FOUNDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS

Material to support Foundations faculty and teaching assistants is posted at this site.

The Foundations website is being reviewed and updated at this time.

For further information please contact:
Professor Harriet Rosenberg, Foundations Coordinator at hrosenbe@yorku.ca
Karishma Karim, Foundations Secretary at kkarim@yorku.ca

Visit the Foundations blog at www.yorkfoundations.wordpress.com

FOUNDATIONS TA INFORMATION  NEW

“How’s It Going So Far?”

Foundations T.A. Coffee Hour

11am - Noon

Wednesday, October 6th; South Ross 701

ASSIGNING GRADES, GIVING STUDENTS FEEDBACK AND GRADES POLICIES

• Assigning Grades, Giving Students Feedback and Grades Policies in Social Science Foundations Courses: A Handout for Tutorial Leaders
• Assigning Grades, Giving Students Feedback and Grades Policies in Social Science Foundations Courses: A Handout for Tutorial Leaders (doc)

TEACHING ESL STUDENTS  

• Teaching ESL Students: Instructions for Instructors  

On Oct 31, 2005, a session on teaching ESL students was sponsored by the Foundations Program in Social Science. Nick Elson (nelson@yorku.ca),

ESL Coordinator, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies shares his comments here.

TEACHING CRITICAL READING 

• Teaching Critical Reading: Instructions for Instructors

• A Guide to Active Reading and Asking Questions: A Handout for Students (pdf)
• A Guide to Active Reading and Asking Questions: A Handout for Students (doc)

• Reading in Different Voices: A First Assignment in Critical Reading (pdf)
• Reading in Different Voices: A First Assignment in Critical Reading (doc)

TEACHING ESSAY WRITING THROUGH SEQUENCED ASSIGNMENT 

• Teaching Essay Writing Through Sequenced Assignments: Instructions for Instructors

• Sequenced Essay Assignment: A Student Handout (pdf)
• Sequenced Essay Assignment: A Student Handout (doc)

• Essay Trouble Shooting: A Handout for Students (pdf)
• Essay Trouble Shooting: A Handout for Students (doc)

• Essay Topic Groups: A Handout for Students (pdf)
• Essay Topic Groups: A Handout for Students (doc)

UNIVERSITY SKILLS: RAISING STUDENT CONSCIOUSNESS 

• University Skills: Raising Student Consciousness

• Learning Objectives/Skills Assessment (pdf)
• Learning Objectives/Skills Assessment (doc)

• Follow-Up: Learning Objectives/Skills Assessment (pdf)
• Follow-Up: Learning Objectives/Skills Assessment (doc)

• Doing Data Analysis (pdf)
• Doing Data Analysis (doc)

USING STUDY GROUPS TO FACILITATE LEARNING 

• Information for Instructors on Using Study Groups to Facilitate Learning

• Handout for Students on Study Groups (pdf)
• Handout for Students on Study Groups (doc)

TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

• Incorporating Time Management Strategies into your Foundations Course (pdf)

• Incorporating Time Management Strategies into your Foundations Course (doc)

MAKING EFFECTIVE USE OF OFFICE HOURS 

• Information for Instructors on Making Effective Use of Office Hours

• Information Sheet for Students (pdf) 
• Information Sheet for Students (doc) 

DIGITAL WRITING PROGRAM [DWP]

• Information on the Digital Writing Program (DWP)

The Digital Writing Program (DWP) replaces the Foundations Computer Assistance

Program (FCAP)

ON LINE TUTORIALS FOR FOUNDATIONS COURSES 

• Information for Instructors on On Line Tutorials for Foundations Courses

• Handout for Students on On Line Tutorials for Foundations Courses (pdf)

• Integrating the Academic Integrity Tutorial into Courses

• The Web Research Tutorial  

FOUNDATIONS COURSE OUTLINES 

• Course Outline Template (pdf)

• Course Outline Template (doc)

SUPPORT SERVICVES FOR FOUNDATIONS COURSES  

• Centre For Academic Writing (CAW)

• Information Literacy Program of the Scott Library

• Learning Skills Program of the Counselling and Development

          Centre (LSP/CDC)

• English as Second Language Open Learning Centre (ESL-OLC)

• Centre for Support of Teaching (CST)

FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM POLICY DECISIONS (pdf)

For more information, contact Professor Harriet Rosenberg, Foundations Co-ordinator for the Social Science Division at hrosenbe@yorku.ca