Intro pres for INTR 101-04 Spring 2021

1. Welcome to INTR 101:
College Success Strategies

2. Who Am I?
I’m Kelly Christensen, the Academic Coaching
Coordinator for U of I. Here are couple of fast facts
about me:
• I use she/her pronouns
• My office is located on the 3rd floor of the ISUB
(above Einstein’s)
• I'm also working from home some days!
• I studied math and physics
• My favorite class was Game Theory!

3. What is the goal of this course?
1. Learn and implement tools for academic success
2. Demonstrate how college success strategies will be used
towards academic achievement
3. Discover and engage with University of Idaho resources that
support student achievement
4. Reflect on and research academic methods for college and
career success

4. General Course Information

5. How is this class structured?
• This class is fully online
• The syllabus provides some structure for completing the
lectures
• Presentations will be posted in two formats: Slide share and
YouTube videos
• There will be a final project at the end of the course
• Students will be required to check in with me at least twice
during the course
• I am available Monday-Friday to meet with you as well!

6. Participation in the course
• Participation is essential for this course
• Each lecture will have an accompanying assignment
• These are listed as "Deliverables" and are found in the
content folder for each week
• Weekly reflections are due every week, and are an
opportunity for you to reflect on the material we cover and
consider your current habits
• Word count minimums are listed for any assignments that
require them

7. Grading
The gradebook on BbLearn may be a little confusing as I continue
to add in assignments

8. Instructor Check-Ins
• Each student will meet with me at least two times during the
semester
• These meetings can take place over the phone or on Zoom
• I am happy to chat with you as much as you would like over
the course of the week!
• BUT the two meetings that will count for points have
deadlines associated with them

9. Final Project
• This course includes a final project worth 100 points
• The final will be a project proposal for a hypothetical student
success conference
• A rough draft will be required for this project
• We will discuss this project at length in a few weeks

10. General Classroom Policies

11. Professional Communication
Expectations
• Professional communication is essential for college
• When contacting your instructors be sure to include:
• An introduction, your question/request, and a signature
• Note: Be sure to use the name/title they prefer. You can just call me Kelly!
• Always consider “regular” business hours when contacting faculty/staff
• If you send an email late on Friday, then you may not hear back till Monday
• Be specific with your requests
• Example: If you are trying to set up a meeting, then include times that you are
available

12. Professional Communication
Expectations
• I'll post announcements requesting availability for instructor conversations. Please be
sure to provide several times that you are available so that we can schedule easily
• Please reach out early if you have any trouble completing assignments
• If you get an error on BbLearn, please include the details or a screen shot of what
happened
• Life happens: Please communicate as soon as you can if you have an emergency
that will impact your ability to complete things in the course
• I'm happy to let folks make up assignments, but I need you to communicate your needs
to me!
• All of this needs to be within reason: please don’t wait till the last week of class to
try and make up things

13. Additional Resources
• The syllabus contains lots of information on resources
available to you
• These included:
• Center for Disability Access and Resources
• Counseling and Testing Center
• LGBTQA Office
• Office of Multicultural Affairs
• The Women’s Center

14. Let’s explore the
BbLearn page!
Please watch the YouTube video for a more in-depth
tour of our BbLearn page

15. You can find
our syllabus
in this tab
The lectures and
assignments for each week
are in this tab

16. Select the week that we are in to
view the lectures and complete the
assignments.
More weeks will become visible as
the course progresses

17. Each week will have the
slides and a recording for
the topic we're covering.
There will also be a
"Deliverable" for each
topic and a "Weekly
Reflection."