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Reflection and Final Survey

Hello all. We have posted the URL for the Final Course Survey and provided Guidelines for Your Reflections in the Announcement Tab in Blackboard. We have also e-mailed them to you via your vandal mail.

Hope you all have a nice weekend. I will be away 'til Monday.

How-to steps for e-portfolios

How-to steps for creating a personal e-portfolio for ADOL 576.

1. Go to http://www.gmail.com/ to check an email invitation sent by Dr. T which you are invited to be co-authors for your personal e-portfolio for this class.

2. After logging your Gmail account, you will see a mail with subject “You have been invited to contribute to Jerry T.'s blog”.

3. Click the website (the long URL) on the invitation.

4. Log in to your Gmail username and password, and then click “accept invitation.”

5. You will be led to your personal e-portfolio at http://adol576xxxxxx.blogspot.com/. xxxxxx is your first name.

6. Click “new post.”

7. In the Title line, type the name of your post that you are going to copy and paste, e.g. “Autobiographical Sketch.” If you were going to post (copy and paste) chapter one discussion question you would title it “Chapter One Discussion Question One” (or the topic we gave that discussion question, etc. To start to post your autobiography onto a personal e-portfolio, you would minimize this blog page, go to your blackboard autobiography and copy and paste to this blog site….. After you have “pasted” then click on “publish post.” (You do not have to create a label for you posting.)

If you have any questions on the steps of logging in e-portfolio, please leave your message on the class blog.

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The e-portfolios are only for ADOL 576 members to view. Below are the steps to join the membership to view peers’ e-portfolios. Please keep in mind that other people will not have access to your e-portfolio except for the students in ADOL 576. We are a learning community for membership only.

1. Enter your Gmail account, you will receive an email from Dr. T with subject “You have been invited to view Jerry T.'s blog”.

2. Click the URL from the email.

3. Keyin your password for Gmail account.

4. Click “accept invitation.”

5. Click “view blog.”

6. You will see all the e-portfolios from other classmates in ADOL 576.

7. Don’t tell anyone who is not taking ADOL 576 about your classmates’ e-portfolios.

Tuesday, April 28th Class Notes

Just a brief reminder and clarification… In the next couple of days Hui-Wen and I will be sending out some questions to help guide you with your one-page “course reflection.” Also, we will send out the “post-survey” for the class. I know it may seem like we are asking you to do a lot of course reflecting and evaluations, but we truly are doing our best to get your feedback so as to make adjustments to our instruction.


Also, please take the time to review your colleague’s e-portfolios and their PowerPoint presentations. They are great! You are missing a great learning experience if you don’t! J Each of those PowerPoints will make you want to read their papers!


And can you believe it…. It is snowing really hard here in Moscow! Yes, it is true. J

Our Elluminate Session

Sorry to bother you all on the weekend, but just wanted to make sure you all read your Vandal Mail. On Friday I sent to you, via Vandal Mail, the steps for you to follow to join our meeting on Monday or Wednesday. See you and/or talk to you then!

Post your online audio presentation URL

Here is the URL for the PowerPoint presentation that I did to help you with voice-over when you do your PowerPoint for your paper. http://voicethread.com/share/412354/

Please click on the "comment" button below to paste your Voicethread URL about your paper to let us listen to your online audio presentation. Be sure to add your name and title of your paper to the comment.

Project Paper Topics: 3/5/09

Catrina Chapple: Personal Communication/Deep Survival

Debbie Wassmuth: Effective Listening Vs Ineffective Listening

Roberta Lefler: Communication Styles of Men and Women

Becky Brown: Nonverbal Communication

Dave Bochman: Interpersonal Communications and Transformational Learning

Elin Kovash: Proxemics

Gordy Kokx: Significance of Nonverbal Touch in the Health Care Setting

Brenda Kotewa: Cultural Display Rules and Expressing Emotions

Sherry Simkins: Silence

Donna Blakley: Communication in the Organizational Change Process

David Wood: Environmental Communications

Susan Fernau: Emotional Intelligence According to Daniel Goldman

Ryan Jund: Social Networking and Its Impact on Communication

Marie Price: Trust in Communication

Cindy Houck: Workplace Stress and Its Effect on the Workplace

John Schaefer: Teen Communication: Text, Twitter, My Space, etc.

Debbie Caudle: Arousal Level of Listening

Bill Mincks: Johari Window and interpersonal Relationships

Rachel Bruner: Siblings and Communications or Birth Order and Effects on Communication

Alex Beal: Conflict Resolution

Janice Ramirez: Minimal Daters

Courtney Hill: Uses of Communication to Establish a Learner Centered Environment.

Cheree Braase: Crucial Conversation: What Are They and How Do We Do Them Effectively.

Jonathan Liu: Culture Shock and Communication

Jennifer Ramsrud: Relationship Maintenance

Rachel Brunner: Siblings and Intimacy

Jenifer Womack: Alternative Communication for People with Disabilities

Chesley Barnes: Comparison of Ancient and Modern Forms of Communications for International Trade/relations.

Monday, April 13th

Good morning everyone.

Just a quick note to give you a few details on how we will organize our Elluminate sessions for next Monday and Wednesday (April 20th and 22nd). On both days it will be from 6 to 7 PM, Pacific time and 7 to 8 PM, Mountain Time. You only have to attend one of the sessions. I will merely split the class up alphabetically, with half attending Monday and the other half attending Wednesday. I know there are a couple of conflicts and I have tried to incorporate them in the lists below. I also, know there may be one other conflict or request that I may have missed, so if I have “put” you in the wrong evening, let me know. Also, I will try to accommodate others if you have conflicts or preferences. Later this week I will send to you the steps to log into our Elluminate session. Again, don’t worry---have fun with this.

Monday: Ahmed, Ches, Alex, Donna, David Bochman, Chereesa, Becky Brown, Rachel Brunner
Debbie Caudle, Catrina, Susan Courtney, Cindy Houck, Ryan, Gordon, and Brenda.

Wednesday: Elin, Roberta, Jonathan, Bill, Julia, Marie, Janice, John, Sherry, Debbie Wassmuth, Jennifer Ramsrud, Jenifer Womack, David Wood and Jui-Ting.

Talk to you later. Have a good day and week.

Jerry

More info about Elluminate software

Hello all,

I just finished the Easter dinner with friends and had a great time with them. Hope all of you enjoyed your weekend as well!

Below are the valuable info for our synchronous online-conferencings (webinars) on April 20th and April 22nd.

1. View this tutorial at http://www.elluminate.com/support/faq_recordings/FirstTimeUser.jsp

2. Read this 2-page participant guide at http://www.elluminate.com/support/docs/9.0/Live!-Participant-Quick-Reference-Guide-v9.pdf

3. PowerPoint slides for Elluminate participant orientation

Or click here to view the PPT.

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I totally understand some of you may feel anxious about using this new software. Just take advantage of all the info I provided under the tage of Elluminate on the right hand side of our class blog, you will experience the new tool in online education.

If you have any questions, please leave your cocmments on the class blog. Again, your questions may others' concerns so I will appreciate your questions being posted on the class blog.

~Hui-Wen

Due date for the paper

Sometimes technology fails us all... I had posted the message below on Friday, April 3rd and thought it was on our blog, but for some reason it is not there.....

"Elin has pointed out that there seems to be a bit of a discrepancy or misunderstanding when reading the class syllabus and the deadline stated on our class calendar on blackboard. The calendar shows our papers are due on the 13th. That is the timeline I have been following; however, on the syllabus there is a statement that “all assignments will be placed in an e-portfolio and turned in at the end of class. Discussions, autobiographical sketch, paper, and reflection linked to online presentation will be included in the e-portfolio. Due April 27th.”

I can understand how this might have caused some confusion, so in an effort to be fair, but also in an attempt to keep on schedule, I will extend the due date of the paper to Friday, April 17th. However, if you do finish before then, it would be nice if you could post your paper and PowerPoint in your e-portfolio before then. "

E-portfolio for ADOL 576

Hi all,


Sorry for the late announcement on creating e-portfolios for this great online class. Dr. T will send you an email invitation to your Gmail account before this weekend. I will also post the how-to steps on inviting you as co-authors for your e-portfolio. The reason why I need you to be the co-authors is that if you have any technical problems in publishing your postings on e-portfolio, Dr. T and I could solve it ASAP.

We have received 30 students' Gmail addresses. It seems that three (3) students are left behind. If you are one of the three students, please contact Dr. T. Meanwhile, if you don't receive an email invitation from Dr. T in your Gmail account, please let me know after April 7th (Tuesday). I will be out of town next Monday.

Thanks for your patience on this task.


~Hui-Wen

Monday, March 30th Class Notes

March 30 Class Notes:

It is hard to believe on Wednesday we turn the calendar to April. Although winter seems to be really trying to hang on again this year. According to our class calendar (see Blackboard) we will finish our course by the end of the month. Below are some notes for the next Learning Module.
The next Learning Module (Learning Module Seven) requires reading only one chapter (chapter 13). We did not get to read all chapters in the text and I don’t mean to slight any of the topics, but it was just not possible to “get them all in.” I know many of you read the ones we didn’t cover on your own. PLEASE NOTE: You only have to respond to one of the two discussion questions in the learning module. But if you like, you can respond to both.

1. The reason I have scheduled the reading of only one chapter is I want you to spend the time finishing your papers. Some of you have yet to let me know your topic yet. It is important that you do so this week. As most of you know, the topics you have chosen are listed on our blog site. They look really interesting.

2. In the next day or two I will be sending to you the STEPS IN PASTING YOUR POSTS TO YOUR E-PORFOLIO. It is really easy and is basically a copy and paste exercise. You will only paste your original post you wrote to each question and not the responses plus your autobiographical sketch, etc. I will also share with you how to join our Elluminate session scheduled for the end of April.

4. Just a tip…. Complete your chapter, discussion and quiz early, don’t let things “pile up.” This will be a busy month for our class.

About synchronous online conferencing

Hi all,

It’s nice to spread our arms to welcome the spring time!

Some of you may have concerns about the synchronous online conferencing next month. It is a LIVE online class time in ADOL 576, so please allocate your time in advance to attend one of the two online meetings. Dr. Jerry T will guide us to have active discussions on your research questions. All you need to prepare for the online meeting are speakers and a microphone for your computer. A webcam is not a requirement for you. If you have a webcam on your computer, we can “see” you online when Dr. T makes your video be on. If you don’t have a webcam, it is fine with all of us.

The following steps may help you have a picture in mind on the online conferencing.

1. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVQQR9UoM1I&feature=related to take a look the brief overview on Elluminate.

2. View this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrwkPySbZ_4&feature=related

3. Go to http://www.elluminate.com/

4. Click “Support” icon on the left side bar

5. Follow the steps of “First time Users”

6. You should successfully install Elluminate software.

If you have any questions on installing Elluminate, please leave your messages on the class blog. I will reply it ASAP.

Stay tuned for further instructions on the online conferencing session.

Enjoy the rest of spring break!


~Hui-Wen

March 16th Class Notes

Notes for Monday, March 16th:

1. This week I will be reading your midterm papers. From what I have read so far, they are very good.

2. I certainly have missed our discussions! When we have them assigned, we learn so much from each other in relation to our text topics. Even though I miss our face-to-face interactions, I value the richness of our postings. Good work.

3. Learning Module Six returns us to our discussion questions. It is also the last module that we will have assigned two chapters. Our next module (Learning Module Seven) will have only one chapter assigned so that you will have additional time to focus on your papers. I am really excited about the topics that you have chosen. I think they will really supplement our readings and discussions.

4. If you haven’t chosen a topic for your paper please do so. Topics already chosen are listed on our blog site.

5. Some of you have asked about our “journal assignments”. I have not assigned any journaling as I found our online discussions have been so valuable for all of us to read. Journaling does not provide for all to read.

March 2nd Class Notes

March 2nd Class Notes:

1. My, how fast time is going by…. We have approached the halfway mark for our course, and we have had some great discussions via our first chapters. With this Module (Learning Module Five), we conclude Part I by reading Chapter Seven: Ethics and Communication of our text and move into the first chapter of Part II (Chapter Nine: Interpersonal Communication). Each of the chapters in Part II takes a “communication context” briefly described in Chapter One (see pg. v, contents for Chapter One).

2. With Learning Module Five, we will change our assignment a bit. Your reading assignment is to read Chapters 7 and 9 and complete the quizzes. We will not have any discussion questions during this two week period but rather a two question activity which will serve as your mid-term assessment. The two questions are from chapters seven and nine. You are given several questions for each chapter, but only choose one question from each chapter. Your answers to the questions are personal submissions and are only available for me, Hui-Wen, and you to read. Later, if you wish, you may want to add them to your e-portfolio. In completing the answers to the questions, you may use your text, notes, discussions, or other resources. The due date to complete them is Monday, March 16th. I might suggest you write your mid-term in Word document and then copy and paste or attach. As you know the system “times out” in 30 minutes if nothing is submitted in that time.

3. Speaking of the e-portfolio. Many of you have successfully created your gmail account, but a couple of you have yet to do it. Please complete that asap. The procedure to do that is found in the announcement from Hui-Wen on our blog site. If you are still having difficulty doing that, please let me or Hui-Wen know. We want to get started on sharing with you how to add your assignments to your site.

4. I have received many of your topics for your research paper. Again, the guidelines for the paper can be found in the announcement tab on your Blackboard site. Just scroll down until you find the announcement titled “A Word about the Assignments.” Now is a good time to look at the class calendar again via the tab on Blackboard. The paper is due on Monday, April 13th. We will put it in your e-portfolio, and everyone will be able to read it.

5. On Monday, April 20th, and Wednesday, April 22, we will split the class up and hold an Elluminate session for an hour between 6 to 7 PM Pacific, (7-8 PM Mountain.) You will need to have access to a microphone and to have previously downloaded the Elluminate Live program. This will allow you to view, hear, and respond to the discussion that evening. Not to worry, we will provide to you all the necessary information to do this. It is easy. Many of you have probably already used Elluminate in one of your classes. If not, it is a new way to communicate. The discussion that evening will be per your papers.