*Schedule is subject to change per advance notice from your instructor.
Assignment Descriptions and Point Values can be found in Canvas.
Date Topic, Description, and Due Dates
Week 1:
January 16, 2025
Welcome and Icebreaker. In Class: Review WIX as a tool. Building a professional identity
In Class Reading: A Personal Website Will Help Your Career
AI Tool: WIX AI
Website Assignment: Create a WIX account and select your template.
DUE: 1/30/2025 by 9 AM
Week 2:
January 23, 2025
There is no such thing as an average student. In Class: Ted Talk-Todd Rose
In Class Presentation: Beyond120 (Robyn Clarke)
Extra Credit: Book an appointment with B120.
Must Book before April 15, 2025. Submit your date in CANVAS.
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Week 3:
January 30, 2025
AI Survey, Review: Cheating or Learning? Walking the AI tightrope in education.
​AI Tool: Microsoft Copilot
Brief Write Assignment: Review syllabi for AI policies, practice uploading one syllabus, and generate a study plan. In your Brief Write answer the following question: "What were the strengths and weaknesses of the study plan Copilot recommended?"
DUE: 2/06/2025 by 9 AM
Week 4:
February 6, 2025
Why Your Major. In Class: Reading: From Listing Skills To Leveraging Stories: How To Show, Not Tell, Your Value.
Class Discussion: Crafting your story. Review of Clubs & Certificates.
AI Tool: CANVA Magic Studio for Presentations
Website Assignment: Create two or three presentation slides telling a story of an experience that highlights a professional skill. Post your presentation slides on your website.
DUE: 2/20/2025 by 9 AM
Week 5:
February 13, 2025
In Class Presentation: The Writing Center (Eric Vallee). Basic tools in WIX.
Discussion: The Ethics of AI
Week 6:
February 20, 2025
In Class: Using AI for academic research: strengths, issues, and hallucinations.
AI Tools: Perplexity and Copilot
Brief Write Assignment: Compare Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot to identify an issue in your field that interests you. Trace the related citations. In your Brief Write, answer the following question: "What are the strengths and weaknesses of using AI tools for initial research queries?"
DUE: 2/27/2025 by 9 AM
Week 7: February 27, 2025
In Class: Getting involved in your field. Creating an academic voice. Using the UF library for research and how to read for academic purposes.
In Class Presentation: Library Resources (Jasmine Simmons)
Website Assignment: Identify an article about the issue in your field that interests you. You will respond to this article in a future assignment.
DUE: no official due date, but identifying this article now will help you complete the March 13th assignment.
Week 8:
March 6, 2025
In Class Presentation: Career Connections Center (C3) Overview.
Week 9:
March 13, 2025
In Class Presentation: LinkedIn: Building and Utilizing a Strong Profile.
Website Assignment: Write a LinkedIn-style reflection on the article you identified in February. Post the reflection on your website. *Don't forget to properly cite the article.
DUE: 3/27/2025 by 9 AM
Week 10:
March 27, 2025
In Class Presentation: CLAS Academic Resources (Rob Bailey)
Embracing Failure. In Class: Video: Embracing Failure as a Part of the Learning Process | Edwin W. Lee II
Optional Reading: Reflecting on past failures leads to increased perseverance and sustained attention, Brynne C. DiMenichi & Lauren L. Richmond.
Week 11:
April 3, 2025
In Class Reading: Stop Corporatizing My Students
AI Tool: ImageFX, AdobeSpark
Brief Write Assignment: Create an image using one of the AI tools that is representative of your "why" (Why did you choose your degree?) and post the image and a brief paragraph describing what the image represents to you."
DUE: 4/10/2025 by 9 AM
Week 12:
April 10, 2025
Date
In Class Reading: What Employers Want
In Class Presentation: Alum Panel
AI Tool: CANVA AI for Resumes
Website Assignment: Post your resume on your website.
DUE: 4/17/2025 by 9 AM
Week 13:
April 17, 2025
Final Class: Virtual Exchange Website Reviews
Exam Week
Upload your final websites in CANVAS.
DUE: For a reconsideration of any elements of your website, the final link to your webiste must be posted in CANVAS by 4/28/2025 by 5 PM.