English 3620 Online/Hybrid: Language Structure and
Acquisition for K-8 Teachers
The Responsibilities of Students in Online and Hybrid
Sections of English 3620
Contract
- Students must agree to
the contract to continue in the class. The contract is the first file in
“Course Content.” Students will see the remainder of the class
only after they have agreed to the contract.
Participation and Collaboration
- Students must view the
navigation video and complete the pretest for the class. All instructions
are found in the syllabus of the class.
- Students must post
questions about the content of the class in the appropriate folder under
“Discussion Topics” so that other students can see both the question and
the answers. Students may send private comments to the instructor and
other students using the message function in Blackboard.
- Students must follow the
rules of netiquette in all postings for the class; that is, students must
write in Edited American English, which means using appropriate grammar,
spelling, diction, and punctuation. Following the rules of
netiquette also means that students avoid provocative forms of expression
such as profanity, sarcasm, and ridicule.
- Students need to
complete the online exercises to successfully learn the material of the
class and to prepare themselves for the examinations. Students who
do not obtain a score of 75% correct responses for a module will not have
access to the examination for that module.
- Students must work
methodically through the class and adhere to all deadlines.
- If the students are
enrolled in a hybrid section of English 3620, I highly recommend that they
attend the lectures for the class.
- Students may use the
chat function in Blackboard in complete privacy. I never enter the chat
function. Nevertheless, I expect all students to conform to the
rules of netiquette stipulated above.
- Students must
participate in two discussion blogs.
Examinations
- Students must take all
examinations on the given dates and within the times provided. The times
are a window in which students must take the exams; however, most students
need an hour or less to take each of the seven content examinations.
Students usually need a little more time to take the final examination.
- If for some serious
reason, students cannot take an examination on the stipulated date, they
must contact the instructor before the exam is released.
- Students may take the
module exams and the final exam at any site.
- Students must earn an
average score of at least 75% correct responses on the online exercises of
a module to gain access to the examination for that module.
- Students must earn a
score of 75% correct responses on the practice final examination before
they can take the actual examination.
- On the days of
examinations, students may use books and notes. However, students should
realize that all sub-sections of the examinations are timed, meaning that
students will not have much time to search for answers.
- During the hours of
examinations, students lose access to all exercises and lectures in the
class, meaning that they need to finish studying before the release of the
examination.
Academic Integrity
- Students need to read
the statements on plagiarism and how to avoid it accumulated by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
