Feb. 1st).
Begin Project activities (may switch to one class
meeting per week) |
|
Feb
13
(4th week) |
Organizing
Tasks and individual member responsibilities;
Building resources, monitoring team progress |
|
Feb
14
(5th week) |
Monitoring
Progress on projects,
Planning Team Web site, posting minutes of meetings, adding
project objectives, time-line and Tasks and team member determinations
about projected grade in course and responsibility load in the team. |
|
Feb
20
(6th week) |
Monitoring
Progress, keeping records complete and up to date |
|
Feb
27
(7th week) |
Monitoring
Progress, keeping records complete and up to date,
replanning as needed
LRO Moderation as a class --
REQUIRED PARTICIPATION AS A CLASS (to get your LR reviewed) |
|
Mar
6
(8th week) |
Monthly replanning as needed,
Scenario analysis in teams (environmentalist, rancher,
government manager: conflict resolution in Idaho, from Julie Owen's
thesis) "win-win or no deal" |
Mar 13
(9th week) |
Spring
Break Week
|
Mar 20
(10th week) |
Monitoring
Progress, keeping team web up to date, progress
report
of Team Project field work. Beginning of onsite visits.
Count of people wishing to participate in the second moderation
week of April 3.
Planning team webs for completion and organization of final report.
Using holistic goal in class for planning, monitoring, revising
plans (Bring your holistic goal to class
to use in this exercise)
Teams will report plans to the class, and update on progress. |
Mar 27
(11th week) |
Repeat LR moderation, Monday 28th,
5-6:30pm. (Pre final check)
Monitoring Progress,
initial
work on Team web showing progress of the project, beginning to plan the
formal report on the web, identifying the components
needed for documenting the team website. |
Apr 3
(12th week) |
Monitoring Progress, adjusting individual activities for
tasks and revising projected class grade where needed |
Apr 10
(13th week) |
Preparing final report to class, completion of team
projects and polishing web site and presentation |
Apr 17
(14th week) |
Preparing
final work and preparing reports for teams, including team web sites |
Apr
24
(15th
week) |
Begin completion
steps
for team webs; Self Evaluations
are being
written and polished. |
Apr
30-May 5
(16th-18th weeks) |
Last week:
LR self
evaluations are completed & submitted by 5:00pm, May 6;
Complete Team Webs by May 7, 5:00pm).
Final grades reported on May 8. |
| Apr
24 |
Team Reports: 2 or 3 teams, by volunteering or
random choice.
|
| May
1 (Mon) |
Team Reports: remainder of team reports.
|
May
3 (Tues)
Last class |
Final LR Moderation, final revisions and discussion.
SUBMIT FINAL LR BY MAY 6,
5PM, Team Webs completed by May 7, 5PM.
|
| May
8 |
Grades submitted |