21502 vic for learners

Hilda Cove

Welcome to 21502 VIC

Certificate IV in ESL (Further Study) CHINA

Online Courses

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Today we will discuss…

1. ACCESS - How do I get in?2. NAVIGATING – How do I move around

once I’m in?3. CONTENT – What will I be doing?4. TIMELINE – How much time will each unit

require?5. ASSESSMENT – How will I be graded?6. COMMUNICATING – How do we talk to

each other?

How do I get in?

Access

https://ce6.vu.edu.au/webct

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Your username is a small “s” (for student) followed by your seven

digit VU ID

Your password is your birthday:

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• xxx After you log in, you’ll see this: My WebCT/Blackboard tab

The COURSE LIST shows all the courses you’re

enrolled in

How do I move around once I’m in?

Navigating

Lookfor yourcourse

China

Notice the sidebar buttons

Navigating

Sidebar Buttons

• Course Content• Mail• Discussion Board• Web Links

• My Grades• My progress• Notes

Navigating

Click here to enter

Navigating First, click on the “START HERE” icon

Navigating

Navigating

These icons allow you to move back or

ahead

What will I be reading?

Content…

Content

There are 10 topics with information, opinions and ideas relevant to current issues in Australia and the world.

Content

ContentLet’s take a look at

Topic 1

Content

Start with the reading

Move on to Activities OR Grammar

• Read the article from Melbourne’s newspaper

“The Age”

Topic 1 - Reading

Topic 1 - Grammar

Remember, the grammar sections are for you to self-study

Topic 1 - Grammar

First, follow the link to the grammar point and

read it

Topic 1 - Grammar

Each topic has a different grammar point

For Topic 1, it’s Adverbial Clauses of

Reason

Topic 1 - Grammar

After you have read the grammar

document, answer the questions

Remember to save your work!!

Once you’re done with the reading and the

grammar, move on to the activities

Topic 1 - ActivitiesThese icons tell you

there are more activities

The table of contents shows you how many activities there are for

this topic

Topic 1 - Activities

Work through the activities for the unit

(Topic 1 has 8 activities)

These icons allow you to move ahead

or back

You always know what activity you’re

on by looking here…

Content - review

Start with the reading

Move on to Activities OR Grammar

How much time will each unit

require?

Timeline…

Timeline

2. EducationWeek 2Jan 12 – 18 -2009

1. Adulthood Week 1Jan 5 – 11 -2009

Become familiar with the courseWeek 1Jan 5 – 11 -2009

DateTopic:

3. Living in AustraliaWeek 2Jan 12 – 18 -2009

7.Transport Week 6 Feb 9 – 15 -2009

6.Crime Week 5 Feb 2 – 8 -2009

5.MediaWeek 5 Feb2 – 8 -2009

4. Australian Society Week 3Jan 19 – 25 -2009Week 4Jan 26 – 1 Feb -2009

Topic:

10.Plagiarism Week 8 Feb 23 – 1 Mar -2009

9. Greenhouse Week 7 Feb 16 – 22 -2009

8.Finances Week 6Feb 9 – 15 -2009

Topic:

What are the assessments?

Assessment…

There are 6 assessments

Assessment 1

Topic 2 (Education)

Reading formal messages and

letters

You will:Read an article about the

first four weeks at VU and answer questions on the text

Assessment 6

Topic 4 (Australian Society)

Literature Search

You will:Use the Internet to research

statistics twenty years ago and the latest statistics for changes within China.

1st 2nd

There are 6 assessments

Assessment 4

Topic 5 (Media)

Comparing Texts

You will:Read two articles about

Chinese students in the United States and answer comparative questions

Assessment 2

Topic 6 (Crime)

Following Instructions

You will:Access VU’s offshore

library, search for newspapers in the database and comment upon the process

3rd 4th

There are 6 assessments

Assessment 5 Topic 8 (Finances)Evaluate Reflective

Texts

You will:Analyse methods that

writers use to convince their reader, then read two articles on globalisation and end by answering questions about the readers of these articles.

Assessment 3

Topic 9 (Greenhouse)

Analyzing Formatted Texts

You will:Read instructions on

analysing texts and then answer the questions that follow

5th

6th

There are 6 assessments

Remember…

For each assessment, you

can start and stop but you must SAVE YOUR WORK or it

will be lost

How do we interact?

Communicating…

Mail

Mail

Hilda Cove

Assessment 2 – following instructions

Hi Hilda,I’m having trouble accessing theoffshore library in order to find articleson crime. What exactly do I need to do?

Discussion Board

Discussions

Summary

1. ACCESS – how to log in2. NAVIGATING – how to get around3. CONTENT – what you will be doing4. TIMELINE – the amount of time you’ll need5. ASSESSMENT – how you’ll be graded6. COMMUNICATING – how we’ll talk to

each other

When you log in you should:

1. Read the teacher’s emails and respond to them if appropriate

2. Read and respond to the topic questions

3. Check your due dates

4. Make a plan for completing the work

Hilda Cove email address:

hildacove@gmail.com