Class begins June 23.
As you set up and complete projects, I'll list the topics here with links.
Blog Share
View the blogs of your peer students from this quick list:
Culture Site project share
Financial Analysis project share
Teach project share
Deadlines
- Wednesdays: first Discussion of Readings post.
- Mondays: replies for Discussion of Readings, weekly Blog post, and Projects (end of week 6, end of week 8, end of week 10).
Week 2 Updated
July 2, 2008
- Twenty-one out of 24 of you have finished week 1's blog assignment. Excellent work!
- They were due at 9:00am this morning (Monday). Perhaps you did not submit the link to your blog in Blackboard.
- To view your score, please click Communications->Gradebook at the left.
- Then click the SCORE (1) to read my comments.
- You have just a 1 as a score because you'll be earning 1 point per week if you add a related blog post.
- At the end of the term you'll see a score of 10 (or less if you didn't blog each week).
- Be sure to click the SCORE not the VIEW SCORE button if you want to read the criteria list in a list rather than a paragraph.
- Continue onto Week 2's Blog activity.
2. Recap of week 1's Discussion of Readings
Fantastic work! Five Students earned full points (3), six earned 2.5, seven earned between a .5 and 2, and 6 did not participate.
For those of you who scored low, please use Shannon McDonough's, Brianna Kios', Julie Peacock's, and Katie Belcher's work as models. They:
- Wrote a lengthy first post with citations for the main readings and others found online (and/or personal anecdotes).
- Replied to 3 others' posts with more thought-provoking comments, research, and citations.
Week 1
Welcome and Introduction
OSU Women Studies is pleased to welcome you to Gender and Technology, a course where you will explore women's contributions to technological advances, discuss how technology development may be biased, and learn to use technology to further your studies and increase career opportunities.
To begin...
- Listen to the instructor's introduction.
- Click on each menu at the left.
- Then click on each submenu item.
- Glance at each page to get an idea what will be expected of you for the next 10 weeks.
- Right-click the Syllabus link to open it in a new window.
- Print the syllabus from the new window.
- Remember that even though you have the syllabus to refer to, you must read the Do This Week announcement page often during each week of the term to stay updated and on schedule.
- By Wednesday, June 25, begin introducing yourself in the Forum.
- If you've never used Blackboard's Discussion Forum, read this tutorial: How do I use the Blackboard Discussion Board?
- Click the Discuss Readings-->Introduce Yourself menu at the left.
- Then click the first thread called Instructions for your introduction.
- Start a new thread that mentions your state/country
- Elaborate on the questions I might ask throughout the week.
- Most students forget to tell about the information I need, so I'll ask clarifying questions.
- By Wednesday, June 25, begin participating in the Discuss Readings forum.
- Read about the requirements for posting and responding, as well as how to keep the experience positive for everyone.
- Read the Week 1 articles listed in the Schedule section.
- Make your initial post and respond to others.
- Click the Discuss Readings-->Week 1 Blogging menu at the left to begin.
- Complete the required posts by Monday, 9:00am.
- Excellent start! Eighteen of you have posted your initial questions. I look forward to reading your replies on Monday.
- Due Monday, June 30: set up a blog.
- Click the Projects-->Blog menu at the left.
- Read about the requirements.
- Follow each Show Me tutorial to meet the requirements.
- Remember to Write a Post about your blog experience so far.
- What a fantastic start! Eleven of 26 students have posted their blogs already. When you submit yours to the Gradebook, I'll add a link to your userID listed at the right.
- Yes, you may move onto Week 2's requirements if you like.
- Due Monday, June 30: Set up your Email.
- Click the Tutorials-->Email Etiquette menu at the left.
- Read the requirements and follow the Show Me tutorials to set up your ONID email.
- Respond to my first email message.
Remember, it is IMPORTANT that you stay in contact with me weekly. This rich course demands our attention to the readings, research, and projects and I don't want you to get lost along the way. We will be communicating via:
- Blog
- Forums
- Gradebook
- Email
If you have any questions at any time, please email me. It is my goal to check mail 6 days per week and answer within 24 hours. Let us begin!
Ms Van Londen
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