Greetings Students!
As most of you know the Fall session begins on August 25th. I want to make sure each of you were aware of a few things about Communication 41 online, Critical Decision Making, before the semester begins:
1). The class you are enrolled in for Comm 41 is an online class. This means that most coursework is completed online and not in a classroom setting. This has confused some in the past.
2). There are no scheduled class meetings for this course, but we will meet in-person for the final exam. I will hold office hours online through Yahoo Messenger throughout the semester. I will also answer email consistently throughout the semester.
3). If you need to contact me at anytime from this point forward, please DO NOT USE the SJSU email address that I have sent this message from. Rather, use the following email address: comm41fall2010@gmail.com. Please include your section number in the subject line of your email. Keep up including your section number in the subject line throughout the semester. There are numerous Comm 41 classes that I am instructing this semester, and each class will be using the exact same email address. So please, make my life a bit easier and include the section number you are enrolled in when you email me.
4). Please bookmark my blog address: http://comm41fall2010.blogspot.com
I will make announcements, post class updates, and generally keep in touch with the class as a whole through my blog and through mass email. So bookmark my blog, and check it often. All sections of Comm 41 online (that I am instructing) will use the same course calendar, so updates to the main page will be for all students taking Comm 41 with me. However, please note the section numbers at the top of my blog. You will use those specific pages, in accordance with which section you are enrolled in, for discussions.
Some of this information may seem a bit foreign to you, and will make more sense once you are able to access the class through Desire 2 Learn. Until Desire 2 Learn opens up for access, which should be a the day the fall session begins, use the email address I have listed here, and check my blog for updates. During the semester I update my blog numerous times a week. Prior to the start of semester I will update periodically.
Again, if there are any questions about the course, please contact me at: comm41fall2010@gmail.com (include your section number in the 'subject' line of the email) and please bookmark my blog address at: http://comm41fall2010.blogspot.com/ and be sure to check it often!
I look forward to sharing the semester with you, and hope that your break, has been an enjoyable one.
:)
Carol-Lynn Perez, M.A.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
First Email to Students
Hello Students!
If you have received this email it is because you are enrolled in Comm 41, Critical Decision Making. The class you have enrolled in is an online only class. That means that all coursework, tests/quizzes, discussions, etc… will be conducted online. We will only meet for the final exam on the SJSU campus, date TBD, but will be in accordance with the SJSU final exam schedule.
To get started in the class, please log into the new learning system, Desire2Learn. You can review how to retrieve your password from the following website: http://www.sjsu.edu/ecampus/
Once you have figured out your username and password, go to this website to log into Desire2Learn: https://sjsu.desire2learn.com/
You will have access to Comm 41 beginning August 25, 2010.
The first thing I would like you to do is email me at the class email address, which is: comm41fall2010@gmail.com Please email me your full name and which section you are enrolled in, and make sure you are emailing me from the email address you would like me to contact you throughout the semester for class info., updates, etc… Do this ASAP. I need to finalize the registration in the course, and add folks if possible. Also, please bookmark my blog: http://comm41fall2010.If you have received this email it is because you are enrolled in Comm 41, Critical Decision Making. The class you have enrolled in is an online only class. That means that all coursework, tests/quizzes, discussions, etc… will be conducted online. We will only meet for the final exam on the SJSU campus, date TBD, but will be in accordance with the SJSU final exam schedule.
To get started in the class, please log into the new learning system, Desire2Learn. You can review how to retrieve your password from the following website: http://www.sjsu.edu/ecampus/
Once you have figured out your username and password, go to this website to log into Desire2Learn: https://sjsu.desire2learn.com/
You will have access to Comm 41 beginning August 25, 2010.
Once the semester begins, you will be able to access Desire2Learn, assignments, the syllabus and all other information about the class. You will have a number of things due the first week of class, but don’t worry, they are simple task items to get established in the course and should be easy to complete.
Once class begins, please only use the class email address to correspond with me. Please do not use the sjsu.edu email address I have sent this message from, as I check the class email address often, but rarely check the sjsu.edu email address.
I look forward to sharing the Fall 2010 semester with you!
Carol-Lynn Perez, M.A.
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