COMPUTERS ,ETHICS, SOCIETY and HUMAN VALUES

TEN STEPS TO START OFF

OK, let's get started by having you explore the course site and learn about the requirements and what we will be doing here.  For this first module or learning unit you are expected to do the following TEN things! Yes TEN (10):   For this first few days you are expected to do the following TEN things! Yes TEN (10). I repeated that. Why? It is very important. Why?  Well, by the time you are finished you should know all that you need to know about this class and what is required to do well in it.

1. Read all the documents that are part of COURSE SYLLABUS using the link COURSE SYLLABUS Be sure to read How you will be evaluated!   There are a lot of items in the COURSE SYLLABUSbe sure to read ALL OF THEM.
2.  <<<<  Check out what all the buttons on the left Navigation Bar or Column have in them.

Check and Print out the CALENDAR - under COURSE OUTLINE or CALENDAR or SCHEDULE ! 

3. ENTER the Blackboard (BB)  class site and Read everything you have not already read in the Course Menu section(Left column) .4. INTRODUCE YOURSELF --enter the Blackboard (BB)  class site and Introduce yourself and your WEBSITE and/or ePortfolio  to your classmates under the DISCUSSION BOARD (DB) - STUDENT CAFE -CHAT ROOM   HOW? Go to the button marked DISCUSSION BOARD or  marked COMMUNICATION and then click on DISCUSSION BOARD. Click on it and enter the DB.  Click on STUDENT CAFE -CHAT ROOM .  This is an area for you to introduce yourself to the class and where you can go to meet the others that are in this course.  Post an item to start a discussion, or read other students' responses if there are any, and make a response.  

You will find my profile by clicking the Staff Information button in the Opening of the Course. Check this area to meet the others in this course. Since profiles will be posted as people join the course for the first time, you may have to return to this area several times to see the latest entries.

With online courses that use various class sites and programs such as BlackBoard it is a good thing for students to have a Personal site and ePortfolio rather than a course specific site or HOMEPAGE.  So, there are now provisions for personal e-portfolio sites. These are your personal pages or wiki or blog for others to see- you determine who sees what via the Share options.  You can grant access directly to your site to anyone and everyone in the world.  You will have your own internet site.

 ******Let your classmates know the address of your personal ePortfolio/webpage/website******  Post it with your introduction in the BB site under STUDENT CAFE -CHAT ROOM  

My EPSILEN site is http://www.epsilen.com/ppecorino

5.  Create your ePortfolio / Personal Page  

At QCC  Completing Coursework in Your ePortfolio:

In this course, you will create a course ePortfolio to submit some assignments. Unlike Blackboard, an ePortfolio allows you to take your work with you after the semester, enabling you to build a shareable online academic portfolio.

If you are a student at QCC use your own eportfolio or use any social network site you can use for academic work or you can use the  EPSILEN ePortfolio site (free).   http://www.epsilen.com

BASIC INFO SITE:

http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/eportfolio/

HOW TO WORK WITHIN YOUR ePORTFOLIO

http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/eportfolio/docs2/Epsilen-Primer-for-Students.pdf

CREATION of your ACCOUNT

http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/eportfolio/docs2/02-ePortfolio-Account-Creation-Students.pdf

QCC EPSILEN GATEWAY

http://www.epsilen.com/inst/qcccuny

EASIEST just  go to http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/eportfolio/index.htmland click Epsilen Login in the upper right-hand corner. And, once you have created your own account, then you can just bookmark that URL which will look like: http://www.epsilen.com/USERNAME   e..g., PHI 101 or PHI 301) and then inside the folder place the files made available to others that will be labeled

• PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
• BEST WORK

create folders on Epsilen:

· On the left hand side of your Epsilen portal select Utilities from the menu.

· Under Utilities click on Files / Folders.

· When you create a new folder it will automatically pop up under your QuickLinks/Shared Objects when you preview your ePortfolio.

HELP DESK for EPSILEN sites  http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/eportfolio/  to check the Open ePortfolio Lab Schedule. 14 open – walk-in - no appointment necessary – hours staffed by Student ePortfolio Mentors. Call 718 631 6624 Mon -Fri 9 to 5.

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At SPS Completing Coursework in Your ePortfolio:

In this course, you will create a course ePortfolio to submit some assignments. Unlike Blackboard, an ePortfolio allows you to take your work with you after the semester, enabling you to build a shareable online academic portfolio.

If you are a student at QCC use your own eportfolio or use any social network site you can use for academic work or you can use or you can use the DIGICATION site or you have one furnished to you by SPS for this course.

In your ePortfolio site what you do is create a FOLDER using the title of the course (e.g.,PHI 101 or PHI 301) and then inside the folder place the files made available to others that will be labeled

• PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
• BEST WORK

Please take some time during the first week to read the ePortfolio Student Handbook to learn more about ePortfolios and how they can be used throughout your time at SPS. The ePortfolio Team will be contacting you via email with information about how to log in and set up your ePortfolio in Digication.

 Before you get started with your ePortfolio in Digication, please watch the two videos available in the “Students” section ePortfolio Student Resource Website.

 The URL to the template will take them directly to your course template (students will be redirected to the page once they log in), and the YouTube URL is to a 9 minute overview video that we recommend your students watch. The new videos are also on the following page of the ePortfolio Resource Website: https://cunyonline.digication.com/studentresource/Getting_Started/. 

·          For Phil 301.01: https://cunyonline.digication.com/assessment/course_portfolios/create_from_template?sid=3135&cid=163338&tid=0&pid=0

 Your students will now automatically appear in the eportfolios tab of  your course, if they use the template link.

 The e-Portfolio team is here to assist you. If you need help or have any questions feel free to contact us anytime via email at eportfolios@sps.cuny.edu, or Live chat during our virtual office hours . For information on ePortfolios, the student handbook and user guides please visit the ePortfolio Resource Website.

·         YouTube Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJka0DCquXE 

All of our ePortfolio videos are also available on the ePortfolio Playlist of CUNY SPS’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAzzv1Ff1A5x3HkjvLfrxJKAb_gubti77    

 Please note:

•  Detailed instructions on how to complete your course ePortfolio can be found within the ePortfolio template. When you complete the section, please replace the instructions with your new content.
•  *In order to view each other's ePortfolio, you will first need to log into your Digication Account. Only "Public" ePortfolios can be accessed without being logged into Digication.
•  If you have not received your Digication account information (username/password) by the second week, please send an email to: eportfolios@sps.cuny.edu.
• If you have any technical questions, please contact the SPS ePortfolio Team at eportfolios@sps.cuny.edu or chat live with an eP advisor during the scheduled virtual office hours.
•   Detailed instructions on how to complete your course ePortfolio can be found within the ePortfolio template. When you complete the section, please replace the instructions with your new content.
• *In order to view each other's ePortfolio, you will first need to log into your Digication Account. Only "Public" ePortfolios can be accessed without being logged into Digication.
• If you have not received your Digication account information (username/password) by the second week, please send an email to: eportfolios@sps.cuny.edu.
• To get started with your ePortfolio in Digication, please watch the two videos in the ePortfolio Student Resource Website . Also, please take time to review theePortfolio Student Handbook to learn more about ePortfolios and how to develop your own. You will be receiving an email from eportfolios@sps.cuny.edu with a login ID and instructions about how to create your ePortfolio.  If you have not received your Digication account information (username/password) by Thursday 8/30, please send an email to: eportfolios@sps.cuny.edu  and also let me know. 
• When you create your course ePortfolio, we recommend that you select the following permission setting:Anybody at my school can view, only I can edit. Also, please be sure to select the Academic ePortfolio Project Template and to name your ePortfolio as described below before selecting Save.  
• Name your ePortfolio firstname lastname PHI101.SP13  For example:  Adele Noone PHI101.02.SP12

  If you have any technical questions, please contact the SPS ePortfolio Advisement Team at eportfolios@sps.cuny.edu or chat live during the scheduled Virtual Office Hours

6. COPY and PASTE PRACTICE. Create a question or answer in a word processor and copy and paste it into the DISCUSSION BOARD under  SUGGESTIONS and QUESTIONS for the  PROFESSOR   HOW? Go to the button marked DISCUSSION BOARD or  marked COMMUNICATION and then click on DISCUSSION BOARD. Select an item under  SUGGESTIONS and QUESTIONS for the  PROFESSOR to which you wish to reply. Then minimize the internet browser (IE) and open the word processor WORD or some other that you use. Keyboard your response or question for the discussion. Copy and paste all the material there into the space for discussion concerning the first discussion item that you selected and then submit it.

REMEMBER to SPELL CHECK FIRST!!
 

When sending email ALWAYS In the subject line put: first name , last name, class number PHI 301, section, ASSIGNMENT# or QUESTION or HELP

After an assignment has been received, it will be graded and the feedback shared with you either by E-mail or by the use of an on-line grade book WebPages found by clicking on GRADES..

8. READ the Student Reviews and Comments about this class.

9. ENTER the Blackboard (BB)  class site and go to the STUDENT CAFE -CHAT ROOM   in the DISCUSSION BOARD area of the BB Course Site. 

This is a discussion area for our class outside the context of a particular course module. Just as you have the opportunity to talk or chat with each other or with the instructor when taking a conventional classroom course, you should also have the opportunity to do the same in a web course. The STUDENT CAFÉ is available only to students enrolled in this class to post and/or read messages and respond. These can include questions or comments to other students about course material, assignments, readings, etc. It is also a place where you can go to socialize and have open discussion on subjects of your interests.

You will find the STUDENT CAFE in the DISCUSSION BOARD section of the Course. `

10.  RELAX It looks like it is a lot but it is no more than any other class only just made more accessible and convenient and more is explained in text at the start.

Oh and what it comes down to is this:  The following learning activities apply to each module:

1. Read the assigned textbook material.

2. Participate in the Discussions- post a minimum of 3 different days each week (Summer session 2days of every 3)

3. Respond to discussion questions submitted by the instructor.

4. Create and submit a discussion Student Led Discussion question about the material. At least one in each module.

5. Respond publicly to some or all of the questions submitted by other students and any responses from the instructor.

6. Reply to students who respond to your question and responses.

7. Participate in the Gathering Resources Activity each module.

8. Submit the written assignments each module to the instructor by EMAIL with NO ATTACHMETNS.

Have a great semester and your efforts will be rewarded with a well earned good grade.

REMEMBER above all >>>SPECIAL NOTE:   DO NOT PANIC !!!!!

If for some reason you can not get access to the Blackboard Program PLEASE understand that all materials for this course except for the DISCUSSION BOARD are located in two sites outside of BlackBoard and you can access them directly at any time.  That means that the online textbook is available at the two sites as well.  There is no reason why you can not proceed with all work with this course should one course site not be available.  There will be a second discussion board site as well should the first program not be accessible for any significant length of time. Remember DO NOT PANIC  !!!   You will not be penalized for the failures of the university's system.

CUNY SITE:

http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/SS770/default.htm

SUNY  Site

http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/pecorip/SCCCWEB/SS770/default.htm

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