Engl. 1301 front page - 8-wk class, Fall, 2009

English 1301 Online - Flex

Offered by Maria A. Garcia • Freshman Comp 1

Welcome to the class! Please review the course details. They lead to information on how to get started.

Syllabus | Calendar | Writing Assignments | Blackboard Login Page

Course Details	Access more information on each item below through the calendar's links.
Course number and sections Start - end dates	Flex 1 Engl1301, Section 092 • Aug. 24 - Oct. 15, 2009 • Call # 11151 Flex 2 Engl1301, Section 097 • Oct. 19 - Dec. 11, 2009 • Call # 15299 Engl1301, Section 098 • Oct. 19 - Dec. 11, 2009 • Call # 15899
Prerequisites	To be eligible to take this course, a student must Have passed English 0301 with a grade of C or better and have passed Reading 0303 with a grade of C or better OR achieve the appropriate scores on placement tests. Take the Readi Self-evaluation, access the result, and have the report sent by email to the instructor at HyperClasshotmail.com. Also cc yourself.
Special characteristics	This course is reading and writing intensive. In addition, it is a skills class, which means students must go beyond the mere ability to understand the concepts; they must also apply them.
Number of required on-campus sessions	None except conferences by student request or instructor invitation.
Number of required online sessions	One - the library workshop required session conducted in the librarian's room familiarizes students with online research. Students connect from wherever their computers are located.
Teacher Information	Top
Name	Maria Garcia, M.A.
Email	Hyperclasshotmail.com
Phone	(210) 219-6589
Fax	(210) 486-1509
Texts and Other Instructional Methods
Videos	Some essay options call for writing about film or a YouTube video. If a student chooses one of them, she or he is expected to view the film. Top
Required Texts	Lecture notes as listed on the calendar. Click on the link to access each page. Documenting Sources: A Hacker Handbooks Supplement Guidelines based on the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, Third Edition (2008) Available for free online. Click here to download it. The download requires Adobe Acrobat. If you don't have it, go to the company web page and click on Get Adobe Reader.
Online lectures	Lectures as listed on the calendar.
Reality check questions	A set of questions serves as a study guide for each reading. They are the best way to study for the pre-tests. They jump from the calendar.
Pre-tests	A set of quizzes tests mastery over each required reading. They draw on the questions asked in the reality checks. count for attendance credit. are the best way to study for the tests. are available from the Blackboard Assessments page. open on demand.
Tests	The objective tests taken wherever the student accesses the computer count a total of 30% of the grade. The questions are multiple choice and matching definitions. They draw on the questions asked in the pre-tests. They jump from the Blackboard Assessments page.
Elluminate sessions	Real-time online meeting sessions are held using the Elluminate vClass software. One required session familiarizes students with online research. Students connect from wherever their computers are located. The distance ed librarian leads the session. By student request or instructor invitation, students and teacher may meet for short instruction sessions on specific topics.
Essays	The essays form the heart of the course, for in them, students demonstrate that they can think, to which all of the above lead. The writing counts 70% of the grade.
Getting Started	Top
Before anything else	• Be sure the bill for this semester is paid. The college drops students who do not pay on time. The high demand for web courses means it will be impossible to get back in. Do what it takes to secure your enrollment. • Take the Readi Self-evaluation, access the result, and have the report sent by email to the instructor at HyperClass[at]hotmail.com
Next	Review the comments from former students and then read the commitment contract. Pick the level which most closely matches the one at which you will invest. Save it for the Data Survey in week one.
Begin with the orientation	Work through the online orientation here. If you would prefer a face to face conference, please phone me at the number given above. We'll talk on the phone to find a time that works for both of us. Students who complete the orientation successfully learn what to do next.
Payoff	As for anything else that takes effort, the payoff is tremendous, multiplying exponentially not only in ways far beyond what you and I can imagine now, but also more wondrously, beyond our time together. When the class closes, and we may go our separate ways, but the learning never stops.

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