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PE182S Tai Chi I

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  • CRN: 24585
  • Credits: 1
  • Notes: Inlcudes Remote & Online Requirements
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online, Available 24/7
      From April 1 through June 15, 2024, William G Douglass
    • Remote, Wednesday, from 2 to 2:30pm
      From April 3 through June 12, 2024, William G Douglass

Class materials

Textbooks

No textbooks required

Details about this class

Hello, my name is William Douglass.

Thanks for your interest in practicing Tai Chi. In this class you will learn the Yang style Twenty Four form. The class includes lectures and topics about Chi Kung, Tai Chi, breathing, meditating and other related advanced energy principles.

This is a hybrid course that meets via Google Meet once per week and includes short, online lectures and related activities. There is no textbook for this course. All reading and other materials will be provided through D2L Brightspace.

Final grades will be determined by weekly quiz points and a Post Reflection Paper that is due at the end of the term.

You can read the syllabus here.

Email me with questions at william.douglass15@pcc.edu.

Namaste’

William Douglass

Technology

A thirty minute, weekly optional check in will be held via Google Meet on Wednesdays at 3:00 PM. A microphone is required and a webcam may be beneficial but not required.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online & Remote Teaching Technical Requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Online Prerequisite | Start Guide for Online Learning

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide for online learning. The start guide will help you decide if online classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be eligible to register for online classes.

The Start Guide is not required for Remote classes but strongly recommended.