Sample of my Class Agenda - EDL 110

GSC602 Final Project

Wednesdays 2:50 – 3:45 pm
Instructor: Mais Omar
Online
Syllabus:
- Description​: What is this class about? What are we going to spend time learning about?
● This class is about discovering Miami’s resources, learn about your mental and
physical health which connects to body, mind, and spirit.
● Build a relationship with each other since all of you live in Havighurst then it’s
your home for the next year and you all share the same home.
● Who are you? Let’s talk about your identity. How do you see it developed? In
what ways you want to work on yourself.
- General rule:​ if the class meets one hour a week, you should be spending an hour a week
preparing for class, could be more but not less.
- Course policies:
● Three​ missed classes can constitute a failure of this course.
● Be on time, I will call you out “jokingly” if you are late. If this becomes an issue,
we will have a 1:1 conversation.
● Respect, respect, respect, and respect for each other and me.
● Submit every assignment on time, we only have a couple and discussion posts
occasionally.
● Silence your phones, absolutely no naps, snacks are allowed but mute yourself,
please. Don’t use your laptop for other reasons than being on zoom please or
notes. No side conversations, please.
● Academic Honesty & Plagiarism
● Submit your paper in APA Format.
● Students with documented disabilities are entitled to course accommodations.
Please make an appointment with me within the first two weeks of class to discuss
any concerns or accommodations
- “What’s Your Story” Project:
● This project can be done in several ways in a medium of your choice. Choose a
video, audio, written, verbal, pictures, or the delivery method of your choice to
explain your story that would leave an impression on a person that you’ve never
met.
● What unique traits, strengths, and stories make you memorable? What are the
core components of your identity? How have they shaped you into the person you
are today?
- Talk about activities, to be determined from the department due to COVID.
- Course participation:
 ● Show me who you are.
● Ask questions.
● Discuss with class.
● And active listening.
- Personal Project Reflection / Plan:
● Each student will complete a final summary / personal plan that will include
reflection questions from the courses and activities. We will talk more about that
once we get closer to the due date.
- Getting to know each other – Matches​;
● Talk about the reason behind this sheet/activity. Why we are doing it. It is
optional but once you are in, you are in. Let me know if there are any issues.
● How is this going to work?
● What you should expect from this?
● I don’t want to be in any of the events you decide to attend together, and you get
to decide how you want this to look like. Ex. Netflix party online, if you are in the
same town then go for a social distance lunch/coffee, play games online.
● Exchange your social media accounts if you are comfortable.
● You don’t have to be best friends or become best friends.
- Poll everywhere
● Every week we will have a different question, this is just a fun way by the end of
the semester we will have 12-14-word clouds of what we were thinking about
each week during the semester.
- 3 Things:
Share 3 things you, one thing you:
● Learned from class this week
● Want to learn about next week
● Something you are grateful for
August 26, 2020
- Check-in
- Attendance
- Announcement:
See if anyone have an announcement/celebration
- Building a community (PowerPoint)
The five waves of Trust:
1. Self-Trust
2. Relationship Trust
3. Organizational Trust
4. Market Trust
5. Societal Trust
- Group discussion/room: Which of the Five Waves and Thirteen Behaviors are
easiest / hardest for you?
- Poll everywhere
- Questions, concerns
- Reminders:
Check the Top 10 Miami Resources on Canvas
Getting to know each other was shared with you last night, any questions?
Submit What’s your story project by tonight at 11:59 PM
- 3 Things:
Share 3 things you, one thing you:
Your audience texts ​MAISOMAR087​ once to ​37607​ to join your session.

September 2​nd​, 2020

- Check-in
- Announcement
- Health measurements and media literacy as known as ​Exercise, not Extra Fries
- On a scale of 1-10, how would you rank your health?
- Why did you choose that number? In the short term, this may be a decent way to assess
one’s health but over the long-term, there are more accurate measures of health and
wellness. Regardless of the numbers, our overall outcome is likely the same, high quality
of life. Below are a few common measures of health to consider​.
- Discussion Question: ​How are these shaped by race, gender, sexual identity, geography,
age, culture, socio-economic
status, personality, occupation, religion, or other identifying traits?

September 30​th​,2020
1. Check-in
2. Attendance
3. Ground Rules for the class and presentation:
a. Respect
b. If you want me to repeat something, ask respectfully
c. No side talks, please
d. If you want to turn on your camera, you can do so but make sure there are no
distractions and make sure you are in a good position, ex. Not laying down or
napping.
e. Each one of you will present, no judgment for the eating schedules and habits, we
all have different habits and lifestyle.
4. Announcement:
a. Sign up for Softball and Volleyball:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcyZYr7j0dc1jlAZKIf8kWQFdzjsDqpyoi
D693_aaYQ/edit?usp=sharing
b. See if anyone have an announcement/celebration
5. Presentations
a. What theme did you notice with your eating schedule?
 b. What changed about your eating habits from home to here in Miami?
c. Going forward, what would you like to improve?
d. How are your eating habits affecting your mood and ability to do physical
activity?

Common themes:
- Balance break snacks
- Dining hall food
- Avocados
- Coffee
- Granola bar
- Lots of milk, cheese
- Stress eating

Explanatory notes, and a reflection

For each class, I have taught I made an agenda to help me stay organized and on track. Each

week, I would be teaching the class I have my agenda open and I would follow what is on the

agenda that needs to be covered during class. Each class I made sure to check-in see how the

students are doing, take attendance using group chat since some students would be attending in

the same place, announcements e.g. birthdays, COVID updates, traveling, roommate issues,

concerns, etc…

Then we start with the class material which consists of mental and physical health as

well. I have changed the syllabus and class agenda several times throughout the semester, for the

reason that I did not want to pressure my students and add more things on their plate for a

one-credit class. I learned that I love my teaching methods and flexibility, but I needed to be less

friendly and more strict to let my students take the class seriously. I believe that I made an

impact on my students throughout the semester, I saw them growing, getting engaged more every

class, and speaking up about their concerns. The first few weeks of the semester, I did not like

teaching at all because of the lack of engagement, later on, my students started to get used to me

and their classmates which made them more engaged even when they have their camera off.