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Mth 158
Your 'question form' report has been received. Scroll down through the document to see any comments I might have inserted, and my final comment at the end.
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Supervised Study Course?
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Task: `q009. On the College Algebra homepage, click on Link to Blackboard, and sign in using the same username and password you use to access the registration system. When the Blackboard screen comes up you should find at least one 'course' entitled 'Supervised Study ... ', where ... stands for the term (Fall, Spring or Summer) and year (e.g., 2012), as well as your College Algebra course.
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I have gone to blackboard and looked through the courses that are listed. I still can't find the supervised study course...I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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Is there a possibility that the supervised study isn't listed with my courses on Blackboard and I need to look somewhere else, or am I just totally off base?
sorry, I completely forgot that I needed to send these answers on this particular form, so this will be the official copy rather than the submit work form I just sent.
Thanks!
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Task: `q001. You have completed the Introductory QA. Please explain the question-answer-self critique process as you understand it at this point.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I understand that we are to fully explain our problem solving process and then explain that we did or did not understand the elements of each problem.
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Task: `q002. Any question you pose in your responses should be preceded and followed by a series of at least three question marks. This is so the instructor can quickly identify your questions, and also so the instructor doesn't inadvertently overlook your question.
If you have a question about anything you see in the Orientation, please mark in in the indicated manner and include it in your response.
Please describe how you should annotate questions in your responses, and why it is important to do so:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blankd and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
It is important that each question be preceded and followed by a set of 3 question marks so the instructor does not accidentally overlook the question and it can be quickly identified within the document.
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Task: `q003. If at any point of the Orientation you have trouble following instructions, let your instructor know the specifics:
Submit a copy of every instruction related to your question.
Describe what you do at each step, and what happens as a result. Include a copy of the Address box of your Internet
browser, as it appears at every step.
If you are going astray in the process, this will give your instructor the information necessary to quickly get you back on track.
You should send this information using the Submit Question Form (this is the best form to use because it helps you structure your question and prompts you to provide important information), or the Submit Work Form. Having submitted the form it's also acceptable to send an additional note using email.
The URL's for these forms are respectively http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/forms/question_form.htm and http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/submit_work.htm.
Please describe what to do if you have trouble following any of the instructions:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
Be sure your instructor knows the specifics regarding the problem by submitting a copy of any instructions relevant to your question, describing what you do at each step and what happens as a result, and include a copy of the address box in your browser as it appears for every step. This information will allow your instructor all the necessary information to understand your issue and get you back on track. Submit the questions in a Submit Question Form or the Submit Work Form and an email if so desired.
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Task: `q004. Go to the home page for your course, at College Algebra Homepage (the URL is http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/college%20algebra/homepage_158_menu_driven.htm)
Bookmark this page (i.e., add it to Favorites on your Internet browser).
Describe what you see at this page.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
This is an explanatory note page. It lists the URL to the homepage, explains that without the initial instruction, you might not understand how the course of study is conducted or how assignments are submitted, and also provides an overview of course documents. It also provides a list of links to necessary pages to the left of the page.
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Task: `q005. On the homepage for your course, click the link 'Assignments' for an overview of your assignments. You can scroll down the page and see your assignments, numbered 1 - 42.
You will also see on your homepage the link to the 'Due Dates Document'.
Depending on when you are completing this document the Due Dates might be for the preceding semester. Due dates for a term are updated prior to the first day of classes for that term.
Please respond with a statement detailing your understanding of the Due Dates page:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
The Due Dates page is a week by week listing of assignments- specifies which chapter assignments and/or tests are due and when.
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Task: `q006. Return to the page at the 'Assignments' link, take a quick look down the page, and describe what you see. It is recommended that you bookmark this page in your browser (e.g., add it to Favorites) so you can access it easily and quickly.
Each assignment is accompanied by instructions for completing it. The instructions are pretty much the same for every assignment, so you should quickly get used to the routine.
There are probably additional things you don't understand right now about the Assignments page. You will get more specific and detailed information in subsequent Orientation assignments, and once you start actually using the page you will easily become accustomed to the routine.
Briefly describe what you have seen:
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
A detailed listing of each assignment, providing objectives and assigned problems in accordance with each assignment.
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Task: `q007. From the College Algebra homepage click on the link 'Course of Study'. Read it and acknowledge below that you have been able to find the syllabus and know how to locate it: Note that you should re-read the syllabus or course of study on or shortly after the first day of class, to be sure you have read the document that will apply to the term in which you are taking the course.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
I have reread the course of study and understand.
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Task: `q008. Return to the your College Algebra homepage and once more click on link to the Assignments link. Add this page to your bookmarks (e.g., in Internet Explorer, add to Favorites), and acknowledge in your response that you have done so.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
The assignments page has been added to my bookmarks.
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Task: `q009. On the College Algebra homepage, click on Link to Blackboard, and sign in using the same username and password you use to access the registration system. When the Blackboard screen comes up you should find at least one 'course' entitled 'Supervised Study ... ', where ... stands for the term (Fall, Spring or Summer) and year (e.g., 2012), as well as your College Algebra course.
Click on the Supervised Study ... site and give a brief description of what you see. You need not read all the information that appears, just take a quick look and give a line or two of description. (It is possible that you will be doing the Orientation prior to the beginning of the term, or shortly after registration; if so this Blackboard 'course' might not yet be available. You might also be doing this before your Blackboard enrollment is run. If either is the case, be sure to make a note to yourself to do check this page out on the first actual day of classes. You won't need it before then.).
Note that enrollment in Blackboard and enrollment in your course at VHCC are two separate things. Blackboard is 'unofficial' and always needs to be regarded as such.
Please respond with a statement detailing your understanding of the Blackboard Supervised Study 'course', and the unofficial nature of Blackboard.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
Blackboard is not the actual class, but more or less can be used as an aid to either track progression through the course or organization and information. The course study page is used to track grades, provide instructor information, and release general information to students. It also provides a list of frequently asked questions to provide additional help to students unfamiliar to this type of course.
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Task: `q010. We might use various features of this Blackboard page, but the course is not delivered using Blackboard. Blackboard has a number of very good features, but it is of necessity a 'closed' system and not sufficiently flexible or efficient to be the primary vehicle. The one feature we are sure to be using is the Grade Center, where you can check your grades on tests and my comments.
At the Supervised Study ... site note the 'Check Grades' link. Your grades will be posted at the Supervised Study... site, not at the College Algebra site.
As explained in the opening message on both the Supervised Study ... and College Algebra sites, Blackboard is not likely to be used extensively in this course, except for posting grades.
Describe what you see at the Grade Center.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
There is a list of items and point values.
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Task: `q011. You need not look at any more of the Blackboard page, but you are welcome to do so if you choose, and you may ask any questions you wish in your response. If you have no questions, or do not feel the need to further explore this page, just respond with 'ok' or something of that nature.
**** Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line; the next line is blank and doesn't include the #$... prompt):
ok
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Now highlight and copy your document, paste your copy into the box below, and click on Submit Form. It is suggested that you save a copy of your document as a backup.
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I haven't yet heard of anyone unable to locate the Supervised Study ... (which for this semester is entitled 'Supervised Study Spring 2013'), but I'm just beginning to go through submitted documents. I expect your note was submitted yesterday evening before the Blackboard pages had been made available.
I expect you might have located the page by now, per last night's emails. If not, try again, and if it isn't there answer the following so I can investigate further: When you log in to Blackboard, what 'course' choices do you see?
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