Humanties 1001-6-week 4

Week 4: Where are you? Where are you going?

Human experience has changed with the exponential growth of technology. People from all over the world are sharing information about themselves online. Pictures of children, friends or yourself, opinions about current events, how-to videos, items to sell or looking to buy, among many others are shared in virtual space. 

This information takes on a life of its own. As with most information sharing, there are both good and bad aspects to this. Collaboration opportunities between medical teams, authors, musicians, and researchers that were not possible before new platforms were created continue to emerge - and new ones are being created every day.  

Information about you is online in surprising and sometimes disturbing ways. In the mid-2010s, the European Union passed 'the right to be forgotten' law. If you are a citizen of a country within the European Union, EU, you can request that your identity be erased from the online world. The law is being amended to limit erasure to within Europe but not the rest of the world. 

Human interaction extended through digital mediums running across the internet tells a story, but not a complete one.

Learning Objectives

· Consider understanding of self through the lens of online presence 

· Evaluate the construction of online profiles 

· Explore how technology is used to tell one’s story

· Apply academic and professional writing skills to first draft of reflection essay

Description	Due Dates
Discussion	Post your initial posting by Day 3. Respond to your classmates by Day 5.   Note: As you complete this first Discussion, be sure to reference the Week 4 Discussion Rubric.
Assignment	Submit your Assignment by Day 7.   Note: As you complete this first Assignment, be sure to reference the Week 4 Assignment Rubric.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

This week, there are 5 profiles about well-known people. These profiles are drawn from multiple types of sources. Each profile tells a whole story of the person, but perhaps not a complete or very detailed one. You will also find a story about ‘the right to be forgotten’ rule in the European Union. The video this week is a first-person narrative told by the author about being a misfit.  

Michelle Obama. (2020, May 7). Biography. https://www.biography.com/us-first-lady/michelle-obama

Holden, S. (2003). Johnny Cash, Country Music Bedrock, Dies at 71.  https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/sep/13/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries

Productions, A. I. R. L. G.-. (2009). Extended Biography - The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World. Retrieved from https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/dr_norman_e_borlaug/extended_biography/

Profile: Malala Yousafzai. (2017, August 17). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23241937

Tim Berners-Lee biography. (2018, March 5). Biography Online. https://www.biographyonline.net/business/tim-berners-lee.html

Kelion, L., (24 September, 2019) Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case. BBC.com accessed at https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49808208 

Required Media

Yuknavitch, L. (2016). The beauty of being a misfit [Video]. TED: Ideas worth spreading. https://www.ted.com/talks/lidia_yuknavitch_the_beauty_of_being_a_misfit

Assignment: Reflection Rough Draft

This week you will begin a draft that will eventually become your final project in Week 6. This draft asks you to reflect on your weekly journal entries, your self-assessment scores, insights you’ve gained about what you need to be successful as a learner as you move through your program  and by reviewing everything you have done and learned so far in this course to inform your written narrative.

To prepare for the Assignment:

· The Writing Center ‘Drafting a Narrative’ resource you identified in Week 3. 

· The automated writing feedback tool Grammarly you identified in Week 3. 

· Your journal entries and previous assignments. 

· Your Self-Assessment results from Week 1. 

· Your discussion posts.

· The weekly resources discussing what it means to be human in a technological world.

Walden University Writing Center. (2020). Undergraduate Writing: Drafting a Narrative. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/undergraduate/priorlearning/drafting 

Grammarly: Automated writing feedback tool at: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammarly 

By Day 7

Submit a 2- to 3-page rough draft essay that includes responses to all three sections listed below plus an introduction. 

Assignment Instructions:

During Week 6, you’ll be guided through a revisions and proofreading process that will help you further develop and improve your rough draft by adding more thoughts, incorporating any feedback received, and ensuring you’ve followed Academic Writing Expectations. Your final draft will be due at the end of Week 6. 

The required elements for both weeks are the same, but the expectations are slightly different. The grading rubrics for Weeks 4 and 6 demonstrate this. For example, this week’s rough draft represents a first attempt at putting your thoughts down on paper and only covers four weeks. By Week 6, your final paper should be longer, include obvious improvements to the rough draft, and include aspects from the entire class term. 

Your Week 4 paper should include three sections and an introduction.  Support your ideas with specific examples and resources whenever possible. 

Before you begin this assignment, open a blank document where you can type your draft and take advantage of spell check and editing functions. Just make sure to save often in case of a technical difficulties.Include the following parts:

Section 1: Introduction (click to expand/reduce)

Section 1: Introduction

An introduction tells the reader what the coming article is about. An introduction is usually a paragraph of 3-5 sentences. For this introduction, answer the following questions: 

· Was there a specific moment when I decided to continue my education? If so, what was it? 

· What inspired me to take this step? 

· Why did I choose to become a member of the Walden community? 

Section 2: Main Body (click to expand/reduce)

Section 2: Main Body

The first and longest section of your draft should describe who you are today as a result of this first-term course and starting your educational journey. Consider your personal plan for success at Walden. 

Part 1: Today I am...

Think about some of the course themes and big ideas we discussed and connect them to the way you will approach learning and future classes.

Be specific and point to course examples to support your ideas.

Answer these questions to develop this section:

· How do I plan to be fully human in this online academic world? 

· Consider the ideas discussed in the Week 1 resources about what it means to be human.

· How ready do I feel to embark on this journey? 

· How do the tools and available support contribute to achieving my goals?

Part 2: I will reach my goals by... (click to expand/reduce)

The second section is about your future. Be practical. 

Make a commitment to yourself and the classmates who might need your support during the program. Think about your reasons for being here and what you hope to achieve.  

Answer these questions to develop this section: 

· How am I managing the business of being a student? 

· What questions do I still have about my enrollment, my program, my planned course of study? 

· How will I protect my learning process? 

· What time management and support network decisions have I made? Consider the Time Management Toolkit Resources.

· How might I identify a mentor (colleague with different professional skills, someone in your profession, community, or a Walden Faculty Member) to support my educational efforts 

· What are my technical challenges and how might I solve them? 

Part 3: I will join the Walden community by... (click to expand/reduce)

Read the whole document through and make any corrections you think necessary. Move text around, run a thorough spell check and consider taking advantage of Grammarly on the Walden Writing Center site before pasting the text into your journal. 

Note: All students have access to Word through their Walden email account.   

Note 2: Keep the Word document somewhere you can find it. This will make life easier in Week 6 when you do your final revision.

By Day 7

Submit a 2- to 3-page rough draft essay of your Reflection Assignment using the guidelines above. Your rough draft should demonstrate proper grammar and sentence structure, and address the component parts described above. Make sure to support your ideas with specific evidence and class examples.