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Apologies! --- # Linguistics 113: Hearing Science and Hearing Disorders ### Dr. Will Styler --- ### Today's Plan - Introductions - The syllabus - How we'll learn and test learning - What 'integrity' looks like in LIGN 113 - Who we are - Why it's personal --- # Introductions --- ## Dr. Will Styler Instructor, Linguist, Gigantic Nerd, Weird Hearing <img class="r-stretch" src="people/will.jpg" alt="$txt"> --- ## Our IA Team! --- ## Syllabus and Schedule <http://savethevowels.org/113> --- ## Syllabus Stuff which bears repeating <img class="r-stretch" src="img/bearsrepeating.jpg" alt="$txt"> --- ### Syllabus Stuff which bears repeating * Check your email/Canvas * Come to office hours - TBD for now! * Effort matters! - Please [show integrity asking for exceptions and grade changes](https://wstyler.ucsd.edu/gradechanges/) * **We are here to help!** --- # How will we be learning this quarter? --- ## Three main methods of learning - Class Sessions - Textbook Readings - Activities --- ### Class sessions - Lecture style, but with room for questions - Raise your hands with questions - Podcasting - I'll be repeating questions, for the Podcast --- ### Textbook Readings - This is a good book - It's also used in many hearing science programs! - You'll get a great deal from actually doing the readings! - ... and your Discussions and Exams may include material from the readings alone --- ### Activities - I'm a big fan of experiential learning - The Discussions are designed to let you learn about hearing science in the real world - The Exams are designed to let you apply your knowledge and gauge your understanding of the material --- # How will we be evaluating learning? --- ## How will we evaluate your learning? - Discussions - Exams --- ### Discussions - Allow you to discuss class topics in a low pressure way - [Graded mostly on participation](http://savethevowels.org/discussion) - Interactive, and experiential --- ### Exams - Your two exams will gauge how much of the material you're actually absorbing - Short answer and multi-choice - Midterm in-class, Final during the final exam slot (this part may change) - Please take advantage of the [Course Study Guide](https://savethevowels.org/docs/l113_studyguide.html) as you prepare for the exams. - This is a good way to check your own learning as you go --- ### Compassion is built into the grading - You get one dropped discussion post free - Half of your grade is (effectively) completion graded self-guided learning - Attendance is optional, at your own peril - Contact us if life is going off the rails --- ### Be careful! - I'm giving you a lot of leeway here, with relatively few assignments - I'm treating you like adults, and trusting you to do the work - Studying is an ongoing process, so *learn actively*, so you know how the tests will go - With great freedom comes great responsibility - If you don't put in the effort, I will not be able to save you --- # Questions so far? --- # Building Our Culture of Learning --- ### I have two starter rules about learning this quarter - Your discussions should be completed by you, in your own words and show your own knowledge - Using ChatGPT to complete assignments is going to hurt you much more than it's going to help --- ### What does putting learning first look like? - What can you do to maximize your success? - How can you make sure you stay on track? - How can you check your learning before you wreck yourself? - How do get more from the class than you might have otherwise? - How can you adapt common approaches to your own brain? --- ### What's counterproductive to learning? - How do you set yourself up to fail? - Why is 'bad academic integrity' a bad idea? - Where does group studying and discussion become problematic? - Why is using ChatGPT and similar for discussions a really bad idea? --- ### How can you help each other? - What can you do to help your colleagues? - What can you do that *doesn't* help your colleagues? - What can you do to make study groups most effective? --- ### Learning is what matters here - We are learning one of the coolest things about human perception - It will be valuable to Linguists, SLPs, Audiologists, and generalized humans - Do not get a degree which taught you to pay OpenAI $20 a month --- ### Who are we? - Linguists? - Potential audiologists? - Potential SLPs? - Other random folks? --- ### What's our background? - Self, friend or loved one with a hearing disorder? - Ongoing hearing treatment? - Experience in the field? --- ### What do you want to get out of this class? --- # Why this class is personal for me --- ### This quarter... - We'll talk about the ears - Sound - How we're able to hear - ... and what it's like when it goes right, and wrong! --- ## For Next Time - We'll start talking about sound, hearing, and what we're going to cover! --- <huge>Thank you!</huge>