Posts by: "Christine Greenhow"

Wk 3: Sept 13 Sync

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Email Communication
Week 3 Announcement
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2021
Subject: CEP 956: Reminders & Looking Ahead to Week 3

Hi Betul, Jeong, Suha,
I hope you’re having a great week! This email contains important reminders as we wrap up week 2 and look ahead to the next synchronous class meeting.  Thank you for reading it carefully.

We have our next synchronous online class meeting: Monday, September 13, 2021

from 6-8:50pm (and on alternating Mondays after this).

 

Please use this Zoom link.

https://msu.zoom.us/j/330126517

 

**This is the same link you will now find on the course websiteZoom Whole Class Discussion.

 

UPDATE! INTRODUCTIONS

Thank you so much for posting your introductions in the online forum. I’ve enjoyed hearing about your goals, and I have posted a response to each of you! 
http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/forum/


UPDATE! ONLINE DISCUSSION

“Will Media Ever Influence Learning: A Heated Debate” 
Thank you all for your initial posts on the two guided reading questions within our online discussion forum. All posts were on time, within the word limits, and responded thoughtfully to the questions. Well done!

 

For W2 Q1, I have responded to each of your initial posts. I look forward to your thoughts on my questions and/or your responses to your peers.
http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/forum/

REMINDER: TWO RESPONSES TO PEERS PER QUESTION DUE SATURDAY

  • Post your response to your two peers’ initial posts (per question), so 4 responses from you total, by Saturday, Sept. 11 at midnight EST. Alternatively, you can post one response to a peer’s initial post and respond to someone else’s response to your initial post (per question), so still a minimum of 4 responses from you total. You can of course post more than this if you wish.
  • The goal of the online forum is to give you time to engage deeply with the readings & generate sparks for in-class discussion.

 

BASE GROUP CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUTS:
It looks like all of you have completed the Base Group Check-in question for this week online. Great! Please remember to Check-out by answering the Check-out questions on the schedule page 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., W2 Sept 6-12 Async Online from the drop-down menu)
3) Email or otherwise contact your Base Group members when you have Checked-in and Checked-out to let them know you have done so. This way the group can help support its members, get to know its members, and build trust over time.
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.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS

  • Post your response to your two peers’ initial posts (per question), so 4 responses from you total, by Saturday, Sept. 11 at midnight EST. Alternatively, you can post one response to a peer’s initial post and respond to someone else’s response to your initial post (per question), so still 4 responses from you total.
  • The goal of the online forum is to give you time to engage deeply with the readings & generate sparks for in-class discussion.
  • Consider what you’d like to do for your Social Media Activity. At our next class meeting I will go over a couple of example activities, and we’ll discuss your ideas based on your goals for the class, your research and career.
  • Interest Statementfor publishable article due before class on Monday, September 13 —> Submit to Dropbox on D2L

 

ARTICLE for PUBLICATION: INTEREST STATEMENT DUE Monday 9/13/21

Please review the requirements for the ‘Article for Publication: Interest Statement’ on the course website as you prepare your 1-page Interest Statement this week

http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/article-for-publication/

 


Any questions, please let me know.

 

Thanks, and see you online!

 

Chris

 

P.S. If you lose track of this email, no problem. I post weekly emailed reminders in the upper right-hand corner of the class website. 🙂 

Wk 2: Sept 6-12 Async

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Email Communication
Week 2 Announcement
Sent: Saturday, September 4, 2021
Subject: CEP 956: Reminders for Week 2 Online

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for an engaging first class. I enjoyed learning more about each of you! 

Previous classes have told me they appreciate weekly reminders of upcoming assignments. This email contains important information as we look forward to CEP 956 Week 2 online (Sept 6-12).  Thank you for reading this email carefully. Note the assignments for this coming week, which we went over when we met on Wednesday.

Login to the course site to see the schedule for this week (Sept 6-12):

http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/w2-synchronous-class/ 

BASE GROUP CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUTS:

Please Check-in with your Base Group at the beginning of the week by answering the Base Group Check-in questions early in the week (e.g., Tues or Wed) and then, Check-out 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., W2 Sept 6-12 Async Online from the drop-down menu)
3) Email or otherwise contact your Base Group members when you have Checked-in and Checked-out to let them know you have done so. This way the group can help support its members, get to know its members, and build trust over time.
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.

COMPLETE YOUR INTRODUCTION
If you haven’t already, please post your introduction in the INTRODUCTION online forum thread. Your response will help me tailor the course to your needs and goals:

http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/forum/ 

READINGS & ONLINE DISCUSSION

“Will Media Ever Influence Learning: A Heated Debate” 
Our course begins with the seminal debate on whether or not media will ever influence learning. Please read the 3 readings listed on the schedule page for Week 2: Sept 6-12.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS

  • Post your initial responses to the 2 guided reading questions (Q1 and Q2) in the Discussion Forum http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/forum/ by Thursday, Sept. 9 midnight EST
  • Post your response to your two peers’ initial posts (per question), so 4 responses from you total, by Saturday, Sept. 11 at midnight EST. Alternatively, you can post one response to a peer’s initial post and respond to someone else’s response to your initial post (per question), so still 4 responses from you total.
  • The goal of the online forum is to give you time to engage deeply with the readings & generate sparks for in-class discussion.
  • Consider what you’d like to do for your Social Media Activity. At our next class meeting I will go over a couple of example activities, and we’ll discuss your ideas based on your goals for the class, your research and career.
  • Interest Statement for publishable article due before class on Monday, September 13 —> Submit to Dropbox on D2L

 

ARTICLE for PUBLICATION: INTEREST STATEMENT DUE Monday 9/13/21

Please review the requirements for the ‘Article for Publication: Interest Statement’ on the course website as you prepare your 1-page Interest Statement this week

http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/article-for-publication/

Any questions, please let me know. Thanks, and see you online!

Chris Greenhow, instructor

P.S. If you lose track of this email, no problem. I post weekly emailed reminders in the upper right-hand corner of the class website. 🙂

Wk 1: Sept 1 Sync

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Email Communication
Week 1 Announcement
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021
Subject: CEP 956: For Wed 9/1 Class – Zoom, Login & Reply Requested

Hi Everyone,  

Welcome to the advanced doctoral course CEP 956: Mind, Media & Learning!  I look forward to seeing you Wednesday night for our orientation and first synchronous online class meeting: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from 6-8:50pm Eastern Standard Time (and on alternating Mondays after this).  

We will use this Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/2314762101  

 COURSE WEBSITE  

The website will serve as our hub for our collective exploration. By Wednesday night, this is where you will find links to the course syllabus, master schedule, weekly schedule pages, links to all readings, online discussion forum for our asynchronous weeks, and much of what you will need for this course. An important part of the course will be your reflections on your own use of social media/media use as learners, scholars, teachers, activists, and policy makers, and on your learning to craft a publishable article.  

You should have gotten an email asking you to login to the WordPress course site. Please try to login to the course website as soon as possible but before class on Wednesday night.  

http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/ 

**NOTE: I am still working on the course site so the banner and other aspects are in draft form. Thanks for keeping that in mind as you review it.   

COURSE OVERVIEW: In this course, we will be drawing on an interdisciplinary and emerging base of research and our own experiences to take a critical and informed approach to evaluating contemporary social media practices found in the everyday lives of students as well as those used in classrooms.  To learn more about the course overview, please read the course website’s home page: http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/

SOCIAL MEDIA: PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR ANSWER TO 3 QUESTIONS by tomorrow night, if possible:
1) Which social media do you currently use and feel comfortable using? 

2) Which social media do you want to learn more about?

3) Is there any social media that would not want to use as a student in this class?  

CREATE A GRAVATAR IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY by tomorrow night 

You have all been added to the course site, and everyone needs to set up a gravatar for the class if you don’t already see your photo there.  A gravatar is essentially a picture of you that follows you from wordpress site to wordpress site.  You need to have the gravatar associated with your MSU email account. 

To do this: 

1) Go to https://en.gravatar.com/ 

2) Click “Sign In” 

3a) If you have a gravatar account under a non-MSU email you can log in and add your MSU email to the account. 

3b) If you have a gravatar account under a MSU email address, log in using that 

3c) If you don’t have a gravatar account, click “Need an Account” and set up an account using your MSU email address 

4) Follow instructions for setting up your gravatar  

You will know it is working when you see you picture on this page: http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/base-groups/ 

 

Thanks so much. Any questions, please let me know. See you Wednesday night via Zoom! 

 

Chris 

Pre-course Schedule Announcement

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Email Communication
Pre-course Schedule Announcement
Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2021
Subject: CEP 956 Fall 2021: Greetings & Important Updates – Pls Reply

Hi Everyone,  

Greetings! I hope your summer is going well. I am THRILLED that you have enrolled in the advanced doctoral course: CEP 956: Mind, Media, & Learning. I am Christine Greenhow, an Associate Professor in the Educational Psychology and Educational Technology (EPET) program within the College of Education, and I will be your course instructor.  I am truly passionate about teaching this course, as you will see.  I am excited to work with you and learn about your different research interests and course and career goals.   

COURSE SCHEDULE
To help you plan ahead for the fall 2021 semester, I just wanted to let you know that this evening course will consist of alternating synchronous online class meetings and asynchronous online weeks. This has been the course format for the past few years.  I will continue this virtual format based on feedback I have received from some students regarding pandemic-related concerns.  Thank you for your patience, compassion, and flexibility as we navigate this fall together.  

SAVE-THE-DATE!
First meeting via ZOOM: Wednesday September 1, 2021    6-8:50pm EST 

The course scheduler says we are to meet Wednesday, September 1 this first week when classes begin. We meet on alternating Mondays after that, except during the last two weeks we will have back-to-back synchronous meetings. 

**NOTE: We will meet SYNCHRONOUSLY via Zoom. On campus students do not need to come to campus. 

SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2021 in CEP 956 

To help you plan ahead, this course will contain both synchronous and asynchronous online weeks. We will meet SYNCHRONOUSLY every other week during the 6-8:50pm EST scheduled meeting time.  Students will join the “Whole Class Zoom” on the course website: http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/   (*You will be able to login to the course site in August).

On alternate weeks, we will meet ASYNCHRONOUSLY in the online discussion forum and/or synchronously in small groups to work on readings, writing assignment(s) and/or activities. 

Please mark your calendars with this schedule below. More information, such the finalized course website, your login information, syllabus, assignments, etc., will be given to you in August, but for now, I thought it would help you in your fall planning to record these dates.  There is no textbook; all readings downloadable from the course site.

Wednesday, September 1, 6-8:50pm EST 

Course introduction, overview, expectations, assignments “Whole Class Zoom” on the course website: http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs21/ 

Week of September 6-12 

Asynchronous online discussion, new readings, writing/manuscript

Monday, September 13, 6-8:50pm EST   

All students join synchronous online class via Whole Class Zoom on the course website 

Week of September 20-26 

Asynchronous discussion, new readings, writing/manuscript 

Monday, September 27, 6-8:50pm EST  
All students join synchronous online class via Whole Class Zoom on the course website 

Week of October 4-10 

Asynchronous discussion, new readings, writing/manuscript 

Monday, October 11, 6-8:50pm EST 

All students join synchronous online class via Whole Class Zoom on the course website 

Week of October 18-24 

Asynchronous discussion, new readings, writing/manuscript

Monday, October 25
Fall Break Days – NO CLASS

Monday, November 1, 6-8:50pm EST  

All students join synchronous online class via Whole Class Zoom on the course website 

Week of November 8-14      

Asynchronous discussion, new readings, writing/manuscript

Monday, November 15, 6-8:50pm EST   

All students join synchronous online class via Whole Class Zoom on the course website 

Week of November 22-28    

Asynchronous discussion, new readings, writing/manuscript

Monday, November 29, 6-8:50pm  EST 

All students join synchronous online class via Whole Class Zoom on the course website 

Monday, December 6, 6-8:50pm  EST  (Final Class) 

All students join synchronous online class via Whole Class Zoom on the course website 

**Classes end December 12, 2021 – No Class Meeting during Exams week **

Participation, synchronous and asynchronous, is a big part of this course. Another course goal is your production of a submission-ready manuscript for a journal which is based on your own research interests and developing area(s) of expertise. We will spend time each week talking about key steps in the publishing process and the course will scaffold your writing of a manuscript for submission by the course’s end. Previous students have really appreciated this component of the course and been very successful in publishing their articles. I will share with you a list of these authors/articles when we meet. 

Please let me know in advance if you have any conflicts. Please also let me know if you have never used Zoom video-conferencing. No experience is required, but I would like to know if this technology is new to you.  

Please “Reply” to this email so that I know you have reviewed this email. 

Thank you and have a great holiday weekend! 

Chris