Personal Survival Guide Tenisha Freston Axia College of University of Phoenix GEN-105 Skills for Learning in an Information Age Mary Newhams August 16, 2009 INTRODUCTION The following is a survival guide to completing college. A collaboration of resources that I have found useful is included. Each topic includes a reason each resource is so important for a successful college experience. USING AXIA’S EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES The technological tools such as e-books and audio lessons provided by Axia are really helpful. With the option of audio reading materials I know exactly how long listening to these learning materials will take.
COM10003 Learning and communication online Assessment 2B: Analysis of collaborative work The following is a review of Assessment 2A: Producing an online informational resource. I will be discussing, demonstrating and addressing the key criteria as it applies to my group’s now submitted assessment and how the factors of online collaboration affected the effective productivity of my group with reference to learning materials we have studied throughout. The shining example that comes to my mind is the strong leadership from one of our members, Will Martin. I am unfamiliar with Will’s background but he has a firm understanding of leaderships skills and abilities. He was immediately instrumental in getting us on track for a topic and discussing strengths/ weaknesses of group members Will Martin 8/4/15 “So my interests: Health, Food, Wine, Social issues (Bullying, refugees, indigenous, tolerance, politics), Travel, Artists, Filmmaking, Filmmakers, Writing, Blogging, Technology.
James Peterson (00530244) FYEX 1000-First Year Experience Unit 2-myLakeland Assignment Quicktools: 1) Student email: Communications between Professors, Students and the University. 2) Schedule it: Very useful in scheduling sessions regarding tutoring. 3) Blackboard: Allows Professors to add resources for students to access online, (i.e. PowerPoint and videos), to enhance teaching and learning efforts. 4) Degree Tracker: Very useful in regards in keeping track of my classes needed to complete my degree of choice in a timely manner.
I now have more confidence in terms of using online literature as a part of an assessment. I also feel as if I have made great progress while working in an online group. I have learned the skill of being able to utilise online publishing tools, and which of those are considered to be useful. By using a process of evaluation I have been able to distinguish which online sources are relevant to me, I have a much clearer idea on how to strengthen my own work by using supportive literature. At first I was very nervous about finding information online and the online collaboration, but being a part of this unit was extremely empowering and it has taught me to be more understanding of each individual situation when working collaboratively.
During each seminar, the instructor will be asking students lots of questions from the reading assignments, so there will be many opportunities to answer and to make additional comments or ask questions of your own. Your attendance at the weekly seminar for this course is very important. The seminar is an excellent source of information and explanation of the weekly material in this course. However, if you are unable to attend the seminar, you can still learn the information that was provided and also earn the seminar points. In order to earn the seminar points, you must complete an alternative assignment and submit it as a Word document attached to an email.
Textbook Analysis Essay Teresa Blosser EED-465 8/21/2015 1 The table of contents at the beginning of the textbook allows the students to see what they are going to be learning about in each unit. There are two or three chapters in each unit. Each of the units has a theme of people or themes and for every chapter. Each unit has a section telling you what you can learn in this unit. assessments, online textbook quiz, critical thinking page for understanding the skills they learned, chapter review with questions to answer, and standardized test practice.
To help your teacher know whom the essay came from, save the file as: GEN1 S2 COMP 6.11 Research Paper First Draft_FIRST INITIAL_LAST NAME.doc Example: GEN1 S2 COMP 6.11 Research Paper First Draft_M_Smith.doc Type your paper in the document you create. When you are ready, turn in your draft to your teacher. • The recommended length requirement for this paper is 3–6 pages (900–1,800 words),
D2L use and email: eLearning (Desire to Learn; D2L) will be the main communication platform for this class. Course announcements, lecture slides (in pdf), assignments, assessments and your scores will be posted on D2L website frequently. Make sure you are able to access D2L for checking messages and assignments at least twice a week. What to do if you miss a class: 1. Study the assigned textbook chapters and lecture slides for the missed lecture.
What You Say: Language Context Matters Resource ID#: 56900 Primary Type: Lesson Plan This document was generated on CPALMS - www.cpalms.org In this lesson students will analyze three texts (Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue," Richard Rodriguez's "Se Habla Espanol," and Zora Neale Hurston's "How it Feels to be Colored Me") looking at language, tone, and style. Students will be scaffolded through use of graphic organizers and a Socratic Seminar to culminate in an essay about tone. Subject(s): English Language Arts Grade Level(s): 9, 10 Intended Audience: Educators Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Overhead Projector Instructional Time: 5 Hour(s) Resource supports reading in
Save all Xerox copies, interview notes, Internet printouts, pamphlets, etc. You will need these items to submit with your final paper. 8. As you begin to write your sections of the research paper, you must use MLA format for a research paper and review the paper rubric (to be distributed later) to ensure you are meeting all the criteria both individually and as a group. We will review and practice MLA format in class and you will receive several handouts.