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Introduction toEDU 315-Legal and Ethical
Issues in EducationUniversity of Phoenix
George J. Barnes M.Ed
Who am I? ◦ Bio◦ Type of teaching style
Slides to come◦ Forums ◦ Assignments ◦ Discussion Questions◦ Participation◦ Clarification
Welcome to Class!
Main Forum Threads will only be
created by me Check all forums
highlighted in darker blue to stay up to date
Everyone can see what you type
Remain courteous and academic
Forums
Chat Room Designed for the
“Coffee House” approach/more laid back
Bios Lounge
Forums Continued
Materials Handouts, Rubrics,
and assignments I will be the only
one posting new threads here
Visit once a week at least.
Forums Continued
Learning Team Forums
Still public for the entire class to view
I “peek” over shoulders quite often.
When used effectively, a great tool
Forums Continued
Learning teams are a philosophy of University of Phoenix.
Learning Teams and skills that flourish in them are largely sought out by employers.
Don’t fight the concept, learn, and adapt. Don’t be the weak link in the chain. Communicate, communicate, communicate!
Learning Team Side bar
Individual Forums One to One
conversations Summaries are
placed here Assignments are
not
Forums Continued
All assignments are due on the date requested
Late assignments will not be accepted after the fourth day
Late assignments will lose 10% for every late day
Use the assignment tab to enter assignments Each assignment must have the “Certificate
of Originality” as well Present each assignment with high academic
intent , APA, cite text, etc..
Assignments
Discussion question have two purposes◦ Your initial answer-in order to receive full points
for this section you will need to respond to the initial question posted in the Main forum. You should aim for 250 words, grammatically correct, AND include the initial question at the beginning of your response.
◦ Participation points-No less than 150 words, grammatically correct, and pertinent to the topic at hand.
Discussion Questions
Four days out of seven days The academic week is Tuesday through
Monday night Always aim for more and not less in your
attempts
Participation
Place for any question you don’t mind sharing in public.
A great spot to place, “Mr. Barnes, I have a question for you in my individual forum” for more personal conversations.
A new segment for each week
Clarifications
Read and accept the syllabus Read and accept the course policies Check in if you haven’t already Check the specification in the “Ready to go”
in the Main forum and reply. Once you have done all of these items feel
free to tour the forums and check my next classroom presentation for week 1…see you soon!
Things to do prior to going further in class
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A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.
Horace Man