2 Course Learning Outcomes

What you can expect to learn in this course

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the higher education system and to the habits and skills of successful college students. Together we’ll explore Cascadia’s educational framework, learning model, institutional values, academic resources, and academic plans and career paths. Students will practice critical and contextual thinking, navigate learning technologies, gain experience in collaborative work and active learning, and develop information literacy skills. By the end of the quarter, students will have produced actionable academic learning plans and identified practical learning strategies that they can use in future courses. This course may be linked with another course in order to integrate students’ development within a specific disciplinary context.  NOTE: Students are expected to take this course within the first 30 credits earned at Cascadia College, or in their first year of attendance if attending part-time. This course serves as a prerequisite to ENGL&102, ENGL&235, and EDUC&205 with a minimum grade of 2.0.

Prerequisite(s):

Placement into ENGL 95 or above.

Course Outcomes:

1. Learn Actively – Learning is a personal, interactive process that results in greater expertise and a more comprehensive understanding of the world.

• Identify and use college resources and personnel including those that support career and academic advising, learning services, retention, information and research, and student wellness

• With support from faculty and academic advising, draft an individual education plan and learning plan portfolio around personal self-assessments, academic areas of interest, career goals, life circumstances, personal resources

• Practice the habits and skills of successful college students

2. Think Critically, Creatively and Reflectively – Reason and imagination are fundamental to problem solving and critical examination of ideas.

• Synthesize new academic knowledge and information with previous learning to expand one’s understanding

• Assess personal academic strengths, challenges, career interest, wellness, emotional readiness and recognize how struggle and persistence are key to learning new things

• Recognize challenges posed by systemic inequalities and privileges in higher education

• Apply information literacy skills, as outlined in the library’s Cascadia COLL101 Course Guide

3. Communicate with Clarity and Originality – The ability to exchange ideas and information is essential to personal growth, productive work, and societal vitality.

• Practice communication strategies for different contexts and audiences in higher education

• Use assigned digital tools to communicate, collaborate, and share information and ideas

• Demonstrate learning in ways that reflect academic integrity, contextual understanding, critical thinking

4. Interact in Diverse and Complex Environments – Successful negotiation through our increasingly complex, interdependent and global society requires knowledge and awareness of self and others, as well as enhanced interaction skills.

• Recognize benefits and potential challenges of group work in order to practice and reflect on effective small group skills and roles

• Collaborate in class and small group discussions, activities, or projects respectfully, accessibly, and equitably

• Identify potential challenges to learning, group, and personal interactions in an inclusive learning environment (e.g. implicit biases and disinformation)