Today's meetings
8.30am - 9am: attendance and announcements meeting
10am: MANDATORY study groups/workshops - enter via these links or your course channel on Teams*
10.30am: Office Skills Alphabetical Filing Rules chat
11am: noon: office hour - optional, drop-ins, any questions or to work on assignments with me!
Quick note: all scheduled meetings can be accessed here
Don't forget to send me a progress email!
*Note the Wednesday groups are different than the usual daily groups for most courses. Please use the links above.
Everybody:
I have added a short survey to my Feedback tab asking for input on how easily you could access and utilize resources on the lab site. Please take a few minutes to fill it out - it's anonymous. I really appreciate your detailed responses.
If you need to download, install, and/or sign in to the Office applications, please refer to the instructional handouts on the tab The Lab.
Midweek is a good time to check your schedules (and the Monday post) to confirm if your course lasts one or two weeks. As per the Lab Policies document, all of your assignments are due the final Friday of your course at 4pm. Refer to the Policies document and the welcome video for my policies regarding late submissions, extensions, and academic integrity. I have resources for writing, citing, etc which do not violate integrity - these are linked at the bottom of the Citations tab.
If you are experiencing any issues with accounts, software, etc, please let me know with screenshots. See this post if you need further instruction: https://caitlinbaird1.wixsite.com/thelab/post/technical-difficulties-what-to-do
Please watch the Wednesday video and come prepared with your questions to the morning meeting at 8.30.
Read this post if you haven't before: https://caitlinbaird1.wixsite.com/thelab/post/how-do-i-know-what-to-do-today
I strongly encourage you to connect with your classmates, be it those in your program cohort or simply in your course this week. If you request membership to this site, you can use the Forums for this purpose. Otherwise I suggest exchanging emails or handles for whichever apps you like - Whatsapp is popular for study groups, as are Facebook Groups. Further, Teams allows you to connect via chat or call. Today, Wednesday, is mandatory group work day.
All courses have study group today at 10am. The direct links are here: https://caitlinbaird1.wixsite.com/thelab/post/direct-links-to-the-wednesday-study-groups For CES, please submit your resume and cover letter by 9am. If you are alone in your course this week, you do not need to join the study group meeting. If you are in Keyboarding, please just check in for an attendance point. The goal of today is to learn from your classmates.
If you would like a Keyboarding account to improve your speed and accuracy, let me know so I can create an account for you. The links etc are on the Keyboarding Courses page. Click "Typing Club" to get started - sign in with your personal email; leave the password space blank. If you requested an account in your progress email, your account is ready.
Reminder: send me daily progress emails. Click here for details.
Course-specific instructions:
CES - Please submit your cover letter and resume drafts if you have not already. Remember this course is pass/fail and based on participation/completion - if you have not sent your drafts, they are overdue. Everything I've received is in the DropBox for you. At 10am, you will be working with your peers to edit your work. Read through each cover letter and resume. Use the examples in the DropBox and resources on the Courses page to guide your feedback.
Read this post about how to workshop. I will join you at 10 to help set you up and provide my own feedback.
If needed, watch the video on digital editing in Word (at the bottom of the Writing Resources page).
ITC week 1 - As per the suggested daily schedule, continue using the chapters (1-5) linked on your Courses page to fill in your week 1 study guide. Use the talkthrough videos to help focus your attention, as the PDF chapters are quite long. At 10, I am going to put you all in a breakout room so you can check each other's work. When you've found the answers, watch the ITC Review 1 video on the Lectures tab. Towards the end of tomorrow's class, we will have a meeting to discuss the exam material during which I will answer any questions you had, so please write down your questions as you progress through the material.
If you haven't yet, download the Assignment instructions from ECampus. Remember you can complete the three assignments in any order. Use the walkthrough demo video on your Courses page to complete the Excel assignment.
I've had a couple questions about the activities in the pdf modules. These are optional, but if you are new to using these programs, please do try them out! They are not for marks. I am only grading the documents you create and your tests.
ITC week 2 - continue with study guide 2 and your assignments. Check the blog for the bonus quiz study guide; the answers are embedded in the Talkthrough 6+7 and 8+9 videos. Remember there is a Review video on the Lectures tab which I will assign tomorrow.
KBD - continue with Typing Club and other practice. You do not need to complete all activities in Typing Club. Take the tests tomorrow to check your scores. Remember, MLA is a regulated program with a prerequisite typing speed of 40WPM without errors and a practicum prerequisite of 50WPM. You need an average of 40WPM across your tests to pass the course with 60%. If you do not meet this requirement, you will not be enrolled in the MLA program. If you are not achieving scores over 40WPM, please include your speed and accuracy results in today's progress email so I have an idea of what's needed to help you achieve your goal.
MSE, MSW, MSP - continue with Pearson. Please join me in office hour if you have any activities for which you'd like to discuss the template grade so I can pull up your account and we can go through your file together. Remember the simulations are not for marks and are often fussy. If you are having trouble accessing Pearson, please send me a screenshot. I will be updating your settings today if they are not yet set - you will have unlimited attempts for the simulations, five for graders, and three for grader "exams."
OSK week 1 - continue with your assignment booklet, downloadable from your Courses page. Remember there is a video on the Lectures tab which gives an overview of the expectations from the booklet. These are in-class exercises, and do not need to be as perfect as a project for which you are given more time. I suggest you begin filling in your study guides (downloadable from your Courses page, labeled "Practice Midterm" and "Practice Final." As you progress through the material, make notes of any questions or confusion. You can send these queries as emails, chat with me during office hours, and/or wait as we will discuss everything the Thursday before your exam.
OSK week 2 - if you are presenting tomorrow, use today to finish your slides and practice. If you haven't already, check out some of the resources on the PowerPoint Courses page - particularly, there's a video called "How to avoid death by PowerPoint" which I strongly suggest. Remember the grading rubric is on your Courses page to download. If you have already presented, focus on the study guides for Friday's exam. To fill them in, read through the PPT files on the OSK Courses page. If you need more information on a subject, refer to your textbook (upper right corner of your Course page on ECampus). Today and tomorrow, use the Review videos on the Lectures tab - in these, I go through the study guides and the answers. Remember you take the exam in your second week of OSK. It's your choice whether you present in your first or second week, but typically students choose the penultimate day of class.
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