Hearing the Call to Adventure
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unit1semreichjan14cm107.pptxWelcome to Our First Seminar! CM107: College Composition I Unit 1
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014
Welcome! Get a beverage, and chat while you wait! We’ll start at the top of the hour. Use the music to do your own sound check; the music will be much quieter than my voice.
No sound? Log out and back in. If needed, phone Tech Support: 1-866-522-7747.
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Personalize this slide to include your name.
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It’s Great You’re Here!
Balancing a job, education, and family can sometimes feel overwhelming. We’re going to share tips and support each other all term long.
This hour’s agenda:
Tips for success in this course
Where stuff is . . .
A bit about “Prof Ann”
Course theme: the Writer-Hero
If time: let’s talk about procrastination, or we can put it off . . .
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Seminar Survival Tips
Try to have at least two browsers on the computer you use regularly for the seminars: Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Google Chrome. Try a different browser if your seminar platform is unstable.
The seminar sound is clearer and louder if you use a headset. RadioShack, Target, and Rite Aid have affordable sets, with and without microphones.
Go through “Check Your System” under “My Tools” on the home KU page for each browser you use. Needed: downloads of Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player, Shockwave, and Java.
More Seminar Survival Tips
--No sound? Log out and back in.
--When you phone Tech Support for help, get a “ticket number.”
--During seminar, if you get disconnected, you can try 3 or 4 times to get back in. However, I don’t expect you to log in and out for the whole hour. 10 minutes is enough. Email me later.
Tips for Success in this Class!
--Print out the syllabus, or at least save a copy on your computer. A syllabus is like a contract. It is a long document, but please note the essentials like the point values of major assignments, my office hours and how papers will be graded.
The full rubrics (“ROO-bricks”), or set of qualities from A to F, are in the course syllabus.
--Familiarize Yourself With the Course Layout
Understanding the course layout will make your term run much more smoothly. Surf around the tabs; click on all the icons. Icon = a little picture ( it opens to a new page or a pop-up window).
--Invest five hours per unit for this course alone; the hours can vary slightly, depending on the assignments.
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Each Icon (Little Picture) Is a New Page!
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Doc Sharing section has three sections: 1. models and tip sheets,
2. our handbook, 3. copies of our seminar PowerPoints.
Your unit readings from the handbook are linked IN each unit. However, the full text of the book is in Doc Sharing. Each section has about five chapters in each one. For example, the 01 Section has Chapters 1--5.
Use that T.O.C., too!
Read My Comments on Your Projects
I will put comments in two places – in the right margin of your project . . .
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My Comments, Continued:
. . . and in an end note with the rubric, which will be pasted at the end of your project, with qualities highlighted.
Hi Emiline, you’re off to a fine start this term! Work on fragments; see the lesson in Unit 3 and the doc at the KUWC. Email any questions. Prof Ann
Unit 3 Project: 70 points
A (63-70 points)
Project has a clear appropriate main point or thesis.
Definition of courage is specific and the example demonstrating courage is well-chosen.
Analysis of how the threshold is crossed is clear and thoughtful.
Paragraphs are well-developed and use appropriate details that are relevant to the thesis.
The Project is clearly organized, with a beginning, middle and end, along with effective transition devices. . . [more]
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--Understand the weight of the Discussion Board grade
Note that your Discussion Board grade is worth 36% of the entire course grade. Unit by unit, these add up!
--Read my emails! I will send at least one each unit. Please be sure to read all of your KU emails, so you don’t miss out on important reminders, advice, and key areas to concentrate on for the week. Also, check with your adviser team and Tech Support if your course emails are not going to the email box of your choice (personal OR your KU Gmail).
--Read the project directions carefully
Read the assignment criteria carefully before you begin writing. It’s best to read directions one more time before you turn in a project, too.
Success!
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--Try to turn in projects on time
Some students feel uncomfortable about turning in work that they have a hard time with. Turn your projects in on time even if you feel it’s not your best work. If you run into emergencies and fall behind, stay in touch with me. I can offer support and advice.
Late penalties can be waived. Documentation may be required.
--Organize Your Time
--With a little organization, you will do just fine!
--How do YOU keep track of assignments,
due dates, personal appointments, and more?
--If you don’t have regular study times, try a schedule of regular times you go into KU to work.
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Attend the Seminars. Guidelines:
If you arrive late or have to leave early, you may say “hi” and “’bye,” but email me with your reasons and any questions. You do NOT have to asked to be excused or apologize for being late.
Avoid side conversations. The Student Lounge and the “Live” tab are in the course for chatting.
Ask questions! You can use “ ??” before you type a question.
Make comments! You can raise your hand this way: “ // “ so I will pause for your comment.
If you have a seminar right after this, you may leave 5 min. early. Please let me know via email, so I will have a record of that you have another seminar.
These seminar PowerPoints are posted to Doc Sharing by the end of each unit, usually before that.
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Keep in Touch With Me If Times Get Tough!
Ann Reich “rike”
“Prof Ann” or “Ms. Reich”
[email protected] (with Google Live Chat). We can IM in the seminar platform before the seminar begins, too.
My office hours: Wednesdays, 11 AM to Noon, and from 7-8 PM, Eastern Time.
You may email me 24/7. You should also email or phone your adviser if illness, job change, deployment, moving, surgery, and so on are delaying your work; she or he can notify all your profs. Let us offer advice and support!
I was an adult college student, too!
“Been there!”
The Writer-Hero (Lessons from J. Campbell)
Writing is not a task: it is an adventure!
You, the writer-hero, the student-hero:
Have faith in yourself!
“Follow your bliss not your dragon.”
The KU video link on Joseph Campbell will take you to YouTube. You can also find other interviews with Campbell, there, too.
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Work due for this unit:
Get to know the course and its icons.
Complete the “Reading” section of this unit; the readings are not too long.
Introduce yourself to classmates: 1 DB thread. Add 2 peer replies.
Participate in the Discussion: the 2nd DB thread. Add 2 peer replies.
(I will deduct points for misspellings and unclear sentences from Unit 4 onward).
Attend the seminar or listen to the archive and email me 2--3 facts from the hour.
Complete the Journal. The journal writing must be on the topics but can be a type of prewriting (a bit loose or even messy!); points are never taken off for errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation.
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Journal: The “Learning Journal” icon gives you the topic. Then go to the Journal tab to paste or write your entry:
Get the Journal topic here
The Journal tab is here:
Do We Have Time To Talk About Procrastination?
. . . or should we put it off?
Why do we put things off?
What mind-set can we get into
to begin challenging tasks?
What can we do in our
environment to help us get our
work done?
Next week: prewriting tips, sharing your study habits, and more!
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Thank you for a wonderful seminar!
Go for it!
--Your Dreams
--Your Goals
Challenge: try something new for ten weeks!
“Have a great week!
Email me any private concerns.”
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