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SPCD 511

• Social Construction of Disability

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Julia

• devalenz_at_unm.edu
• Appointments available
• Thursdays 530-630 on campus
• Fridays 430-630 off campus (Satellite coffee
  shop on University, just north of Lomas)
• I can extend my Friday hours if needed.

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What you need to know

• HARD class
• Amount of work
• Deep engagement
• New vocabulary
• Incomplete understanding (texts and concepts)
• Academic struggles
• Emotional struggles
• Focus on YOU!

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Vision
A classroom climate that fosters thoughtful and
respectful consideration of alternative
viewpoints and ideas, personal ownership of
learning, and individual construction of
personally meaningful knowledge.
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Educational Equity

• Equal opportunity
• not
• equal treatment.

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Expectations

• Class participation that fosters the learning of
  all participants.
• Active engagement in learning activities.
• Completion of readings as assigned.
• Careful attention to assignment requirements, as
  described in syllabus.
• Recognition of when you need help and initiative
  in seeking help (e.g. office hours, writing
  studio).
• Frequent reference to syllabus.

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Policies
A complete description of all course policies is
avaialbe in the SYLLABUS

• Accommodations
• Incompletes
• Class Attendance
• Late Papers
• Re-Writes
• Academic Dishonesty
• Class Participation

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Accommodations

• Need accommodations or instructional
  modifications?
• Contact Accessibility Services ASAP 277-3506,
  Mesa Vista Hall, Room 2021.
• They will inform me what accommodations would be
  appropriate and helpful.

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Over-worked? Over-tired?

• Stressed out?
• Not enough time?
• Too many deadlines?

Incompletes are NOT the answer!
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Incompletes

• UNM catalog
• only when circumstances beyond the students
  control have prevented completion of the
  coursework within the official dates of the
  session.

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Class Attendance

• Class attendance is mandatory.
• Consistent with policy in the Concentration in
  Intellectual and Severe Disabilities
• Second absence Five points (or half a letter
  grade) will be deducted from your final grade.
• Third absence Ten points (or a full letter
  grade) will be deducted from your final grade.
• Fourth absence You will be dropped from the
  course, regardless of the reason.
• Missing more than 50 minutes of any class session
  will be considered an absence.

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Late Papers

• Due on date listed on class schedule at start of
  class. Major assignments can be turned in up to
  one week late, with 1 point deduction per day. I
  will not accept assignments that are more than 1
  week late, except for major emergencies or
  significant illness (doctor note required).
• Only readings review homework can be sent by
  e-mail if you are absent from class.

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Re-Writes

• Sorry. No do-overs.
• I encourage you to bring in questions, ideas, and
  drafts ahead of time to my office hours.

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Academic Honesty

• The syllabus contains a very explicit policy
  regarding academic honesty. All students are
  expected to read and follow this policy.
  Resources are available on the course website to
  help students learn to follow academic guidelines
  for citations.
• Note The Indiana University plagiarism tutorial
  assignment will help with this. You must turn
  this in no later than the 3rd week of class.

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Class Participation

• I expect students to participate in the class in
  a manner that is non-disruptive. I will ask
  students whose behavior is disruptive to the
  learning environment or whose behavior is
  disturbing to other members of the class
  (students or instructors) to modify their
  behavior. If the student is unable to do so, I
  will drop him/her from the course.

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Quick Write

• What do you think is meant by the term 'social
  construction of disability'? How do you define
  disability? Impairment? Handicap?

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Course Textbook????
nope!

• Zimmerman e-reserves
• http//ereserves.unm.edu/eres/courseindex.aspx?pa
  geinstr

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Secret Password

• social511

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Graded Assignments
total points 95

• Weekly readings review and response homework 2
  points each for a total of 20 points possible. No
  cover page or cover sheet for this assignment.
• Language diary analysis paper 20 points for
  fully meeting specified criteria.
• Film analysis paper 20 points for fully meeting
  specified criteria.
• Book review essay 15 points for fully meeting
  specified criteria.
• Final essay assignment 20 points for fully
  meeting specified criteria.

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Additional Assignments

• You will complete a weekly quick write in class.
  I will use this to determine class attendance.
• The Indiana University Bloomington plagiarism
  tutorial and test must be completed, as verified
  by the printed certificate of completion by 3rd
  class session to continue in the course

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Web Site www.unm/edu/devalenz/

• Class outlines for every class session.
• Links from each outline to the overheads and
  handouts.
• Optional reading questions for most required
  readings.
• Links to relevant web sites.
• Copies of the syllabus, assignment descriptions,
  and cover pages.

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Web Address
http//www.unm.edu/devalenz/
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Quick questions or quandaries?
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Looking ahead

• Topic Contrasting perspectives etic, emic, and
  cultural differences
• Read Sleeter (1986), Rao (2006), AND Molloy
  Vasil (2002)

Note These are heavy duty readings you will
need to start on them no later than by the
weekend.
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Please take a minute for the minute paper.