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Ohlone College

Fall 2021

Synchronous Online Course Syllabus

Fingerspelling Basics- ASL-152-01 (Prerequisites: ASL 102)

August 31-October 21

Class meetings: T/TH 1:10-2:15 PM

Classroom: ConferZoom

Instructor: Virginia Morford

Email: VMorford@ohlone.edu

Office hours: by appointment: vmorford@ohlone.edu 

Synchronous Online Course: Instructor will meet with students twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:10 to 2:15 PM. You can click on ConferZoom on the left in the course navigation menu to join the zoom meetings. Students may access the course materials at a time of their choosing and will interact with each other over a longer period of time.

ADVANTAGES OF SYNCHRONOUS

  • DYNAMIC LEARNING: f you like active discussion, immediate feedback, and personal interactions with peers and instructors, you’ll probably prefer a synchronous learning experience. This format can be especially helpful if you’re just beginning the transition from a traditional classroom to an online setting. Live videoconferencing, lecture broadcasts, and chatting in real-time in a messaging client can offer much of the personal engagement available in a classroom, while also allowing you the comforts of home and no commute time. Plus, you won't ever have to worry about germs during cold and flu season.
  • INSTRUCTIONAL DEPTH: With synchronous online learning, you interact regularly and frequently with your professors and can get to know them. This provides regular opportunities for face-to-face discussion, individual guidance, and mentorship without having to schedule independent appointments. If you do your best work when you have accessible and supportive instruction, you’re probably a synchronous learner.

DISADVANTAGES OF SYNCHRONOUS

  • RIGID SCHEDULE: If you’ve chosen online learning because of your hectic and unpredictable work schedule, synchronous learning may cause problems. If your job as a registered nurse keeps you on call at strange hours, or your parenting responsibilities render you fully occupied during the daytime, or your hobby as an amateur storm-chaser means that you have to be ready to roll at a moment’s notice, you may have a hard time keeping up with the set schedule of a synchronous online course. If flexibility is the number one reason that you’ve chosen the online route, having to adapt to a synchronous learning schedule may defeat the purpose.
  • TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: If your work or life requires extensive travel and you often find yourself completing coursework in weird places like coffee shops, airport terminals, and hotel lobbies, synchronous learning might add to your stress. The constant search for a wireless signal becomes even more dire when you’re on the clock for a videoconference, lecture, or even an exam. For synchronous learners, technical difficulties like spotty internet, crashing hard drives, and dying batteries can become full-fledged, GPA-tanking disasters. Instead of logging in and sitting for your exam, you can end up sputtering profanities at your computer. And who has the time for that?

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This beginning course is designed for students who wish to develop technical and grammatical knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL). This course is taught within the context of deaf culture, students will increase their ability to communicate in ASL. This course focuses on ASL structure and grammatical features as used by native signers. The goal is to take students with little or no knowledge of ASL and Deaf Culture and provide them with the skills needed to communicate comfortably in a wide variety of situations in the Deaf community.

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides concentrated instruction in the receptive and expressive practice of advanced fingerspelling at increasing levels of complexity. It is recommended for advanced students majoring in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies or who are in the Interpreter Preparation Program.

COURSE GOALS

The student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate correct expressive fingerspelling skills at an advanced level
  2. Demonstrate ability to comprehend fingerspelling in advanced “normal” conversations
  3. Demonstrate ability to produce and comprehend ASL numbers, lexicalized fingerspelling, and more in advanced conversations.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

You should have internet access with the ability to upload videos. Please read Video Recording Etiquette before you submit your first video. 

Students are encouraged to:

  1. Complete all assignments/projects/quizzes
  2. Read the required materials (UNIT slides & Syllabus)
  3. Participate in discussions (interactive dialogues)
  4. Complete Lab assignments

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS

  1. Required: Laptop/Computer and WIFI
  2. Recommended: Additional Mobile Device (phone/tablet)
  3. Textbook: TBA

WEB APPLICATIONS

  1. Canvas (Course Platform)
  2. Google Docs/Slides
  3. YouTube account

COURSE CONTENT

  1. Fingerspelling Techniques     
  2. Prefixes     
  3. Suffixes     
  4. Syllabication 
  5. Fingerspelling Space    
  6. Abbreviated  Words and Acronyms 
  7. Numbers    
    1. Time    
    2. Age    
    3. Currency    
    4. Math    
    5. Numbers    
    6. Number Incorporation    
    7. Quantity    
    8. Unique Numbers   
    9. Double numbers    
    10. Number Twist 
  8. Lexical  Fingerspelled Signs 
  9. Double Letters 
  10. Non-Manual Signals 
  11. Rhythm and Pace

METHODS OF EVALUATION

  1. Exams where students demonstrate the ability to comprehend and produce fingerspelling effectively (SLO #1, 2, and 3)  
  2. ASL Lab Assignments where students demonstrate comprehension (receptive) skills at an advanced level (SLO #2)  
  3. Videotape self-using correct fingerspelling techniques in ASL Lab (SLO #1 and 3)

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

  1. Lecture  
  2. Laboratory  
  3. Discussion  
  4. Demonstration  
  5. Audiovisual  
  6. Collaborative Learning  
  7. Distance Learning

GRADING POLICIES: ASSIGNMENTS ARE WEIGHTED BY GROUP

5% Low stakes assignments 

20% Assignments:

  1. Reading Assignments
  2. View and Practice Fingerspelling on internet ASL Fingerspelling sites
  3. Expressive & Receptive Video Assignments
  4. Quizzes 

25% Discussions (fingerspelling interactive activities)

20% Watching assigned Videotapes and DVDs in the ASL Lab 

30% Final Project 

TOTAL 100%

GRADING SCALE

A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% - 69%
F = 0 - 59%

CLASS PARTICIPATION DEFINED

Attendance: I will not take attendance for this synchronous course. It is your responsibility to complete all assignments/quizzes/projects before the due date. 

TIME

Students should plan to spend 5+ hours per week on the course.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY – Refer to AP 5501 Academic Dishonesty - References: Education Code Sections 66300 and 66301; Accreditation Standard IIA.7.b; BP and AP 5500 (We are serious about this here at Ohlone College.)

COURSE OUTLINE (subject to change)

Week 1

8/31-9/05

Welcome & Introduction

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Week 2

9/06-9/12

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Week 3

9/13-9/19

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Week 4

9/20-9/26

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Week 5

9/27-10/03

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Week 6

10/04-10/10

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Week 7

10/11-10/17

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Week 8

10/18-21

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FINAL EXPRESSIVE PROJECT: TBA

(see the assignment in Modules for rubrics and submission)

STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES (SAS)

SAS is here to support you

Students with disabilities are encouraged to use the resources of SAS and should contact SAS as soon as they decide to come to Ohlone College so that SAS staff can assist with the steps for determining eligibility and educational accommodations.

Student Services Offered In-Person and Virtually!

Services Available Both IN-PERSON & VIRTUALLY

Services Available VIRTUALLY Only
  1. Admissions & Records
  2. Cashier
  3. Financial Aid
  4. Student Onboarding, Placement & Applications
  5. Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
  6. International Programs
  7. EOPS
  8. VP of Student Services Office

The Counseling Department will offer virtual, one-on-one, counseling services. For info on scheduling counseling appointments and drop-ins please visit https://www.ohlone.edu/counseling.

Student Life can be reached by email at studentlife@ohlone.edu.
Please visit www.ohlone.edu/studentlife for details on virtual resources and services offered.

Ohlone College is dedicated to your academic success.

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EOPS
The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) at Ohlone College offers a range of access and support services to low-income, educationally disadvantaged, and non-traditional students. The goal of EOPS is to provide access to educational opportunities by assisting students in their pursuit of their educational and vocational pursuits.

 

Message from your Vice President for Student Services:

I want to welcome you to Ohlone College. As you move forward in your journey to achieve your higher education goals and career aspirations, I encourage you to take full advantage of the academic and student support services available to you. All of our college resources are designed to assist you in maximizing your academic success as well as enhancing your student experience. 

In addition to succeeding in the classroom, it is also critical to build upon your leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills as well as cultural competencies and personal well-being. I am sure you will find the staff to be friendly, accommodating, and supportive. 

Welcome to Ohlone College and Go, Renegades!

Milton Lang, Ed.D., Vice President of Student Services, mlang@ohlone.edu

STUDENT SERVICES:

  1. ASOC
  2. Counseling
    1. Career Counseling
    2. Transfer Center
  3. Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS)/ CARE/ CalWORks
  4. Enrollment Services
    1. Admissions and Records
    2. Financial Aid
    3. Veterans Affairs
  5. International Programs and Services
    1. English Language Institute (ELI)
    2. Study Abroad
  6. Ombudsperson
  7. Student Accessibility Services (SAS) (formerly DSPS)
    1. Interpreting and Accommodation Services
  8. Student Health Center
  9. Student Life
  10. Vice-President of Student Services Office
    1. Student Complaints
    2. Student Conduct

Course Summary:

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