Course Expectations and Common Ground
There are a few expectations relevant to this course, as you investigate and self-direct your learning about media and digital technology. Although the focus of this course is on your own skills as a digital citizen, you will have opportunities to relate your learning to your professional work as a teacher. Links to the classroom will be explored but further investigations on your own will be required. For each classroom session, it is expected that you will spend a minimum of TWO hours completing the course readings, investigating additional resources, reflecting on links to teaching and learning, as well as exploring digital resources and Web 2.0 tools.
Your skills and abilities are important to the collaborative learning that will take place in this course. Be prepared to share and work as a 'digi-buddy' for others when your learning can benefit that of others. If you find references and resources that would benefit others in this course, please share them with the course instructor and with classmates, in multiple ways - email, social media, etc. Your learning is in your hands. Your learning will grow and expand when you share and work with others. Don't be hesitant to risk making mistakes - through these explorations and inquiries, we will continue to learn.
Your skills and abilities are important to the collaborative learning that will take place in this course. Be prepared to share and work as a 'digi-buddy' for others when your learning can benefit that of others. If you find references and resources that would benefit others in this course, please share them with the course instructor and with classmates, in multiple ways - email, social media, etc. Your learning is in your hands. Your learning will grow and expand when you share and work with others. Don't be hesitant to risk making mistakes - through these explorations and inquiries, we will continue to learn.
As we begin our work together in this class, we will learn together. We will become members of a learning community. Our focus will be to learn and support each other to gain common ground. By following a set of groundrules, our community will develop, thrive and survive. By participating in this course, you will need to follow and abide by these groundrules.
What is a community?
A community is a group of individuals who work together in support of a common goal or interest. We are working together to support the successful achievement of our learning outcomes. You will learn from each other in this class through a process of exploration, sharing, and reflecting.
As a community member, you agree to:
Participation - In order to have a common understanding of how students are expected to behave and relate to each other, you need to review these resources about ‘professional’ conduct in a digitally supported, face-to-face classroom context. If you have any concerns, please contact the course instructor.
This course is offered primarily in a face to face setting. This course site is a compilation of classroom materials, resources and activities. It will guide the in-class portion of the course and supplement the classroom learning with additional information, links for further learning and ongoing self directed learning.
Not all items in this course site will be covered or discussed during class sessions. This course site will serve to support students in further inquiry.
What is a community?
A community is a group of individuals who work together in support of a common goal or interest. We are working together to support the successful achievement of our learning outcomes. You will learn from each other in this class through a process of exploration, sharing, and reflecting.
As a community member, you agree to:
- Treat contributions made by others with respect and understand that differences in opinion, interests and abilities are not only natural but encouraged and supported.
- Have a sense of patience, a sense of humour and a risk taking attitude with topics that are introduced and explored.
- Keep an open mind and ‘turn to wonder’.
- Ask for help when you need it and assist others when possible.
- Contribute regularly to collaborative activities to ensure other members of the community have opportunities to read, listen, reflect and respond to your ideas.
- Respect the diverse opinions and viewpoints of each member of the community.
- Understand that communications shared through text have a higher likelihood of being misinterpreted than the spoken word. When you type a thought, reflection or comment, read it carefully before you submit or post. Read it out loud to yourself to see if it makes sense and is grammatically correct. Rephrase or rewrite to ensure clarity.
- Contribute regularly. With face to face class time and online contributions, think of your contributions as part of an ongoing conversation. Each of your contributions play a role in building the content, ideas and understanding in our community.
- Solve problems or issues through open, honest questions and active listening.
- Report groundrule violations or unresolved issues to our community leader (your course instructor).
Participation - In order to have a common understanding of how students are expected to behave and relate to each other, you need to review these resources about ‘professional’ conduct in a digitally supported, face-to-face classroom context. If you have any concerns, please contact the course instructor.
- Netiqutte - http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
- Appropriate use guidelines found on many school and school board web sites
This course is offered primarily in a face to face setting. This course site is a compilation of classroom materials, resources and activities. It will guide the in-class portion of the course and supplement the classroom learning with additional information, links for further learning and ongoing self directed learning.
Not all items in this course site will be covered or discussed during class sessions. This course site will serve to support students in further inquiry.
PLEASE CONSIDER THESE: Rules of Netiquette and Norms of Collaboration
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FINALLY
For all who venture into the world of media and digital technologies, be warned! This student has an important message for you as you work through this course. It may be a presentation for another course in another location, but it is an IMPORTANT message for EDUC 4000 students as well. Keep up to the assignments, ask for help, work collaboratively, plan ahead, and TALK to your instructor! |