This learning module will introduce you to the learning cycle used in this course. There are twelve learning cycles which concentrate on specific aspects of chemistry in CHEM 20. They are designed around the specific chapters in your text book for convenience. Each contain team ChemActivities, reading assignments, www.CCCConfer.org lectures either live or archived, homework, and assessments. The learning module approach will keep you on track. Lets get started . . .
OrientationThe Orientation section sets the tone for the learning module and outlines the following:
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Discovery and/or ExplorationYou will be doing group work for the discovery part of the course. Work through the Team ChemActivity while discussing specific concepts on discussion boards in your assigned groups. You may want to set up a time when everyone in your group can be online at the same time. Each Team ChemActivity is graded based on your participation in the group discussions. One original post and two thoughtful replies are required. You comment must be more than "I agree" to get credit.
Once your have completed the Team ChemActivity as a group, you will have an assessment to take on your own.
If the team gets stuck, post your questions in the class general discussion area for that activity. Make sure to have a leader for each activity who can monitor these full class posts.
For this discovery today you will be learning how to post on your team discussion board, assigning a leader, have the team leader post on the full class posting area when everyone in your group is finished. Just have fun with it, no assessment.
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ReadingReading material which helps to concentrate your studies and add to your experiences from the exploration will be assigned. Your text chapters match the learning module titles and will be a main source of reading. Web links may also be added. In some cases, a self assessment which is not graded will be given here so you can evaluate where you need more work.
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LecturesThe lectures will be facilitated through www.CCCConfer.org. You will have codes you can use to get into the live lecture each week. If you miss a lecture, come back to the lectures page and a link to the recorded version will be available. I also have links to past lectures if you want to watch them before the live event. TechnicalRequirements for CCCConfer. Also needed is updated JAVA. Even though you can attend live from home or just go through the lectures when convenient for you by participating through the archived lectures, some opportunities will be available to attend in the Redbud 8 classroom. A schedule of Live lectures will be posted in the important stuff folder.
Archived - How to use CCCConfer
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Homework AssignmentHomework assignments will be placed in here. A downloadable pdf with the questions will be available for each learning module. After finishing the questions, you will transfer your answers into the homework assessment. It will be timed so have your work done before you begin the assessment.
Also, selested study questions will be assigned from the text. These will help guide you for the final learning module quiz.
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Performance AssessmentThis will be the final evaluation of your learning for the module. Taking the assessment is graded. This page will give you instructions about each assessment (yes there may be more than one) so make sure you follow the instructions specifically. The assessments will have questions which come from all aspects of the learning module unless specified differently. Some will be timed. Others will be "take as long as you want" but all will be "one chance" and that's it. Make sure before you begin, you are ready for some uninterrupted time!
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