FOUNDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS

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

FOUNDATIONS TA INFORMATION 

• Information on Foundations TA Day 2008-2009
• Information for Foundations TAs
• Responding to Student Writing Workshop
• Dialogue on Teaching Foundations Workshop

• Foundations Programme TA Seminars 2008-2009

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 Arts 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] NEW

• 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   NEW

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