Emailed 10/9/20
Hi Brittney, Selin, and Madison,
Happy start to the weekend! I look forward to seeing you next Monday, October 12 for our synchronous online class meeting from 6-8:50pm EST.
Reminder for Monday: Login to the course site and go to “Zoom” click on “Whole Class Discussion” as we will use this link to start.
Here it is directly in case you need it. Whole Class Discussion Zoom: https://msu.zoom.us/j/330126517
REMINDER TO COMPLETE BASE GROUP CHECK-OUTS:
Please be sure you have completed the Check-out for this last asynchronous, online week by answering the Check-out questions at the end of the week.
1) Login to the course website.
2) Then, go to that week’s schedule page and find the Base Group Check-in (or Check-out) question for the week (e.g., W4 Oct 5-11 Online from the drop-down menu)
3) Email or otherwise contact your Base Group members when you have Checked-out to let them know you have done so.
4) To see how your answers and scores compare with your group overall, go to the Base Groups page. Find your Base Group. Click on your group and find the appropriate tab at the top to see the other member(s) Check-in or Check-out Answers.
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READINGS & ONLINE DISCUSSION
“Defining Social Media and Learning in Society”
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS
- Social media activity – be ready to share what you’ve done & link to your site on Monday, Oct. 12 For instance, maybe you want to explore LinkedIn (LI) as your chosen social media. Tell us how LI fits your definition of social media, why you want to explore it, and what you’ve done – such as create a profile or add to an existing one. The idea is just to get started. I’ll be asking you to provide a link to your social media profile. Any questions, let me know.
- Post responses to 2 peers (per question) OR post response to one peer and respond to your peer’s response (per question) bySaturday, Oct. 10 at midnight EST
- Cover letter for publishable article due before class on Monday, Oct. 12 —> Submit to Dropbox on D2L
- As we went over in class, see criteria for this Assignment and Sample Cover Letters on the Article for Publication page – check out the “Sample Cover letters” especially the first 3 pages of the Sample document to see two emailed cover letters which ended in successfully published articles by two of our EPET doc students. The first page of the Sample doc shows you how I will score your letter.
- Be ready to share your Cover Letter when we meet synchronously on 9/23.
- Outline for publishable article due before class on Monday, Oct. 12 —> Submit to Dropbox on D2L
- Be ready to share your outline when we meet. These can be very drafty.
- As I mentioned in class, one way to overcome the scary blank page is to do a table of contents search in the journal you are targeting and find a few examples of articles that look like the one you want to write. Break it down: how is their article organized, roughly how many words per section? See the journal’s guidelines for authors to help you know what they require in their articles and guide your outline. Skim the journal’s most recent editorials to help you know what editors are looking for and use this info to help inform your outline.
- Discussion Synthesis W4 – Instructor
Any questions for me, please let me know.
Thanks, and see you online!
