Course Details
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Access more information on each item below through the calendar's links. |
Course number and section
Start - end dates
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Engl1302.085 • Five
weeks • July 13 - Aug. 14 • Call#
1053
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Prerequisites |
To be eligible to take this course, a student must
- Have passed English 1301 or have advanced placement standing
- Possess the skills to write college level essays.
- Take
the Readi
Self-evaluation, access the result,
and have the report sent by email
to the instructor at HyperClass
 hotmail.com.
Also cc yourself.
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Special characteristics |
This course is reading and writing intensive. In addition, it is a skills class, which means students must go beyond the ability to understand the concepts; they must also apply them. |
Special software/Hardware requirement |
To view the videos online, students must access the Internet through a broadband connection. However, students who access through dial-up may instead buy the lessons on Dvd for $27.50 plus tax from the SAC bookstore. |
Number of required
on-campus sessions |
None.
Tests are online. |
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 |
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Name |
Maria Garcia, M.A. |
Email |
Hyperclasshotmail.com |
Phone |
(210) 219-6589 |
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(210) 486-1509 |
Texts and Other Instructional Methods |
Videos |
Ten
30-minute video lessons are required
viewing.
- Custom-made for our literature text,
the characters enact and then discuss
example stories and essays according
to the concepts in each chapter.
- The developers dramatize the literary selections using professional scriptwriters, directors, actors, and crew members.
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Required
Texts |
- Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing
8th edition*
by Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs, Prentice Hall, 2007.
ISBN - 0131732781
*It must be the 8th edition. The editors added chapters and information, so earlier editions won't work.
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Online lectures |
Lectures over the assigned reading are posted online. They jump from the calendar. |
Reality check questions |
A set of questions serves as a study guide for each chapter from the book assigned as required 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.
- jump from the Blackboard Assessments page.
- open on demand.
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Tests |
The
three objective tests taken online 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.
- They open on schedule and on demand
during that window.
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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.
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Essays
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The essays form the heart of the course, for in them, students demonstrate that they can think, to which all of the above lead. They count 70% of the grade. |
Getting Started |
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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.
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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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