ConnectEd Skillz
TEXTS
Key Terms
Nuts & Bolts
Anything Goes
100

VCU's general education program.

What is "ConnectEd"? 

100

Late work policies, reading schedule, and grading breakdown can be found here.

What is the syllabus?

100

Who we are, or the categories other people put us in.

What is identity? 

100

You filled out this document twice (you will fill it out once more). It represents your engagement practices with this course. 

What is our coursework contract? 
100

Brownies; Why LeBron is the G.O.A.T.; Is the Ocean a Soup? are examples of this. 

Powerpoint night project / information literacy project

200

These skills can be found in certain MATH, BUSN, and STAT gen ed classes.

What is quantitative literacy? 

200

An all-lower-case pen name. 

What is "bell hooks"?

200

Prof. Guillard uses the analogy that this is like an electrical system powering a house.

What is a system? 

200

We worked together to create our own class participation policy. It answered these questions: how do we want to show up for class? how do we want to show agreement or disagreement in this class?

What are participation norms? 

200

It means we ask big questions and tackle answers in big ways. The practice of asking these big questions instills a routine in your behavior: reading, writing, discussion, and community building.

What is "focused inquiry"?

300

Identify and locate appropriate sources

Critically evaluate information and its sources

Effectively synthesize, apply, and share information to accomplish a specific purpose

What is information literacy?

300

This was VCU's Common Book for 2024-2025.

What is "Memory Wars"?

300

They provide context, present foundational information, and support arguments.

What are sources? 

300

It's worth 60% of our final grade.

Class participation & collaborative work. 

300

These people are at your table.

What are the names of all of the people at your table?

400

effective use of language and communicative practices, intentional engagement of audience are parts of this.

What is communicative fluency?

400

Adam Grant defined three character skills that most people fit into when they learn. We took a quiz that placed us into these categories: a discomfort seeker, a sponge, and a ________. 

What is an imperfectionist? 

400

It's the style in which different disciplines or types of work demonstrate their knowledge.

What are citation styles?

400

VCU's LMS (learning management system), or where you go to submit work and check on your grade.

What is Canvas?

400

These people are in your group (not your table). 

Must be correct names of all members in G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, or G6. 

500

Scientific & logical reasoning; global perspectives; diversities in the human experience; creativity, innovation and aesthetic inquiry

What are the Areas of Inquiry in ConnectEd/gen ed? 

500

Buffington and the VMFA's collection of work by ______ were referenced during our discussions on art, sculpture, collective memory, and counter-memory. 

Who is Kehinde Wiley? 

500

It's the missing general education skill we're supposed to practice: global & cultural awareness and responsiveness; critical and creative problem solving; information literacy; ethical reasoning; and ____________.

What is communicative fluency?

500

It's our final big assignment for the semester, one we'll be doing in our small groups. We're creating a collaborative document that outlines our demands for a VCU education. 

What is the "Claim an Education - Manifesto Project"? 

500

It's one of the correct pronunciations of Prof. Guillard's last name.

What is Gill-erd or Ghee-yard?