Friday, August 19 - Sunday, August 21

Welcome Back! School starts on Monday, August 22 - and I hope you will take the chance to get a head start on this online course before the on-campus craziness begins next week. All the first week assignments are available now if you want to get a head start. You have assignments that are DUE on Tuesday, August 23. So, if you can complete those assignments before the Tuesday deadline next week, that will give you one less thing to worry about when your regular classroom-based classes get started.

Getting Started. All the information you need about the Week 1 Orientation assignments can be found at the course website; just click on the link below to access the course website, and then click on the Week 1 Orientation link to get started. The assignments for Week 2 and for the following weeks are also ready to go, if you want to get a really big head start.
As always, there are lots of little things I have to adjust at the beginning of each new semester, and if you find something that is not working or is not clear, it will be a big help if you can let me know.

My Friday/Weekend Schedule. I'll be at my desk most of the day on Friday, available to answer any questions that you have. Over the weekend, I don't check my email as often, but I can promise to get back to you first thing on Monday morning if you don't get an answer from me over the weekend.

Assignment Stack. For those of you who are already turning in the Proofreading Practice or some other assignment where you will be getting feedback from me, you might have to wait on my comments. Since I don't do any grading over the weekend, anything you turn in after noon on Friday will go into the assignment stack for Monday morning. You can check to make sure I received your assignment by looking at the Assignment Stack which provides a list of the assignments I have received via email.

Howdy Week Events on Campus. The Howdy Week activities include an Orientation Fair at Walker-Adams Mall on Sunday from 3-5PM (time/location/details). Find out more about this event and other events on campus at the Campus Calendar online.

August 19: Gene Roddenberry. Today marks the birthday in 1921 of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the Star Trek television series and its many spin-offs. You can read about Roddenberry's life and career in this Wikipedia article. Roddenberry died in 1991, and his wife, Majel Barrett (Nurse Chapel in the original series; Lwaxana Troi in the Next Generation) died in 2008. Plans are in place for their ashes to be launched into space sometime next year, in 2012. I have been a fan of Star Trek ever since 1972, when I religiously watched the original series every day after getting home from school (third grade). Now, if you have Netflix streaming, you can watch the original series, the Next Generation, and other Star Trek series with the instant streaming option - and you can also watch the great reboot movie, Star Trek, from summer of 2009. Wouldn't it have been great if Roddenberry could have seen that movie bring Star Trek back to life all over again?! (image source)





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Thursday, August 18

School does not start officially until Monday, August 22, but if you would like to start this online class early, it is ready to go! All the first week assignments are available now if you want to get a head start. Even though there are no class meetings for this online course, you do have assignments that are DUE already on Tuesday of the first week of classes (August 23) - so if you can complete those assignments before the deadline, that will give you one less thing to worry about when your regular classroom-based classes get started.

Getting Started. All the information you need about the Week 1 Orientation assignments can be found at the course website; just click on the Week 1 Orientation link to get started. The assignments for Week 2 and for the following weeks are also ready to go, if you want to get a big head start.
As always, there are lots of little things I have to adjust at the beginning of each new semester, and if you find something that is not working or is not clear, it will be a big help if you can let me know.

Assignment Stack. For those of you who are already turning in the Proofreading Practice or some other assignment where you will be getting feedback from me, you might have to wait on my comments. In the meantime, you can check to make sure I received your assignment by looking at the Assignment Stack.

My Thursday schedule. I try to schedule my out-of-office appointments and meetings for Thursday, which means I may be away from my desk for a few hours on Thursday and not responding as quickly to email as usual - but if you send me an email during the day on Thursday, I should be able to get back to you by the end of the day!

August 18: Edward Norton. Today is the birthday of one of my favorite actors, Edward Norton - so, Happy Birthday, Edward Norton! You can read about his life and career in this Wikipedia article. There are so many Edward Norton movies which are on my list of personal favorites that I am not even sure which one to mention here - I guess I will opt for The Illusionist, which you can also read about here at Wikipedia. What a great film! My idea of a genius double feature would be The Illustionist paired with another brilliant film about magic-making, The Prestige.


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Wednesday, August 17

School does not start officially until Monday, August 22, but if you would like to start this online class early, it is ready to go! All the first week assignments are available now if you want to get a head start. Even though there are no class meetings for this online course, you do have assignments that are DUE already on Tuesday of the first week of classes (August 23) - so if you can complete those assignments before the deadline, that will give you one less thing to worry about when your regular classroom-based classes get started.

Getting Started. All the information you need about the Week 1 Orientation assignments can be found at the course website; just click on the Week 1 Orientation link to get started. The assignments for Week 2 and for the following weeks are also ready to go, if you want to get a big head start.
As always, there are lots of little things I have to adjust at the beginning of each new semester, and if you find something that is not working or is not clear, it will be a big help if you can let me know.

Assignment Stack. For those of you who are already turning in the Proofreading Practice or some other assignment where you will be getting feedback from me, you might have to wait on my comments. In the meantime, you can check to make sure I received your assignment by looking at the Assignment Stack.

August 17: Davy Crockett. Today marks the birthday in the year 1786 of Davy Crockett, "King of the Wild Frontier," a hero of both American history as well as American folklore and legend; he died at the Alamo in 1836. You can read about Davy Crockett's life and adventures in this detailed Wikipedia article, including a section on the tall tales that are told about him. Crockett himself promoted such tall tales - for example, he supposedly declared that "I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississippi, leap the Ohio, ride upon a streak of lightning, and slip without a scratch down a honey locust tree." (image source)


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Tuesday, August 16

School does not start officially until Monday, August 22, but if you would like to start this online class early, it is ready to go! All the first week assignments are available now if you want to get a head start. Even though there are no class meetings for this online course, you do have assignments that are DUE already on Tuesday of the first week of classes (August 23) - so if you can complete those assignments before the deadline, that will give you one less thing to worry about when your regular classroom-based classes get started.

All the information you need about the Week 1 Orientation assignments can be found at the course website; just click on the Week 1 Orientation link to get started. The assignments for Week 2 and for the following weeks are also ready to go, if you want to get a big head start. As always, there are lots of little things I have to adjust at the beginning of each new semester, and if you find something that is not working or is not clear, it will be a big help if you can let me know. Thanks!

August 16: Ramakrishna. Today marks the anniversary of the death in the year 1886 of the great Indian mystic, Ramakrishna. You can read about Ramakrishna's life, career, and teachings in this detailed Wikipedia article, and along with an article at Wikiquote, which includes this item: "It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal. So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked." The image below shows the Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Shrine in Mysore, India (image source):



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Monday, August 15: Course is ready now!

School does not start officially until Monday, August 22, but if you would like to start this online class early, it is ready to go! All the first week assignments are available now if you want to get a head start. Even though there are no class meetings for this online course, you do have assignments that are DUE already on Tuesday of the first week of classes (August 23) - so if you can complete those assignments before the deadline, that will give you one less thing to worry about when your regular classroom-based classes get started.

All the information you need about the Week 1 Orientation assignments can be found at the course website; just click on the Week 1 Orientation link to get started. The assignments for Week 2 and for the following weeks are also ready to go, if you want to get a big head start. As always, there are lots of little things I have to adjust at the beginning of each new semester, and if you find something that is not working or is not clear, it will be a big help if you can let me know. Thanks!

August 15: Indian Independence Day. Today, August 15, the anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule in the year 1947. You can read about Indian Independence Day in this Wikipedia article. Below is a sand sculpture commemorating the Indian Independence of 1947, showing two fighters for Indian freedom - Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose:



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