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