course PHY 121
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):
As I understand it, the question part is the formal start of each thought provoking process started by you, the professor. The answer portion is where I, the student, am supposed to release my brain to let the question sink in, then provided with the information I have learned to that point, provide a solution that is not only a reflection of what I have learned, but what I understand is a probable conclusion to the process. The self critique portion is where we basically communicate where I was going with my process analysis and where I should have been or where I was in sync with the process conclusion.
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Task: `q002. Go to the page http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu/ and click on your course. 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):
I see the Homepage for the courses that you instruct, links for different mathematics programs as well as the VHCC Homepage and Blackboard Homepage.
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Task: `q003. You might not have many questions at this point, but in general 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 it 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):
You should annotate any question by preceding it with ???. This is done so you do not overlook the question. This will alleviate a lot of headache and confusion on both parts (something I wish other on-line instructors would adopt).
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Task: `q004. 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.
Please describe what to do if you have trouble following any of the instructions:
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
In not so many words, you have to be thorough with what is giving problems and how. Since the internet is so vast and the web pages you have made for this and every other class are probably in the thousands, you do not want to spend your free time guessing where a student went wrong. You need to see the steps that lead the student to the problem, i.e., pages that were visited, steps taken in the process of getting lost and what is causing the problem.
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Task: `q005. On the webpage for your course, click on Assts or Assignments (in some courses (e.g., Liberal Arts Mathematics I and II) the assignments are simply given by a table and there is no Assts link), then on Due Dates (in courses which use a table for assignments, the Due Dates link is provided a few lines above the table), and describe what you see there. Note due dates are updated by the first day of classes; until this update the Due Dates will be for the preceding semester.
Please respond with a statement detailing your understanding of the Due Dates page:
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
My understanding is all weeks start on the Tuesday of that week. All weeks end on the following Monday. This holds true all the way until week 7 where it goes to Monday as the start and Sunday as the end.
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Task: `q006. Return to Assts, 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.
There are probably things you don't understand right now about the Assignments page. You will get more specific and detailed information in subsequent Orientation assignments. Briefly describe what you do and do not understand about this page.
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
What I understand- There are a vast number of assignments listed on this page. Not everyone does them all. They are labeled for the individual classes.
What I don’t understand- So far, I do not have any questions as to the format or what is being asked of us.
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Task: `q007. Click on Info and locate the syllabus or course of study for your course (Liberal Arts Mathematics students click on Course of Study, near the top of your page). 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):
I have located the syllabus and am able to do so again if needed.
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Task: `q008. Return to the http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu page and once more click on the page for your course. 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):
I have added this to my bookmarks as well.
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Task: `q009. On the http://vhmthphy.vhcc.edu page, click on 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 a 'course' entitled 'Supervised Study Current Semester'. Click on this 'course' 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, and 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):
It opens up to an announcement page that informs you of the actual location of the 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. Locate the tab for the Grade Center (it might be listed under 'My Grades') and click on it. Describe what you see.
Your response (insert your response beginning in the next line):
I actually did not find a grades tab. I went under Student Connect and found a section on the left hand side that said My Grades. I clicked on that, selected this course, then it brought up a grades page. This page contains information of Item, Grade, Possible Points, and any comments the instructor may have for that assignment.
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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):
No questions at this time.
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