ENG 1101 Week 1 Agenda

Class Info

• Dates: Wednesday, 8/25-Tuesday, 8/31
• Meeting Info: Our course is a hybrid, meaning that it is a blend of synchronous and asynchronous work. For the synchronous sessions, we will meet on Tuesdays 12:00-1:40pm via Zoom and share notes in a shared document. For the other class meeting time, you will do your work throughout the week asynchronously, on your own time. Our weeks will begin on Wednesdays and run through our class meetings on Tuesdays. Work will be due during the week as noted in the weekly agenda, usually with Thursday and Monday mornings as a deadline to join a discussion so we all have time to respond to each other. Optional student support meeting hours are opportunities to meet synchronously with me individually or in a small group via our class Zoom link.

To-Do Before Class

Since this is our first class, all you had to do previously is find our course site!

Topic

Introductions; Course Overview & Tips for Being an Online Student

Objectives

• To get acquainted with the course, the First Year Learning Community, our OpenLab site, distance learning, and each other, and to begin contributing to the course site.

To-Do This Week

Action

• Join the OpenLab (follow these instructions to create an account)
• Join this course on the OpenLab (follow these instructions to join this course.)
• Complete the Student Survey about your access to technology

Reading

• Read the course’s Syllabus, which includes the description of the course, policies, what I expect from you, and what you can expect from me.
• Read the course’s schedule for an overview of the semester
• Read the “Welcome, Students” post
• Read through the other materials on our site to get familiar with what’s available and to be ready to ask any questions you might have.
• Read
  • From City Tech: “Tips for Success” on The OpenLab for Students.
  • One of the following short pieces about tips to succeed in distance learning:
    • From Guttman Community College, CUNY: “Tips for a Successful Transition to Distance Learning” on “Distance Learning Resources for Students”
    • From North Hennepin Community College “Tips for Online Learning Success”  
    • From University of Waterloo “Online Discussions: Tips for Students” 
    • From University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “Seven Tips for Success When Taking Online Courses“
  • Read your classmates contributions to the discussions

Writing

• Participate in our FYLC’s Introductions discussion by following the instructions included in the post. Please add your introduction early enough in the week (by Monday morning) to give everyone time to read the introductions.
• Participate in the What about Online Learning? discussion by following the instructions included in the post. Be sure to add your contributions early enough in the week (by Monday morning) to give everyone time to read before our class meeting on Tuesday at 12:00pm.
• Have questions? About the course, the syllabus, the agendas, what a FYLC is, what you’re supposed to be doing, if you’re where you’re supposed to be, ask! Either write privately to me (jrrosen AT citytech.cuny.edu) or ask a question publicly here on our ENG 1101 Q&A (crowdsourcing potential!).

I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone and to engaging in this material with you!