Orientation Room and Time Change

Attention Cabrillo Online Learners:

The orientation is now in room 454 and, as noted previously, will start at 7 pm.

Welcome Back Cabrillo

Cabrillo students return to school on Monday, Feb 6th. In order to prevent being dropped from a class, face-to-face students must attend the first day. Online students will need to attend the orientation on Monday night OR send me an email by 6 pm on 2/6 to let me know if you have a conflict. The orientation times has changed to start at 7 pm.

Please note that all classes will have a Blackboard component which is where you will find the syllabus (face-to-face students) or the Course Information folder (online students). I will not be bringing hard copies to class.

Access to Blackboard will occur by Monday morning and you can log in anytime to see what information is there for you.

I have sent a Welcome To Class email to all online learners and will send one to all to all face-to-face (F2F) students by Friday night. If you do not receive this email and you have an email address registered with the college, then send me an email (through Cabrillo's home page) so that I can make sure that I have your correct email address.

In the meantime, enjoy your last weekend off and happy Super Bowl.

Eat well, play fit,
Denise

Orientation Video: West Valley Learners

Greetings West Valley students....Here is a link to a video on youtube that I have created to help you navigate our course more smoothly. This 20 minute orientation should answer many of your how-to questions. And, although it doesn't show on my face, once the camera was off, I really WAS smiling at all of you. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bucB9T4O8Co

Spring Session, 2012

Spring session begins January 30th at West Valley and February 6th at Cabrillo College. The syllabus for all classes will be made available to you, electronically, the first day of class, in Angel (West Valley students) and Blackboard (Cabrillo students). Please use this blog to find information about textbook requirements, office hours, orientation (online Cabrillo students) and the add process.

ENROLLED STUDENTS:
It is very important that ALL ENROLLED students confirm their planned attendance for class on the first day of school. For Cabrillo students, this requires being in class on Monday, Feb 6th. (Online students have an orientation scheduled on Monday night, from 7-9 pm in room 450.) For West Valley students (all online), you must send an email to me between January 27th and January 30th stating that you are confirming your intent to participate in class. The waitlists for all classes is long so, without your confirmation, I may have to drop you in order to add a waitlisted student.

WAITLISTED STUDENTS:
If you are on the waitlist, you will need to contact me to request an add code.
West Valley students will need to send me an email, requesting to add.
Cabrillo F2F students will need to attend lecture on Monday morning, requesting to add.
Cabrillo Online students will need to attend the orientation on Monday evening, Feb 6th and request to add.

I am not always able to add all waitlisted students (as each class has a cap), but I will do my best to add as many as possible.

*Please note, if you are a Cabrillo online learner, and you have a conflict with the orientation, send me an email prior to that date so that you are not dropped from the course.

If you have other questions that are not answered on this blog, please send me an email and I will reply at my earliest convenience.

Eat well, play fit,
Denise C. Russo, MS RD CDE

Winter Session at West Valley, 2012

Class begins January 3rd with all work submitted by January 25th.

All enrolled students must email me between Dec 30th and January 2nd to confirm their planned participation for this class. Any student who has NOT contacted me by 6 pm on Monday night, January 3rd may be dropped to make room for a wait listed student. If you are enrolled but not planning to participate in the class, be drop ASAP. Both the class and the wait list are full (with enough interested students for 2 sections) so your consideration is greatly appreciated. Keep in mind that, although I may drop any student who has not confirmed attendance, it is the students responsibility to drop the course if they are not planning to attend.

Wait listed students should also email me between 12/30 and 1/2 to request an add code. I will provide these as quickly as possible, dependent on drops/class capacity. Any student who cannot be added to the wait list but who would like to be added should also email me during these dates.

Please keep in mind that this is a RIGOROUS course. Students taking this class over 4 weeks usually do best if they have a couple of hours/day for participation. We cover the same amount of material as covered during a traditional semester. It is suggested that you have the book ASAP. You can preview the first chapter for free at the publishers website. Below is the course schedule. Also, the previous post included orientation videos for the class.

If you have any other questions, please do email me at my nutritionrusso gmail address.


Week One Assignment Block 1
1/3-1/8

All quizzes, VFT1, CNA1 & D1 due 1/8, at 11:55 pm
Read Syllabus
Chapter 1: An Overview of Nutrition Chapter 2: Planning a Healthy Diet
Chapter 3: Digestion plus Chemistry (Appendix B: Covalent)
Chapter 4: Carbohydrates
Chapter 5: Lipids
Due: VFT1/CNA1 and Discussion 1 (3 posts)

Quiz Intro
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Quiz 5

Complete Three Day Food Diary/Analysis before end of Assignment Block 1 (see Lessons Page for Directions) and use for VFT/CNA1


Week Two Assignment Block 2

Ends Sat, 1/14

All quizzes, VFT2, CNA2 & D2 due 1/14, at 11:55 pm

Chapter 6: Proteins
Chapter 7: Metabolism
Chapter 14: Sports Nutrition
(2 chapters on Quiz 7)
Chapter 8: Energy Balance and Body Composition
Chapter 9: Weight Management:
(2 chapters on Quiz 8)

Due: VFT 2/CNA2 and Discussion 2 (3 posts)
Quiz 6
Quiz 7 (2 chapters)
Quiz 8 (2 chapters)

Due Saturday: Quizzes 6-8, VFT2/CNA2, D2: Due by 11:55 pm, Sat, 1/14

Week Three Assignment Block 3

Ends Fri, 1/20

All quizzes, VFT3, CNA3 & D3 due 1/20, at 11:55 pm
Chapter10: The Water-Soluble Vitamins
Chapter 11: Fat-Soluble Vitamins
(2 chapters on Quiz 9)
Chapter 12: Water and Major Min
Chapter 13: The Trace Minerals
(2 chapters on Quiz 10)
Chapter 15: Lifecycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation

Due: VFT 3/CNA3 and Discussion 3 (3 posts)
Quiz 9 (2 chapters)
Quiz 10 (2 chapters)
Quiz 11

Due Saturday: Quizzes 9-11, VFT3/CNA3, D3: Due by 11:55 pm, Fri, 1/20
Begin 3 day food record by end of week and analyze for CNA4


Week Four

Assignment Block 4

See different due dates! 1/21-1/26

VFT4, CNA4 & D4 due Wednesday, 1/25 at 11:55 pm!

All quizzes due by 11:55 pm Thurs, 1/26!
Chapter 16: Lifecycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 17: Lifecycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years
Chapter 18: Diet and Health
Chapter 19: Consumer Concerns about Food and Water

Due: VFT 4/CNA4 and Discussion 4 (3 posts)
Quiz 12
Quiz 13
Quiz 14
Quiz 15

Note Due Dates!
VFT4/CNA4, D4: Due by 11:55 pm, Wednesday, 1/25
Quizzes 12-15: Due by 11:55 pm, Thursday, 1/26
Final Grades posted for review/confirmation (in Angel) Friday, 1/27

Grading Scale
Quizzes: 140 points (10 points each, 2 lowest scores dropped)
Discussion/Participation: 40 points (4 Discussion blocks, up to 10 points each)
Virtual Field Trips/Computer Nutrient Analysis (VFT/CNAs): 120 points (4 at 30 pts each)