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Training in Academic Strategies : 

Training in Academic Strategies KWLT Studios Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate basic critical reading, writing, and reasoning skills 2. Use a variety of personal management tools and strategies to enhance learning 3. Use problem solving skills to increase academic and professional proficiency 4. Identify career paths and goals.

Unit 1: You can Do it : 

Unit 1: You can Do it Welcome to Academic Strategies! My name is Tootsie; I’m your Academic Strategies tour guide. I’ve been around a long time. I am very excited to tell you that thousands of students from a wide range of backgrounds are living proof that education, starting with Academic Strategies, will change your life. Read on, and we’ll show you how!

Unit Objectives : 

Unit Objectives Objective 1 Navigate successfully through the course Objective 2 Use the discussion to introduce yourself Objective 3 Understand course expectations and course policies

Unit One : 

Unit One Be patient and give yourself the time you need to process all of this new information. Studies show that if you can make it through your first 3 weeks, you greatly increase your chances of getting that degree. This is not much time at all when you consider that the benefits of an adult education will last you the rest of your life! If you remember the reasons you began this wonderful journey, it will help to motivate you to continue. Throughout the course we will be looking at various strategies that will help you overcome obstacles and reach your goals. During this unit, you will introduce yourself to your instructor and classmates. A strong support system is one of the keys to success. Rest assured you are not alone in this process! Your knowledgeable and talented instructor cares deeply about making the classroom experience both valuable and enjoyable for you. Don't give up! This is the first and probably the most important challenge you will meet during your time here During this unit, you will introduce yourself to your instructor and classmates. A strong support system is one of the keys to success. Rest assured you are not alone in this process! Your knowledgeable and talented instructor cares deeply about making the classroom experience both valuable and enjoyable for you. Don't give up! This is the first and probably the most important challenge you will meet during your time here

Unit 1 - Communication : 

Unit 1 - Communication Just in case you need additional motivation to jump in and get started, it might be helpful to also look at the monetary value of a university education. According to the U.S. Census bureau, a bachelors degree can be worth an extra $19,000 a year! This is the end of your Unit 1 Introduction. Click on the Reading Link on the navigation bar to the left. The Do's and Don'ts of communicating online. With friends and family, it’s fun to use internet slang such as smileys :) and abbreviations such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud) but as professionals we need to consider that anything we write can be forwarded to anyone else. We have to be careful what we say and need to be more formal in our approach to school and career. Now that you are in an academic program, it’s time to start practicing good writing. You don’t have to be perfect, but you should strive to be a clear and professional communicator.Netiquette The word “netiquette” is a combination of two words: network and etiquette. There are no World Wide Web rules, and so the internet can be a pretty hectic place, but Virginia Shea (known as the “network manners guru”!) wrote http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html for those of us communicating in cyberspace. Click on the link above to see these ten core rules, and then click on Rule No. 1, “Remember the Human” and read it. Feel free to read the others as well for some excellent advice on Netiquette. Do's • Write out all words (type "you"instead of "u") and use appropriate capitalizations. • Always capitalize the pronoun I.• Explain yourself clearly. Don'ts • Do not use smileys (also called emoticons).• Avoid acronyms. Not everyone will know what the acronyms mean and this can block the flow of communication. For example, not everyone knows what ROTFL (Rolling on the Floor Laughing) means. • Do not use all capital letters when you type. All capitals

Strengths and Advantages : 

Strengths and Advantages This section offers additional related resources for your reading and learning pleasure. In other words, we think they are great resources, but they are not required. Tips for Success: http://wsuonline.weber.edu/students/studentresources/tips.htm Visit the website: What Makes a Successful Online Student? http://www.ion.illinois.edu/Resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.asp Take the Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students http://www.ion.illinois.edu/Resources/tutorials/pedagogy/selfEval.asp

Next Steps of ActionYou can Do it - Discussion : 

Next Steps of ActionYou can Do it - Discussion There are two parts to this question. Make sure you include both parts in your initial post. Part 1: Introduce yourself to your classmates and instructor! For this first unit discussion, please tell us briefly something about yourself and why you chose your major. Part 2: Share with us one of your "first time" experiences from this list: My first time in an online course� My first time sending an email� My first time using instant message�. My first time buying something online� My first time using a search engine such as Google�.

My personal response to the discussion and it's responses : 

My personal response to the discussion and it's responses Howdy Mrs. Weatherhead and my fellow classmates, Let me introduce myself my name is Walter Andrews I'm a 13 year employee at a local food establishment. With a hobby in web designing, and now getting an education to boost the hobby to a business that will not be an employed situation. But an ownership environment to eventually employee others and teach them my abilities. I'm here to learn what i can and gain new understanding to today's world wide web and the way we receive and transmit our information to others. i beleave information is important when used the right ways. I've tinkered with my web site in so many ways in the old school way of html and now want to expand it to help me bring in new customers etc. As well as maybe teach others that i may hire what I have acquired in my journey to the point in life that may be. part 2 Great choices i decided to go with the first one for this is a new world to me being 40 years old and not have been in the halls of a education facility either online or offline. I hope to make this the best i can and take what i will learn and bring what i may know in hope it may inspire and help others in my journey. I have always believed that when the seed is planted the knowledge will blossom upon regular maintenance. So in hopes of a easy first time I hope to meet new friends and more. Yours In Higher Learning Walter Hi Walter and welcome aboard! Designing web pages is fun and I've had the opportunity to work on a few sites some years ago. It can be very refreshing to see how your work progresses as you are building a website. I hope that you enjoy our online class and walk away with a wealth of information. Welcome aboard Walter! Andrea (Andrea is the Professor for this class I took other names thatwill appear in later posts are students)‏