Ms. Pezzell

Hello, I'm Lora Benson-Pezzell, faculty member at Carrington College California. I am very excited to be here and share my knowledge and expertise with you! This presentation will answer some questions you may have about taking an online class.

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Introduction

1. Class Overview

A. Syllabus

B. Deadlines

C. How to do Discussions

Agenda

• Go to Course Home, then click on Syllabus: • Course objectives and Assignments• How to submit assignments• How to label files• Discussion Board Guidelines• Grading Policies • Late Assignment Policy • Attendance Policy• Grading Rubrics• Student Learning Outcomes• Course Schedule• Due Dates for Assignments and Exams•

Syllabus

• Unless otherwise specified, the following applies:

• Access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. (MT).

• All assignments are to be submitted on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they are due, by 11:59 p.m. (MT).

• All discussions, homework, writing assignments, quizzes and exams are to be completed on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they open, by 11:59 p.m. (MT). Discussions close each week. You CANNOT go back and add to a previous week. Please e-mail for a make up assignment.

• NOTE: All assignments and exams must be completed by 11:59 p.m. (MT) Sunday of Week 6. If you need to do a make up assignment or add to your discussions, please e-mail to make arrangements.

• eCollege is on Mountain Standard Time since their offices are located in Colorado. Just keep it in mind if you are night owl and work late.

Deadlines

• Participation is earned in this online class by responding to discussion questions each week. Each week contains a discussion board, which is designed to explore the contents of the class and develop your collaborative skills. Discussions are graded upon:

• Frequency - You are required to post on three separate days in each of the graded threads. You should make your first post in each graded thread no later than Wednesday of each week. Discussions will always close on Sunday, 11:59 PM Mountain Time of each week.

• Quality – Each post should be of a high quality.

• Please see your syllabus for Discussion

• Quality Measurements

How to do Discussions

Examples of high quality posts include:

continuing the discussion by adding additional information;

elaborating on previous comments from others;

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students;

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion;

sharing personal experiences that relate to the topic; and

providing a URL and an explanation for an area you researched on the Internet. See Doc Sharing for a sample APA web link format.

High Quality Discussion

You have meaningful interaction with other participants' postings. Posts that state "I agree" or "I disagree" include an explanation of what is disagreed or agreed upon and why, or they introduce an argument that adds to the discussion. However, you may have rambling, lengthy posts that show no sign of having been re-read and refined before posting, and your writing suffers lack of clarity and comprehension. Your posts demonstrate some confidence with the materials but may be just a bit off target in one area or another.

Medium Quality Discussions

You will receive little credit in the week's discussion if you just show up and make trivial comments, without adding any new thought to the discussion. At the low end of the spectrum, not participating gets a zero. If you are not in the discussion, you do not earn any points.

It is expected that you use correct grammar and punctuation in your Discussion posts. In addition, please avoid using text message speak (e.g. lol, rofl, brb).

Please be respectful of your fellow students and your professor. Remember, even an innocent remark in the online environment can be misconstrued. Therefore, proofread your responses

carefully before you post them to make

sure that others will not take them as personal attacks.

Low Quality Discussion

Any questions or concerns, please e-mail me at: lpezzell@carrington.edu

My office hours are Monday to Thursday at 916-684-9605, you can leave a voice message there if you wish. If you call in the evening, please call and just leave a message. I will return your call in the morning.

Reach out to other classmates, this is a good way to network.

I hope this meeting was helpful.

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