Thursday, August 30th (.210)

Welcome back! We have almost survived the first week, AND we don't have classes on Monday. Cheers for the three-day weekend. Today, we will spend some time skimming campus resources, discussing the readings, and introducing the Discovery Blog assignment sequence.

Pictured above: All university employees, students, and workers.

Reminders

• For additional "social" information and reminders, feel free to check out WOW website.

• We have the Ice Cream Social and the Tailgate happening tomorrow. If you want to drop by my office, I am located in FC 128.

• I-Engage allows you to familiarize yourself with various campus groups and activities.

• Some of these groups are academic in nature, while others focus on service or socialization. You have a lot of different options, should you decided to reach out.

• The last day to add classes/change your schedule is Tuesday, September 4th. After this, you can only "drop" classes, and you are only allowed a certain number of drops as a college student.

Today

• Double-Checking your Technology

• Google doc. submissions: Make sure that you are submitting a "shareable" link, and that you are giving your audience permission to edit the work.

Check out what I am doing on the screen. Is this what you did to share your Writing Folder and to submit your Selfie?

• If not, please take a second to go through and resubmit these links in the appropriate way.

• If you see a classmate struggling, be sure to offer assistance. We are colleagues, and collaborative efforts are important!

• Also, please make sure that you are "submitting" your assignments to BB, and not saving them as a draft. I cannot access documents that have only been saved as drafts.

• Reading Discussion

• Each group will be assigned a specific "piece" from the homework.

• Your responsibility is to provided a general summary of this piece and maybe pull an interesting quote or excerpt to share with your audience.

• Some of your group members may not have access to the textbook, take this as an opportunity to practice your own teaching/summarizing skills.

• Group A: Preface p. ix-x w/ emphasis on general overview

• Group B: Preface w/ close reading of bullet points

• Group C: Final paragraph p. 2

• Group D: Metaconcept p. 15

• Group E: Metaconcept p. 16

• Discovery Blog + About Me

• Your blogs are to be maintained over the course of the semester, with official submission deadlines each Sunday at 11:59 PM.

• Blog site suggestions: wix.com, blogger.com, or wordpress.com. These are just suggestions, so you really can use any site that you like as long as it is accessible to your audience.

• Your first official task is to create an "About the Author" page for your blog. Consider this an introduction for your readers. If you are uncertain about what to write, consider some of the prompts below:

• Your name and preferred first name

• Your "hometown"

• "I was born in . . . . I first remember . . . . etc." (the stereotypical launch of a personal narrative)

• How would your family describe you? How would your friends describe you?

• What would we learn about you from the internet and various social media sites?

• Talents and / or hobbies

• Your major and why you chose it

• Long-term goals: 6 years (August 2022); 12 years (August 2028)

• Academic subjects that you consider your strengths

• Academic subjects you know you will have to work at and why

• Personal life goals? Educational goals? Career goals -> why?

• Extra-curricular activities?

• Volunteer experiences

• How will I define myself as a learner, future employee, future citizen?

• How do I want to be known?

• Let's make this happen! Go ahead and start exploring your blog site options. Which one looks like it will work best for you? Once you have chosen your site, get to work on setting up your blog.

Homework

• Create your Discover Blog website and begin drafting your About Me page.

• Remember, your blog will be visible not just to your instructor, but also to classmates and people outside of our classroom space.

• Read

• Naming What We Know: Threshold Concept 1.0

• "Framework for Information Literacy's" Introduction p. 2-3 (if you are using the .pdf version)