Online.semo.edu
Online classes can be daunting, especially if it is your first semester at a college or your first time taking an online class. This is a (hopefully) helpful guide to the areas you see to the left of the course screen.
Start Here
Will Contain the Syllabus, Welcome Letter, this Guide, and Journal Project Instructions
The syllabus may be the most helpful tool to passing this class. For every week, it lists out what you are expected to do. It is your job to keep up with assignments. I recommend using the schedule on the syllabus as a “check list” to ensure that you have completed all assignments.
The Welcome Letter was the email that was sent to all students prior to the semester starting. It has some helpful hints about how the class will work.
This guide is what you are currently reading.
The Journal Project Instructions contain exact instructions on what I’m looking for with the Journal, a Rubric so you know exactly how it will be graded, and two sample journals so you can get a “feel” for the project.
Course Description
Official statements of Catalog Description and Course Content. Riveting reading.
Study Guides
This class will have four tests and you will find a study guide for each uploaded no later than one week before each of the four exams. These study guides should prove useful in test preparation.
PowerPoints
Will contain a PowerPoint for every chapter in the book, as well as some supplemental PowerPoint’s that I find may be beneficial to you. These are the exact PowerPoint’s that I use in my “in person” classes and you should find them as a great addition to the textbook. (if not, I apologize) All PowerPoint’s will be up at least a week in advance.
MP3 Lectures One of the biggest benefits to an online class is that you get to take the course in your own home. One of the biggest drawbacks is that you don’t have a personal connection to the instructor of the course. This is something new I’m trying this semester where I’m literally going to podcast a lecture for each chapter. They should be about 10-20 minutes in length and will be me recording myself as I talk about things in the powerpoints students have had problems with before. They probably won’t be too entertaining, but I think they could be beneficial. Let me know if they are.
Calendar
Exactly what it sounds like, this is a place to find important dates.
Discussion Forum
Here you can find class forum posts for weeks when those are required, as well as places to ask questions of the instructor or other students. Discussions will open at 12:30 am on the Monday of the week in question. Discussions will remain open indefinitely so that you have an opportunity to keep discussion going if you so choose. However, the due date of each “graded” portion will be posted for each topic, and you must have a submission in by this time to get credit.
In addition there are forums to communicate with me and your fellow students.
Tests and Quizzes
The 12 quizzes and four tests will be available here. Please see the syllabus for more information.
Gradebook
Want to know what you made on that quiz or forum post? Want to know your essay score? Want to see how you are doing in the class? Click here to have these mysteries revealed. I’m usually about a week behind on grading, so please don’t start yelling until I fall even further behind than that.
DropBox
The place to submit the Journal Project and any Extra Credit Projects that I come up with
Your Account.
Has information about you in it. Like your name. Useful for those trying to “Find themselves”
Logoff
Logoff your account and logoff the site.
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