Module Introduction

The purpose of this module is to introduce you to ENC 1101 at Valencia, get used to our Canvas shell, and begin to get to know each other. Spend some time looking over our Canvas page by clicking "Home" and going through the modules you see here.

Objectives

Learn how to navigate your ENC 1101 Canvas page
Start to understand the meaning and value behind the learning outcomes and ePortfolio
Read about the role of prior literacies and start to consider how they impact your life

Outcomes

A major goal of this semester is to help you achieve the ENC 1101 course outcomes listed in the syllabus of the course. These outcomes are written by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric in hopes of teaching you transferable skills that will help you in future social, professional, and academic contexts. Each week we'll focus on specific outcomes that will be listed here. Because this is an introductory week in which we review all the outcomes, I will list them all here:

ENC 1101 Course Outcomes

The goal of the ePortfolio is to demonstrate your completion of the following ENC 1101 course outcomes. Take a look at these outcomes and think about how they align with your own goals--how can you imagine these outcomes helping you in future contexts?

Outcome 1: Students will be able to read and use scholarly texts to support their writing goals.
Outcome 2: Students will be able to describe and analyze writing processes in order to flexibly adapt them to support their goals.
Outcome 3: Students will learn how to adapt to different writing contexts they need to address.
Outcome 4: Students will consider how social, rhetorical, and technological contexts shape writing conceptions, processes, rules, and learning.

Course Materials & Assessment

This week you'll complete the following assignments:

You'll upload a Video Introduction by Monday and reply to a peer by Wednesday
Learn about the Course Learning Outcomes and the ePortfolio
Reading Response: Deborah Brandt, Sponsors of Literacy