Draft of Class Commitments

Here is a first draft of our commitments, based on the lists you wrote on the board:

Storytelling and Identity Fall 2023 Community Agreements

We commit to ground our community in respect. We will do this by:

1. Saying hi and checking in with each other before class, using each others names
2. Listening to hear first, and waiting  to think of a  response
3. Not interrupting when someone is speaking
4. Showing that we are listening by keeping eyes open to give full attention, and not looking at computer or phone while someone is talking.
5. Avoiding side conversations when someone is talking
6. Not leaving the classroom for a break unless absolutely necessary; being on time and not leaving early

We commit to learn together by:

1. Checking Weekly Schedule and preparing for the class to come by doing the assignment there (reading or writing or listening) and posting a prep note on the blog
2. Helping each other in and outside of class
3. Bringing the text to class so we can be specific and analytical
4. Taking good class notes and responding when assigned
5. Valuing ideas, staying curious and open
6. Looking for opportunities to respond and give appropriate feedback (acting as a peer, or as a reader of a draft, etc. but not as a judge)

I added this:

Professor Dolson commits to:

1. be available for office appointments
2. facilitate class discussion
3. post assignments to weekly schedule at least 48 hours in advance of class
4. always make a rubric available for any graded item
5. listen
6. call students by their preferred name
7. give feedback when asked