Hi all,
Your grades have been updated in the Gradebook. Please take note:
The highest Blog grade you can now have is a 45
The highest blog responses grade you can now have is a 6.
The highest extra credit grade you can have is a 10. If you have less than that, it is because, more than likely, you summarized the arguments each side made instead of analyzing how they used research to make those arguments.
The highest research portfolio grade you can have is a 10. If you have less than that and you turned in the assignment, chances are you did not include citations, you included resources that weren't books, or you didn't include enough books.
The highest participation grade you can now have is a 5. If you don't have a 5 and you submitted the email assignment, it might be because you submitted the incorrect words or because you submitted to the incorrect email address--part of this assignment was how well you read and followed directions.
Let me know if the numbers for your grades don't match up with mine.
Your quiz this week will be online and open book. It will be open tomorrow on CourseDen and closed on Tuesday evening.
Best,
Jessica
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A note about class
Hi all,
I am a little concerned that you all are not reading the assignment instructions or blogs that I post. I am certainly always happy to answer any questions if you are confused--please do not hesitate to ask them--but do make an effort to keep up with your assignments and readings in class. When I explain things, make a concerted effort to listen, and to ask for clarification in the moment.
Remember that I have office hours Monday and Wednesday right before class (and at other times by appointment) if you need help.
In terms of due dates, you all should know by now that I am not unreasonable here. My concern is not necessarily WHEN you learn something but THAT you learn something. Almost everything we do in class is due the day of class so that you are processing information when it is fresh in your mind, and also to make sure that you do not wait until the last minute to do things. That said, your blogs and your research portfolio entries are more or less due before Sunday, because that is when I grade them. Anything posted after I grade Sunday, though, won't be counted. I have to have these dates for logistical, fairness, and personal sanity-related reasons.
Ask for help before you let yourself get frustrated or lost, and take responsibility for your part in this learning process by reading through class material and reflecting on it. This responsibility is a part of your overall class participation grade. With that in mind...
Please do the following:
-Reread the instructions for the research portfolio. Find the sentence that begins with "Each entry into your research portfolio...". What are the last four words of that sentence? Email them to me at
at jcritten@westga.edu by 11:59 Friday 9/28. To be clear, you are finishing the sentence from the Research Portfolio Instructions, and emailing those four words to me at the listed email address. Completing this assignment will be worth 5 of your class participation points. I will not be flexible with this due date.
I hope you all have a good weekend. Remember to get your research portfolio entry posted soon, as well as your blog post and response to a classmate.
Best,
Jessica
I am a little concerned that you all are not reading the assignment instructions or blogs that I post. I am certainly always happy to answer any questions if you are confused--please do not hesitate to ask them--but do make an effort to keep up with your assignments and readings in class. When I explain things, make a concerted effort to listen, and to ask for clarification in the moment.
Remember that I have office hours Monday and Wednesday right before class (and at other times by appointment) if you need help.
In terms of due dates, you all should know by now that I am not unreasonable here. My concern is not necessarily WHEN you learn something but THAT you learn something. Almost everything we do in class is due the day of class so that you are processing information when it is fresh in your mind, and also to make sure that you do not wait until the last minute to do things. That said, your blogs and your research portfolio entries are more or less due before Sunday, because that is when I grade them. Anything posted after I grade Sunday, though, won't be counted. I have to have these dates for logistical, fairness, and personal sanity-related reasons.
Ask for help before you let yourself get frustrated or lost, and take responsibility for your part in this learning process by reading through class material and reflecting on it. This responsibility is a part of your overall class participation grade. With that in mind...
Please do the following:
-Reread the instructions for the research portfolio. Find the sentence that begins with "Each entry into your research portfolio...". What are the last four words of that sentence? Email them to me at
at jcritten@westga.edu by 11:59 Friday 9/28. To be clear, you are finishing the sentence from the Research Portfolio Instructions, and emailing those four words to me at the listed email address. Completing this assignment will be worth 5 of your class participation points. I will not be flexible with this due date.
I hope you all have a good weekend. Remember to get your research portfolio entry posted soon, as well as your blog post and response to a classmate.
Best,
Jessica
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Week 6--Class info (Important! Please read!)
Hi all,
Hope you had a nice weekend! I've had a lot to catch up on, I was in Savannah for a few days presenting at a conference (similar to what you'll all have to do for your final project). A few important things:
--I've updated the class schedule to reflect the assignment that we'll start this week, the research portfolio. This class schedule also has quiz dates updated as well--our next quiz will be on Oct 1.
Updated Class Schedule
--Instead of your usual blog post this Wednesday, you will have to do your first Research Portfolio entry. Here is more info about those research portfolio posts:
Research Portfolio Instructions
--Your grades have been updated to reflect the last two in-class assignments (so the highest grade you can now have for that is 30) and your most recent quiz. I will update the blog grades on the gradebook next weekend.
--Remember to add word counts to your blog posts, you will get points off for leaving them out.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Best,
Jessica
Hope you had a nice weekend! I've had a lot to catch up on, I was in Savannah for a few days presenting at a conference (similar to what you'll all have to do for your final project). A few important things:
--I've updated the class schedule to reflect the assignment that we'll start this week, the research portfolio. This class schedule also has quiz dates updated as well--our next quiz will be on Oct 1.
Updated Class Schedule
--Instead of your usual blog post this Wednesday, you will have to do your first Research Portfolio entry. Here is more info about those research portfolio posts:
Research Portfolio Instructions
--Your grades have been updated to reflect the last two in-class assignments (so the highest grade you can now have for that is 30) and your most recent quiz. I will update the blog grades on the gradebook next weekend.
--Remember to add word counts to your blog posts, you will get points off for leaving them out.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Best,
Jessica
Monday's (9/24) Blog Post
Hi all,
Here's the blog prompt for Monday:
We’ve talked about scholarly information in class (mostly by way of scholarly articles and books.) Most scholarly information has to go through a peer-review process to be published
After reading the relevant articles in this week's folder, and keeping in mind the discussion we’ve had in class about scholarly information, describe the peer-review process. In your response, answer the following questions:
-Why is peer-review important?
-What are some ways that you can tell if an article is peer-reviewed, or scholarly?
-When do you want to use peer-reviewed research in your work?
-Also think about in what ways YOU engage in informal and/or formal peer-review in your personal and researching life
Remember to add a word count!
Best,
Jessica
Here's the blog prompt for Monday:
We’ve talked about scholarly information in class (mostly by way of scholarly articles and books.) Most scholarly information has to go through a peer-review process to be published
After reading the relevant articles in this week's folder, and keeping in mind the discussion we’ve had in class about scholarly information, describe the peer-review process. In your response, answer the following questions:
-Why is peer-review important?
-What are some ways that you can tell if an article is peer-reviewed, or scholarly?
-When do you want to use peer-reviewed research in your work?
-Also think about in what ways YOU engage in informal and/or formal peer-review in your personal and researching life
Remember to add a word count!
Best,
Jessica
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Class Business--Please Read!
Hi all,
I hope you had a good weekend. I am about to sit down and grade blogs, but I thought I'd touch bases with you all first:
Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday!
Best,
Jessica
I hope you had a good weekend. I am about to sit down and grade blogs, but I thought I'd touch bases with you all first:
- If you completed the extra credit assignment, please submit that to your blog by 11:59 Monday evening.
- Be advised that you have a quiz tomorrow. Make sure you study up on research questions!
- Your blog prompt for Monday is now posted. You'll note that you only have the one blog post this week! Make it count!
- Finally--and this is important--please start putting a word count on your posts. I'll mention this in class too, but be advised that I will start taking off points if the word count is not on future blog posts.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday!
Best,
Jessica
Blog Prompt--Monday (9/17)
(Remember that you'll need to respond to a classmate by Friday!)
MONDAY:
Discuss how you would use each of the types of information we discussed in class today (scholarly books, popular magazines, newspapers, government documents, encyclopedia, and scholarly journal articles) in the research project you are working on in our class.
To get full credit for this blog post, your discussion will need to reflect that you have an understanding of what kind of information is contained with each type of source
MONDAY:
Discuss how you would use each of the types of information we discussed in class today (scholarly books, popular magazines, newspapers, government documents, encyclopedia, and scholarly journal articles) in the research project you are working on in our class.
To get full credit for this blog post, your discussion will need to reflect that you have an understanding of what kind of information is contained with each type of source
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Wednesday's Blog Prompt (9/12)
Blog Prompt:
Did you change your research question since Monday? How? (DId you narrow it? Did you make it broader?) Why did you decide to change it this way?
Also, start brainstorming the kinds of resources you might need to answer this research question (books, interviews, statistics, photos, etc)
Remember to respond to a classmate by Friday
Did you change your research question since Monday? How? (DId you narrow it? Did you make it broader?) Why did you decide to change it this way?
Also, start brainstorming the kinds of resources you might need to answer this research question (books, interviews, statistics, photos, etc)
Remember to respond to a classmate by Friday
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