Class Procedures and Reminders
Success Tips: Work by your own schedule. This is just a reminder to work by your own schedule based on the days of the week that are really convenient for you. I know it's tempting to let the Canvas calendar set the deadlines for you, but if you can work by your own schedule, that will really put you in control! If you ever need some help in figuring out a way to make the assignments match your preferred days, let me know.
Project Stack. Those of you who already turned in your Week 2 project should have comments back from me now. As people turn those in, I'll update the stack, and you can always check the stack to make sure I received your email.
Introductions. I'll be commenting on everybody's Introduction posts this week, and you'll start getting comments from others students too now that the Week 2 Commenting assignment is up and ready to go. (And if you like connecting with people at their blogs this way, there's an extra credit commenting option too!)
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. Yesterday I shared one of the Week 2 stories from Myth-Folklore, and today I wanted to share a story from Indian Epics; in Chandni's blog you can find What Really Happened to the King of the Himalayas. Chandni's story is a great example of what to do if you don't like the ending of a story: you can come up with a totally different ending of your own. As the storyteller, you hold the fates of all the characters in your hands!
Myth Reading: Now that the reading is starting in both classes, I'll be sharing reading resources each day. So, today's free book is Bird Gods by Charles De Kay. See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents.
Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is from Kashmir, and it is about perspective: The dew is like a flood to the ant. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.
Reading: Here is some reading advice from Tyrion Lannister: Sleep is good, and books are better.
Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat is ready to try new things: Open the door... and explore the unknown! You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.
Video: Here's another video that I thought you might enjoy as you think about writing in an online class: The Machine is Us/ing Us. It's an old video now in Internet-time, dating back to 2007, but it is still very thought-provoking, and it's got almost 2 million views at YouTube!
Event on Campus: From 5PM-7PM there will be an opening reception for Head-Space, an interactive exhibition in the OU Lightwell Gallery (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
