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DO NOT PANIC !!! It may appear to you that all of this information and all the resources on this course site is quite overwhelming . It may appear that with so much here, then the course must involve so much work, much more than other courses do. DO NOT PANIC! The impression of so much information should not lead you to the conclusion that the course has more work to it. It does not. Students who overcome the initial reaction of anxiety report very favorable assessments of this course. It is just that there is so much given to support students as they enter the course and work their way through it. So much is given to explain the course and its activities and ton support students in their work. So much is here because students have provided feedback and suggestions over the years this course has been offered that changes have been made to improve the course and student experience of the course. Much is given to support student success. Most students who complete the course do very, very well. Check the grades for yourself and see that while too many do not remain in the course , of those who do, there are many A's and B's. So, DO NOT PANIC!!! Just look over everything and if you are registered and wan tot take this course and do well then begin by completing the first TEN STEPS and you will be on your way to a successful semester. | ||||||
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.
Check and Print out the
CALENDAR -
under COURSE OUTLINE or
CALENDAR or SCHEDULE !
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
Students please set up your eportfolio,
if you do not already have one, and
into which you will place some materials from this course including:
.You may use any eportfolio you already have or your FACEBOOK or MYSPACE of LINKEDIN or any other social network site to which others have access and in which you can place items. 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
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. ************************************************************************************** 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
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:
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. 7. MANDATORY Email PRACTICE re Academic Integrity Statement and Policy ****NO GRADES WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY of the COLLEGE. ***********
Prepare a word processed document with a paraphrase of what you read about
Academic Integrity Statement and Policy
at your college and send it through
Email to your instructor. You must use the CUNY email address
supplied by this college!!!!!! 2. the statement: I, ____________,have read and understand the Academic Integrity Policy for this course and agree to abide by it. Save your word processed file (document) as a WORD or a DOC or TXT file. Then send the EMAIL to ppecorino@qcc.cuny.edu Do not send attachments!!! Copy and paste your text from the word processor directly into the message window of the email. INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMAIL As a CUNY student You must use the CUNY email address supplied by this college!!!!!! Each and every registered student has an email account. If you do not have an address acceptable to this instructor and the BlackBoard program you will have 10 days to get and use the college supplied email address and notify the instructor from the new address. EMAIL PROTOCOLS When sending email ALWAYS In the subject line put: first name , last name, class number PHI 301, section, ASSIGNMENT# or QUESTION or HELPAfter 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. 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:
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 |