{"id":153,"date":"2018-10-05T21:21:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T21:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-educationalplanning\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=153"},"modified":"2024-01-18T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:54:13","slug":"structure-and-content","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-educationalplanning\/chapter\/structure-and-content\/","title":{"raw":"Text Structure &amp; Navigation","rendered":"Text Structure &amp; Navigation"},"content":{"raw":"<h2><img class=\"alignright wp-image-388 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3676\/2018\/10\/27191700\/start-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1.15em;\">Structure of this Text<\/span><\/h2>\r\nInformation in this text falls into three main categories:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Background information<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Investigations and considerations for planning your SUNY Empire State College degree<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Competencies that support academic and professional work, as well as educational planning<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3>Part 1: Background Information<\/h3>\r\nThis\u00a0portion of the text\u00a0includes information on how to use this text, what educational planning encompasses, and resources that support educational planning.\u00a0 It includes the following sections:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Introduction to ESC's Educational Planning<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Resources &amp; Tools for Educational Planning<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Part 2: Investigations &amp; Considerations for Educational Planning at ESC<\/h3>\r\nThis\u00a0portion of the text\u00a0brings you to all of the different aspects you'll need to consider as you plan your ESC degree.\u00a0 What's the difference between an associate and bachelor's degree?\u00a0 Do\u00a0you want a degree in a specific field, and if so, what's involved in study in that field\u2014what skills and knowledge will\u00a0you be expected to have gained with this type of\u00a0degree?\u00a0\u00a0Do you want to pursue credit through ESC's process of prior learning assessment, and if so, what's involved in that?\u00a0\u00a0These are just a few of the many\u00a0things to consider, and the many questions to ask and answer, as you plan your degree.\u00a0 You may find that planning is not\u00a0always a linear process and that you\u00a0circle back to certain questions and investigations as you proceed;\u00a0however, there's\u00a0beauty\u00a0in the\u00a0flexibility of the planning process. This flexibility enables you to design a degree suited to your individual interests and\u00a0needs and is respectful of the knowledge you already bring to your degree.\r\n\r\nSections and pages within this part of the text, as well as Part 1: Background Information,\u00a0will be assigned reading as part of your Educational Planning course. Some information may provide the basis for course discussions, while other information offers things you need to consider and enact in order to plan your degree.\r\n\r\nThis part of the text includes the following sections:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Personal Considerations: Goals &amp; Contexts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Academic Expectations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Professional Expectations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Degree Plan<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rationale Essay<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Next Steps for the DP &amp; Rationale Essay: Academic Review<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Part 3: Competencies that Support Academic and Professional Work<\/h3>\r\nThis part of the text offers information about competencies that are important for all aspects of life.\u00a0 As the nature of work has become\u00a0more fast-paced and variable\u2014with continual changes in technology, processes, and information\u2014employers\u00a0have started to focus on overarching skills and characteristics that enable workers to succeed in any workplace, regardless of the type and content of the work.\u00a0 Employers now want employees who can\u00a0adapt to change, work effectively with a variety of\u00a0other employees, communicate effectively, and\u00a0offer creative insights while sticking to the work at hand.\u00a0\u00a0Inherent in all of these competencies is the ability to learn throughout life.\u00a0 These competencies bridge work, life, and academic work; note their similarities with ESC's Learning Goals:\r\n<h3>ESC Learning Goals<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Active Learning:<\/strong>\u00a0Assess and build upon previous learning and experiences to pursue new learning, independently and in collaboration with others.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Breadth and Depth of Knowledge:<\/strong>\u00a0Cultivate a broad, interdisciplinary understanding in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as expertise in a particular field.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Social Responsibility:<\/strong>\u00a0Engage in ethical reasoning, and reflect on issues such as democratic citizenship, diversity, social justice and environmental sustainability, both locally and globally.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Communication:<\/strong>\u00a0Express and receive ideas effectively, in multiple contexts and through multiple strategies.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Critical Thinking and Problem Solving<\/strong>: Evaluate, analyze, synthesize and critique key concepts and experiences, and apply diverse perspectives to find creative solutions to problems concerning human behavior, society and the natural world.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Quantitative Literacy:<\/strong>\u00a0Read, interpret, use and present quantitative information effectively.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Information and Digital Media Literacy:<\/strong>\u00a0Critically access, evaluate, understand, create and share information using a range of collaborative technologies to advance learning, as well as personal and professional development.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Competencies included in this section of the text:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Learning Engagement<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Collaboration &amp; Teamwork<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Critical, Lateral, &amp; Creative Thinking<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Communication<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Quantitative Literacy<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Resiliency<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Quality\u00a0&amp; Integrity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAll of the pages in this part of the text include learning activities related to the various competencies.\u00a0 As you plan your degree, you may be asked to incorporate some of these learning activities as assigned coursework, depending on the number of credits and course level of your particular educational planning study.\r\n<h2>Navigating this Text<\/h2>\r\nThe main page of the text - the Table of Contents - contains a link to each page of the text.\r\n\r\nIf you want to read all of the pages within a section, go to the section heading and then keep clicking the \u201cnext\u201d button at the bottom to get to the next page. (There\u2019s also a \u201cprevious\u201d button at the bottom of\u00a0the page.)\r\n\r\nYou\u2019ll know what section you\u2019re in by looking under the OER services logo at the top of the page; the sample below shows that you\u2019re in the section \u201cLearning Engagement.\u201d\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-606 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3676\/2018\/10\/15213657\/Capture-ep-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot of page header showing the section title &quot;Learning Environment&quot; just below the text title.\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"wp-nocaption size-medium wp-image-2962 aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">To go back to the main page of the text, just click the Educational Planning title at the top of the page.<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-388 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3676\/2018\/10\/27191700\/start-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1.15em;\">Structure of this Text<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Information in this text falls into three main categories:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Background information<\/li>\n<li>Investigations and considerations for planning your SUNY Empire State College degree<\/li>\n<li>Competencies that support academic and professional work, as well as educational planning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Part 1: Background Information<\/h3>\n<p>This\u00a0portion of the text\u00a0includes information on how to use this text, what educational planning encompasses, and resources that support educational planning.\u00a0 It includes the following sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to ESC&#8217;s Educational Planning<\/li>\n<li>Resources &amp; Tools for Educational Planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Part 2: Investigations &amp; Considerations for Educational Planning at ESC<\/h3>\n<p>This\u00a0portion of the text\u00a0brings you to all of the different aspects you&#8217;ll need to consider as you plan your ESC degree.\u00a0 What&#8217;s the difference between an associate and bachelor&#8217;s degree?\u00a0 Do\u00a0you want a degree in a specific field, and if so, what&#8217;s involved in study in that field\u2014what skills and knowledge will\u00a0you be expected to have gained with this type of\u00a0degree?\u00a0\u00a0Do you want to pursue credit through ESC&#8217;s process of prior learning assessment, and if so, what&#8217;s involved in that?\u00a0\u00a0These are just a few of the many\u00a0things to consider, and the many questions to ask and answer, as you plan your degree.\u00a0 You may find that planning is not\u00a0always a linear process and that you\u00a0circle back to certain questions and investigations as you proceed;\u00a0however, there&#8217;s\u00a0beauty\u00a0in the\u00a0flexibility of the planning process. This flexibility enables you to design a degree suited to your individual interests and\u00a0needs and is respectful of the knowledge you already bring to your degree.<\/p>\n<p>Sections and pages within this part of the text, as well as Part 1: Background Information,\u00a0will be assigned reading as part of your Educational Planning course. Some information may provide the basis for course discussions, while other information offers things you need to consider and enact in order to plan your degree.<\/p>\n<p>This part of the text includes the following sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal Considerations: Goals &amp; Contexts<\/li>\n<li>Academic Expectations<\/li>\n<li>Professional Expectations<\/li>\n<li>Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)<\/li>\n<li>Degree Plan<\/li>\n<li>Rationale Essay<\/li>\n<li>Next Steps for the DP &amp; Rationale Essay: Academic Review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Part 3: Competencies that Support Academic and Professional Work<\/h3>\n<p>This part of the text offers information about competencies that are important for all aspects of life.\u00a0 As the nature of work has become\u00a0more fast-paced and variable\u2014with continual changes in technology, processes, and information\u2014employers\u00a0have started to focus on overarching skills and characteristics that enable workers to succeed in any workplace, regardless of the type and content of the work.\u00a0 Employers now want employees who can\u00a0adapt to change, work effectively with a variety of\u00a0other employees, communicate effectively, and\u00a0offer creative insights while sticking to the work at hand.\u00a0\u00a0Inherent in all of these competencies is the ability to learn throughout life.\u00a0 These competencies bridge work, life, and academic work; note their similarities with ESC&#8217;s Learning Goals:<\/p>\n<h3>ESC Learning Goals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Active Learning:<\/strong>\u00a0Assess and build upon previous learning and experiences to pursue new learning, independently and in collaboration with others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breadth and Depth of Knowledge:<\/strong>\u00a0Cultivate a broad, interdisciplinary understanding in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as expertise in a particular field.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Responsibility:<\/strong>\u00a0Engage in ethical reasoning, and reflect on issues such as democratic citizenship, diversity, social justice and environmental sustainability, both locally and globally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communication:<\/strong>\u00a0Express and receive ideas effectively, in multiple contexts and through multiple strategies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Critical Thinking and Problem Solving<\/strong>: Evaluate, analyze, synthesize and critique key concepts and experiences, and apply diverse perspectives to find creative solutions to problems concerning human behavior, society and the natural world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quantitative Literacy:<\/strong>\u00a0Read, interpret, use and present quantitative information effectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information and Digital Media Literacy:<\/strong>\u00a0Critically access, evaluate, understand, create and share information using a range of collaborative technologies to advance learning, as well as personal and professional development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Competencies included in this section of the text:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning Engagement<\/li>\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration &amp; Teamwork<\/li>\n<li>Critical, Lateral, &amp; Creative Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative Literacy<\/li>\n<li>Resiliency<\/li>\n<li>Quality\u00a0&amp; Integrity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of the pages in this part of the text include learning activities related to the various competencies.\u00a0 As you plan your degree, you may be asked to incorporate some of these learning activities as assigned coursework, depending on the number of credits and course level of your particular educational planning study.<\/p>\n<h2>Navigating this Text<\/h2>\n<p>The main page of the text &#8211; the Table of Contents &#8211; contains a link to each page of the text.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read all of the pages within a section, go to the section heading and then keep clicking the \u201cnext\u201d button at the bottom to get to the next page. (There\u2019s also a \u201cprevious\u201d button at the bottom of\u00a0the page.)<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll know what section you\u2019re in by looking under the OER services logo at the top of the page; the sample below shows that you\u2019re in the section \u201cLearning Engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-606 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3676\/2018\/10\/15213657\/Capture-ep-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot of page header showing the section title &quot;Learning Environment&quot; just below the text title.\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-nocaption size-medium wp-image-2962 aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">To go back to the main page of the text, just click the Educational Planning title at the top of the page.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" 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