Online learning RMF PT 2 with audio

University of Phoenix : 

University of Phoenix Online Learning Success Presentation Part II All screen-shot pictures used in this presentation are under copyright by the University of Phoenix ©2009.

The Online Classroom: Participation vs. Attendance : 

The Online Classroom: Participation vs. Attendance Participation Can only be obtained in the Main forum Get this by: Responding in a substantive (meaningful and on-topic) manner to classmates and instructor Things that do not count towards participation in Main forum: if you ask a general question (like about an assignment), replying to an announcement, checking in, posting your DQs, posting a weekly summary, off-topic comments Attendance Automatic and done by software, instructor has NOTHING to do with this If you send any message to the classroom during the week (does not matter what forum) you are considered “In attendance” Things you can do to meet attendance Turn in your work Respond to any thread, in any forum Just do your work for the class

The Online Classroom: Participation vs. Attendance : 

The Online Classroom: Participation vs. Attendance Ways to get participation credit: Reply to a classmate’s DQ post Reply to an instructor’s follow up post to a DQ Reply to a supplemental discussion question (if your instructor uses these) Reply to an in-progress and on-topic discussion in the Main forum (usually in a discussion thread) Tactics for efficiency in Participating: Find 3-4 posts that you want to respond to, then no matter what read them and find something meaningful to say Don’t be afraid to share ideas someone else has already stated Add personal experiences to your reply Add insightful information that you found Challenge your classmates (respectfully) – ask them why they replied a certain way or how they came up with an idea Tip: Participation requirements are listed in the syllabus as well as the Classroom Policies Document.

The Online Classroom: Participation vs. Attendance : 

The Online Classroom: Participation vs. Attendance Meaning of substantive Your message has substance The message furthers the conversation The message is on-topic The message is related (overtly/clearly) to course content Your message is academically appropriate (no cussing, uses appropriate grammar, etc) How to get Substantive posts: Substantive messages will often include contributions of additional ideas and sources, insights or questions about classmates’ comments, connections to the course readings, ways of applying the lessons from the course, etc. As a rule of thumb, your substantive comments should be at least several sentences in length. Short comments, such as "Good idea" or "I agree," do not constitute substantive posts on their own. Neither do comments that are unrelated to the topics at hand (for example, “I saw that movie too!”) If you say you agree about something, please explain why you agree, and add an additional insight or question. Tip: Substantive posts that count towards participation in a class will be awarded a Green S Message Tag.

The Online Classroom: How to Check Your Posts : 

The Online Classroom: How to Check Your Posts From inside the classroom: Scroll down to the See Also box Click on the link called Class Members Find your name Click on your name You will see all of your posts Tip: Checking your posts is helpful when you want to see if you met participation, find a particular post, or verify if messages went through.

The Online Classroom: UOP Email : 

The Online Classroom: UOP Email If you need to find your UOP email address or that of someone in your class….from inside the classroom: Scroll down to the See Also box Click on the link called Class Members Find the person’s name, look to the right of the person’s name

The Online Classroom: UOP Email : 

The Online Classroom: UOP Email To set up your UOP email account: You must be enrolled in and have started at least 1 course before you can activate your mail account Log into your student webpage At the top of the page click on the link called “Inbox” Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your account. If you experience issues call technical support

The Online Classroom: UOP Email : 

The Online Classroom: UOP Email Your UOP email account… Is hosted by Google but is a UOP email address, it always ends in @email.phoenix.edu I suggest adding your instructors, counselors, advisors, and teammates as contacts to your account – this speeds up the process of finding people Play around with your account once it is set up, you might be surprised how many features you have access to use Your UOP Email account features: Calendar, with a meeting planner (just like Outlook) Instant Message/Chat Document sharing Email forwarding Personalization Auto-signature Tons of other features Once set up, you can access your UOP email account from this link: https://cas.phoenix.edu/cas/

The Online Classroom: Links you need to know : 

The Online Classroom: Links you need to know Help – takes you to technical support, systems support, and search functions Tips/FAQ – provides pictures and shows you how to use features in the classroom Important messages – located under the See Also box; contains updates about the system and policies My drafts – messages that have not yet been sent but are saved (attachments do not save for drafts) My sent items – a listing of all your sent messages System status – located at the very bottom of the classroom (discussion) page, gives you system status updates and recaps

Student Webpage : 

Student Webpage Overview Home Library Program Account

Student Webpage: Home : 

Student Webpage: Home What you will find on the Home tab: Announcements (right hand side) Messages from the university (right hand side) Quick links (to highly used areas of the site) Schedule and Grades (small link under the program information area) Program Credits and summary (small link under the program information area) Courses Current Previous Upcoming Program Information Your program and the manual for the program Your academic counselor and enrollment counselor’s contact info Your financial advisor’s contact information

Student Webpage: Home – Course box : 

Student Webpage: Home – Course box Materials – takes you to course materials (NOT the materials forum) Discussion – takes you into the classroom Gradebook – shows you your grades and feedback Get Books – if you need to purchase books it is done here Class Roster – see your classmates’ and instructor’s pictures if they have one displayed plus UOP email address Subscribe to class folders in Outlook Express – for students who have very slow connections or need to see class materials while being off-line (not suggested because the daily updates when you log in can take a very long time)

Student Webpage: Home : 

Student Webpage: Home Class Roster If you want your picture to appear on the class roster link follow these steps: Click on the Account Tab Under Account Settings click on “My Community Profile” Follow the directions to add your picture and/or biography Get Books If your class requires that you purchase a text (few do) you are NOT required to buy them through Ed-Map, which is where the link called “Get Books” takes you You can buy your textbooks (if hardback are required) from anywhere you want (Amazon, Half.com, ABE, etc) Most classes will have an eBook, this comes with your class materials fee, you can print the book out and you will always have access to it online, even after you graduate

Student Webpage: Library : 

Student Webpage: Library What is found on this tab: University Library Databases to search for references and information eBook Collection Books ranging from textbooks for various classes to just books in general Center for Writing Excellence Help, guidance, tutoring, and guidelines for writing and grammar Center for Mathematics Excellence Help, tutoring, guidance, and resources to help with mathematics study and use Element K Tutorials Technology tutorials that you can do at your leisure Student Labs Get live help 5-7 days a week from a faculty member (will help with concepts and skills, not course specific questions, those you have to ask your instructor) Learning Team Toolkit Tips, tricks, documents, and guidance about working on an academic team University Marketplace Buy discounted software and goods plus get discounts on services

Student Webpage: Library : 

Student Webpage: Library Entering the Library Two ways: Click on the name “University Library” This takes you to a page with databases you can select from – much more efficient Search in the search box on the library tab Federated search, it is live so it is NOT fast but you get results for the majority of the databases in the library Tip: Using the library’s specialized databases is the most efficient way to locate information you can use for specific purposes, like a research project.

Student Webpage: Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) : 

Student Webpage: Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) Reviewing Services: Tutor Review Live instructor reviews the first 2-3 pages of your paper and provides feedback. Takes 48+ hours Can only submit a paper 1 time (should never submit a 1st draft) Will identify issues once or twice, you need to take the feedback and edit/proof-read to find similar errors Only Microsoft Word documents can be submitted WritePoint Turn around is a few minutes to a few hours (depends on the day and time) Is a software program, so it only identifies overt errors Can submit work as many times as you want Will identify issues once or twice, you need to take the feedback and edit/proof-read to find similar errors Only Microsoft Word documents can be submitted Plagiarism Checker Turn around is a few minutes to a few hours (depends on the day and time) Only Microsoft Word documents can be submitted Identifies passages that match in terms of similarity to information in the database (other papers, texts, websites, etc) Tutorials and Guides Grammar tutorials Grammar Guide – tutorials available on-demand Samples (like APA papers) Plagiarism Tutorial Thesis Generator Software Tutorials Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Essay Guidelines Writing Style handbooks (does NOT take the place of the APA Manual)

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How to submit a paper to a reviewing service: Save your work as a Microsoft Word document – must have the file extension .doc or .docx If your work is in a different type of file like PowerPoint or Excel, copy it into Word Go to the Center for Writing Excellence by click on the link/title Center for Writing Excellence on the library tab On the left hand side of the page there is a box called Writing Tools, in that box click on “Submit a Paper” A new screen will appear with the box called Submit a Paper (see picture) Type in the paper’s title Browse and locate the file on your computer to upload Select a course (not required) Select English or Spanish Select the “Student” role from the drop-down (this should be default for you) Click on the services you want Click Submit Student Webpage: Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) Tip: Do NOT select TutorReview unless you are not submitting a first draft and you have at least 48 hours to wait for feedback.

Student Webpage: Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) : 

Student Webpage: Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) How to retrieve a paper from the reviewing services: Go to the CWE In the Writing Tools box select My Papers If you have not left the CWE since submitting your paper press the Refresh button for your browser, it is usually by the address bar and has “recycling” type arrows on it Locate the paper you want to retrieve and check the status to the right; if there is a green checkmark your paper is ready to be retrieved. To retrieve the paper click on the reviewing service’s name next to the green check – i.e. WritePoint A pop up box will appear, open the paper then save to your computer

Student Webpage: Program : 

Student Webpage: Program What’s on the Program Tab: Services Program Schedule and grades University Services GPA Calculator National Testing Programs SASWeb for Doctoral Dissertations University Disability Services My Degree Completion Student Workshops University Publications Academic Catalog Student Code of Conduct High-lights: University Disability Services If you have a learning disability, physical disability, or medical condition that does or may interfere with your ability to perform and meet deadlines as a student you need to talk to an ADA officer by visiting this page. Student Workshops Variety of offerings, updated all the time Most are 3 days long and offered every single week Free to students Unless you have a lot of time on your hands or are a master of time management only enroll during breaks between classes and maybe the first week of a class Tip: This is in no way a comprehensive review of the program tab.

Student Webpage: Account : 

Student Webpage: Account What’s on the Account tab: Account settings Update stuff like your contact information Community Profile Payments Pay your university bills and monitor your account Personal Tip: This is in no way a comprehensive review of the account tab.

How to be successful as an online student : 

How to be successful as an online student Overview: Technical Support Scheduling Time management Documents you should print Keeping track of your work Quality work Required Software Late work

Student Success: Technical Support : 

Student Success: Technical Support Your instructor is not technical support Do not tell your instructor “I couldn’t do this assignment because I had technical issues” Tell your instructor if you had technical issues and provide a technical support ticket number to accompany your claim Technical issues, even with the UOP websites are not a viable excuse for late work or submitting work late – always work ahead and use email if you cannot get into the classroom to post your work UOP Technical support’s phone number 1-877-832-4867 TOLL-FREE 7 days a week, 24 hours per day Tech Support cannot help you complete your homework – they help you fix problems with the university systems such as OLS, your student web page, and course materials as well as University Services. NOTE: OLS is USUALLY offline or down for maintenance on Sunday evenings from 10-ish pm to 2am Arizona time (this means access may be intermittent not completely unavailable) – to check on scheduled maintenance times in OLS click on the icon titled “System Status” on the Discussion page (aka the classroom).

Student Success: Scheduling : 

Student Success: Scheduling Suggested UOP Schedule Tuesday – Complete readings, answer DQs, and participate; check your team forum Wednesday – answer both DQs (if you haven’t already) and participate ...also check team forum Thursday – do individual portion of teamwork & participate ...post your team work in the team forum for review Friday – complete small assignment & participate .....check team forum Saturday – complete larger assignment and participate .....check team forum Sunday – catch up and review team work, begin readings for next week Monday – catch up on anything and plan team work for next week and complete readings for next week Suggested Axia Schedule Day 1: Participate and answer both discussion questions Complete readings and listen to presentation Day 2: Participate Finish any readings left-over Complete a CheckPoint Day 3: Participate Complete a CheckPoint Day 4: Participate Complete any remaining CheckPoints Day 5: Complete the assignment Day 6: Begin on following week’s readings Catch up on any assignments or readings Day 7: Begin on following week’s readings Catch up on any assignments or readings Tip: Always have a set schedule that plans for more time than you think you will need.

Student Success: Time Management : 

Student Success: Time Management Get on a schedule Even if you have to adjust it every week and for every day Plan out your schedule either at the beginning of the class, at the beginning of the week, or at the end of the week prior to the one you are planning Do not procrastinate, get rid of distractions and start working, even if you tell yourself “I will work on this for 15 minutes then take a break” – take a 5 minute break if you need it then go back to work for 15 minutes Get a back up plan for things most likely to go wrong: Internet outage Computer Crash Kid gets sick, etc. You do not need to read every post in the classroom..read: Announcements All posts to your individual forum All posts to your team forum All the posts in the Course Materials forum Get a reminder system Cozi.com will allow you to set up a calendar, email, text message, and share your schedule Post your schedule around your work space and at home, ask those around you to “bug” you about assignments Integrate your personal and work calendar with your school calendar Program reminders into your PDA, cell phone, computer, etc

Student Success: Documents you should print : 

Student Success: Documents you should print Course Syllabus Found in the Course Materials forum Course Calendar Found in the course materials forum Not all instructors provide this If your instructor did not create one for you, create one yourself Team Charter You need easy access to your team’s contact information should your computer crash or should you not have access to the internet Technical support’s phone number Instructor’s contact information

Student Success: Keeping track of your work : 

Student Success: Keeping track of your work Print out the syllabus Mark off assignments as you complete and submit them Keep the syllabus with you and near your work space Read the syllabus daily so you don’t miss something Plan out your week by reading through the syllabus Use a calendar Schedule time to complete assignments and mark them off as you complete them Files Set up a file folder for each class on your computer, usually name it your class name like GEN100 Keep all of your course work and documents in the file folder Participate early in the week and often, always post more than is required Answer DQs early in the week Work ahead on assignments

Student Success: Quality Work : 

Student Success: Quality Work Always proof-read your work (all of it, even messages for the classroom) Read your work aloud Use the CWE Write your messages in MS Word then copy and paste them into the classroom Always run spell and grammar check prior to submitting work If your instructor posts assignment expectations or rubrics in addition to the syllabus read and follow these Ask questions if you have them – ask early Always submit work where and how the instructor directs (forum, posts, attachments, etc) Don’t wait until the last minute to do your work You can’t ask questions if you wait You can’t add time if the assignment takes longer than you thought You can’t do your best if you are racing the clock

Student Success : 

Student Success Late Work Axia 10% off per day up to 4-days late After 4-days you get a zero UOP: Each instructor has a late policy that is strictly followed – usually you have a very limited time to submit work late Late work always receives penalties (5% - 95% per day late) unless you have a provable and valid reason for not submitting your work, as determined by the faculty member Faculty can and will ask you to provide proof of your valid reason for wanting to be excused Participation cannot be made up, you either earn it or you don’t Required Software Microsoft Office Word NOT WORKS, there is a huge difference PowerPoint Excel Explorer UOP sites work best with Explorer over Opera, FireFox, etc. Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Flash Reader Tip: If you own Microsoft 2003 or earlier you need to go to the Microsoft Home page and download the Compatibility Pack.